Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

225/45 R17 - 2019

Winner

Michelin

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Best Value

falken

Falken Azenis FK510

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 1

Tested tyres

20

1

1

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Exemplary

£171
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W · £17191Y91Y+2

Wet1

Dry1

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#4/20

Dry

Dry Handling#2/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

2

2

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#2/20

Wet Handling#5/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Dry

Dry Handling#8/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

3

3

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Dry

Dry Handling#4/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Mileage#9/20

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

4

4

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Exemplary

£90
94 Ytyres.pneus.online.uk

Wet2+

Dry1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Wet Handling#11/20

Dry

Dry Handling#3/20

Economy

Mileage#7/20

Price Value Ratio#8/20

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

5

5

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Exemplary

£93
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W91Y · £9391Y · £126+1

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs1

Wet

Wet Handling#10/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#10/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Mileage#3/20

Rolling Resistance#3/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

6

6

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Exemplary

£67
91 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91Y94Y · £7094Y · £114

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Mileage#12/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/20

7

7

Nokian WetProof

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#2/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#19/20

Dry

Dry Handling#11/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Mileage#13/20

Price Value Ratio#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

8

8

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#14/20

Rolling Resistance#16/20

Price Value Ratio#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#18/20

9

9

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Good

£64
91 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91Y94Y · £6494Y

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Wet Handling#15/20

Dry

Dry Handling#8/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Mileage#4/20

Rolling Resistance#9/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

10

10

Apollo Aspire XP

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Wet Handling#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/20

Dry

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#8/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/20

11

11

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good

£78
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W · £16291W · £8891W · £115+2

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Handling#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#18/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#20/20

12

12

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/20

Mileage#11/20

Rolling Resistance#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/20

13

13

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£97
91 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91Y94W · £12394Y · £102+1

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#16/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#6/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Rolling Resistance#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

14

14

Yokohama Advan Fleva V701

Rating: Satisfactory

£85
94 Wmytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Wet Handling#16/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Mileage#14/20

Price Value Ratio#17/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/20

15

15

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Handling#8/20

Dry

Dry Handling#11/20

Economy

Mileage#18/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/20

16

16

Kleber Dynaxer UHP

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#19/20

Aquaplaning Cross#20/20

Wet Handling#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#18/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

17

17

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory

£67
91 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W94W · £67

Wet2-

Dry2-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Wet Circle Cornering#17/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#15/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/20

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#16/20

18

18

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: Satisfactory

£104
91 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W94W

Wet3+

Dry2-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Wet Circle Cornering#19/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#20/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#16/20

19

19

Kenda KR41 Emera A1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Dry

Dry Handling#16/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#16/20

Rolling Resistance#16/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

20

20

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Satisfactory

£88
91 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W · £8891W · £10391W+2

Wet2

Dry2-

Running costs3-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Wet Handling#11/20

Dry

Dry Handling#11/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#19/20

Rolling Resistance#19/20

Mileage#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#19/20

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 225/45 R17 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 1 in 2019. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Falken Azenis FK510, Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 5, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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