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255/40 R19 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Bridgestone Potenza Sport

/92%

£208

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Kumho Ecsta PS71

/77%

£124

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Best summer tyres in tests
255/40 R19 tyre test
255/40 R19 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

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Runflat MFS

/100%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Low drive-by noise levels

/100%

Rank	Year	Organization	Size	Rating
1	2024	Autobild	235/55 R19	Exemplary
3	2023	Autozeitung	235/35 R19	Highly recommended
2	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	-
1	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	Outstanding
1	2023	ACE	225/45 R18	Test winner
3	2023	Tyre Reviews	225/40 R18	Highly recommended
3	2023	Autobild	225/40 R18	Outstanding
2	2023	SportAuto	225/40 R18	Very good
1	2022	AutoMotorSport	245/45 R19	Outstanding
1	2022	Autobild	245/40 R19	Exemplary
1	2022	Tyre Reviews	225/45 R17	Test winner

£180	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 ( 255/40 R19 100Y XL EVR )		In stock	Free shipping	£180	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£206	255/40R19 100Y XL Goodyear - Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 - Car Tyres - Summer Tyres - Protyre		In stock	Free shipping	£206	Buy protyre

/99%

Fulda SportControl 2

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Low drive-by noise levels
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Exceptional handling on the wet

/84%

Rank	Year	Organization	Size	Rating
7	2024	ADAC	215/55 R17	Satisfactory
18	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	-
10	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	Satisfactory
8	2022	Autobild	225/45 R18	Satisfactory
13	2022	Autobild	215/55 R17	-
10	2022	Autobild	215/55 R17	Good
12	2020	Autobild	245/45 R18	-
10	2020	Autobild	245/45 R18	Good
3	2020	ACE	215/55 R17	Recommended
11	2019	Autobild	245/45 R18	Satisfactory
12	2019	Autobild	225/45 R17	-
6	2019	Autobild	225/45 R17	Exemplary
9	2017	Autobild	225/50 R17	-
6	2017	Autobild	225/50 R17	Exemplary

£168	Fulda SportControl 2 ( 255/40 R19 100Y XL )		In stock	Free shipping	£168	Buy mytyres.co.uk

£197	Fulda SportControl 2 ( 255/40 R19 100Y XL )		In stock	Free shipping	£197	Buy mytyres.co.uk

255/40 R19 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 88%

5. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

6. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 85%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

8. Falken Azenis FK510 83%

9. Nokian Powerproof 82%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

12. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

15. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 93%

2. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 91%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 78%

7. Falken Azenis FK510 78%

8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

9. Nokian Powerproof 77%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

11. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

12. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 74%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 72%

14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. Nokian Powerproof 85%

8. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

10. Falken Azenis FK520 81%

11. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 77%

13. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%

14. Falken Azenis FK510 76%

15. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 92%

2. Falken Azenis FK520 89%

3. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 80%

7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

9. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

10. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

11. Falken Azenis FK510 75%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Nokian Powerproof 73%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%

2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 88%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

6. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

7. Falken Azenis FK510 75%

8. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

9. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 72%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 66%

13. Nokian Powerproof 66%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 49%

15. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 47%

Price

255/40 R19

1. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 £129

2. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £137

3. Firestone Roadhawk £139

4. Falken Azenis FK520 £162

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 £174

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 £175

7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 £180

8. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 £184

9. Nokian Powerproof £202

10. Bridgestone Potenza Sport £208

11. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 £210

12. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 £280

13. Bridgestone Turanza T005 ?%

14. Falken Azenis FK510 ?%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 ?%

255/40 R19 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.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4	85% 78.5% 76.5%			Premium	£210 100 Y + 1
2.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport	90.4% 89.6% 81.3%		Automotorsport 2023	Premium	£208 100 Y + 1
3.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	77.9% 85.3% 64.2%		Tyre Reviews 2022	Premium	£207 100 Y
4.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%			Premium
5.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5	89.4% 89.3% 79.1%			Premium	£280 96 W + 4
6.	Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7	82.5% 90.9% 88.9%		Autobild 2021	Premium
7.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	91.7% 90.4% 77.2%		Autobild 2021	Premium	£175 100 Y
8.	Fulda SportControl 2	77.8% 80.2% 75.1%			Lowcost	£168 100 Y + 1
9.	Michelin Primacy 4				Premium	£165 100 W + 1
10.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£174 100 Y
11.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2	81.6% 77% 74.1%			Premium	£184 100 Y + 1
12.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport	80% 68.3% 80.1%		Tyre Reviews 2022	Premium	£231 100 Y + 1
13.	Kumho Ecsta PS71	80% 74.5% 67.3%		Tyre Reviews 2022	Upper-middle	£124 100 Y
14.	BFGoodrich Advantage	63.2% 74% 81.1%			Upper-middle	£196 100 Y
15.	Continental SportContact 5P		Autobild 2014	Autobild 2015	Premium	£182 100 Y + 1
16.	Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520	82.9% 75.5% 76.2%		Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
17.	Sava Intensa UHP 2	78.1% 86.7% 73.9%			Lowcost	£134 100 Y + 1
18.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%			Upper-middle	£137 100 Y
19.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%			Upper-middle	£139 100 Y
20.	Nokian Powerproof	82.2% 84.7% 77%			Upper-middle	£202 100 Y
21.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	80.5% 67.2% 75.4%			Lowcost	£142 100 Y
22.	Pirelli P ZERO	90.1% 92.2% 74.6%			Premium	£208 96 W + 4
23.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117	85.5%			Premium
24.	Bridgestone Potenza S001	73% 83.9% 61.6%	Autobild 2014		Premium	£179 100 Y + 1
25.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%			Upper-middle
26.	Dunlop Quattromaxx			Autobild 2014	Premium	£192 100 Y
27.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%			Upper-middle
28.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	78.1% 85%			Premium
29.	Kumho Ecsta PS91	64.3% 65.6%			Upper-middle	£126 100 Y
30.	Toyo Proxes Sport A	69.7% 69.2% 73.9%		Tyre Reviews 2022	Upper-middle	£194 100
31.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%			Lowcost
32.	Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6				Premium	£206 96 W + 2
33.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	72% 89.2% 59.1%			Upper-middle
34.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%			Lowcost	£142 100 Y
35.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%			Lowcost
36.	Nokian zLine	82.1%			Upper-middle
37.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	73.2%		Sportscars 2016	Upper-middle
38.	Michelin Pilot Sport 3! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 4				Premium	£205 100 Y + 2
39.	BFGoodrich G-Grip				Upper-middle
40.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM				Lowcost
41.	Giti Sport S1	65.8% 86.3%			Lowcost

Did you know ...?

255/40 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 51 tyre models available, which can be compared to 175/70 R14, 175/65 R15, 215/75 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 102 mm. The wheel diameter is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2157.02 mm, which is very similar to 255/45 R18(2157.33 mm), 255/35 R20(2156.7 mm), 215/65 R16(2154.82 mm), 225/45 R19(2152.31 mm), 295/30 R20(2151.99 mm), 235/60 R16(2162.67 mm), 295/35 R19(2164.87 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 255/40 R19: V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 96, 100. You can find 255/40 R19 on 18 car models - mainly Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen.

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255/40 R19 is found on 18 vehicles:

Vanquish

Q3
A6
A8
A7

5er-Reihe
6er-Reihe

CTS

Mustang

Q60

Daimler
XJ

S-Klasse
CL-Klasse

370Z

Tiguan
Phaeton

S90/V90

£191	Pilot Sport 5 XL	In stock	Free shipping	£191	Buy tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
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£201	Michelin Pilot Sport 5 ( 255/40 ZR19 (100Y) XL )	In stock	Free shipping	£201	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£229	255/40R19 100Y XL Michelin Pilot Sport 5 255/40R19 100Y XL \| Protyre - Car Tyres	In stock	Free shipping	£229	Buy protyre

255/40 R19 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

Speed index

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Max. price

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Continental SportContact 7

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Firestone Roadhawk 2

Falken Azenis FK520

Pirelli P Zero PZ4

Fulda SportControl 2

255/40 R19 tyre test

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255/40 R19 tyre ranking based on test results

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Rank	Year	Organization	Size	Rating
1	2024	Autobild	265/35 R19	Exemplary
1	2023	Autobild	225/40 R18	Outstanding
1	2023	SportAuto	225/40 R18	Outstanding
1	2023	Autozeitung	235/35 R19	Test winner
1	2023	Gute-Fahrt	235/35 R19	Outstanding
1	2023	Automotorsport	255/45 R20	Very good
1	2022	Sportauto	235/35 R19	Outstanding
2	2022	Autobild	245/40 R19	Exemplary
1	2022	Tyre Reviews	255/35 R19	Test winner

£167	SportContact 7 XL	In stock	Free shipping	£167	Buy tyres.pneus.online.uk
£167	SportContact 7 XL	In stock	Free shipping	£167	Buy tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
£169	Continental SportContact 7 ( 255/40 ZR19 (100Y) XL EVc )	In stock	Free shipping	£169	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£202	255/40R19 100Y XL Continental - SportContact 7 - 255/40R19 100Y XL - Car Tyres - Premium Tyres - SUV Tyres - Excellent Wet and Dry Handling Tyres - Pr	In stock	Free shipping	£202	Buy protyre

Rank	Year	Organization	Size	Rating
2	2024	Sport Auto	215/40 R18	Very good
2	2023	Tyre Reviews	225/40 R18	Highly recommended
3	2023	Autobild	225/40 R18	Outstanding
2	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	Outstanding
3	2023	ACE	225/45 R18	Highly recommended
6	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	-
5	2023	Autozeitung	235/35 R19	Highly recommended
1	2022	Tyre Reviews	225/45 R17	Test winner

£210	Pirelli P Zero PZ4 SC Run Flat ( 255/40 R19 100Y XL *, runflat )		In stock	Free shipping	£210	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£211	255/40R19 100Y XL Pirelli - P Zero PZ4 - Car Tyres - - Low Noise Tyres - Protyre		In stock	Free shipping	£211	Buy protyre

£174	P Zero PZ4 Sports Car XL (*)	In stock	Free shipping	£174	Buy tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
£174	P Zero PZ4 Sports Car XL (*)	In stock	Free shipping	£174	Buy tyres.pneus.online.uk
£193	Pirelli P Zero PZ4 SC ( 255/40 R19 100Y XL I* )	In stock	Free shipping	£193	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£202	255/40R19 100Y XL Pirelli - P Zero PZ4 - Car Tyres - - Low Noise Tyres - Protyre	In stock	Free shipping	£202	Buy protyre

£207	Pilot Sport 4 S XL FSL	In stock	Free shipping	£207	Buy tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
£207	Pilot Sport 4 S XL FSL	In stock	Free shipping	£207	Buy tyres.pneus.online.uk
£270	Michelin Pilot Sport 4S ( 255/40 ZR19 (100Y) XL )	In stock	Free shipping	£270	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£273	255/40R19 100Y XL Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 255/40R19 100Y XL \| Protyre - Car Tyres	In stock	Free shipping	£273	Buy protyre

Rank	Year	Organization	Size	Rating
3	2024	Autobild	205/55 R16	Exemplary
10	2024	Autobild	205/55 R16	-
6	2024	ADAC	215/55 R17	Satisfactory
6	2024	ACE	225/45 R17	Recommended
9	2024	Autozeitung	225/45 R17	Recommended for economical driving
4	2024	Automotorsport	235/55 R18	Good
5	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	Good
16	2023	Autobild	225/45 R18	-
2	2023	Autobild	225/65 R17	Exemplary

£171	Bridgestone Turanza 6 ( 255/40 R19 100Y XL Enliten / EV )		In stock	Free shipping	£171	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£193	255/40R19 100Y XL Bridgestone Turanza 6 255/40R19 100Y XL \| Protyre - Car Tyres		In stock	Free shipping	£193	Buy protyre

£162	Falken - Azenis FK520 - Car Tyres - Excellent Wet and Dry Handling Tyres - Protyre		In stock	Free shipping	£162	Buy protyre
£166	Falken AZENIS FK520 ( 255/40 ZR19 (100Y) XL NBLK )		In stock	Free shipping	£166	Buy mytyres.co.uk

255/40 R19 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

Speed index

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Continental SportContact 7

255/40 R19 100 Y Price from: 167GBP

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

255/40 R19 100 Y XL Price from: 180GBP

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

255/40 R19 100 Y mfs XL Price from: 191GBP

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

255/40 R19 100 Y AC72dBPrice from: 208GBP

255/40 R19 100 Y Price from: 180GBP

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

255/40 R19 100 Y runflat *Price from: 210GBP

255/40 R19 100 Y mfs XL Price from: 174GBP

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

255/40 R19 100 Y Price from: 159GBP

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

255/40 R19 100 Y BE71dBPrice from: 207GBP

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

255/40 R19 100 Y AC73dBPrice from: 174GBP

Bridgestone Turanza 6

255/40 R19 100 Y Price from: 171GBP

Firestone Roadhawk 2

255/40 R19 100 Y XL Enliten / EVPrice from: 165GBP

Falken Azenis FK520

255/40 R19 100 Y Price from: 162GBP

Pirelli P Zero PZ4

255/40 R19 100 Y runflat *Price from: 210GBP

255/40 R19 100 Y mfs XL Price from: 174GBP

Fulda SportControl 2

255/40 R19 100 Y BC70dBPrice from: 168GBP

255/40 R19 100 Y AC69dBPrice from: 197GBP

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255/40 R19 tyre ranking based on test results

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