Summer tyre test 245/35 R19 - Autobild 2018

245/35 R19 - 2018

Winner

Continental

Continental SportContact 6

Tested tyres

6

1

1

Continental SportContact 6

Rating: Exemplary (test winner)

£188
93 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

93Y · £18893Y · £18593Y+2

Wet2+

Dry1-

The sporty-universal tire achieves the best performance and greatly tranfers power to the road. It is characterized by precise steering and sporty dynamic handling on both wet and dry.

Average rolling resistance

2

2

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2+

Korean premium tire with exemplary driving characteristics, precise steering response and good feedback, short dry and wet braking distance, low rolling resistance, very good price / performance ratio

Slightly higher noise level

2

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: Exemplary

£314
89 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

93Y · £20493Y93Y · £202+2

Wet2

Dry2+

Sport-dynamic handling, precise driving behavior and good feedback; Balanced wet performance, exemplary short wet and dry braking tracks, good ride comfort

High price

4

4

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2-

Premium sporty tyre with dynamic wet driving characteristics, short braking distance on both dry and wet roads, low price.

Moderate lack of adhesion on dry, lower comfort.

5

5

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Recommended

Wet2-

Dry3+

Good safety reserves in aquaplaning, quiet rolling, low price

Moderate lack of grip and understeer on wet and dry, delayed steering response and longer braking distance.

6

6

Nankang Noble Sport NS-20

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4

Dry3-

Convincing resistance to aquaplaning, low price.

Unbalanced tire with dangerously long wet and dry braking, unbalanced wet behavior

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2018 245/35 R19 test performed by Autobild on a in 2018. This test was performed in 245/35 R19, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Continental SportContact 6 is the best of 6 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Positive features, Neagative features, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117, Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, Falken Azenis FK510; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Turanza T005, Bridgestone Potenza Sport, Kumho Ecsta PS71.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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