Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - ACE 2018

235/45 R18 - 2018

Winner

Falken

Falken Azenis FK510

Tested tyres

11

1

1

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Recommended

Points total150

Wet66

Dry46

Rolling resistance16

Noise9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Aquaplaning Cross#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11

Wet Circle Cornering#9/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Braking#9/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

2

2

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Recommended

£125
98 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98Y · £15998Y · £14298Y

Points total149

Wet67

Dry44

Rolling resistance14

Noise9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Braking#3/11

Wet Circle Cornering#4/11

Dry

Dry Handling#5/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/11

3

3

Nokian zLine

Rating: Recommended

Points total149

Wet63

Dry47

Rolling resistance18

Noise7

Wet

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11

Wet Braking#3/11

Wet Circle Cornering#4/11

Aquaplaning Cross#7/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Braking#4/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/11

4

4

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Recommended

Points total146

Wet65

Dry46

Rolling resistance15

Noise9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Aquaplaning Cross#2/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11

Wet Circle Cornering#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#6/11

Dry

Dry Braking#4/11

Dry Handling#7/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/11

5

5

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Recommended

£146
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V94V94Y · £168+2

Points total145

Wet63

Dry48

Rolling resistance18

Noise7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11

Wet Braking#3/11

Aquaplaning Cross#9/11

Dry

Dry Braking#2/11

Dry Handling#7/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/11

6

6

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Recommended

£119
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Points total142

Wet57

Dry45

Rolling resistance16

Noise7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#6/11

Aquaplaning Cross#7/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Wet Braking#8/11

Wet Handling#10/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Braking#3/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

7

7

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Recommended

Points total141

Wet58

Dry50

Rolling resistance16

Noise8

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/11

Wet Handling Measured#1/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Aquaplaning Cross#9/11

Wet Braking#11/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#5/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

8

8

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Rating: Recommended

Points total139

Wet59

Dry45

Rolling resistance17

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Circle Cornering#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#6/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Wet Braking#7/11

Dry

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#7/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/11

9

9

Michelin Primacy 3

Rating: Recommended

Points total136

Wet57

Dry45

Rolling resistance17

Noise8

Wet

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Braking#6/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Aquaplaning Cross#9/11

Wet Circle Cornering#9/11

Wet Handling Measured#10/11

Dry

Dry Braking#4/11

Dry Handling#7/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/11

10

10

Semperit Speed-Life 2

Rating: Recommended

Points total135

Wet55

Dry39

Rolling resistance20

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11

Wet Braking#9/11

Wet Circle Cornering#9/11

Wet Handling Measured#10/11

Wet Handling#11/11

Dry

Dry Braking#9/11

Dry Handling#11/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

11

11

Vredestein Ultrac Satin

Rating: Recommended

Points total134

Wet57

Dry43

Rolling resistance15

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Circle Cornering#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#6/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Wet Braking#9/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Braking#11/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/11

Above you can see the results of the ACE 2018 235/45 R18 test performed by ACE on a in 2018. This test was performed in 235/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Falken Azenis FK510 is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Kumho Ecsta PS71, Nokian zLine, Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 5, Hankook ION Evo, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2.

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