245/40 R18 - Best lowcost summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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245/40 R18 lowcost tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 86%

2. Semperit Speed-Life 3 84%

3. Falken Azenis FK510 83%

4. Nokian Powerproof 82%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

7. Fulda SportControl 2 79%

8. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

9. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 77%

10. Sava Intensa UHP 2 77%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Linglong Sport Master 73%

13. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

14. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 93%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 89%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 85%

5. Sava Intensa UHP 2 81%

6. Fulda SportControl 2 80%

7. Semperit Speed-Life 3 79%

8. Falken Azenis FK510 78%

9. Nokian Powerproof 77%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

11. Falken Azenis FK520 75%

12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 72%

13. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

14. Linglong Sport Master 69%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

2. Nokian Powerproof 85%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

4. Sava Intensa UHP 2 84%

5. Fulda SportControl 2 81%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 81%

7. Falken Azenis FK520 79%

8. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

9. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 77%

10. Falken Azenis FK510 76%

11. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

12. Kumho Ecsta PS71 74%

13. Nexen N fera Sport 74%

14. Uniroyal RainSport 5 70%

15. Linglong Sport Master 63%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Falken Azenis FK520 90%

2. Uniroyal RainSport 5 82%

3. Linglong Sport Master 82%

4. Fulda SportControl 2 81%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 80%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 80%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 80%

8. Nexen N fera Sport 78%

9. Sava Intensa UHP 2 76%

10. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

11. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

12. Falken Azenis FK510 75%

13. Nokian Powerproof 73%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

15. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

Costs

1. Sava Intensa UHP 2 80%

2. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

3. Fulda SportControl 2 76%

4. Semperit Speed-Life 3 74%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

6. Firestone Roadhawk 72%

7. Uniroyal RainSport 5 71%

8. Falken Azenis FK510 71%

9. BFGoodrich Advantage 70%

10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 67%

11. Nokian Powerproof 67%

12. Nexen N fera Sport 66%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 65%

14. Maxxis Premitra HP5 61%

15. Linglong Sport Master 56%

Price

245/40 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.	Linglong Sport Master		73% 62.7% 77.4%		Autobild 2026	Lowcost
2.	Fulda SportControl 2		79.4% 81.2% 81.3%		Autobild 2026	Lowcost
3.	Sava Intensa UHP 2		76.5% 84% 75.7%		Autobild 2026	Lowcost
4.	Maxxis Premitra HP6		83.6% 83.8% 79.8%			Lowcost	£103 97 0
5.	Debica Presto UHP 2		81.9%			Lowcost	£91 97 Y + 1
6.	Semperit Speed-Life 3		84% 77.4% 82.8%		Autobild 2026	Lowcost	£110 97 Y
7.	Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2! Newer model available: 1		74.7%			Lowcost
8.	Maxxis Premitra HP5! Newer model available: Maxxis Premitra HP6		80.9% 84.5% 77.5%		Autobild 2019	Lowcost	£90 97 W
9.	Lassa Revola					Lowcost
10.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6		61.7% 62.5%		Autobild 2020	Lowcost
11.	Lassa Driveways Sport					Lowcost
12.	Avon ZV7		77.6% 80.3% 82.8%			Lowcost	£105 97 V + 2
13.	Matador Hectorra 5		74.3%		Autobild 2026	Lowcost

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