Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2020

225/40 R18 - 2020

Winner

Continental

Continental PremiumContact 6

Best Value

maxxis

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Test Vehicle

volkswagen Volkswagen Golf

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Good

£96
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Other indexes:

92W92Y · £9692Y · £129

Wet1,7

Dry2,4

Noise3,6

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#12/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise#16/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

2

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Good

£104
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Other indexes:

92Y · £10492Y · £12392Y · £121+1

Wet2,0

Dry1,9

Noise2,9

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise#4/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

3

3

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Good

£99
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Other indexes:

92Y92Y · £99

Wet2,3

Dry1,7

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Dry Braking#3/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise#9/16

Noise Exterior#12/16

4

4

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Good

£82
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Wet2,2

Dry2,0

Noise2,8

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Handling#5/16

Wet Braking#8/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#13/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Exterior#3/16

Noise Interior#3/16

5

5

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

£67
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Other indexes:

92Y · £7292Y · £78

Wet2,6

Dry2,2

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/16

Noise#9/16

Noise Interior#11/16

6

6

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£70
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Other indexes:

92Y

Wet2,7

Dry1,8

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Wet Braking#11/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Dry Braking#9/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#1/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/16

Noise#9/16

Noise Interior#11/16

7

7

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,7

Dry2,5

Noise2,9

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,4

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#10/16

Dry Braking#11/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#13/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise#4/16

Noise Interior#6/16

8

8

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,4

Dry2,9

Noise3,0

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Braking#8/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Dry

Dry Braking#11/16

Dry Safety#15/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise#8/16

9

9

Bridgestone Potenza S001

Rating: Satisfactory

£95
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Other indexes:

88Y · £17292Y · £13292Y+2

Wet3,0

Dry1,7

Noise3,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Dry Braking#3/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Noise#15/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Noise Interior#15/16

10

10

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Satisfactory

£101
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Other indexes:

92Y · £12592Y · £10292Y

Wet2,3

Dry2,4

Noise3,3

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#12/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#11/16

Noise#13/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

11

11

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,4

Dry2,4

Noise2,8

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Dry

Dry Braking#9/16

Dry Safety#12/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

12

12

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Satisfactory

£120
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Other indexes:

92W · £12092W92Y

Wet1,8

Dry1,3

Noise2,9

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#3/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Mileage#13/16

Fuel Efficiency#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise#4/16

Noise Interior#6/16

13

13

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,8

Dry2,0

Noise2,9

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Braking#11/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Dry Braking#16/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise#4/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

14

14

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Satisfactory

£92
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Other indexes:

92Y · £92

Wet3,1

Dry2,0

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Dry Braking#11/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#3/16

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/16

Noise#14/16

Noise Interior#15/16

15

15

Cooper Zeon CS Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry2,0

Noise3,2

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Dry Braking#11/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/16

Noise Interior#11/16

Noise#12/16

16

16

Rotalla SETULA S-PACE RU01

Rating: Sufficient

Wet3,6

Dry2,9

Noise2,8

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,6

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2020 225/40 R18 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Golf in 2020. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental PremiumContact 6 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Noise, Wear, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Pilot Sport 4, GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Maxxis Victra Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli P ZERO PZ4, Hankook Ventus evo, Michelin Primacy 5.

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