Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - Autozeitung 2026

Summer Goodyear test facility near Mireval, southern France. Wet tests conducted on a specially smooth asphalt track with artificial irrigation. All tyres purchased anonymously in retail. Rolling resistance, mileage, and wear measured under controlled laboratory conditions.

2026

Year

10

Tyres

Audi A5 TFSI 150 hp (110 kW) with S tronic dual-clutch gearbox, front-wheel drive, 0–100 km/h in 9.8 s, 216 km/h top speed

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 PremiumContact 7 posts the shortest dry braking distance at 32.8 m, with Goodyear and Pirelli close behind (both score 38 versus Continental's 40). Westlake Z-007 Zuper Ace is last at 35.7 m — a 2.9 m gap from the leader, which the article describes as still manageable in real-world terms, with all tyres remaining controllable on dry roads.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£100 98 Y
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£147 98 Y
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£125 98 W
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£149 98 W +2 More
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£152 98 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£142 98 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£147 94 Y +5 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£169 94 W +7 More

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£139 94 W +3 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£145 98 Y
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£102 98 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£122 98 Y +3 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£116 0 Y +1 More
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£130 94 V +9 More
15	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£121 98 Y
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£127 94 W +2 More

17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£136 94 V +3 More
18	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£110 94 y +1 More
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£125 98
20	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
21	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£133 98 V
22	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£167 98 Y
23	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£133 94 W +2 More
24	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£112 98 W

25	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£109 98 Y
26	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£99 98 W +1 More
28	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£110 98 W +2 More
29	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
30	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£177 98 V +2 More
31	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£97 98 Y +1 More
32	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£115 98 Y +1 More

33	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£128 98 W +1 More
35	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£117 98 Y
36	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£138 98 W +2 More
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£106 98 Y
38	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£118 98 Y
39	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£141 98 Y
40	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget

41	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£118 98 Y +1 More
42	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£125 94 V +4 More
43	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£105 98 Y
46	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£236 98 W +1 More
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£284 98 W
48	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£95 98 Y +1 More

49	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
50	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
51	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
52	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
53	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
55	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
56	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B

57	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
58	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
59	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£91 98 Y
61	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
62	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
63	- Aplus A610 12%	12%	-
64	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£56 98 Y

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