Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)
Avon Turbospeed CR27 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Avon Turbospeed CR27 vs Nitto NT05 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 1 + 43 owner reviews. How we score
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison63Why this score
Source Turbospeed CR27 NT05 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online – 60 NT05: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 60 = 63
No road tests of dry for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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Wet
No comparison42Why this score
Source Turbospeed CR27 NT05 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 49 (est.) Reviews found online – 32 NT05: 60% × 49.2 (est.) + 40% × 31.7 = 42
No road tests of wet for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison36Why this score
Source Turbospeed CR27 NT05 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 50 (est.) Reviews found online – 15 NT05: 60% × 50 (est.) + 40% × 15.2 = 36
No road tests of snow for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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Comfort
No comparison49Why this score
Source Turbospeed CR27 NT05 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online – 39 NT05: 40% × 63.6 (est.) + 60% × 38.9 = 49
No road tests of comfort for NT05. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison62Why this score
Source Turbospeed CR27 NT05 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 55 NT05: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 55.1 = 62
No road tests of noise for NT05. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Treadwear
No comparison50Why this score
Source Turbospeed CR27 NT05 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 57 (est.) Reviews found online – 40 NT05: 60% × 56.9 (est.) + 40% × 39.7 = 50
No road tests of treadwear for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison55Why this score
Source Turbospeed CR27 NT05 Reviews found online – 55
Scores at a glance
| Category | Avon Turbospeed CR27 | Nitto NT05 |
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| Relative Score | – | 50 |
| Dry | – | 63 |
| Wet | – | 42 |
| Snow | – | 36 |
| Comfort | – | 49 |
| Noise | – | 62 |
| Treadwear | – | 50 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 55 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
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Turbospeed CR27
50
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NT05
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Turbospeed CR27
Pros
- Period-correct aesthetic for classic luxury vehicles
- Original equipment specification for specific vintage models
Cons
- High cost of replacement
- Susceptibility to sidewall cracking and aging over long durations
- Limited modern performance benchmarks
Tire B NT05
Pros
- Exceptional dry traction and cornering grip
- Predictable and progressive handling limits
- Good value and competitive price point for a performance tire
Cons
- Poor performance and traction in heavy rain or wet conditions
- Can be noisy or develop a whistling sound at highway speeds
- May overheat or struggle under extreme track conditions for prolonged sessions
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Avon Turbospeed CR27 | B · Nitto NT05 |
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| Category | Summer Touring tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 23 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 7.2/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 200 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Avon Turbospeed CR27
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Nitto NT05
Only Nitto NT05 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Avon Turbospeed CR27
Tire B · Nitto NT05
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology