Summer tyre test 225/45 R18 - AutoMotorSport 2020

225/45 R18 - 2020

Winner

GoodYear

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Best Value

maxxis

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 3 series

Tested tyres

11

1

1

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Very good

£123
91 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91Y · £14391Y · £13295Y · £149+2

Wet9,4

Dry9,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise10

Comfort10

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Side Guide#2/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Handling Measured#6/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#1/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/11

2

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Very good

£155
91 Wtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91W95W · £15595Y · £159+2

Wet9,1

Dry9,3

Rolling resistance7

Noise8

Comfort9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Wet Handling Measured#1/11

Wet Braking#2/11

Wet Side Guide#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#2/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Steering Reaction#4/11

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/11

Noise Exterior#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/11

3

3

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Very good

£134
95 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95V · £14195Y · £13495Y · £162+2

Wet8,1

Dry9,1

Rolling resistance7

Noise6

Comfort7

Wet

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Side Guide#2/11

Wet Braking#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#4/11

Aquaplaning Cross#6/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Braking#3/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/11

Ride Comfort#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/11

4

4

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Very good

Wet8,2

Dry8,5

Rolling resistance6

Noise8

Comfort9

Wet

Wet Side Guide#1/11

Wet Braking#3/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#4/11

Aquaplaning Cross#6/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/11

Dry Braking#3/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Lane Change#5/11

Dry Steering Reaction#8/11

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/11

Noise Exterior#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/11

5

5

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Good

£118
95 Ymytyres.co.uk

Wet7,8

Dry8,5

Rolling resistance6

Noise8

Comfort8

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Side Guide#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Wet Braking#5/11

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/11

Dry Braking#3/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Lane Change#5/11

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/11

Ride Comfort#5/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/11

6

6

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good

£108
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W91W · £15691W · £127+2

Wet7,1

Dry8,3

Rolling resistance10

Noise6

Comfort8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11

Wet Side Guide#6/11

Wet Braking#8/11

Dry

Dry Braking#3/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Lane Change#5/11

Dry Handling Measured#6/11

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/11

Noise Exterior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

7

7

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Good

Wet6,8

Dry7,8

Rolling resistance8

Noise6

Comfort6

Wet

Wet Braking#5/11

Wet Side Guide#6/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Wet Handling#8/11

Aquaplaning Cross#10/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11

Dry

Dry Braking#3/11

Dry Lane Change#5/11

Dry Handling Measured#6/11

Dry Handling#9/11

Dry Steering Reaction#10/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/11

Ride Comfort#11/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/11

8

8

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Good

Wet6,7

Dry7,6

Rolling resistance7

Noise7

Comfort7

Wet

Wet Braking#5/11

Aquaplaning Cross#6/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11

Wet Handling#8/11

Wet Handling Measured#8/11

Wet Side Guide#8/11

Dry

Dry Lane Change#5/11

Dry Handling Measured#6/11

Dry Steering Reaction#8/11

Dry Braking#9/11

Dry Handling#9/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/11

Ride Comfort#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/11

9

9

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

£84
95 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95Y · £84

Wet5,8

Dry8,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise10

Comfort10

Wet

Wet Braking#8/11

Wet Side Guide#8/11

Aquaplaning Cross#10/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11

Wet Handling#10/11

Wet Handling Measured#10/11

Dry

Dry Braking#3/11

Dry Lane Change#5/11

Dry Handling Measured#6/11

Dry Handling#9/11

Dry Steering Reaction#10/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#1/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/11

10

10

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet5,5

Dry8,1

Rolling resistance7

Noise9

Comfort8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Wet Braking#8/11

Wet Handling Measured#8/11

Wet Side Guide#10/11

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Handling Measured#6/11

Dry Braking#10/11

Dry Lane Change#11/11

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/11

Noise Exterior#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/11

11

11

Giti Sport S1

Rating: Sufficient

Wet5,5

Dry8,1

Rolling resistance7

Noise9

Comfort8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11

Wet Handling#10/11

Wet Handling Measured#10/11

Wet Side Guide#10/11

Wet Braking#11/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#2/11

Dry Steering Reaction#4/11

Dry Braking#10/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/11

Ride Comfort#5/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/11

Above you can see the results of the AutoMotorSport 2020 225/45 R18 test performed by AutoMotorSport on a BMW 3 series in 2020. This test was performed in 225/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Pilot Sport 4, Continental PremiumContact 6, Pirelli P ZERO; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli P ZERO PZ4, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, Hankook iON evo.

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