Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Gute-Fahrt 2019

Summer

2019

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 6

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

1

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Very good

£89

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92W · £112 92Y · £93 92Y · £118

Strengths

The only one rated very good in all categories except rolling resistance, quiet and comfortable, best in aquaplaning

Weaknesses

-

2

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Very good -

£76

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y 92Y · £76

Strengths

Best in wet braking, very good aquaplaning, great dry handling. Good comfort and noise.

Weaknesses

Oversteering when on wet limit

3

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Very good -

£77

92 Y

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Strengths

Great grip and wet braking, great aquaplaning resistance

Weaknesses

-

4

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Very good -

Strengths

Confident in the wet, stable in braking and handling, great grip in circle-riding, good in aquaplaning, rolling resistance and noise.

Weaknesses

Comfort slightly affected by sporty stiffness

5

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Very good -

£107

88 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92Y · £207 92Y · £176 92Y · £133

Strengths

Changing the center of gravity does not affect it, the grip on the wet is good, no tendencies to understeer and has great stability

Weaknesses

-

6

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good +

£89

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92W 92W 92W +2

Strengths

Lowest rolling resistance, great wet grip, great dry driving response, good aquaplaning

Weaknesses

-

7

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Good +

£110

88 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92W · £110 92W 92Y +2

Strengths

Traditionally great on the dry, stable with great steering response, the shortest braking distance on the dry.

Weaknesses

Be careful about the short wet limit

8

Apollo Aspire XP

Rating: Good

Strengths

Safe on dry and wet, good braking, good grip when cornering, comfortable

Weaknesses

higher tendency to understeer

9

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Good

Strengths

Cheap, good wet braking, good rolling resistance.

Weaknesses

Worse grip on wet, more understeer. A bit unsettled when driving at the limit.

10

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: Good

Strengths

Good handling, balanced grip on wet and dry, sporty characteristics.

Weaknesses

Uncomfortable, extremely stiff

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 Sportcontact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£88 92 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£79 +2 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£129 92 Y
4	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£93 92 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£104 92 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£78 92 Y +1 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£94 92 Y
8	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 90%	90%	Premium	£99 92 W

9	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£83 92 Y
10	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£105 92 Y +1 More
11	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£98 92 H +6 More
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£120 92 H +1 More
13	Premium Hankook ION Evo 85%	85%	Premium	£85 92 Y
14	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£70 92 Y +1 More
15	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£90 92 W +4 More
16	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 84%	84%	Budget

17	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£98 92 Y
18	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 82%	82%	Upper-middle	£79 0 Y
19	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£78 88 Y +3 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£86 92 Y +1 More
21	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 76%	76%	Premium	£87 92 W +1 More
22	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£89 92 Y +2 More
23	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£86 92 +1 More

25	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y +1 More
26	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£80 92 W +1 More
27	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%	74%	Premium
28	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 73%	73%	Premium	£93 92 Y +6 More
29	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£74 92 Y
30	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 72%	72%	Budget
31	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 71%	71%	Premium	£166 92 Y +1 More
32	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£94 92 Y

33	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£108 92 W +2 More
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£111 92 W +1 More
35	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
36	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£101 92 V +1 More
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y
38	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£78 92 Y +1 More
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£98 +1 More
40	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£72 92 Y +1 More

41	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£100 92 W +2 More
42	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£70 92 Y
43	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget
44	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£85 88 Y +2 More
45	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 61%	61%	Budget	£72 +3 More
46	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget
47	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£87 +2 More
48	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£118 92 Y

49	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£92 92 W +7 More
50	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
51	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£92 92 W
52	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£70 92 0
53	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£70 92 Y
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£176 92 Y
56	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle

57	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 37%	37%	Budget	£101 92 W +1 More
58	Budget Delinte DS2 33%	33%	Budget
59	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium	£82 92 W
60	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
61	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 29%	29%	B
62	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£94 0 W +2 More
63	Budget Syron Premium Performance 28%	28%	Budget
64	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget

65	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 25%	25%	Budget
66	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 23%	23%	Budget
67	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 12%	12%	Budget
68	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle
69	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 9%	9%	Budget
70	B Event Potentem UHP 3%	3%	B
71	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 2%	2%	Budget	£79 92 Y +1 More
72	Budget Tomason Sportrace 1%	1%	Budget

73	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£79 92 Y