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Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - ACE 2024

225/45 R17 - 2024

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
10
ACE

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended
£91
91 Vmytyres.co.uk
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
£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
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.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
95% Premium £98 94 Y
2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91% Premium £82 91 Y+ 3
3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
91% Premium £113 91 H+ 6
4. Hankook Ventus Evo
90% Premium £76 94 Y
5. Michelin Primacy 5
90% Premium £97 91 V+ 4
13
6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
89% Premium £83 91 Y+ 6
7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
88% Premium £86 91 V+ 18
8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
87% Premium £84 94 Y+ 1
9. Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO
87% Premium £88 94 Y
10. Kumho Ecsta PS71
83% Upper-middle £88 91 W+ 9
11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
80% Premium £90 94 Y
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12. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)
78% Upper-middle £62 91 Y+ 1
13. Continental PremiumContact 6
76% Premium £93 91 V+ 4
14. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
74% Premium £97 91 Y+ 4
15. Firestone Roadhawk 2
74% Upper-middle £71 91 Y+ 1
16. Falken Azenis FK520
74% Upper-middle £82 91 Y+ 3
17. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £76 91 + 6
9
18. Linglong Sport Master
72% Lowcost
19. Toyo Proxes Comfort
71% Upper-middle £90 94
20. Michelin e.Primacy
71% Premium £138 91 V+ 3
21. Kumho Ecsta HS52
69% Upper-middle £64 91 W+ 2
22. BFGoodrich Advantage
67% Upper-middle £98 91 W+ 3
23. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
67% Upper-middle £90 91 W+ 2
7
24. Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2
66% Lowcost
25. Uniroyal RainSport 5
65% Upper-middle £70 91 Y+ 1
26. Fulda SportControl 2
64% Lowcost £67 91 Y+ 3
27. Sava Intensa UHP 2
64% Lowcost £64 91 Y+ 3
28. Nokian Powerproof 2
64% Upper-middle £93 0 Y+ 1
29. Nokian PowerProof 1
62% Upper-middle £103 94 Y
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30. Nokian Wetproof
59% Upper-middle
31. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
59% Premium £85 94 W
32. Firestone Roadhawk
57% Upper-middle £104 91 Y+ 2
33. Debica Presto UHP 2
56% Lowcost £63 91 Y+ 3
34. Semperit Speed-Life 3
50% Lowcost £84 91 Y+ 1
35. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
43% Upper-middle
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36. Maxxis Premitra HP5
42% Lowcost £67 91 W+ 2
37. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
38% Premium
38. Cooper Zeon CS8
33% Upper-middle £65 0 W+ 7
39. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
30% Lowcost
40. Avon ZV7
17% Lowcost £74 91 Y+ 6
41. Matador Hectorra 5
10% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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