Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Automotorsport 2017

Summer

2017

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Tested tyres

10

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

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Highly recommended

£172

100 Y

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100Y · £172

Strengths

Excellent dynamics and performance on wet and dry surfaces. Very precise and predictable without significant weaknesses.

Weaknesses

Minor shortcomings in transverse aquaplaning

2

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Recommended

£136

96 Y

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100Y 100Y · £136

Strengths

Especially in the dry very precise, predictable and safe tires. High precision control. Pleasant driving comfort.

Weaknesses

Minor shortcomings in wet braking and lateral aquaplaning, increased tire noise.

3

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Very easy to implement, comfortable tire. Securely understeering tendency. A largely homogeneous behavior on a high level.

Weaknesses

Weaker cornering in the wet - pronounced understeer

4

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Harmonious, balanced driving characteristics without pronounced strengths and weaknesses. Pleasantly quieter behavior.

Weaknesses

Not too sporty character

5

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Short braking distance and convincingly safe driving on wet roads, high driving comfort

Weaknesses

Slightly slower steering response when changing direction and lane change on drought

6

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Rating: Still recommended

£125

96 W

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96W 96W · £142 96W +2

Strengths

Stable and easy to handle in the wet and dry. Short braking distances on dry, quiet rolling

Weaknesses

Worse braking on wet

7

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport plus

Rating: Still recommended

Strengths

Safe braking and safe longitudinal performance on wet. Precise and sensitive with high grip in corners on dry.

Weaknesses

Deficiencies in the wet cornering and lateral aquaplaning. Deficiencies in dry braking.

8

Vredestein Ultrac Satin

Rating: Still recommended

Strengths

Relatively balanced tire, very easily controlled with safe braking performance

Weaknesses

Not very sporty, rather slow steering response, pronounced understeer, shortcomings in aquaplaning

9

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Still recommended

£118

100 Y

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100Y · £199 100Y · £184 100Y · £157 +2

Strengths

Mainly on dry surfaces, quite active sports tires with immediate steering response and good precision.

Weaknesses

Wet long braking distance, cornering and less understeer.

10

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£129

100 W

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Strengths

The average braking distance on dry road. Predictably understeer in the wet

Weaknesses

Indifferent and imprecise steering on dry. Long braking distances and strong understeer on wet. Very noisy.

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	£131 100 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£164 100 Y
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£130 96 Y +1 More
4	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£139 100 Y
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£129 100 Y
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£185 100 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£151 100 Y +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£133 100 H +6 More

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 86%	86%	Premium	£142 100 W +4 More
10	Premium Hankook iON evo 85%	85%	Premium	£151 100 W
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£156 96 W +1 More
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£149 96 W +4 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£98 100 Y
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£143 96 W +8 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£124 0 Y
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£107 96 Y +3 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£134 100 Y
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£100 100 Y
19	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£130 100 Y
20	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£109 100 W
21	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£120 100
22	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£114 100 W +1 More
23	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 73%	73%	Premium	£144 100 Y +1 More
24	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£116 100 Y

25	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£144 100 W
26	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£139 96 Y +6 More
27	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£147 100 W +1 More
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
29	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£154 100 W
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£104 100 Y
31	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£120 +1 More
32	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£109 100 Y +1 More

33	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£166 100 W +1 More
34	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£129 100 Y +1 More
35	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£91 100 Y +2 More
36	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget
37	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£128 96 W +4 More
38	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£151 100 Y
39	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£129 96 W +9 More
40	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y

41	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£129 100 W
42	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£111 100 Y
43	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£112 100 0
44	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£124 100 Y
45	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£91 100 Y +1 More
46	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£124 96 W +4 More
47	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£233 100 Y
48	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget

49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle
50	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
52	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle	£117 100 Y +1 More
53	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
54	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 2%	2%	Budget

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