TOP-15 best summer tires 2019 | How to choose summer tires correctly

This guide is spe­cial: in the three most pop­u­lar class­es, we have col­lect­ed the TOP‑5 best tires that have proven their lead­er­ship posi­tions in var­i­ous spe­cial­ized tests of spe­cial­ized auto­mo­tive media. You no longer need to browse and search for details, all use­ful infor­ma­tion is in our mate­r­i­al.

This guide is spe­cial: in the three most pop­u­lar class­es, we have col­lect­ed the TOP‑5 best tires that have proven their lead­er­ship posi­tions in var­i­ous spe­cial­ized tests of spe­cial­ized auto­mo­tive media. You no longer need to browse and search for details, all use­ful infor­ma­tion is in our mate­r­i­al.

Size 185/65R15: B‑class car, balance of characteristics and economy

Today, 185/65R15 tires are used in B‑class cars (length 4–4.4 meters), which are pop­u­lar in Ukraine.

These tires are found in the max­i­mum con­fig­u­ra­tion of A‑class mod­els (3.5–4 m), or they were used for C‑class cars (4.2–4.5 m) of pre­vi­ous gen­er­a­tions.

Cars with a 70–120 hp engine. rarely claim the pre­fix “sport” and spend most of the time on leisure­ly city streets.

There­fore, the bal­ance of tire char­ac­ter­is­tics in gen­er­al, low rolling resis­tance (econ­o­my in fuel con­sump­tion) and short brak­ing dis­tance come to the fore.

And here is our selec­tion of the TOP‑5 best tires of this seg­ment.

Bridge­stone Turan­za T005

The new Bridge­stone Turan­za T005 sum­mer tires, accord­ing to experts from spe­cial­ized media, have an over­all good bal­ance.

They are con­trolled and sta­ble on dry and wet roads, pro­vide good brak­ing, a high lev­el of com­fort and low rolling resis­tance. Among the rare com­ments — a small noise dur­ing move­ment.

Miche­lin Ener­gy Saver+ (Plus)

Although the mod­el is “in years”, these tires are still good. Suc­cess­ful Miche­lin Ener­gy Saver+ sum­mer tires stand out for their excel­lent lev­el of com­fort and han­dling on dry roads.

Plus, the sig­na­ture fea­ture of the Miche­lin Ener­gy Saver series is min­i­mal rolling resis­tance and, accord­ing­ly, min­i­mal impact on fuel con­sump­tion.

There is only one minus: you should be more care­ful on a wet road, because the aqua­plan­ing sta­bil­i­ty indi­ca­tors are still infe­ri­or to the class lead­ers.

Nokian Hak­ka Green 2

Nokian Hak­ka Green 2 sum­mer tires are gen­er­al­ly sim­i­lar to the pre­vi­ous mod­el: a good bal­ance of char­ac­ter­is­tics, excel­lent com­fort and fuel effi­cien­cy, good han­dling on a dry road.

Minus not­ed by experts dur­ing com­par­a­tive tests — behav­ior on a wet road while dri­ving in the rain. But Nokian has an answer to this ques­tion as well: sum­mer tires Nokian Hak­ka Blue 2.

Maxxis Pre­mi­tra HP5

Unex­pect­ed­ly, lit­tle-known Chi­nese sum­mer tires Maxxis Pre­mi­tra HP5 end­ed up in this com­pa­ny.

In fact, this result will not sur­prise tire mar­ket spe­cial­ists: Maxxis is one of the best tire man­u­fac­tur­ers from Chi­na, and its suc­cess­ful mod­els some­times “shoot” so high that they are bet­ter than the “aver­age” ones and come close to the lead­ers.

This is how it turned out this time: Maxxis Pre­mi­tra HP5 sum­mer tires are dis­tin­guished by a good bal­ance of the main qual­i­ties — con­trol­la­bil­i­ty, brak­ing, rolling resis­tance. The only impor­tant remark is the lack of smooth­ness of move­ment, com­fort of move­ment.

Vre­destein Sportrac 5

Admit­ted­ly, the name only pleas­es self-esteem — this mod­el does not reach all-round sports tires. But against the back­ground of ordi­nary tires, pre­sent­ed above — real­ly more dynam­ic. It has good brak­ing and han­dling, espe­cial­ly when dri­ving on wet roads.

Plus excel­lent resis­tance to wear: there­fore, the tire will last a long time.

Size 195/65R15 and 205/55R16: C‑D-class cars, balance and comfort

Tires of this size are used in CD-class cars: golf class, mid­dle class, length 4.2–4.7 meters, motors with a capac­i­ty of 120–180 hp.

Here, the buy­er is not so much look­ing for econ­o­my and price, but for bal­anced char­ac­ter­is­tics.

A short brak­ing dis­tance is def­i­nite­ly need­ed: after all, motors are more pow­er­ful, cars often dri­ve on tracks at high speed. Com­fort and silence while dri­ving are also impor­tant.

And here is our selec­tion of the TOP‑5 best tires of this seg­ment.

Miche­lin Pri­ma­cy 4

The mod­ern Miche­lin Pri­ma­cy 4 sum­mer tire is good in lit­er­al­ly every­thing: experts from var­i­ous auto­mo­tive media often put the tire among the lead­ers for its excel­lent han­dling on wet and dry roads.

At the same time, Miche­lin Pri­ma­cy 4 sum­mer tires dri­ve smooth­ly and qui­et­ly. Also, the Miche­lin Pri­ma­cy 4 has low rolling resis­tance, which, although not the most impor­tant, is still a nice addi­tion.

Con­ti­nen­tal Pre­mi­um­Con­tact 6

Con­ti­nen­tal Pre­mi­um­Con­tact 6 sum­mer tires have con­sis­tent­ly been among the lead­ers of var­i­ous tests for the past year or two: good han­dling on dry roads, excel­lent brak­ing, decent com­fort while dri­ving.

How­ev­er, experts also not­ed sev­er­al dis­ad­van­tages: poor resis­tance to aqua­plan­ing (you need to be more care­ful in the rain) and high rolling resis­tance. How­ev­er, the last point is not crit­i­cal for tires of this lev­el.

Goodyear Effi­cient Grip Per­for­mance

Goodyear Effi­cient Grip sum­mer tires were orig­i­nal­ly cre­at­ed as ener­gy-sav­ing, with max­i­mum empha­sis on low rolling resis­tance. How­ev­er, over time, a whole fam­i­ly grew from one mod­el.

Yes, the Goodyear Effi­cient Grip Per­for­mance sum­mer tire is a mid-range tire with an opti­mal bal­ance of char­ac­ter­is­tics: con­trol­la­bil­i­ty on dry and wet asphalt, com­fort, and still low rolling resis­tance.

In fact, the only remark is not very good brak­ing prop­er­ties on a wet road.

Bridge­stone Turan­za T005

If in the pre­vi­ous group, the Japan­ese sum­mer tires Bridge­stone Turan­za T005 were one of the undis­put­ed lead­ers, then here they are only “four-wheel­ers”: com­peti­tors set the lev­el too high.

How­ev­er, all the advan­tages of Bridge­stone Turan­za T005 sum­mer tires have not gone any­where: a good bal­ance of han­dling on dry and wet roads, short brak­ing dis­tance, com­fort­able and smooth move­ment. Minus — vol­ume when rolling.

Han­kook Wind Prime 3 K125

Yes, Kore­an tires have already matured to the point where they can be com­pared with well-known Euro­pean and Japan­ese tires — the sum­mer tire Han­kook Ven­tus Prime 3 is proof.

Experts from spe­cial­ized auto­mo­tive media not­ed good smooth­ness and silence while dri­ving, clear behav­ior and con­trol­la­bil­i­ty on wet or dry roads, short brak­ing dis­tance.

The remark applies only to rolling resis­tance, which can affect fuel con­sump­tion.

Size 225/45R17: DE-class car, comfort and balance with a hint of sport

Such tires are used for medi­um- or busi­ness-class cars with 150–250 hp under the hood. A sim­i­lar size is also often found on com­pact hot hatch­es.

There­fore, spe­cial require­ments are placed on them: com­fort for every­day dri­ving and improved con­trol­la­bil­i­ty and brak­ing per­for­mance.

There­fore, they can be called “road sports”: the empha­sis is on dri­ving on ordi­nary roads, but you can also “light it up” if you wish.

And here is our selec­tion of the TOP‑5 best tires of this seg­ment.

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asym­met­ric 5

The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asym­met­ric 5 sum­mer tire is one of the nov­el­ties of the cur­rent sea­son. And she has already shown her­self per­fect­ly in sev­er­al tests of spe­cial­ized mass media.

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asym­met­ric 5 sum­mer tires pro­vide excel­lent han­dling on dry and wet asphalt, guar­an­tee excel­lent sta­bil­i­ty and stand out with a short brak­ing dis­tance.

At the same time, they are also able to work for a long time: the resource is com­mend­ably large. The price for impres­sive char­ac­ter­is­tics is not the best dri­ving com­fort and tire stiff­ness.

Miche­lin Pilot Sport 4

French Miche­lin Pilot Sport 4 sum­mer tires are very sim­i­lar to the pre­vi­ous exam­ple.

The mod­el has good han­dling on wet and dry roads, decent brak­ing (short brak­ing dis­tance) and excel­lent indi­ca­tors of resis­tance to aqua­plan­ing — the tire drains water from the spot of con­tact with the road when dri­ving on a wet sur­face. And the com­ments are sim­i­lar: lack of com­fort.

Nokian Hak­ka Black 2

If you want to get an all-round sports tire with a good lev­el of com­fort, look to the Nokian Hak­ka Black 2.

Nokian Hak­ka Black 2 sum­mer tires have a bal­anced char­ac­ter of behav­ior on dry and wet roads, easy han­dling, short brak­ing dis­tance.

Plus, the lev­el of com­fort is quite good for this class: soft­ness and silence.

Han­kook Ven­tus S1 Evo 3 K127

One of the sporti­est mod­els: the sum­mer tire Han­kook Ven­tus S1 Evo 3, cre­at­ed with an empha­sis on bal­anced han­dling and effec­tive brak­ing.

Accord­ing to the com­par­a­tive tests of the auto­mo­tive media, the Han­kook Ven­tus S1 Evo 3 stands out for its con­trol pre­ci­sion and feel­ing of “clean steer­ing”. Also, this tire is one of the most afford­able in the class, which, unfor­tu­nate­ly, can­not be said about com­fort.

Ful­da Sport Con­trol 2

Ful­da Sport Con­trol 2 sum­mer tires may in some ways lose to the above-men­tioned well-known com­peti­tors-lead­ers, but in gen­er­al they are a good choice.

Ful­da Sport Con­trol 2 pro­vides good han­dling and a short brak­ing dis­tance on dry asphalt, good resis­tance to aqua­plan­ing and excel­lent com­fort — smooth move­ment and low noise.

At the same time, it is sold at a fair­ly attrac­tive price. The only sig­nif­i­cant note: rel­a­tive­ly small mileage and ser­vice life.

In this arti­cle, we talked only about the most inter­est­ing and best mod­els of sum­mer tires, the selec­tion of tires in the cat­a­log is notice­ably larg­er.

We wish you smooth jour­neys and suc­cess­ful pur­chas­es from Hot­line!

Author: Roman Mel­ny­chenko