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275/40 R18 - Best allround tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Continental AllSeasonContact 2
ContinentalPremium
AllSeasonContact 2
ADAC'26#1AUTOMOTORSPORT'26#1AVD'26#1
8.8
Price from£227
Expert summary
We had high expectations of the new all season Continental and it certainly didn't disappoint. It leans a bit towards mileage, which is a great strategy considering all season tyres are not usually used for sporty driving.
Recommended
#12
2026
theTyre Lab.comRecommended#12 Allround tires 2026
Performance
Wet side guide
100%
Snow cornering
89%
Dry handling - objective
89%
+24
Price/value
45%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
42%
Wet safety
0%
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275/40 R18 103 Y XL EVc
B B 72dB
£227
mytyres.co.uk
mytyres.co.uk
£227
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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
£233
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Maxxis Premitra AS AP3
MaxxisBudget
Premitra AS AP3
AVD'26#10TYREREVIEWS'25#5AUTOBILD'25#8
7.4
Price from£159
Expert summary
The Maxxis Premitra AS AP3 is a budget all-season tyre carrying both the 3PMSF snowflake symbol and the M+S marking. It has appeared in 13 independent tests in our database and is available in a very wide range of sizes, with 232 dimensions listed. Most sizes carry EU label class B for wet grip, while fuel efficiency labels are mainly classes D and C.
Performance
Aquaplaning - cross
80%
Dry braking
69%
Dry handling - objective
64%
+14
Wear
27%
Mileage
24%
Snow handling - objective
13%
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275/40 R18 103 W XL£159
tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
£159
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Hankook Kinergy 4S
HankookUpper-middle
Kinergy 4S
AUTOBILD'25#12
5.6
Price from£276
Performance
Dry braking
75%
Aquaplaning - cross
75%
Ice braking
75%
+11
Snow traction
13%
Snow handling
0%
Fuel efficiency
0%
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275/40 R18 103 Y
B D 73dB
£276
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£276
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275/40 R18 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Nexen N Blue 4 Season 2
65%
2. Continental AllSeasonContact 2
65%
3. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3
59%

Wet

1. Continental AllSeasonContact 2
71%
2. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3
56%
3. Nexen N Blue 4 Season 2
44%

Snow

1. Continental AllSeasonContact 2
74%
2. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3
44%
3. Nexen N Blue 4 Season 2
36%

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Customer reviews

67 customer reviews for tyres in this size
Continental AllSeasonContact 2 3.9/5 (50) Hankook Kinergy 4S 3.3/5 (17)

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Did you know ...?

275/40 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for allround 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 (275mm), which means the sidewall height has 110 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 2127.49 mm, which is very similar to 245/45 R18(2129.06 mm), 225/60 R16(2124.97 mm), 245/40 R19(2131.88 mm), 285/30 R20(2133.14 mm), 225/55 R17(2134.08 mm), 275/35 R19(2120.89 mm), 195/70 R16(2134.4 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for allround tyres in 275/40 R18: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 103.

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