205/40 R18 - Best summer tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best summer tyres in tests (2025)
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Continental did it again with the PremiumContact 7. It’s an incredibly well balanced tire with just the right wet and dry grip and above average mileage. Since it’s launch in 2023 it got nothing but the best results in the tests, the only downside being it’s premium price.
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Continental PremiumContact 7 ( 205/40 R18 86Y XL EVc )
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£144
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Continental PremiumContact 7 ( 205/40 R18 86Y XL EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £144 |
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PremiumContact 7 EV XL
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£145
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PremiumContact 7 EV XL | In stock | Free shipping | £145 |
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We really like the new Potenza Sport, as it’s more sporty and dynamic than the usual tyre in this category, but still perfectly usable and safe for everyday driving, which makes it unique. It’s rolling resistance, mileage and overall comfort are also on a good level, except for a slighty higher noise.
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Bridgestone Potenza Sport ( 205/40 R18 86H XL Enliten / EV )
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£136
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Bridgestone Potenza Sport ( 205/40 R18 86H XL Enliten / EV ) | In stock | Free shipping | £136 |
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Potenza Sport XL EV
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£156
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Potenza Sport XL EV | In stock | Free shipping | £156 |
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The Pilot Sport range from Michelin is now almost legendary, with the Cup variants being the fastest road legal tyres available. But the ‚ordinary‘ Pilot Sport 5 not as spory as it’s name suggest - it’s incredibly well balanced, with the priority being low rolling resistance and high mileage over sporty handling. It’s still a Michelin tire, so higher price is to be expected.
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Hankook iON evo (IK01) ( 205/40 ZR18 86Y XL 4PR EV, SoundAbsorber, SBL )
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£157
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Hankook iON evo (IK01) ( 205/40 ZR18 86Y XL 4PR EV, SoundAbsorber, SBL ) | In stock | Free shipping | £157 |
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Ventus iON S XL
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£164
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Ventus iON S XL | In stock | Free shipping | £164 |
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Pilot Sport 4S is the sportier version of the Pilot Sports and the most sporty one that still cares about the wet performance, which is it's strong suite. It's usually expensive, but also a guarantee of a great performance tyre.
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Hankook Ventus tyres are designed to offer a very sporty experience for affordable price, which is also the case for evo3. It’s also safe on wet and got short braking distances, the only drawback being lower mileage.
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Ventus S1 evo3 XL
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£118
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Ventus S1 evo3 XL | In stock | Free shipping | £118 |
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Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 K127 ( 205/40 ZR18 86Y XL 4PR SBL )
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£121
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Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 K127 ( 205/40 ZR18 86Y XL 4PR SBL ) | In stock | Free shipping | £121 |
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Hankook Ventus evo K137 ( 205/40 ZR18 86Y XL 4PR SBL )
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£120
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Hankook Ventus evo K137 ( 205/40 ZR18 86Y XL 4PR SBL ) | In stock | Free shipping | £120 |
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Ventus evo XL
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£142
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Ventus evo XL | In stock | Free shipping | £142 |
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The P Zero range is with us for a long time, also being a favorite choice for car manufacturers as first equipment. It’s a good, well balanced and enjoyable tyre. It tends to get quite a few mid-life updates so make sure you get the latest one.
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Pirelli P Zero PZ4 SC Run Flat ( 205/40 R18 86W XL *, runflat )
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£156
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Pirelli P Zero PZ4 SC Run Flat ( 205/40 R18 86W XL *, runflat ) | In stock | Free shipping | £156 |
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P Zero PZ4 Sports Car RunFlat XL (*)
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£177
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P Zero PZ4 Sports Car RunFlat XL (*) | In stock | Free shipping | £177 |
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Cars with 205/40 R18 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
91%
2.
Continental PremiumContact 6
85%
3.
Continental PremiumContact 7
83%
4.
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
81%
5.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75%
6.
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
75%
7.
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
73%
8.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
70%
9.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
70%
10.
GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
69%
Wet
1.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
81%
2.
Continental PremiumContact 7
79%
3.
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
78%
4.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
77%
5.
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
77%
6.
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
72%
7.
Firestone Roadhawk 2
72%
8.
Continental PremiumContact 6
71%
9.
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
69%
10.
Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun
67%
Comfort
1.
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
86%
2.
Falken Azenis FK520
77%
3.
Nexen N fera Sport
77%
4.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
71%
5.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
65%
6.
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
65%
7.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
56%
8.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
56%
9.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
54%
10.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
48%
Economy
1.
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
75%
2.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
71%
3.
Continental PremiumContact 6
69%
4.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
68%
5.
Continental PremiumContact 7
61%
6.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
60%
7.
Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
59%
8.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
56%
9.
Falken Azenis FK520
51%
10.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
51%
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205/40 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 17 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/65 R15, 190/50 R17, 205/75 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 82 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1951.56 mm, which is very similar to 185/65 R15(1952.5 mm), 195/55 R16(1950.61 mm), 190/50 R17(1953.44 mm), 235/40 R17(1947.16 mm), 160/60 R17(1959.73 mm), 215/45 R17(1964.44 mm), 205/45 R17(1936.16 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/40 R18: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 82, 86.
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There are 6 runflat variants available.
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