215/50 R18 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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215/50 R18 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

3. Vredestein Ultrac 87%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 86%

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 84%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 82%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

10. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

11. Bridgestone Turanza 6 77%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

14. Michelin e.Primacy 68%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 53%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

2. Vredestein Ultrac 88%

3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 83%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

7. Bridgestone Turanza 6 74%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%

9. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

10. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

11. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

13. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

14. Michelin e.Primacy 63%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 50%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

8. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

9. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

10. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

11. Michelin e.Primacy 82%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

13. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 81%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin e.Primacy 91%

2. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 87%

3. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

4. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

6. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

9. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

10. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

11. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 77%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Vredestein Ultrac 73%

14. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

15. Bridgestone Turanza 6 68%

Costs

1. Michelin e.Primacy 100%

2. Continental EcoContact 6 95%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

4. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 90%

5. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 80%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

10. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

11. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

13. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 67%

14. Vredestein Ultrac 63%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

215/50 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Hankook Ventus Evo		89.6% 90.7% 85.5%			Premium	£130 92 W
2.	Continental UltraContact NXT		87.8% 94.8% 91.5%		AvD 2026	Premium	£145 96 W
3.	Pirelli CINTURATO (C3)		93.7% 93.4% 85.5%		AvD 2026	Premium	£145 96 W
4.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£131 92 V
5.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		85.2% 91% 74.1%			Premium	£128 92 W + 1
6.	GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2		84.2% 80.8% 80.1%		AvD 2026	Premium
7.	Hankook iON evo		88.8%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£160 96 Y
8.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%		AvD 2026	Premium	£154 92 W + 2
9.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		86% 92.3% 90.7%			Premium	£136 92 W + 2
10.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£136 92 W + 1
11.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		79.7% 78.4% 83.9%		ADAC 2024	Premium	£124 92 V
12.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		76.8% 79.8% 71.9%		AvD 2026	Premium	£145 92 W
13.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A		84.4% 86.8% 89.7%			Premium
14.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		78.2% 81% 88.6%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£146 92 W
15.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%	Gute-Fahrt 2020	AutoMotorSport 2019	Premium
16.	Michelin e.Primacy		68.1% 81.9% 89.4%		Automotorsport 2025	Premium	£156 92 W
17.	Vredestein Ultrac+		81.5% 62.8% 76.2%		AvD 2026	Premium	£129 92 W + 1
18.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		53.3% 82.3% 80.5%		Autozeitung 2022	Premium	£145 92 V + 4

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