245/50 R18 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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245/50 R18 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 91%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 90%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 87%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

10. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 80%

11. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 80%

12. Bridgestone Turanza 6 77%

13. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

14. Michelin e.Primacy 68%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 53%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

3. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 79%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 78%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 77%

7. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

8. Bridgestone Turanza 6 74%

9. Pirelli P ZERO 74%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

11. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

13. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 70%

14. Michelin e.Primacy 63%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 50%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 92%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 91%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 87%

9. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 86%

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

12. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

13. Michelin e.Primacy 82%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin e.Primacy 91%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

3. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 74%

9. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

11. Pirelli P ZERO 73%

12. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 68%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 67%

15. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 66%

Costs

1. Michelin e.Primacy 100%

2. Continental EcoContact 6 95%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%

4. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

9. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

10. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 71%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

12. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

13. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 57%

14. Pirelli P ZERO 55%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

245/50 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%		Autobild 2026	Premium	£162 104 Y
2.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%		Autobild 2026	Premium	£179 100 Y
3.	Pirelli CINTURATO (C3)		93.7% 93.4% 85.5%		Autobild 2026	Premium	£203 100 Y
4.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		79.8% 86.5% 72.5%		Autobild 2026	Premium	£209 104 Y
5.	Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO		87.2% 91% 78.5%		Autobild 2026	Premium	£178 104 Y
6.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		85.2% 91% 74.1%		Autobild 2026	Premium	£149 104 H + 1
7.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport! Newer model available: Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo		90.7% 89.9% 81.3%		Autobild 2022	Premium	£210 104 Y
8.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%			Premium	£218 104 W
9.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£209 100 Y
10.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		76.8% 79.8% 71.9%			Premium	£176 100 Y
11.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%		AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£165 104 Y
12.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£169 100 Y + 1
13.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%			Premium	£189 100 W + 3
14.	Michelin e.Primacy		68.1% 81.9% 89.4%			Premium	£190 104 H
15.	Pirelli P7 Cinturato! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2		84.1%			Premium

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