See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre P Zero (PZ5)
Premium SportContact 7
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Dry handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Premium Potenza Sport Evo
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Dry braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium Eagle F1 Supersport
Worse at: Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Upper-middle Azenis FK520
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet braking
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet handling
Better at: Dry handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Upper-middle Ecsta Sport (PS72)
Better at: Wet braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Dry handling, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle Powerproof 2
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - cross
Premium Ultrac Pro
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet handling
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - cross, Dry braking
Upper-middle ECSTA Sport S PS72
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Dry handling, Dry braking
Budget Sport Master
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet braking
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Dry handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Budget N Fera Sport SU2
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Dry braking, Dry handling
Premium Ventus S1 evo Z K129
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet braking, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Dry braking, Dry handling
Premium Pilot Sport 4 S
Better at: Wet braking, Dry handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet circle cornering
Premium Potenza Sport
Better at: Wet handling, Wet braking, Dry handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Price vs Quality
Size: 225/45 R18 245/45 R19 225/45 R17 225/40 R18 235/45 R18
3 Tests 1× Winner 3× Recommended
All 2026 2025
Summer 3rdGood
BMW Z4
Show ranking (8)
Summer5th Recommended
VW Golf
Show ranking (10)
Summer 1stTest winner
VW Golf GTI
Show ranking (7)
Sizes (54)R0 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
1 Variants
92 Y .
Best £83 Compare prices
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm 275 mm
Width: All 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm 275 mm 285 mm
1 Variants
104 Y MO-S
Best £231 Compare prices
1 Variants
102 Y MGT1
Best £355 Compare prices
1 Variants
108 Y MO-S
Best £308 Compare prices
Width: All 255 mm 265 mm 275 mm 285 mm 295 mm 315 mm 325 mm
2 Variants
101 98 Y W MO-S
Best £284 Compare prices
3 Variants
103 Y W GOE
Best £340 Compare prices
1 Variants
103 Y MO-S
Best £358 Compare prices
2 Variants
113 Y V L1 LTS
Best £481 Compare prices
1 Variants
105 Y MGT1
Best £440 Compare prices
4 Variants
115 111 Y L1
Best £287 Compare prices
Width: All 255 mm 265 mm 275 mm 285 mm 305 mm 315 mm 325 mm
4 Variants
109 106 Y W V .
Best £274 Compare prices
4 Variants
110 106 Y R0 L1
Best £359 Compare prices
3 Variants
114 110 Y L1
Best £351 Compare prices
Width: All 265 mm 285 mm 315 mm 325 mm
3 Variants
107 110 Y R0 L1
Best £452 Compare prices
Ratings Tested 3× By professional organizations
● Test winner 1× (33%)
● Recommended 2× (67%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R18 9.3 xxx/xx R19 8.5 225/xx Rxx 9.3 255/xx Rxx 8.5