Summer tyre test 245/45 R19 - AutoMotorSport 2022

Summer

2022

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Best Value

Nexen N Fera Sport

Test Vehicle

Audi A6

Tested tyres

10

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

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Outstanding

£161

102 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

102Y · £236 102Y · £165

Wet8,6

Dry9,7

Enviromental impact8,0

Wet

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Wet Side Guide#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/10

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

2

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Very good

£180

102 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

102Y 102Y · £204 102Y +1

Wet9,0

Dry8,4

Enviromental impact9,4

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Wet Side Guide#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Steering Reaction#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

3

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Very good

£135

102 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

102Y · £135

Wet8,5

Dry8,0

Enviromental impact6,3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Side Guide#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Dry Steering Reaction#9/10

Dry Handling Measured#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/10

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

4

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Very good

£179

98 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

102V 102Y · £179 102Y · £190 +2

Wet7,8

Dry8,4

Enviromental impact7,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Wet Side Guide#9/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

5

Nexen N Fera Sport

Rating: Good

£151

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

102Y · £151

Wet8,2

Dry7,9

Enviromental impact6,5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Side Guide#3/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Dry

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Steering Reaction#5/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

6

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Good

Wet7,6

Dry8,0

Enviromental impact7,3

Wet

Wet Side Guide#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

7

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Good

£206

102 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

102Y · £213 102Y 102Y · £228 +2

Wet7,2

Dry8,3

Enviromental impact8,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Side Guide#9/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

8

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Good

Wet7,5

Dry7,0

Enviromental impact6,3

Wet

Wet Side Guide#3/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Dry Lane Change#10/10

Dry Steering Reaction#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/10

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

9

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet7,0

Dry7,6

Enviromental impact7,6

Wet

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Side Guide#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Steering Reaction#5/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

10

GT radial Sport Active 2

Rating: Sufficient

Wet6,7

Dry7,0

Enviromental impact7,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Side Guide#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Steering Reaction#5/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

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	£181 102 Y +3 More
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£177 102 H +1 More
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£183 98 W +1 More
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£220 102 Y
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£179 102 Y
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£198 102 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£181 102 Y
8	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£199 102 Y +1 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£177 102 Y
10	Premium Pirelli P ZERO All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£208 102 Y
11	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 86%	86%	Premium
12	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£181 102 H +8 More
13	Premium Hankook ION Evo 85%	85%	Premium	£179 102 Y +2 More
14	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 84%	84%	Budget
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£201 102 V +2 More
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£134 102 Y +1 More

17	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 82%	82%	Upper-middle	£171 0 Y +1 More
18	Nexen N'fera Sport 80%	80%		£135 98 W +2 More
19	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£166 102 Y +2 More
20	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£139 98 W +3 More
21	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 77%	77%	Premium	£154 102 W
22	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£197 98 Y
23	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£145 102 Y
24	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£132 +2 More

25	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£156 102 Y
26	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 73%	73%	Premium	£184 102 V
27	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 72%	72%	Budget
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
29	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£196 +4 More
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£133 102 Y
31	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£134 102 Y
32	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£142 +1 More

33	Budget Fulda Sportcontrol 2 63%	63%	Budget
34	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£141 98 Y
35	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 62%	62%	Premium	£157 102 Y
36	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£154 98 W +3 More
37	Budget Sava Intensa Uhp 2 61%	61%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£156 98 Y +1 More
39	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£172 102 Y
40	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£195 98 Y

41	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£137 102 Y
42	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£170 102 Y
44	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£285 102 Y +1 More
45	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 47%	47%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 37%	37%	Upper-middle	£183 0 Y +1 More
47	Budget Delinte DS2 33%	33%	Budget
48	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-

49	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 29%	29%	B
50	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget	£184 102 Y
51	Budget Avon ZX7 25%	25%	Budget	£169 102 Y
52	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 17%	17%	Budget
53	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle	£180 102 Y
54	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 9%	9%	Budget
55	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
56	Budget Infinity Ecomax 6%	6%	Budget

57	B Event Potentem UHP 3%	3%	B
58	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 2%	2%	Budget
59	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£92 102 Y
60	Budget Tomason Sportrace 1%	1%	Budget

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