275/40 R18 - Best premium summer tyres 2025 | TheTyreLab.com

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275/40 R18 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 91%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 84%

7. Continental SportContact 6 83%

8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 81%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 91%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 82%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 81%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 78%

6. Continental SportContact 6 77%

7. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

9. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Continental SportContact 6 91%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 87%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

9. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental SportContact 6 89%

2. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 85%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 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. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

10. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 68%

Costs

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 89%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

5. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 72%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

7. Continental SportContact 6 70%

8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 67%

9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

10. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

275/40 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 5		84% 87.4% 73.7%			Premium	£214 103 Y
2.	Hankook Ventus Evo		86.9%			Premium	£174 103 Y
3.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		84.4% 89.8% 89.4%			Premium	£207 103 Y
4.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4		85.1% 79.2% 76.4%			Premium	£228 103 H + 1
5.	Pirelli P ZERO lx.					Premium	£269 103 Y
6.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport		90.7% 89.9% 81.3%			Premium	£228 103 Y
7.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£202 103 Y
8.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%			Premium	£171 103 Y
9.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		80.8% 76.3% 74.3%			Premium	£268 103 Y + 3
10.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5		89.4% 89.3% 79.1%			Premium	£270 103 Y + 1
11.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%			Premium	£226 99 Y + 4
12.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport		80% 68.1% 80.1%			Premium	£228 103 Y + 2

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