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Continental EcoContact 6
ContinentalPremium
EcoContact 6
AUTOMOTORSPORT'26#6AUTOZEITUNG'22#7ADAC'22#8
7.7
Price from£119
Performance
Comfort
83%
Interior noise
82%
Exterior noise
78%
+4
Wet handling
33%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
11%
Aquaplaning - cross
8%
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AUTOMOTORSPORT2026195/55 R16#6(Good)
AUTOZEITUNG2022215/55 R17#7(Good)
ADAC2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)
AUTOBILD2022215/55 R17#19(Satisfactory)
AUTOBILD2022215/55 R17#23(-)
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205/45 R18 90 H mfs XL
B A 69dB
£119
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£119
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£136
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Cooper Summer
CooperUpper-middle
Summer
AUTOMOTORSPORT'26#7
7.6
Price from£108
Performance
Aquaplaning - longitudal
100%
Wet handling
86%
Aquaplaning - cross
86%
+1
Wet braking
43%
Exterior noise
14%
Dry braking
0%
Test results
AUTOMOTORSPORT2026195/55 R16#7(Good)
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205/45 R18 90 Y
A B 72dB
£108
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£108
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Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2
DunlopPremium
Sport Maxx RT2
AUTOBILD'26#13AUTOBILD'26#17
6.7
Price from£143
Performance
Aquaplaning - longitudal
84%
Aquaplaning - cross
84%
Wet handling
68%
+2
Exterior noise
37%
Dry braking
26%
Wet braking
21%
Test results
AUTOBILD2026245/45 R19#13(Good)
AUTOBILD2026245/45 R19#17(-)
Price variants (1)
205/45 R18 90 Y
A D 72dB
£143
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£143
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1. Continental EcoContact 6
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1. Continental EcoContact 6
79%

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205/45 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 2 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 92.25 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 2015.96 mm, which is very similar to 265/30 R19(2015.65 mm), 190/55 R17(2013.13 mm), 265/35 R18(2019.1 mm), 215/55 R16(2019.73 mm), 180/65 R16(2011.88 mm), 195/60 R16(2011.88 mm), 225/35 R19(2010.93 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/45 R18: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 86, 90.

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