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Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Automotorsport 2018

225/45 R17 - 2018

Winner
Tested tyres
11
Automotorsport

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
£171
91 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91W · £17191Y91Y+2
Points total9,4
Wet9,8
Dry9,3
Enviromental impact8,3
Wet
Wet Braking#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Wet Handling Measured#1/11
Wet Safety#1/11
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Lane Change#1/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/11
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/11
2
2
£93
91 Vmytyres.co.uk
Points total8,5
Wet8,5
Dry8,7
Enviromental impact8,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11
Wet Handling Measured#4/11
Wet Safety#4/11
Dry
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Handling Measured#1/11
Dry Lane Change#1/11
Dry Braking#2/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#8/11
Noise Exterior#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/11
3
3
Points total8,5
Wet9,2
Dry7,5
Enviromental impact8,6
Wet
Wet Braking#1/11
Wet Safety#1/11
Aquaplaning Cross#2/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Handling Measured#6/11
Dry
Dry Braking#2/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Lane Change#8/11
Dry Steering Reaction#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#10/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/11
4
4
Points total8,3
Wet8,5
Dry8,6
Enviromental impact5,9
Wet
Wet Handling#1/11
Wet Handling Measured#1/11
Wet Safety#1/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Aquaplaning Cross#11/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/11
Dry
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Lane Change#1/11
Dry Steering Reaction#1/11
Dry Braking#2/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#3/11
Noise Exterior#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/11
5
5
£82
91 Wmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91W · £8391Y91Y+2
Points total8,0
Wet7,6
Dry8,3
Enviromental impact9,4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Safety#5/11
Wet Handling Measured#6/11
Wet Braking#7/11
Dry
Dry Braking#2/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#3/11
Noise Exterior#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
6
6

Nokian zLine

Rating: -
Points total7,8
Wet8,0
Dry7,3
Enviromental impact9,0
7
7

Giti Sport S1

Rating: -
Points total7,2
Wet6,3
Dry7,6
Enviromental impact10
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#8/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Wet Braking#9/11
Wet Handling Measured#10/11
Wet Safety#11/11
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Braking#7/11
Dry Steering Reaction#7/11
Dry Lane Change#11/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#3/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Points total7,1
Wet7,6
Dry7,0
Enviromental impact5,8
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Safety#7/11
Aquaplaning Cross#8/11
Wet Handling Measured#10/11
Dry
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Steering Reaction#6/11
Dry Handling Measured#8/11
Dry Lane Change#8/11
Dry Braking#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#3/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/11
9
9
£65
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Other indexes:
0Y · £1190Y91W+2
Points total7,1
Wet7,1
Dry7,2
Enviromental impact6,9
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Wet Braking#7/11
Wet Safety#7/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Wet Handling Measured#8/11
Dry
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Braking#7/11
Dry Handling Measured#8/11
Dry Lane Change#8/11
Dry Steering Reaction#9/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#3/11
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/11
10
10
£49
91 Ymytyres.co.uk
Points total7,1
Wet7,5
Dry7,2
Enviromental impact4,4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Handling Measured#1/11
Wet Safety#7/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Wet Braking#9/11
Dry
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Steering Reaction#7/11
Dry Handling Measured#8/11
Dry Braking#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#11/11
Points total6,9
Wet6,6
Dry7,7
Enviromental impact5,5
Wet
Wet Safety#7/11
Aquaplaning Cross#8/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Wet Handling Measured#8/11
Wet Braking#9/11
Dry
Dry Lane Change#1/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Braking#7/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/11
Ride Comfort#8/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/11
Above you can see the results of the Automotorsport 2018 225/45 R17 test performed by Automotorsport on a in 2018. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Continental PremiumContact 6, Falken Azenis FK510, Pirelli P ZERO; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Hankook Ventus Evo, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone Turanza T005.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental PremiumContact 7
97% Premium £91 91 V+ 4
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
95% Premium £98 94 Y
3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
91% Premium £113 91 H+ 6
4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91% Premium £82 91 Y+ 3
5. Michelin Primacy 5
90% Premium £97 91 V+ 4
23
6. Hankook Ventus Evo
90% Premium £76 94 Y
7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
89% Premium £83 91 Y+ 6
8. Bridgestone Turanza T005
88% Premium £86 91 V+ 18
9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
87% Premium £84 94 Y+ 1
10. Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO
87% Premium £88 94 Y
11. Kumho Ecsta PS71
83% Upper-middle £88 91 W+ 9
25
12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
80% Premium £90 94 Y
13. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)
78% Upper-middle £62 91 Y+ 1
14. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
78% Premium £82 91 W+ 1
15. Bridgestone Turanza 6
77% Premium £81 91 W+ 6
16. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75% Premium £104 91 V+ 21
17. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
74% Premium £97 91 Y+ 4
22
18. Firestone Roadhawk 2
74% Upper-middle £71 91 Y+ 1
19. Falken Azenis FK520
74% Upper-middle £82 91 Y+ 3
20. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £76 91 + 6
21. Linglong Sport Master
72% Lowcost
22. Toyo Proxes Comfort
71% Upper-middle £90 94
23. Michelin e.Primacy
71% Premium £138 91 V+ 3
9
24. Kumho Ecsta HS52
69% Upper-middle £64 91 W+ 2
25. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
67% Upper-middle £90 91 W+ 2
26. BFGoodrich Advantage
67% Upper-middle £98 91 W+ 3
27. Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2
66% Lowcost
28. Uniroyal RainSport 5
65% Upper-middle £70 91 Y+ 1
29. Fulda SportControl 2
64% Lowcost £67 91 Y+ 3
42
30. Nokian Powerproof 2
64% Upper-middle £93 0 Y+ 1
31. Sava Intensa UHP 2
64% Lowcost £64 91 Y+ 3
32. Nokian PowerProof 1
62% Upper-middle £103 94 Y
33. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
59% Premium £85 94 W
34. Nokian Wetproof
59% Upper-middle
35. Firestone Roadhawk
57% Upper-middle £104 91 Y+ 2
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36. Debica Presto UHP 2
56% Lowcost £63 91 Y+ 3
37. Semperit Speed-Life 3
50% Lowcost £84 91 Y+ 1
38. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
43% Upper-middle
39. Maxxis Premitra HP5
42% Lowcost £67 91 W+ 2
40. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
38% Premium
41. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
30% Lowcost
25
42. Avon ZV7
17% Lowcost £74 91 Y+ 6
43. Matador Hectorra 5
10% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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