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Mazda RX-8 generations and tyre sizes

Table of contents:
RX-8
SE
2003 - 2009

225/55 R16 (ZR)

225/45 R18 (ZR)
RX-8
SE (1. Facelift)
2009 - 2010

225/40 R19 (W)
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Tyres for Mazda RX-8 - market overview, tests, reviews

WinterSummerAllround

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

2.25/5
/45%
Tested 2x in 2025, 6x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16Currenty not available
225/45 R18Currenty not available
225/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

3.1/5
/62%
Tested 14x in 2025, 37x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18Currenty not available
225/40 R19 £211mytyres.co.uk

Vredestein WINTRAC

2.9/5
/58%
Tested 4x in 2025, 11x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16 £143mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
225/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Michelin Primacy 4+

3.8/5
/76%
Tested 13x in 2025, 13x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £172mytyres.co.uk
225/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

3.7/5
/74%
Tested 3x in 2025, 12x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16 £130mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
225/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

3.7/5
/74%
Tested 11x in 2025, 20x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £101mytyres.co.uk
225/40 R19 £129mytyres.co.uk

Falken Azenis FK520

3.6/5
/72%
Tested 12x in 2025, 12x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £141mytyres.co.uk
225/40 R19 £161mytyres.co.uk

Linglong Sport Master

3.6/5
/72%
Tested 5x in 2025, 5x in total.
Test results:

Tyre sizes for Mazda RX-8:

225/55 R16Currenty not available
225/45 R18Currenty not available
225/40 R19Currenty not available
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental SportContact 7
86.2%
93.9%
76%
Die Reifentester 2025
Premium £159
93 Y
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
84%
87.4%
73.7%
Autobild 2025
Premium £161
93 Y
3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
76.7%
79.7%
73.8%
78.9%
Autobild 2023
Upper-middle £170
93 V
4. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
77.2%
89.9%
89.6%
80.6%
Autobild 2023
Premium £246
93 W
5. Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 6
86.3%
90.5%
79.3%
Autobild 2025
Premium £153
93 T + 3
6. Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6
83.5%
84.5%
78%
ADAC 2021
Premium £150
93 W + 4
7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
90.3%
89.7%
81%
Autobild 2025
Premium £150
93 Y
8. Hankook ION Evo
88.8%
Premium £177
93 Y
9. Hankook Ventus Evo
86.9%
Autobild 2025
Premium £157
93 Y
10. Continental AllSeasonContact! Newer model available: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
82.3%
89.5%
77.9%
74.6%
Autobild 2024
Premium £231
93 Y
11. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)
Die Reifentester 2025
Upper-middle £139
93 Y + 1
12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
ADAC 2023
Premium
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
ADAC 2023
Premium £225
93 W
14. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
84.4%
89.8%
89.4%
Aftonbladet 2025
Premium £140
93 Y
15. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81.7%
90.7%
81.6%
74.3%
Autobild 2023
Premium £173
93 W
16. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Autoexpress 2017
Premium
17. Michelin CrossClimate 2
74.6%
92.4%
89%
76.3%
ALVOLANTE 2024
Premium £178
93 Y
18. Pirelli P ZERO lx.
Premium £235
93 W + 5
19. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
85.1%
79.2%
76.4%
Autobild 2025
Premium £167
93 W + 5
20. Vredestein Wintrac Pro! Newer model available: Vredestein Wintrac Pro+
83.4%
77.1%
79.6%
77.2%
ADAC 2023
Premium £211
93 Y
21. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
87.4%
91.3%
89.3%
AutoMotorSport 2017
Premium
22. Michelin CrossClimate+
82.8%
79.8%
90.5%
79.7%
Autobild 2019
Premium
23. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £214
89 H + 4
24. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
77.7%
62.3%
80.4%
74.8%
Tyre Reviews 2022
Premium
25. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
75.7%
78.6%
82.6%
81.1%
Premium £180
93 Y + 1
26. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
AutoMotorSport 2017
Upper-middle
27. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
81.4%
83.1%
78.4%
Die Reifentester 2025
Premium £129
93 Y
28. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
74.5%
77.6%
76%
68.8%
ADAC 2023
Lowcost £165
93 W
29. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Autobild 2021
Upper-middle £182
93 V + 1
30. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Autobild 2023
Upper-middle £149
0 V
31. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
Autobild 2017
Premium
32. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Autozeitung 2022
Upper-middle £179
93 V
33. Bridgestone Turanza 6
75.8%
78.6%
63%
Aftonbladet 2025
Premium £157
93 W + 2
34. Kumho Ecsta PS71
80.9%
73.9%
68.9%
Autobild 2025
Upper-middle £121
93 Y
35. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium £215
93 H + 2
36. Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5
89.4%
89.3%
79.1%
Autobild 2022
Premium £173
93 Y + 1
37. Firestone Roadhawk 2
88%
80.8%
78.4%
TYRE REVIEWS 2025
Upper-middle £146
93 W + 1
38. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport S 5
77.9%
85.3%
64.2%
SportAuto 2023
Premium £191
93 Y + 3
39. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
79.2%
77.3%
77.7%
Autobild 2025
Lowcost £129
93 Y
40. Toyo Proxes Comfort
65.4%
79.8%
83.7%
Autobild 2025
Upper-middle £139
93
41. Linglong Sport Master
70.5%
67.2%
80.7%
Autobild 2025
Lowcost
42. Falken Azenis FK520
72.2%
80.9%
89.6%
ADAC 2025
Upper-middle £132
93 Y + 1
43. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Autobild 2023
Lowcost £143
93 V
44. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
80%
68.3%
80.1%
Die Reifentester 2025
Premium £156
93 Y
45. BFGoodrich Advantage
63.2%
74%
81.1%
Autobild 2025
Upper-middle £188
93 Y
46. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.6%
75.1%
72.4%
74.7%
Autobild 2023
Upper-middle £144
93 W
47. Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6
63.8%
78.1%
72%
74.8%
Autobild 2023
Lowcost £127
93 W
48. Toyo Proxes Sport 2
76.5%
82.3%
77.5%
ADAC 2025
Upper-middle £130
93 Y
49. Nokian WR A4
AutoMotorSport 2017
Upper-middle
50. Nokian PowerProof 1
Autobild 2025
Upper-middle £185
93 Y
51. Uniroyal RainSport 5
86.3%
70%
83.2%
Autobild 2025
Upper-middle £132
93 Y
52. Yokohama Bluearth Winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Autobild 2019
Upper-middle £124
93 W
53. Yokohama Advan Sport V107
82.4%
92.3%
75.5%
Autobild 2025
Upper-middle £152
93 Y
54. Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520
82.9%
75.5%
76.2%
Autobild 2022
Upper-middle
55. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129
81.8%
49.8%
Premium £170
93 Y
56. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Autobild 2023
Lowcost
57. Nokian Powerproof! Newer model available: Nokian Powerproof 1
82.2%
84.7%
77%
Autozeitung 2021
Upper-middle
58. Semperit Speed-Life 3
80.5%
67.2%
75.4%
Autobild 2025
Lowcost £152
93 Y
59. Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91.7%
90.4%
77.2%
Tyre Reviews 2022
Premium £150
93 V + 5
60. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
64.3%
72.6%
78.2%
Autobild 2023
Upper-middle £148
93 Y
61. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
62.7%
70.3%
Autobild 2023
Lowcost
62. Federal Evoluzion ST-1
66.9%
79%
Autobild 2023
Lowcost
63. Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6
61.7%
62.5%
Autobild 2023
Lowcost £142
93 Y
64. General Altimax One S
Lowcost
65. Kumho Ecsta PS91
64.3%
65.6%
SportAuto 2017
Upper-middle £131
93 Y
66. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Autobild 2023
Lowcost
67. Tristar Ice-Plus S210
Lowcost
68. Imperial All Season Driver
Lowcost £93
93 Y
69. Rotalla Setula 4 Season RA03
Autobild 2019
Lowcost £64
93 Y