Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 tops braking distance test

The Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 has taken top spot in the first part of the 2023 summer tyre tests carried out by Auto Bild magazine.

The trade magazine selected 50 different UHP summer tyre brands with 225/45R18 tyre sizes and speed index Y (up to 300 km/h) so that they could find the best ones for the upcoming summer season.

Only the top 20 performers in terms of braking performance on wet and dry roads will be able to look forward to a position on the starting grid for the second round of testing.

Auto Bild believes that the combined wet/dry braking distance is the decisive safety factor when making recommendations about which tyres to purchase.

With an excellent dry braking distance at 100 km/h of 33.3 metres, and a wet braking distance at 80 km/h of just 24.8 metres, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 came out top compared to all other brands in this category, which is specifically significant when it comes to safety.

In the next round 20 best tyres in the braking discipline will compete against each other in other tests including handling, aquaplaning and mileage.

Some of the tyres in this group of 20 include the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, Pirelli P Zero PZ4, Continental PremiumContact 7, Michelin Pilot Sport 5, Kumho Ecsta PS71, Bridgestone Turanza 6, Falken Azenis FK520, Yokohama Advan Sport V107, and the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.