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255/55 R18 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

/97%

£168

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Recommended: Price/value

Falken Azenis FK510 SUV

/79%

£140

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Today's discount (16.05):
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 255/55 R18 109 W 92%
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Best summer tyres in tests
255/55 R18 tyre test
255/55 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

/97%

Tested 3x in 2024, 5x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/65 R17
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Turanza T005

3. Continental PremiumContact 6

/87%

Tested 2x in 2024, 36x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20

Pluses:

Short braking distance on wet roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on dry roads
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads

Minuses:

check the prices for Continental PremiumContact 6

255/55 R18 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. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

4. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 86%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 80%

8. Kumho Ecsta PS71 80%

9. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

10. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 77%

11. Apollo Aspire XP 76%

12. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

13. Pirelli Scorpion Verde 73%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 73%

15. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 93%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 90%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

4. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 86%

5. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 82%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 79%

8. Apollo Aspire XP 79%

9. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

11. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

12. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

13. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

14. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 72%

15. Pirelli Scorpion Verde 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

3. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

4. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 86%

5. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 86%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. Apollo Aspire XP 84%

8. Falken Azenis FK520 81%

9. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 80%

10. Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%

11. Pirelli Scorpion Verde 78%

12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 77%

13. Kumho Ecsta PS71 75%

14. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

15. Semperit Speed-Life 3 67%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 96%

2. Falken Azenis FK520 89%

3. Apollo Aspire XP 88%

4. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 88%

5. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

6. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 80%

8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

9. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

10. Pirelli Scorpion Verde 75%

11. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 74%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

15. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 84%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 83%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%

4. Pirelli Scorpion Verde 81%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 78%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

7. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

8. Bridgestone Turanza 6 74%

9. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

10. Apollo Aspire XP 72%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

12. Kumho Ecsta PS71 70%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 66%

14. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 65%

15. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 63%

Price

255/55 R18

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £114

2. Semperit Speed-Life 3 £117

3. Falken Azenis FK520 £124

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 £130

5. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV £131

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 £141

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 £147

8. Continental PremiumContact 6 £158

9. Bridgestone Turanza 6 £162

10. Pirelli Scorpion Verde £212

11. Apollo Aspire XP ?%

12. Firestone Roadhawk ?%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 ?%

14. Vredestein Ultrac Satin ?%

15. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti ?%

255/55 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.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	90.8% 87.8% 79.5%	Autobild 2020	Automotorsport 2023	Premium	£168 109 Y
2.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A	84.4% 86.8% 89.7%			Premium	£124 109 W + 1
3.	Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV	85.6% 85.6% 92.6%			Premium	£131 109 V
4.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%			Premium	£147 109 V
5.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7	86% 92.3% 80.7%		Automotorsport 2023	Premium	£158 109 Y
6.	Falken Azenis FK510 SUV	85.7%			Upper-middle	£140 105 W + 2
7.	Continental SportContact 5 SUV	92%	Autobild 2014		Premium	£148 105 W + 4
8.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%			Upper-middle	£165 109 W + 1
9.	Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport	70.9% 80.5% 74.3%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle	£160 0 V + 3
10.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 SUV	82.2%	Autobild 2020		Premium	£134 109 Y
11.	General Tire Grabber GT Plus	70.2% 64.5%			Lowcost	£131 0 Y
12.	GoodYear Efficientgrip SUV! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV	82.6%			Premium
13.	Semperit Speed-Life 2 SUV	73.5%			Lowcost
14.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV	80%	Autobild 2020		Premium	£190 109 Y + 1
15.	Toyo Proxes T1 Sport SUV	84.9% 85.5%			Upper-middle
16.	Dunlop Quattromaxx		Autobild 2014		Premium
17.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM SUV	74.1%	Autobild 2020		Lowcost	£132 109 Y
18.	Pirelli Scorpion VERDE	73% 77.9% 74.9%	Autobild 2020		Premium	£212 105 W + 5
19.	GoodYear Wrangler AT Adventure				Premium	£173 109 H + 1
20.	Nokian Powerproof SUV	74.4%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle
21.	Kumho Crugen HP91	88.8%			Upper-middle
22.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	73.2%		Sportscars 2016	Upper-middle	£158 109 Y
23.	Continental CrossContact UHP				Premium	£178 105 W + 4
24.	Nokian zLine SUV				Upper-middle
25.	BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO2				Upper-middle	£230 109 R
26.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV K117A				Premium	£132 105 W + 4
27.	Michelin Latitude Tour HP	68.8%			Premium	£205 105 V + 5
28.	Bridgestone Dueler H/P Sport	70.5%			Premium	£168 109 Y + 4
29.	Giti Sport S1	65.8% 86.3%			Lowcost

Did you know ...?

255/55 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 76 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/70 R14, 215/55 R16, 215/50 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 140.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2317.55 mm, which is very similar to 255/50 R19(2317.24 mm), 255/60 R17(2317.87 mm), 255/65 R16(2318.18 mm), 255/45 R20(2316.92 mm), 255/40 R21(2316.61 mm), 255/70 R15(2318.5 mm), 235/65 R17(2316.3 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 255/55 R18: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 98, 105, 109. You can find 255/55 R18 on 10 car models - mainly Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, Audi, BMW, Porsche.

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255/55 R18 is found on 10 vehicles:

Q7

X5

Discovery
Range Rover Sport

R-Klasse
GLE
M-Klasse

Cayenne

Tribeca

Touareg

255/55 R18 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

Falken Azenis FK510 SUV

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

3. Continental PremiumContact 6

255/55 R18 tyre test

255/55 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

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