Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Automotorsport 2018

Summer

2018

Year

11

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Tested tyres

11

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

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: -

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

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: -

£85

91 W

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91V 91Y · £85 91Y · £123 +1

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

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: -

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

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: -

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

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Rating: -

£79

91 Y

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91W · £79 91W · £114 91Y +2

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

Nokian zLine

Rating: -

Wet8,0

Dry7,3

Enviromental impact9,0

7

Giti Sport S1

Rating: -

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

8

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: -

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

Cooper Zeon CS8

Rating: -

£76

0 Y

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0W 0Y · £76 91W +2

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

Nankang Sportnex AS-2+

Rating: -

£46

91 W

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91Y · £72 94V · £89 94V · £88 +2

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

11

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: -

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

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£77 94 Y +1 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£81 91 W +1 More
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£84 91 Y +4 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£95 94 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£103 94 Y
7	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£84 91 Y +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£81 94 Y

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£127 91 H +6 More
10	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£87 91 Y +18 More
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£89 91 Y +6 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£92 94 Y +1 More
14	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£78 91 W +1 More
15	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£63 91 Y +3 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£94 91 Y +5 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£93 91 Y +9 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£64 0 Y +1 More
19	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£77 91 Y +1 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£80 91 Y +7 More
21	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£99 94 Y +1 More
22	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£102 91 Y +21 More
23	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£68 91 Y +3 More
24	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +2 More
26	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£107 91 Y +5 More
27	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£87 91 V +6 More
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
29	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£111 91 Y +2 More
30	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£69 91 W +2 More
32	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£81 91 Y +3 More

33	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +3 More
34	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£96 94 Y
35	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£86 91
36	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
37	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£54 +6 More
38	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£83 +1 More
39	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£88 91 V +1 More
40	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£87 91 Y +4 More

41	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£98 94 Y
42	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£69 91 Y +2 More
43	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£101 91 W +2 More
44	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£74 91 Y +1 More
45	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£77 91 Y +5 More
46	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
47	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£63 91 Y +3 More
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£80 +5 More

49	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£67 91 Y +3 More
50	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£77 91 W +2 More
51	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£74 91 Y +2 More
52	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£64 91 W +1 More
53	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£99 91 W +4 More
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£82 91 Y +1 More
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£175 94 Y
56	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£62 91 Y +3 More

57	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£71 91 W +2 More
58	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
59	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
60	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
61	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
62	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
63	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
64	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B

65	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
66	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
67	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
68	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£87 91 Y +6 More
69	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
70	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
71	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
72	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£71 94 W +1 More

73	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
74	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
75	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
76	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£62 91 Y +2 More
77	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
78	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
79	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
80	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget

81	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£70 91 Y