Summer tyre test 245/35 R19 - Autobild 2018

Summer

2018

Year

6

Tyres

Winner

Continental SportContact 6

Tested tyres

6

Price vs Quality

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental SportContact 6

Rating: Exemplary (test winner)

£169

93 Y

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93Y · £172 93Y · £182 93Y +2

Wet2+

Dry1-

Strengths

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.

Weaknesses

Average rolling resistance

2

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Exemplary

£151

117

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117 · £151 117Y · £162

Wet2

Dry2+

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

Slightly higher noise level

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: Exemplary

£198

89 Y

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93Y · £199 93Y · £216 93Y +2

Wet2

Dry2+

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

High price

4

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2-

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

Moderate lack of adhesion on dry, lower comfort.

5

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Recommended

Wet2-

Dry3+

Strengths

Good safety reserves in aquaplaning, quiet rolling, low price

Weaknesses

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

6

Nankang Noble Sport NS-20

Rating: Not recommended

£76

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93W

Wet4

Dry3-

Strengths

Convincing resistance to aquaplaning, low price.

Weaknesses

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

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental SportContact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£178 93 Y +1 More
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£140 93 Y +3 More
3	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£197 93 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£148 93 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£191 93 Y
6	Premium Pirelli P Zero R 90%	90%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£173 93 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£181 93 Y +2 More

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£183 93 Y +8 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£127 93 Y +1 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£190 93 Y +2 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£176 93 Y
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£135 93 Y
14	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 76%	76%	Premium	£155 93 y +1 More
15	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£165 93 Y
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£131 93 Y

17	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£143 93 Y
18	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 73%	73%	Premium	£172 93 Y +1 More
19	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 72%	72%	Budget
20	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 71%	71%	Premium	£192 93 Y +5 More
21	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£126 93 Y
23	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£137 93 Y +1 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£139 +1 More

25	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£138 93 Y +1 More
26	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 62%	62%	Premium	£141 93 Y
27	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£147 107
28	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£125 93 Y +1 More
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£146 93 Y
30	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 61%	61%	Budget	£131 93 Y
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£154 93 Y

33	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£143 93 Y
34	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle
35	B Ceat SportDrive 54%	54%	B
36	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£168 93 Y
37	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£145 93 Y
38	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 48%	48%	Premium	£173 93 Y
39	Budget Petlas Velox Sport PT 741 37%	37%	Budget
40	Budget Delinte DS2 33%	33%	Budget

41	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 29%	29%	B
42	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
43	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget
44	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 9%	9%	Budget
46	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
47	B Event Potentem UHP 3%	3%	B
48	Budget Tomason Sportrace 1%	1%	Budget

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