Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - Autozeitung 2026

Summer Testing was conducted at the Goodyear proving ground near Mireval in southern France, featuring secured tracks with special test surfaces including artificial irrigation for wet testing.

2026

Year

10

Tyres

Audi A5 TFSI with 150 PS (110 kW), S tronic transmission, front-wheel drive. Accelerates 0–100 km/h in 9.8 seconds, top speed 216 km/h.

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 7

Best Value

Continental PremiumContact 7

Test Vehicle

Audi A5

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

Continental shortest at 32.8 m from 100 km/h, followed by Pirelli (33.0 m) and Goodyear (33.2 m). West Lake longest at 35.7 m. Field described as pleasantly close together.

1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended

£144

98 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Points total282

Wet147

Dry135

Continental dominates at 53.2 m from 100 km/h. Goodyear 56.2 m, Pirelli 56.4 m. Budget tyres dangerously long: Laufenn 65.3 m, Westlake 64.2 m, Tercelo 63.0 m — over 30 km/h residual speed where Continental already stopped.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 95%	95%	Premium	£166 98 Y
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 95%	95%	Premium	£150 98 Y
3	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£160 94 Y +7 More
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 90%	90%	Premium	£150 98 W +2 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 89%	89%	Premium	£155 94 W +3 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£147 94 W +7 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£151 98 Y
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£95 98 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 83%	83%	Premium	£151 98 Y
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£123 98 Y +3 More
11	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£162 98 V
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 77%	77%	Premium	£143 94 W +2 More
13	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 76%	76%	Premium	£138 94 V +7 More
14	Budget Linglong Sport Master 76%	76%	Budget
15	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£101 98 Y
16	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 75%	75%	Premium	£138 94 V +3 More

17	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%	74%	Premium	£142 98 Y +1 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£144 0 Y +1 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 72%	72%	Premium	£131 98 V +3 More
20	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 72%	72%	Premium	£136 98 Y
21	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£129 98
22	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 71%	71%	Premium	£149 98 W +1 More
23	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£116 98 W +1 More
24	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£138 98 W +2 More

25	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£114 98 Y
26	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£116 98 Y +1 More
27	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 63%	63%	Budget	£105 98 Y +1 More
28	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£123 98 W +1 More
29	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£129 98 Y
30	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£143 98 Y
31	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£115 98 Y
32	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£106 98 Y +1 More

33	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£108 98 Y
34	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 43%	43%	Upper-middle	£157 98 W +1 More
35	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 42%	42%	Budget	£119 98 W
36	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 33%	33%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
38	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget

Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - Autozeitung 2026

Price vs Quality

Results

Detailed results

Aquaplaning - cross

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Wet braking

Wet circle cornering

Wet handling

Wet safety

Dry braking

Dry handling

Safety

Dry steering response

Comfort

Exterior noise

Mileage

Rolling resistance

Wear

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Cars with 235/45 R18 tyres