Summer tyre test 255/35 R19 - Sportscars 2026

Summer Testing was conducted at the Wachauring proving ground in Austria, using both wet and dry handling courses.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

BMW Z4 roadster with staggered fitment (255 front, 275 rear), rear-wheel drive.

Winner

Continental SportContact 7

Best Value

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Test Vehicle

BMW Z4

Tested tyres

8

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

Continental shortest at 34.2 m from 100 km/h, Bridgestone close behind at 34.4 m. Tightest field with only 2.1 m separating best from worst (Michelin 36.3 m).

1

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Exemplary

£156

96 Y

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96Y · £223

Points total1,2

Wet1-

Dry1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

2

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

Rating: Exemplary

£151

96 Y

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Points total1,4

Wet2+

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Braking#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

3

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

Rating: Good

Points total1,6

Wet2+

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

3

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Rating: Good

£136

96 Y

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Points total1,6

Wet2

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Circle Cornering#4/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

5

Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72

Rating: Good

Points total1,9

Wet2

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Circle Cornering#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

5

Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

Rating: Good

Points total1,9

Wet2-

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Wet Circle Cornering#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

7

Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129

Rating: Good

£172

96 Y

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Points total2,0

Wet2-

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Circle Cornering#5/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

8

Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport

Rating: Satisfactory

£148

96 Y

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96Y · £148 96Y

Points total3,3

Wet3

Dry2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Circle Cornering#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 98%	98%	Premium	£125 96 Y +3 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£175 92 Y +5 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 95%	95%	Premium	£165 96 Y +1 More
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 92%	92%	Premium	£137 96 Y +2 More
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£147 96 Y +4 More
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 91%	91%	Premium	£165 96 Y +5 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£172 96 Y +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£142 96 Y

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£145 96 Y +1 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 83%	83%	Upper-middle
11	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£115 96 Y
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£139 96 W +1 More
13	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£142 96 Y
14	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%	74%	Premium	£138 96 Y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£123 96 Y
16	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£147 0 Y

17	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£166 96 Y
18	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£117 96 Y
19	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£127 96 Y +2 More
20	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 63%	63%	Budget	£107 96 Y +2 More
21	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£120 96 Y
22	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£146 96 Y
23	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£152 96 Y
24	0 BF Goodrich Advantage 2 56%	56%	0	£143 92 0 +1 More

25	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 53%	53%	Upper-middle	£259 96 Y
26	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£115 96 Y
27	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£104 96 Y +1 More
28	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 33%	33%	Upper-middle	£167 0 Y
29	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
30	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 16%	16%	Upper-middle