Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - SportAuto 2023

225/40 R18 - 2023

Winner

Continental

Continental SportContact 7

Best Value

firestone

Firestone Firehawk Sport

Test Vehicle

audi Audi S3

Tested tyres

11

1

1

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Outstanding

£90
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/11

2

2

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Very good

£80
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

92Y · £87

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Handling#3/11

Aquaplaning Cross#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Handling#2/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/11

3

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: Very good

£132
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Handling#6/11

Wet Handling Measured#8/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#2/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Steering Reaction#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

4

4

Firestone Firehawk Sport

Rating: Very good

£78
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Braking#3/11

Wet Handling#3/11

Wet Handling Measured#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Aquaplaning Cross#9/11

Dry

Dry Handling#2/11

Dry Handling Measured#2/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Braking#4/11

Dry Steering Reaction#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

5

5

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

Rating: Very good

£110
92 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

92V92V · £13692Y · £201+2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Handling#3/11

Aquaplaning Cross#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Braking#11/11

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Handling#2/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Braking#11/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

6

6

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Very good

£114
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

92Y · £115

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Wet Handling Measured#1/11

Aquaplaning Cross#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Wet Braking#9/11

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Handling#2/11

Dry Handling Measured#2/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/11

7

7

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Good

£84
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

92Y · £99

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Aquaplaning Cross#4/11

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#8/11

Wet Circle Cornering#10/11

Wet Handling#10/11

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#7/11

Dry Steering Reaction#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/11

8

8

Kumho Ecsta PS91

Rating: Good

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Wet Handling Measured#4/11

Wet Handling#6/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Wet Braking#9/11

Dry

Dry Braking#4/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#8/11

Dry Lane Change#10/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

9

9

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Good

£82
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#4/11

Wet Handling#6/11

Aquaplaning Cross#9/11

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Braking#4/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#8/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

10

10

Giti Gitisport S2

Rating: Good

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Circle Cornering#2/11

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Handling#6/11

Wet Handling Measured#8/11

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#8/11

Dry Lane Change#10/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

11

11

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Good

£67
92 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

92Y · £7292Y · £78

Wet

Wet Braking#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11

Wet Handling Measured#8/11

Aquaplaning Cross#9/11

Wet Circle Cornering#10/11

Wet Handling#10/11

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#8/11

Dry Handling Measured#11/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

Above you can see the results of the SportAuto 2023 225/40 R18 test performed by SportAuto on a Audi S3 in 2023. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental SportContact 7 is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, Firestone Firehawk Sport; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone Turanza T005, Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO.

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