Summer tyre test 235/55 R18 - Autobild 2022

235/55 R18 - 2022

Winner

Goodyear

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

Test Vehicle

vw VW Tiguan

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Rating: Exemplary

£126
100 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

100V · £154

Wet2+

Dry2+

Offroad2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#6/10

Offroad

Offroad Grass#1/10

Offroad Mud#3/10

Offroad Sand#3/10

Offroad Gravel#4/10

Gravel Handling#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#2/10

2

2

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

Rating: Exemplary

£176
104 Wmytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2+

Offroad2+

Wet

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Wet Handling#6/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Offroad

Offroad Grass#1/10

Offroad Gravel#1/10

Offroad Mud#1/10

Offroad Sand#1/10

Gravel Handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

3

3

Falken Azenis FK510 SUV

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2+

Offroad2-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Offroad

Offroad Sand#1/10

Gravel Handling#2/10

Offroad Gravel#2/10

Offroad Grass#7/10

Offroad Mud#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

4

4

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Good

£142
100 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

100V100V · £209100V+2

Wet1-

Dry2+

Offroad2-

Wet

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Wet Handling#6/10

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Offroad

Offroad Grass#1/10

Gravel Handling#2/10

Offroad Sand#3/10

Offroad Mud#6/10

Offroad Gravel#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

5

5

Nexen N fera Sport SUV

Rating: Good

£107
100 Wmytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2

Offroad2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Offroad

Offroad Mud#3/10

Offroad Sand#3/10

Offroad Gravel#4/10

Gravel Handling#6/10

Offroad Grass#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

6

6

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: Good

£104
100 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100V · £155

Wet2

Dry2+

Offroad2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Offroad

Offroad Sand#3/10

Gravel Handling#6/10

Offroad Mud#6/10

Offroad Gravel#8/10

Offroad Grass#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#2/10

7

7

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Good

£119
100 Ytyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

100Y · £135104Y · £124

Wet2

Dry2

Offroad2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Offroad

Gravel Handling#1/10

Offroad Grass#1/10

Offroad Mud#1/10

Offroad Gravel#4/10

Offroad Sand#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Ride Comfort#9/10

8

8

Pirelli Scorpion Verde

Rating: Satisfactory

£162
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100V · £162100V100V · £136+2

Wet2-

Dry2

Offroad2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Wet Handling#6/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#6/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Offroad

Offroad Mud#3/10

Offroad Sand#3/10

Gravel Handling#4/10

Offroad Grass#6/10

Offroad Gravel#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

9

9

General Tire Grabber GT Plus

Rating: Satisfactory

£140
100 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

100V · £115

Wet2-

Dry2-

Offroad2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#2/10

Offroad Sand#3/10

Gravel Handling#6/10

Offroad Mud#6/10

Offroad Grass#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Ride Comfort#9/10

10

10

Imperial EcoSport SUV

Rating: Not recommended

£94
100 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

104W · £97

Wet3-

Dry2-

Offroad2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#9/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Offroad

Offroad Grass#1/10

Offroad Sand#3/10

Offroad Gravel#4/10

Offroad Mud#9/10

Gravel Handling#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#8/10

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2022 235/55 R18 test performed by Autobild on a VW Tiguan in 2022. This test was performed in 235/55 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Offroad, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A, Falken Azenis FK510 SUV, Michelin Primacy 4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Hankook Ventus Evo, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Pirelli P ZERO PZ4.

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