Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2020

Summer

2020

Year

20

Tyres

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 6

Best Value

Apollo Aspire XP

Test Vehicle

BMW 5 series

Tested tyres

20

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry1-

Running costs1

Wet

Wet Handling#3/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Side Guide#7/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#2/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Price Value Ratio#1/16

Rolling Resistance#4/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

2

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Exemplary

£119

100 Y

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100Y · £128 100Y · £159

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs1

Wet

Wet Handling#1/16

Wet Side Guide#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Braking#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#3/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/16

Mileage#2/16

Rolling Resistance#4/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Exemplary

£170

100 Y

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100Y · £170

Wet1-

Dry1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Side Guide#7/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Handling#2/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Rolling Resistance#10/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

4

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Wet Side Guide#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#8/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Rolling Resistance#16/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#10/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

5

Apollo Aspire XP

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Wet Side Guide#11/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Braking#6/16

Dry Handling#10/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/16

Mileage#6/16

Price Value Ratio#6/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

6

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Exemplary

£99

96 Y

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100W · £118 100Y · £99 100Y · £109

Wet2

Dry1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Side Guide#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Dry

Dry Braking#10/16

Dry Handling#13/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#11/16

Mileage#13/16

Rolling Resistance#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Ride Comfort#10/16

7

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs1-

Wet

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Wet Side Guide#13/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/16

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#14/16

Dry Handling#16/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/16

Rolling Resistance#1/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#3/16

8

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Side Guide#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#3/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#6/16

Mileage#7/16

Rolling Resistance#7/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

9

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Wet Side Guide#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Braking#8/16

Dry

Dry Braking#6/16

Dry Handling#8/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#6/16

Mileage#7/16

Rolling Resistance#7/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#10/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

10

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Good

£102

100 Y

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100Y

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Wet Side Guide#11/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/16

Dry

Dry Braking#6/16

Dry Handling#10/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/16

Mileage#7/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#1/16

11

Bridgestone Potenza S001

Rating: Good

Wet1

Dry2+

Running costs3+

12

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Satisfactory

£116

100 Y

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100Y · £129

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Braking#5/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Side Guide#7/16

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Dry

Dry Handling#3/16

Dry Braking#10/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#6/16

Rolling Resistance#10/16

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Ride Comfort#10/16

13

Laufenn S Fit EQ

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#5/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Side Guide#7/16

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Dry

Dry Handling#3/16

Dry Braking#10/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#6/16

Rolling Resistance#10/16

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Ride Comfort#10/16

14

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs2

15

Kleber Dynaxer UHP

Rating: Satisfactory

£155

100 W

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100Y · £155

Wet3+

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Aquaplaning Cross#15/16

Wet Side Guide#15/16

Dry

Dry Braking#6/16

Dry Handling#13/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Rolling Resistance#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Ride Comfort#10/16

16

Uniroyal Rainsport 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2-

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Wet Side Guide#15/16

Wet Handling#16/16

Dry

Dry Handling#13/16

Dry Braking#14/16

Economy

Mileage#3/16

Price Value Ratio#4/16

Rolling Resistance#4/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Ride Comfort#10/16

17

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£128

96 Y

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100Y · £131 100Y · £148 100Y · £128

Wet1

Dry2

Running costs3-

18

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£137

100 Y

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Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs3-

Wet

Wet Side Guide#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Handling#3/16

Dry Braking#10/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

19

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs3-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/16

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Wet Side Guide#13/16

Dry

Dry Handling#10/16

Dry Braking#14/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#2/16

20

Zeetex HP2000 VFM

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2-

Dry2-

Running costs3+

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	£137 100 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£111 100 Y
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£137 96 Y +1 More
4	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£114 100 W
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£163 100 Y
6	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£148 100 W
7	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£133 100 Y
8	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£144 100 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£129 100 Y
10	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£132 100 W +3 More
11	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£133 100 H +6 More
12	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
13	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£134 96 W +8 More
14	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£129 100 Y
15	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£136 96 W +4 More
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£107 100 Y +1 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£148 100 Y +1 More
18	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£155 96 W +1 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£135 0 Y
20	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
21	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£116 100 Y
22	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£133 100 Y +1 More
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£132 96 Y +6 More
24	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£129 100
26	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£125 100 Y
27	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
28	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£129 96 W +9 More
29	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
31	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£120 100 W
32	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£156 100 Y

33	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£131 100 W
34	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£197 100 W
35	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£124 +1 More
36	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
37	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£131 100 W +1 More
38	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£126 100 W
39	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£124 100 Y
40	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£107 100 Y

41	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
42	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£141 100 Y +1 More
43	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£121 96 W +4 More
44	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£110 100 Y +4 More
45	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£98 100 Y +2 More
46	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£118 96 W +4 More
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£99 100 0
48	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£102 100 Y

49	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£219 100 Y
50	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£97 100 Y +2 More
51	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£135 100 W
52	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
53	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£161 100 Y
54	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
55	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
56	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle

57	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£123 100 Y +1 More
58	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
59	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
60	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
61	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
62	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
63	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget

65	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£97 100 Y
66	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
67	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
68	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
69	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
70	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
71	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£57 100 Y
72	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£107 +1 More

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