Summer tyre test 235/55 R18 - Automotorsport 2024

Summer

2024

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 7

Best Value

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

Test Vehicle

Seat Tarraco

Tested tyres

8

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

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Test winner

£130

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

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104Y · £154

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

Summary

2

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

Rating: Very good

£142

104 W

mytyres.co.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

Summary

3

Vredestein ULTRAC

Rating: Very good

£170

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

Summary

4

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: Good

£125

100 V

tyres.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

Summary

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

Summary

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

Summary

7

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Good

£129

mytyres.co.uk

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104Y · £129

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

Summary

8

Michelin Primacy 4+

Rating: Good

£238

104 V

mytyres.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

Summary

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 UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£164 104 W +1 More
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 98%	98%	Premium	£133 100 V
3	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 92%	92%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 92%	92%	Premium	£127 100 V +1 More
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£133 100 H +4 More
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 89%	89%	Premium	£142 104 T
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£106 100 V +10 More

9	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£144 100 V +1 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£129 100 V
11	Upper-middle Kumho Solus HA31 78%	78%	Upper-middle
12	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£160 100 V
13	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 77%	77%	Premium	£144 100 V
14	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£138 0 V
15	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 76%	76%	Premium	£157 100 H +3 More
16	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£140 100 +1 More

17	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£132 41 IKAIO +3 More
18	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£117 104 V
19	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£110 100 H +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£135 +1 More
22	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£97 100 V +1 More
23	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£149 100 0 +4 More
24	Budget Maxxis Victra Sport 6 57%	57%	Budget	£159

25	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
26	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£119 100 V
27	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£136 100 V +3 More
28	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 45%	45%	Premium	£123 100 V
29	Premium Pirelli Scorpion Elect 43%	43%	Premium	£129 100 H
30	Budget General Tire Grabber GT Plus 43%	43%	Budget	£143 100 H +1 More
31	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 37%	37%	Upper-middle	£145 0 H +4 More
32	Budget Avon ZX7 25%	25%	Budget	£156 100 H +1 More

33	Budget Tomket Sport 7%	7%	Budget

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