In some tire sizes for SUVs and SUVs, there are hardly two or three models; in others, the assortment counts just three dozen or more. How is that? Everything is very simple: manufacturers want to sell as much of their products as possible, and therefore their offer focuses mainly on the most popular car models. A lot of cars sold means a lot of tires sold. From this point of view, it is not surprising that the offer for the 235/65 R 17 being tested this time is simply huge. More than fifty brands and models are fighting here for the favor of all-wheel drive owners. The fact is that this size is used by very many modern and discontinued all-wheel drives, both medium-sized (Audi Q5, Land Rover Freelander) and large models (Mercedes M-Class, BMW X5, Volvo XC 90).
Nine summer tires participate in our test - representatives of leading brands from Germany, Italy, Japan, Finland, France, USA, Germany, Korea and the Netherlands:
1. Continental ContiCrossContact UHP
2. Pirelli Scorpion Verde
3. Bridgestone Dueler H / P Sport
4. Dunlop SP Quattro MAXX
5. Michelin Latitude Sport
6. Cooper Zeon XSt A
7. Vredestein Ultrac SUV Sessanta
8. Nokian Z Sport Utility
9. Roadstone (Nexen) Roadian HP
The most exotic brand was Roadstone from South Korea. Behind her is Nexen, the third largest Korean tire producer after Hankook and Kumho.
Such a tire in the tested size can be purchased for about 1100 UAH., While the most expensive models in the test (Dunlop and Pirelli) cost up to 1700 UAH. So when you buy a kit, you can save a lot of money. The only question is, is it worth saving your wallet in such a delicate matter? How will this affect driving safety? This pirelli cinturato p7 review have good info regarding summer tires brands.
In the off-road tests, which are carried out before the tests on hard surfaces, the cheap Roadstone showed very good abilities. When measuring traction on wet grass and sand, it even showed better results. True, the Korean model did worse with gravel and dirt. But in the mud, the Pirelli Scorpion Verde rubber strikes with a decent grip, which provides here twice the traction force than the Finnish Nokian. The latter completely passes in front of silty soil. The tread of this tire is immediately clogged with soil, which is then almost impossible to remove from its grooves.
As is often the case, our harsh road trials set completely different priorities. Especially important for the safety of braking effectiveness on wet and dry roads. In addition, much attention is paid to the aquaplaning tests. And there is not a single picture emerges. Absolutely not susceptible to sudden encounters with puddles of Vredestein and Bridgestone. But both tires in the wet braking test get only average ratings. At a speed of 100 km / h, a car wrapped in Vredestein or Bridgestone rubber stops about 10 meters further than the Continental's excellently braking tires.
Nine summer tires participate in our test - representatives of leading brands from Germany, Italy, Japan, Finland, France, USA, Germany, Korea and the Netherlands:
1. Continental ContiCrossContact UHP
2. Pirelli Scorpion Verde
3. Bridgestone Dueler H / P Sport
4. Dunlop SP Quattro MAXX
5. Michelin Latitude Sport
6. Cooper Zeon XSt A
7. Vredestein Ultrac SUV Sessanta
8. Nokian Z Sport Utility
9. Roadstone (Nexen) Roadian HP
The most exotic brand was Roadstone from South Korea. Behind her is Nexen, the third largest Korean tire producer after Hankook and Kumho.
Such a tire in the tested size can be purchased for about 1100 UAH., While the most expensive models in the test (Dunlop and Pirelli) cost up to 1700 UAH. So when you buy a kit, you can save a lot of money. The only question is, is it worth saving your wallet in such a delicate matter? How will this affect driving safety? This pirelli cinturato p7 review have good info regarding summer tires brands.
In the off-road tests, which are carried out before the tests on hard surfaces, the cheap Roadstone showed very good abilities. When measuring traction on wet grass and sand, it even showed better results. True, the Korean model did worse with gravel and dirt. But in the mud, the Pirelli Scorpion Verde rubber strikes with a decent grip, which provides here twice the traction force than the Finnish Nokian. The latter completely passes in front of silty soil. The tread of this tire is immediately clogged with soil, which is then almost impossible to remove from its grooves.
As is often the case, our harsh road trials set completely different priorities. Especially important for the safety of braking effectiveness on wet and dry roads. In addition, much attention is paid to the aquaplaning tests. And there is not a single picture emerges. Absolutely not susceptible to sudden encounters with puddles of Vredestein and Bridgestone. But both tires in the wet braking test get only average ratings. At a speed of 100 km / h, a car wrapped in Vredestein or Bridgestone rubber stops about 10 meters further than the Continental's excellently braking tires.