Tannistest 2016 ELK-Test Report Double lane change test at Sindal Airport Tuesday October 11, 2016 From 09.00-14.40: 30 cars and 1 short coffee break Nr. 10 Citroën C3 Pure Tech BlueHDI 100 Tyre: Goodyear 205/50/R17 55 No problems at all. Feels very safe. Tendency to understeer 60 Passes the test. Starts to roll. Suspension soft 64 Heavy ESP activation which interferes with the steering. Rolls moore but car passes the test 67 Impossible to steer due to ESP activation. Rolls very much and understeers Nr. 18 Ford Ka+ 1,2 Tyre: Continental 195/55/R15 55 Very quick steering, no problems at all 59 Oversteers in second turn but passes the test again without problems 64 Oversteers heavily both in second and third turn but passes the test 71 The limit. Same behaviour but even more oversteering and heavy roll Nr. 31 Nissan Micra N-Connect Tyre: Bridgestone 205/45/R17 56 Very stable. Good steering. Small tendency to oversteer in last turn 62 Again very good. Soft activation of ESP 66 Oversteers in second turn and hits a cone. Difficult to steer due to ESP activitation 70 Passes the test. However, oversteers heavily in fourth turn when exiting the track 71 Starts to slide in third turn. Oversteers again and hits a cone when exiting the track. Does not pass the test Nr. 14 Fiat Tipo SW 1,4 T-Jet Lounge Tyre: Continental 225/45/R17
63 Feels heavy to steer - needs some muscles but passes the test without problems. Starts to roll in last turn 69 Slides and oversteers in third turn out of the track. Could not feel ESP 68 Slides out of the track 66 Passes the test. This is the limit but the car oversteers and rolls in third and fourth turn. ESP not notable Nr. 20 Hyundai Ioniq electric Tyre: Michelin 205/55/R16 61 Very stable. Small tendency to understeer. 67 ESP is activated. Oversteers in third and fourth turn and hits a cone but no drama 69 Passes the test due to no ESP activation and with softer steering manoeuvring from the driver 70 Oversteers and slides on tyres in third turn and exits the track, but roll is well-controlled Nr. 21 Hyundai Ioniq hybrid Tyre: Michelin 195/65/R15 Different suspension compared to the EV. The EV has torsion beams in the rear, and the hybrid has independent suspension 61 Passes the test without any problems. Small tendency to oversteer 68 Passes the test. Little activation of ESP which does not interfere with the steering, but now very notable oversteer when exiting the track 72 Hits a cone. Same behaviour as before but even more oversteering 74 Clearly over the limit. The car starts to roll heavily Nr. 24 Kia Niro 1,6 GDI hybrid 6DCT Tyre: Michelin 225/45/R18 Same platform as Ioniq hybrid with same independent suspension in the rear 67 Much firmer behaviour than the Ioniq. ESP is activated in fourth turn 70 Heavy ESP in third turn. Almost no oversteer and the car does not slide on tyres. The grip is very good 73 Passes the test 75 Hits a cone when exiting the track but the car is still possible to steer Nr. 39 Renault Megane dci 110 Zen Tyre: Continental 205/55/R16
62 Very fast steering. Small tendency to oversteer but no problems at all 67 Passes the test. Rolls and starts to slide on tyres 72 Hits a cone when exiting the track, rolls now very much, the suspension is soft, the car slides on tyres and looses grip both front and rear 68 Feels like the car bumps on the surface Nr. 47 Suzuki Baleno 1,2 SHVS GLX hybrid Tyre: Bridgestone 185/55/R16 64 Very fast steering. Passes without any problems 66 Very good. Starts to loose grip. Suspension is soft 69 Looses grip and understeers in third turn much due to soft suspension. No notable activation of ESP 71 Passes the test much thanks to ESP activation. No interference of steering though 74 Really good. Passes the test but getting close to the limit 76 Over the limit. Nr. 53 Toyota Prius High Tyre: TOYO 215/45/R17 70 Passes the test. Feels a little heavy and understeers 74 Very good. Hits a cone in the early part of the track and then managed the test. ESP is activated. Very good grip 77 Too high speed to steer and ESP was not able to decrease the speed. Still very good and consequent behaviour Nr. 8 Audi Q2 1,0 TFSI Tyre: Michelin 215/50/R18 66 Powerful ESP activation already in first turn. Then the brakes were released and the car easily passed the test 71 Again very powerful activation of ESP, now in both first and second turn. The car slows down dramatically, and exits the track in 32 km/h 77 Starts to slide and understeers but passes the test. Still possible to steer, but the tires loose grip. Almost no roll at all, and again very much ESP activation. The car exits in 28 km/h 83 Impossible Nr. 9 Audi Q2 2,0 TDI Quattro Tyre: Michelin 215/50/R18
69 Very fast steering. Almost no roll and no ESP activation. Passes without any problems 74 Same behaviour as before. Passes without problems. Still no roll and still no ESP 77 Starts to slide on tyres in third turn and understeers out of the track 76 Some notable ESP activation. The car understeers and hits a cone Nr. 27 Kia Sportage 1,6 T-GDI GT-Line 7-DCT 4WD Tyre: Continental 245/45/R19 65 Understeers, rolls a lot and passes barely the test 68 Suddenly oversteers in third turn. Rolls heavily but passes the test 72 Same behaviour as before but now impossible to steer. Does not pass the test 71 Some ESP activation. Again understeers a lot already in the first turn, which is the basic problem. Does not pass the test Nr. 36 Peugeot 3008 2,0 HDI EAT6 GT Tyre: Continental 235/50/R19 66 Understeers, rolls and slides. Does not pass the test 65 ESP is activated but the car is still possible to steer. Rolls slightly 70 Passes the test due to ESP activation 73 Rolls become too strong, impossible to handle Nr. 41 Renault Grand Scenic dci 110 Tyre: Goodyear 195/55/R20 62 Passes the test. Some roll and heavy ESP activation in fourth turn 67 Steering is very fast. The car starts to slide on the tyres 70 The car passes the test but hits one cone. Starts to oversteer in third turn 71 The car understeers a lot in second turn. Looses grip and leaves the track before third turn Seven passengers: Same behaviour but more of everything Nr. 43 Seat Ateca Xcellence 2,0 TDI Tyre: Bridgestone 225/45/R19 66 ESP is activated but no drama at all 70 Very good behaviour and very good grip 76 No ESP notable. Understeers out of the track
72 Slides on the tyres and understeers out of the track with no ESP activation Nr. 52 Toyota C-HR 1,8 VVT-i Hybrid Dynamic Tyre: Michelin 225/50/R18 62 Slight tendency to understeer but no problems at all 69 Almost passed but hits a cone due to understeering. Rolls in the last turn. The car feels heavy 71 Passes test twice at this speed. Rolls a lot and ESP is activated in third and fourth turn 72 Oversteers in third turn. Starts to slide on the tyres and leaves the track. No notable ESP activation Nr. 16 Ford Edge sport 2,0 TDCi Tyre: Pirelli 255/45/R20 63 Very fast steering but starts to slide on the tyres 68 Heavy ESP activation. Passes test with margin 71 Does not pass the test. ESP does not reduce speed and the car slides on the tyres out of the track. Heavy understeering 72 Impossible to handle. The car slides on the tyres Nr. 23 Jaguar F-Pace 3,0 V6 Portfolio Tyre: Continental 255/50/R20 65 Very fast steering. No problems to pass the test. Strong ESP interference but the car is still possible to steer 70 Steering is so fast that it is possible to correct in the middle of the test. ESP does not reduce speed significantly and the car passes the test 73 Understeers and slides on the tyres out of the track in third turn 70 Passes test again and also this time the grip is very good Volkswagen Tiguan 2,0 TDI 4Motion Tyre: Continental 235/55/R18 63 No problems 68 ESP works very well. Grip is very good and the car passes the test 73 Slides on the tyres, understeers and the driver does not manage to handle the car 72 Steering becomes slow after ESP activation and the car understeers out of the track Nr. 45 Skoda Kodiaq 4x4 seven seats
Tyre: Continental 235/55/R18 64 Rolls slightly but passes the test 69 Notable ESP activation that slows down the car but it is still easy to steer. Passes the test 74 ESP working hard both to decrease speed and stabilise the car. Passes the test after hitting one cone 74 Passes the test now without hitting any cone 76 The limit, but the car is still possible to handle Nr. 48 Tesla Model X P90D Tyre: Goodyear 265/35/R22 61 No problems at all. The car feels safe but very heavy 68 Bad grip. Understeers and the car is impossible to handle 67 & 68 Passes the test but still feels very heavy and rolls and slides on the tyres 70 Now with standard steering. Passes the test. Again with lots of rolls and sliding on tyres Nr. 1 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2,0 Turbo AWD AT8 Tyre: Bridgestone 255/35/R19 65 Extremely fast steering. Passes the test easily 72 Oversteers slightly but still very predictable 81 Starts to oversteer heavily but passes almost. No notable ESP activation 78 Passes almost the test. Behaviour still very good 76 Passes the test Nr. 4 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio 2,9 V6 AT8 Tyre: Pirelli 245/35/ZR19 72 Extremely stable, no problems to pass the test 74 Slight understeering in third turn but still no problems 80 Very close to pass the test. The car hits the very last cone due to oversteering. Still very stable, almost no roll 84 Impossible. Over the limit Nr. 6 Audi A5 2,0 TFSI Quattro Tyre: Hankook 245/40/R18 65 Very good behaviour. No roll at all 71 Still very easy to handle
76 Tyres start to slide. Very weak ESP activation and the car does not pass the test 73 The limit Nr. 25 Kia Optima 2,0 GDI PHEV 6AT Tyre: Nexen 215/55/R17 67 Very soft suspension. Started to understeer already in first turn. Then the car changed behaviour and oversteered heavily both in second, third and fourth turn 64 Passes the test with extreme oversteering in the last turn. This is the limit Nr. 28 Mercedes E-klass 220 CDI 4-door Tyre: Pirelli 275/30/R20 67 Passed the test with notable roll and oversteer 71 The car hits one cone and rolls a lot when exiting the track 73 The suspension is soft and the car difficult to handle. It slides on the front wheels but oversteers at the same time Nr. 29 Mercedes E-klass 220 CDI Estate wagon Tyre: Michelin 245/40/R19 68 Rolls and oversteers but feels more stable than the previous car 70 Passes the test but with heavy oversteer in third turn 74 Does not pass the test and behaviour is more of the same Nr. 58 Volvo V90 D5 AWD Tyre: Michelin 255/40/R19 68 Rolls and understeers slightly. ESP is activated in the last turn 71 Very good behaviours, neutral and predictable. Passes the test 75 Passes almost the test. Only one cone is hit 78 Does not pass the test, but the car remains fairly stable Nr. 13 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso Tyre: Bridgestone 205/45/R17 64 Oversteers in last turn. Steering is very good 76 Understeers slightly 71 Passed test with heavy oversteer in all turns 74 Passes the test with brutal oversteer in all turns