Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - ACE 2024

225/45 R17 - 2024

Winner

Continental

Continental PremiumContact 7

Best Value

maxxis

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Test Vehicle

opel Opel Astra

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended

£91
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W · £9391Y · £9394V · £97+1

Points total214

Wet71

Dry123

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

2

2

Vredestein Ultrac

Rating: Highly recommended

£122
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

0 · £122

Points total211

Wet71

Dry120

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Dry Braking#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

3

3

Michelin Primacy 4+

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total204

Wet65

Dry116

Rolling resistance17

Noise6

Wet

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

4

4

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Rating: Highly recommended

£104
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V91V91V+2

Points total202

Wet64

Dry115

Rolling resistance17

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

5

5

GoodYear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Recommended

£82
91 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W · £83

Points total194

Wet60

Dry110

Rolling resistance17

Noise7

6

6

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: Recommended

£81
91 Wtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91W · £10691Y · £8191Y · £93+2

Points total194

Wet61

Dry110

Rolling resistance18

Noise5

Wet

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

7

7

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Recommended

£79
94 Ymytyres.co.uk

Points total190

Wet60

Dry111

Rolling resistance13

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

8

8

Milestone Green Sport GS05

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Points total175

Wet54

Dry100

Rolling resistance14

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/10

9

9

Berlin Tires Summer HP 1

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Points total163

Wet47

Dry92

Rolling resistance16

Noise8

Wet

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Handling Measured#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#8/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Dry Handling Measured#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

10

10

Austone Athena SP-701

Rating: Not recommended

Points total158

Wet47

Dry92

Rolling resistance13

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Handling Measured#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Above you can see the results of the ACE 2024 225/45 R17 test performed by ACE on a Opel Astra in 2024. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental PremiumContact 7 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Vredestein Ultrac, Michelin Primacy 4+, Pirelli Cinturato P7; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone Turanza T005, Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

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