WINNER Conti Prem Contact 5

The Continental Conti Premium Contact 5 finished on the podium in every Tyre Test discipline, but its only gold came in the noise test. Tyre quietness might outweigh all other qualities on a sunny Sunday drive in the country, but is often inversely proportional to grip and performance. That’s not the case with the grippy Conti, though, which at 57.5db was 2.5db quieter than the Momo, which Ren noted squealed more than the other tyres on the handling circuit. The Kumho (59.5db) was vocal when pushed too, and the Bridgestone and Goodyear were notably noisy during wheelspin.