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Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2019

Summer
2019
Year
11
Tyres
Test Vehicle
bmwBMW 5 series
Tested tyres
11

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
Pirelli P ZERO
Pirelli

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Exemplary
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
3
Continental PremiumContact 6
Continental
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
5
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
Vredestein

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: Exemplary
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
7
Nokian Powerproof
Nokian

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Satisfactory
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
9
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Maxxis

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory
£129
100 W
mytyres.co.uk
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
10
Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
Toyo

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory
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
11
Fulda SportControl 2
Fulda

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Satisfactory
£109
100 Y
mytyres.co.uk
+1 More sizes →
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

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.

#NamePrice
1£131
100 Y
2£164
100 Y
3£130
96 Y
+1 More
4£139
100 Y
5£129
100 Y
6£185
100 Y
7£151
100 Y
+1 More
8£133
100 H
+6 More
9£142
100 W
+4 More
10
hankookPremium
Hankook iON evo
85%
£151
100 W
11£156
96 W
+1 More
12£149
96 W
+4 More
13£98
100 Y
14
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS71
78%
£107
96 Y
+3 More
15£134
100 Y
16
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Powerproof 2
78%
£124
0 Y
17
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk 2
75%
£100
100 Y
18£130
100 Y
19
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Comfort
74%
£120
100
20
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta HS52
74%
£109
100 W
21£114
100 W
+1 More
22£144
100 Y
+1 More
23£116
100 Y
24£144
100 W
25£139
96 Y
+6 More
26£118
100 Y
+5 More
27
bfgoodrichUpper-middle
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
£147
100 W
+1 More
28
29£154
100 W
30
uniroyalUpper-middle
Uniroyal RainSport 5
65%
£104
100 Y
31
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Sport 2
64%
£120 +1 More
32£129
100 Y
+1 More
33£166
100 W
+1 More
34£91
100 Y
+2 More
35
36£128
96 W
+4 More
37
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian PowerProof 1
57%
£151
100 Y
38£129
96 W
+9 More
39
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Summer
55%
£110
100 Y
40£129
100 W
41
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk
52%
£111
100 Y
42£112
100 0
43£124
100 Y
44£91
100 Y
+1 More
45
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer HP5
51%
£124
96 W
+4 More
46
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Hakka Black 3
48%
£233
100 Y
47
48
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer UHP
38%
49
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Zeon CS8
28%
50
51
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS91
11%
£117
100 Y
+1 More
52
53

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2017
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2016
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2013
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Malibu
2012
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508
2010
5er-Reihe 2009
5er-Reihe
2009
XK 2009
XK
2009
XF 2008
XF
2008
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