Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2019
245/45 R18 - 2019
Winner
Pirelli
Best Value
hankook
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
11
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
Wet1-
Dry1-
Wet
Wet Braking#1/11
Wet Circle Cornering#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#2/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/11
Wet1-
Dry2+
Wet
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#2/11
Wet Handling#2/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11
Dry
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Braking#6/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#10/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/11
Wet2+
Dry2+
Wet
Wet Braking#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Wet Circle Cornering#4/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/11
Dry
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Braking#6/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#11/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11
Wet2
Dry2+
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Braking#4/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Circle Cornering#5/11
Dry
Dry Handling#5/11
Dry Braking#8/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/11
Wet2
Dry2+
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Wet Braking#5/11
Wet Handling#5/11
Dry
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Braking#3/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#10/11
Wet2-
Dry2
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Wet Braking#6/11
Wet Circle Cornering#6/11
Wet Handling#6/11
Dry
Dry Braking#8/11
Dry Handling#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/11
Wet3+
Dry2+
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#6/11
Wet Braking#7/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11
Dry
Dry Braking#5/11
Dry Handling#7/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/11
Wet3+
Dry2
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/11
Wet Handling#9/11
Wet Braking#10/11
Wet Circle Cornering#11/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#11/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Wet3+
Dry2
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/11
Wet Circle Cornering#6/11
Wet Handling#7/11
Wet Braking#9/11
Dry
Dry Braking#2/11
Dry Handling#8/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/11
Wet3+
Dry2
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11
Wet Circle Cornering#6/11
Wet Braking#11/11
Wet Handling#11/11
Dry
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Braking#11/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#11/11
Wet3+
Dry2-
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#6/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Wet Handling#10/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/11
Dry
Dry Braking#10/11
Dry Handling#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/11
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 245/45 R18 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 5 series in 2019. This test was performed in 245/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Pirelli P ZERO is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Continental PremiumContact 6, Michelin Pilot Sport 4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli P ZERO lx., Hankook iON evo, Michelin Primacy 5.
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. | Continental SportContact 7 | 100% | Premium | £137 100 Y | |
| 2. | Continental Premiumcontact 7 | 97% | Premium | £136 96 Y+ 1 | |
| 3. | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | 95% | Premium | £153 100 Y | |
| 4. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | 91% | Premium | £133 100 H+ 6 | |
| 5. | Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | 91% | Premium | ||
| 6. | Pirelli P ZERO lx. | 91% | Premium | £137 100 W+ 4 | |
| 7. | Hankook iON evo | 90% | Premium | £142 100 W | |
| 8. | Michelin Primacy 5 | 90% | Premium | £147 96 W+ 1 | |
| 9. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 | 89% | Premium | £145 96 W+ 4 | |
| 10. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 87% | Premium | £124 100 Y+ 1 | |
| 11. | Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO | 87% | Premium | £134 100 Y | |
| 12. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | 83% | Upper-middle | £136 96 Y+ 3 | |
| 13. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | 80% | Premium | £130 100 Y | |
| 14. | Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) | 78% | Upper-middle | £99 100 Y | |
| 15. | Bridgestone Turanza 6 | 77% | Premium | £123 100 Y | |
| 16. | Firestone Firehawk Sport | 76% | Upper-middle | £115 100 Y | |
| 17. | Michelin Primacy 4+ | 76% | Premium | £239 100 W | |
| 18. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | 75% | Premium | £141 96 Y+ 6 | |
| 19. | Firestone Roadhawk 2 | 74% | Upper-middle | £106 100 Y | |
| 20. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | 74% | Premium | £122 100 Y+ 5 | |
| 21. | Linglong Sport Master | 72% | Lowcost | ||
| 22. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport | 72% | Premium | ||
| 23. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | 72% | Premium | £130 100 W+ 1 | |
| 24. | Toyo Proxes Comfort | 71% | Upper-middle | £120 100 | |
| 25. | Michelin e.Primacy | 71% | Premium | £156 100 W | |
| 26. | Kumho Ecsta HS52 | 69% | Upper-middle | £113 100 W | |
| 27. | BFGoodrich Advantage | 67% | Upper-middle | £161 100 W+ 1 | |
| 28. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN | 67% | Upper-middle | £155 100 W+ 1 | |
| 29. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | 65% | Upper-middle | £110 100 Y | |
| 30. | Nokian Powerproof 2 | 64% | Upper-middle | £150 0 Y | |
| 31. | Sava Intensa UHP 2 | 64% | Lowcost | £92 100 Y+ 2 | |
| 32. | Nokian PowerProof 1 | 62% | Upper-middle | £157 100 Y | |
| 33. | Yokohama Advan Sport V107 | 59% | Upper-middle | £128 100 Y+ 1 | |
| 34. | Firestone Roadhawk | 57% | Upper-middle | £123 100 Y | |
| 35. | Debica Presto UHP 2 | 56% | Lowcost | £91 100 Y+ 1 | |
| 36. | Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 | 52% | Lowcost | ||
| 37. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | 50% | Lowcost | £126 100 Y | |
| 38. | Kleber Dynaxer UHP | 43% | Upper-middle | £186 100 W+ 1 | |
| 39. | Cooper Zeon CS8 | 33% | Upper-middle | ||
| 40. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | 30% | Lowcost | ||
| 41. | Kumho Ecsta PS91 | 16% | Upper-middle | £218 100 Y+ 1 | |
| 42. | Matador Hectorra 5 | 10% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
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