255/40 R23 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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P Zero Pz4

8.6

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Expert summary

The P Zero range is with us for a long time, also being a favorite choice for car manufacturers as first equipment. It’s a good, well balanced and enjoyable tyre. It tends to get quite a few mid-life updates so make sure you get the latest one.

Performance

Wet circle cornering

95%

Wet handling

89%

Dry handling

72%

+3

Wet braking

63%

Aquaplaning - cross

53%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

46%

Test results

2025245/35 R19#3(Exemplary)

2025225/45 R18#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#20(-)

2023235/35 R19#2(Very good -)

2023225/40 R18#3(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R18#3(-)

2023235/35 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/40 R18#5(Very good)

2023225/45 R18#5(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (1)

255/40 R23 104 Y

A B 71dB

£444

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£444

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£554

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255/40 R23 tyre test

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255/40 R23 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 0 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. 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 R23, which means it fits to a 23 inch/584.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2476.2 mm, which is very similar to 255/55 R20(2477.15 mm), 275/65 R17(2479.66 mm), 285/40 R22(2471.81 mm), 285/45 R21(2481.54 mm), 315/40 R21(2467.41 mm), 275/55 R19(2466.46 mm), 275/70 R16(2486.26 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 255/40 R23: Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 104.