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Summer tyre test 205/45 R17 - Sportauto 2026

Summer Testing was conducted on roads and handling tracks in southern France, near the Mediterranean coast.
2026
Year
7
Tyres
Mazda MX-5 with 184 PS naturally aspirated four-cylinder, rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight distribution, manual transmission, kerb weight ~1000 kg.
Test Vehicle
mazdaMazda MX-5
Tested tyres
7

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

Falken shortest at 33.6 m from 100 km/h, Bridgestone close behind at 33.8 m. Firestone longest at 35.4 m.

1
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
Bridgestone
£127
88 Y
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Points total9.2
Wet9.2
Dry9.5
Enviromental impact7.7
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/7
Wet Handling#1/7
Wet Handling Measured#1/7
Aquaplaning Cross#3/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7
Wet Braking#3/7
Dry
Dry Braking#1/7
Dry Handling#1/7
Dry Handling Measured#1/7
Dry Lane Change#1/7
Dry Steering Reaction#3/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/7
Ride Comfort#6/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/7
Points total8.6
Wet8.1
Dry9.0
Enviromental impact9.3
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#2/7
Wet Handling#2/7
Wet Handling Measured#2/7
Aquaplaning Cross#3/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7
Wet Braking#4/7
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#1/7
Dry Lane Change#1/7
Dry Steering Reaction#1/7
Dry Braking#3/7
Dry Handling#3/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/7
Ride Comfort#1/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/7
3
Falken Azenis FK520
Falken

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Very good
£92
88 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Points total8.6
Wet8.3
Dry9.0
Enviromental impact8.0
Wet
Wet Braking#1/7
Wet Handling#2/7
Wet Circle Cornering#3/7
Wet Handling Measured#4/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/7
Aquaplaning Cross#7/7
Dry
Dry Braking#1/7
Dry Handling#3/7
Dry Lane Change#3/7
Dry Handling Measured#4/7
Dry Steering Reaction#5/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/7
Ride Comfort#2/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/7
4
Continental PremiumContact 7
Continental
£113
88 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Points total8.3
Wet8.1
Dry8.5
Enviromental impact7.7
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/7
Aquaplaning Cross#2/7
Wet Handling#2/7
Wet Handling Measured#2/7
Wet Circle Cornering#3/7
Wet Braking#4/7
Dry
Dry Braking#3/7
Dry Handling#3/7
Dry Handling Measured#3/7
Dry Lane Change#3/7
Dry Steering Reaction#3/7
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/7
Noise Exterior#4/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/7
5
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Michelin
£134
88 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Points total7.9
Wet7.3
Dry8.5
Enviromental impact7.7
Wet
Wet Braking#4/7
Wet Handling Measured#4/7
Wet Circle Cornering#5/7
Wet Handling#5/7
Aquaplaning Cross#6/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/7
Dry
Dry Handling#1/7
Dry Steering Reaction#1/7
Dry Braking#3/7
Dry Lane Change#3/7
Dry Handling Measured#4/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/7
Ride Comfort#5/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/7
6
Linglong Sport Master
Linglong
Points total7.4
Wet8.1
Dry6.9
Enviromental impact7.3
Wet
Wet Braking#1/7
Aquaplaning Cross#3/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7
Wet Handling Measured#4/7
Wet Circle Cornering#5/7
Wet Handling#6/7
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#4/7
Dry Braking#6/7
Dry Handling#7/7
Dry Lane Change#7/7
Dry Steering Reaction#7/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/7
Ride Comfort#2/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/7
7
Firestone Roadhawk 2
Firestone

Firestone Roadhawk 2

Rating: Sufficient
£87
88 W
mytyres.co.uk
Points total5.7
Wet6.3
Dry6.6
Enviromental impact8.8
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/7
Wet Circle Cornering#5/7
Wet Handling#6/7
Wet Braking#7/7
Wet Handling Measured#7/7
Dry
Dry Lane Change#3/7
Dry Handling#6/7
Dry Steering Reaction#6/7
Dry Braking#7/7
Dry Handling Measured#7/7
Comfort
Ride Comfort#6/7
Noise Exterior#7/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/7

Detailed results

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.

#NamePrice
1£90
88 W
+1 More
2£122
88 W
+1 More
3£124
84 V
+7 More
4£125
88 Y
5£129
88 H
+2 More
6£82
88 Y
7
8£105
88 W
9
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS71
78%
£113
84 V
+2 More
10
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Powerproof 2
76%
£98
0 Y
11
12£96
88 W
13
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Comfort
74%
£104
88
+1 More
14
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta HS52
74%
£109
88 V
15£95
88 V
+4 More
16
17
18£100
88 W
+1 More
19
bfgoodrichUpper-middle
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
£125
88 V
+2 More
20£93
88 V
21£98
88 W
+2 More
22
uniroyalUpper-middle
Uniroyal RainSport 5
65%
£85
88 V
+1 More
23£91
88 Y
+1 More
24
25£76
88 Y
+1 More
26£110
84 V
+3 More
27£71
88 V
+1 More
28
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Wetproof
59%
29
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian PowerProof 1
57%
£117
88 Y
30£113
88 H
+9 More
31
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Summer
55%
£89
88 W
+1 More
32
33£113
88 V
+1 More
34£92
88 0
35
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk
52%
36
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer HP5
51%
£99 +3 More
37£90
88 V
+1 More
38£74
88 W
39
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer UHP
38%
40£151
88 V
41
42£106
88 W
43
44
45
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Zeon CS8
28%
£119
0 W
+2 More
46
47£83
88 Y
48
49

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e 2020
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2020
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2018
i20 2018
i20
2018
Fiesta 2017
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2017
A110 2017
A110
2017
Yaris 2017
Yaris
2017
Micra 2017
Micra
2017
Clio 2016
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2016
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