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Summer tyre test 235/55 R18 - Automotorsport 2024

235/55 R18 - 2024

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
seat Seat Tarraco
Tested tyres
8
Automotorsport

Results

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Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Test winner
£134
100 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk
Other indexes:
104Y · £156
    Wet
    Wet Braking#1/8
    Wet Handling#1/8
    Wet Handling Measured#1/8
    Wet Side Guide#1/8
    Aquaplaning Cross#3/8
    Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8
    Dry
    Dry Braking#1/8
    Dry Handling#1/8
    Dry Handling Measured#1/8
    Dry Lane Change#1/8
    Dry Steering Reaction#1/8
    Comfort
    Noise Exterior#8/8
    Economy
    Rolling Resistance#7/8
    2
    2

    Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

    Rating: Very good
    £144
    104 Wtyres.pneus.online.uk
      Wet
      Wet Braking#2/8
      Wet Handling#2/8
      Wet Side Guide#2/8
      Wet Handling Measured#3/8
      Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8
      Aquaplaning Cross#7/8
      Dry
      Dry Steering Reaction#1/8
      Dry Braking#2/8
      Dry Handling Measured#2/8
      Dry Handling#4/8
      Dry Lane Change#7/8
      Comfort
      Noise Exterior#2/8
      Economy
      Rolling Resistance#3/8
      3
      3

      Vredestein ULTRAC

      Rating: Very good
      £172
      0 mytyres.co.uk
        Wet
        Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8
        Aquaplaning Cross#2/8
        Wet Braking#2/8
        Wet Handling#2/8
        Wet Handling Measured#2/8
        Wet Side Guide#4/8
        Dry
        Dry Braking#2/8
        Dry Handling#4/8
        Dry Lane Change#5/8
        Dry Steering Reaction#5/8
        Dry Handling Measured#8/8
        Comfort
        Noise Exterior#2/8
        Economy
        Rolling Resistance#3/8
        4
        4

        Bridgestone Turanza 6

        Rating: Good
        £124
        100 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk
          Wet
          Aquaplaning Cross#3/8
          Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8
          Wet Braking#4/8
          Wet Handling#5/8
          Wet Handling Measured#5/8
          Wet Side Guide#7/8
          Dry
          Dry Handling#2/8
          Dry Lane Change#3/8
          Dry Handling Measured#4/8
          Dry Steering Reaction#5/8
          Dry Braking#6/8
          Comfort
          Noise Exterior#4/8
          Economy
          Rolling Resistance#1/8
          5
          5

          Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2 SUV

          Rating: Good
            Wet
            Aquaplaning Cross#1/8
            Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8
            Wet Side Guide#4/8
            Wet Braking#5/8
            Wet Handling#5/8
            Wet Handling Measured#5/8
            Dry
            Dry Lane Change#3/8
            Dry Handling#4/8
            Dry Handling Measured#4/8
            Dry Braking#6/8
            Dry Steering Reaction#7/8
            Comfort
            Noise Exterior#1/8
            Economy
            Rolling Resistance#3/8
            6
            6

            Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

            Rating: Good
              Wet
              Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8
              Wet Side Guide#2/8
              Aquaplaning Cross#3/8
              Wet Handling Measured#3/8
              Wet Handling#4/8
              Wet Braking#7/8
              Dry
              Dry Lane Change#1/8
              Dry Handling#2/8
              Dry Steering Reaction#3/8
              Dry Handling Measured#4/8
              Dry Braking#6/8
              Comfort
              Noise Exterior#4/8
              Economy
              Rolling Resistance#8/8
              7
              7

              Falken Azenis FK520

              Rating: Good
              £130
              104 Ymytyres.co.uk
                Wet
                Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8
                Aquaplaning Cross#3/8
                Wet Side Guide#4/8
                Wet Braking#5/8
                Wet Handling Measured#5/8
                Wet Handling#7/8
                Dry
                Dry Braking#2/8
                Dry Handling Measured#2/8
                Dry Lane Change#5/8
                Dry Handling#7/8
                Dry Steering Reaction#8/8
                Comfort
                Noise Exterior#4/8
                Economy
                Rolling Resistance#6/8
                8
                8

                Michelin Primacy 4+

                Rating: Good
                £231
                104 Vmytyres.co.uk
                  Wet
                  Wet Handling Measured#5/8
                  Aquaplaning Cross#7/8
                  Wet Braking#7/8
                  Wet Handling#7/8
                  Wet Side Guide#7/8
                  Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8
                  Dry
                  Dry Braking#2/8
                  Dry Steering Reaction#3/8
                  Dry Handling Measured#4/8
                  Dry Lane Change#7/8
                  Dry Handling#8/8
                  Comfort
                  Noise Exterior#4/8
                  Economy
                  Rolling Resistance#1/8
                  Above you can see the results of the Automotorsport 2024 235/55 R18 test performed by Automotorsport on a Seat Tarraco in 2024. This test was performed in 235/55 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Continental PremiumContact 7 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A, Vredestein ULTRAC, Bridgestone Turanza 6; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli CINTURATO (C3), Michelin Primacy 5, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2.

                  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 UltraContact NXT
                  		95% Premium £167 104 W+ 1
                  2. Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV
                  		92% Premium £129 100 V+ 1
                  3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
                  		91% Premium £133 100 H+ 4
                  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
                  		91% Premium £122 100 V+ 1
                  5. Hankook Ventus Evo
                  		90% Premium £115 100 V
                  21
                  6. Pirelli CINTURATO (C3)
                  		90% Premium
                  7. Michelin Primacy 5
                  		90% Premium £145 100 V+ 1
                  8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
                  		89% Premium £140 104 T
                  9. Bridgestone Turanza T005
                  		88% Premium £112 100 V+ 10
                  10. Kumho Solus HA31
                  		78% Upper-middle
                  11. Hankook Ih61 Ion St As Suv
                  		77% Premium £139 100 V
                  19
                  12. Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx
                  		77% Premium £155 100 V
                  13. Continental PremiumContact 6
                  		76% Premium
                  14. Firestone Roadhawk 2
                  		74% Upper-middle £119 100 V
                  15. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
                  		72% Premium £137 41 IKAIO+ 3
                  16. Toyo Proxes Comfort
                  		71% Upper-middle £145 100 + 1
                  17. Uniroyal RainSport 5
                  		65% Upper-middle £110 100 H+ 1
                  20
                  18. Nokian Powerproof 2
                  		64% Upper-middle £139 0 V
                  19. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV
                  		64% Upper-middle £116 100 V+ 1
                  20. Toyo Proxes Sport 2
                  		63% Upper-middle £136 104 Y
                  21. Falken ZIEX ZE320
                  		62% Upper-middle £121 104 V
                  22. Firestone Roadhawk
                  		57% Upper-middle
                  23. Semperit Speed-Life 3
                  		50% Lowcost £120 100 V
                  3
                  24. Pirelli Scorpion Elect
                  		43% Premium £137 100 H
                  25. General Tire Grabber GT Plus
                  		43% Lowcost £110 100 H+ 1
                  26. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
                  		26% Upper-middle £144 0 H+ 4
                  27. Tomket Sport
                  		12% Lowcost
                  #NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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