The Nankang Sportnex AS-2+ is a real winner on water. Great test results in both Windshield and Technology World show that Nankang is one of the best tyres in the world, but still at an affordable price.
Fourth place and a fantastic 8.6 points in Tuulilas' big summer tyre test
The Nankang Sportnex AS-2+ came in an excellent fourth place in Tuulilas' tyre test (Tuulilasi 3/2017). The Nankang performed particularly well in rainy weather. Tuulilasi said of the Nankang: "The good wet grip is particularly pleasing. The Nankang also performed very well in other areas, scoring at least an eight in every measurement. As a result of this steady performance, the overall score was only half a point off the test win. "The affordable Nankang surprised with its improved handling."
The Nankang was clearly the most affordable tyre in the test, a fact that also caught the attention of Tuulilasi. Tuulilasi reported that the Nankang was up to €50 cheaper than the second cheapest tyre in the test and the most expensive tyre was as much as 79% more expensive than the Nankang. Despite this, the Nankang was an excellent fourth in the test, just half a point off the test win. However, the fact that the price was substantially lower than the others was not taken into account in the scoring.
Outstanding success in the big summer tyre test of Tekniikan Welt
The Nankang Sportnex AS-2+ is a real winner in the Tekniikan Welt (8/2016) summer tyre test, performing very well among the significantly more expensive brand tyres. In the final result, the difference between Nankang and Michelin is only 0.4 points. The Nankang scores 8.1 and the Michelin 8.5. This result is a treat for all motorists who want to buy summer tyres at a lower price and feel confident that they are getting safe tyres.
The Tekniikan Maailman test focuses primarily on the safety of summer tyres. The Nankang is particularly praised for safety aspects such as wet grip and dry grip.Nankang's wet grip is good Nankang's wet grip is rated 9, compared to 8 for Michelin, for example. For wet handling and dry handling, the Nankang and Michelin score the same.
Excellent design for a safe result
The AS-2 Sportnex also performed well in tests carried out by the prestigious TÜV SUD. The test pits the tyre against the three leading tyre brands, comparing dry and wet grip, ride feel, noise level and rolling resistance, among other things.The AS-2 Sportnex was awarded the TÜV SUD quality label after a very successful test.
