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Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - ACE 2026

Summer Wet and dry tests conducted at the Hakka Ring test facility of Nokian Tyres in Spain; tyres purchased anonymously in retail.
2026
Year
10
Tyres
VW Golf
Test Vehicle
vwVW Golf
Tested tyres
10

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Results

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

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo posts the shortest dry braking distance at 32.85 m, with Continental and Michelin close behind. Nexen N'Fera Sport SU2 is last at 34.73 m — a gap of under 1.9 m, making this the tightest spread of any braking discipline in the test. All ten tyres are within a very narrow range on dry.

1
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Michelin

Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

Rating: Highly recommended
Wet68
Dry53
Enviromental impact20
Rolling resistance15
Noise5
Wet
Wet Handling#2/10
Wet Braking#4/10
Aquaplaning Cross#5/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10
Dry
Dry Handling#1/10
Dry Lane Change#2/10
Dry Braking#3/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/10
2
Continental SportContact 7
Continental

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended
£88
92 Y
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Wet65
Dry54
Enviromental impact21
Rolling resistance15
Noise6
Wet
Wet Braking#1/10
Wet Handling#4/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10
Aquaplaning Cross#10/10
Dry
Dry Handling#1/10
Dry Braking#2/10
Dry Lane Change#2/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/10
3
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
Bridgestone

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

Rating: Highly recommended
£87
92 Y
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Wet66
Dry55
Enviromental impact17
Rolling resistance13
Noise4
Wet
Wet Braking#1/10
Wet Handling#4/10
Aquaplaning Cross#8/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10
Dry
Dry Braking#1/10
Dry Lane Change#2/10
Dry Handling#4/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/10
4
Falken Azenis FK520
Falken

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Highly recommended
Wet62
Dry52
Enviromental impact21
Rolling resistance15
Noise6
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10
Wet Braking#8/10
Wet Handling#9/10
Dry
Dry Lane Change#2/10
Dry Braking#3/10
Dry Handling#4/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/10
5
Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)
Pirelli

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

Rating: Recommended
Wet60
Dry54
Enviromental impact19
Rolling resistance14
Noise5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10
Wet Braking#9/10
Wet Handling#10/10
Dry
Dry Handling#1/10
Dry Lane Change#1/10
Dry Braking#3/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/10
6
Nokian Powerproof 2
Nokian

Nokian Powerproof 2

Rating: Recommended
£91
0 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Wet63
Dry47
Enviromental impact22
Rolling resistance16
Noise6
Wet
Wet Handling#2/10
Aquaplaning Cross#5/10
Wet Braking#5/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10
Dry
Dry Braking#6/10
Dry Handling#7/10
Dry Lane Change#10/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/10
7
Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)
Kumho

Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)

Rating: Recommended
Wet62
Dry49
Enviromental impact20
Rolling resistance15
Noise5
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10
Aquaplaning Cross#7/10
Wet Braking#7/10
Wet Handling#7/10
Dry
Dry Lane Change#2/10
Dry Braking#6/10
Dry Handling#7/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/10
Wet65
Dry49
Enviromental impact15
Rolling resistance11
Noise4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10
Wet Braking#6/10
Wet Handling#7/10
Dry
Dry Handling#4/10
Dry Braking#8/10
Dry Lane Change#8/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/10
8
Linglong Sport Master
Linglong

Linglong Sport Master

Rating: Recommended
Wet68
Dry44
Enviromental impact17
Rolling resistance11
Noise6
Wet
Wet Handling#1/10
Wet Braking#3/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10
Aquaplaning Cross#8/10
Dry
Dry Lane Change#2/10
Dry Braking#8/10
Dry Handling#9/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/10
10
Nexen

Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

Rating: Recommended
Wet63
Dry42
Enviromental impact23
Rolling resistance16
Noise7
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/10
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10
Wet Handling#4/10
Wet Braking#10/10
Dry
Dry Lane Change#8/10
Dry Handling#9/10
Dry Braking#10/10
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/10
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/10

Detailed results

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.

#NamePrice
1£78 +2 More
2£89
92 Y
3£152
92 Y
4£107
92 Y
5£83
92 Y
+1 More
6£121
92 Y
+1 More
7£106
92 V
+8 More
8
hankookPremium
Hankook ION Evo
85%
£96
92 Y
9£97
92 Y
+4 More
10£99
92 Y
11£89
92 Y
+14 More
12£92
92 Y
+1 More
13
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS71
78%
£78
88 Y
+3 More
14£82
92 Y
+1 More
15
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk 2
75%
£72
92 Y
16£77
92 Y
+1 More
17
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Comfort
74%
£77
92
+1 More
18£80
92 Y
19£85
92 Y
+2 More
20£171
92 Y
+1 More
21£90
92 W
+3 More
22£115
92 Y
23£119
92 Y
+2 More
24£84
92 Y
25
bfgoodrichUpper-middle
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
£115
92 W
+1 More
26
uniroyalUpper-middle
Uniroyal RainSport 5
65%
£72
92 Y
27
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Sport 2
64%
£105 +1 More
28£77
92 Y
+1 More
29£104
92 W
+2 More
30£81
92 Y
31£69
92 Y
+1 More
32£89
88 Y
+2 More
33
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian PowerProof 1
57%
£130
92 Y
34£91
92 Y
+7 More
35
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Summer
55%
£72
92 Y
36
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk
52%
37£84
92 0
38
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer HP5
51%
£92 +2 More
39£68
92 Y
+1 More
40£85
92 Y
41
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Hakka Black 3
48%
£180
92 Y
42
43
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer UHP
38%
44
45£83
92 W
46
47
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Zeon CS8
28%
£88
0 W
+2 More
48
49
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS91
11%
50

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A3
2020
Clubman 2019
Clubman
2019
Camry 2019
Camry
2019
Corolla 2019
Corolla
2019
Impreza 2018
Impreza
2018
2er-Reihe 2017
2er-Reihe
2017
Tipo 2016
Tipo
2016
Veloster 2015
Veloster
2015
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