Because Car and Driver limited the test to nine tire models in size 225/45R17 with a price limit of $140 each, tires from Michelin, Goodyeat and Toyo were excluded.
The magazine’s test was conducted at Tire Rack’s test track in South Bend, Ind. The tires were put through three different tests: braking from 50 mph to a standstill; laps around a 0.3-mile autocross course; and runs around a 200-foot-diameter skidpad.
Hankook’s Ventus V12 EVO placed just three points behind Dunlop. Hankook also walked off with the best rating for sound level, after each set of tires had endured a four-mile street loop to measure interior noise and subjective behaviors such as sound quality, impact harshness and steering feel.
The following tires placed behind Dunlop and Hankook: Kumho Ecsta XS; Bridgestone Potenza RE760; BFGoodrich G-Force KDW; Yokohama S.Drive; Falken Azenis RT-615; Nitto Invo; and Ling Long L688. (Tire Review/Akron)
