Summer tyre test 255/35 R19 - Sportscars 2026

Summer Track testing conducted on wet and dry handling circuits, including wet braking, aquaplaning, wet circle cornering, and dry braking/handling disciplines. Specific location not mentioned in the article.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

BMW Z4 (roadster), tested with mixed-width fitment: 255/35 R19 front and 275/35 R19 rear

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 SportContact 7 leads with just 34.2 meters from 100 km/h, followed closely by Bridgestone at ~34.4 m (only 20 cm behind). Vredestein, Kumho, and Hankook cluster around 35.4 m, while Pirelli, Goodyear, and Michelin all exceed 36 m — meaning even premium brands like Michelin trail the leader by nearly 2 meters in dry braking.

1

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Exemplary

£135

96 Y

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96Y · £164

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

£147

96 Y

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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

£151

96 Y

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96Y · £173

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

£135

96 Y

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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

£120

96 Y

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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 4 S

Rating: Good

£172

92 Y

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96Y · £193 96Y · £191 96Y · £195 +2

Wet2-

Dry2+

7

Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129

Rating: Good

£178

96 Y

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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

£142

96 Y

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96Y · £142 96Y

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 99%	99%	Premium	£133 96 Y +3 More
2	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£130 96 Y +2 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£168 96 Y +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£153 96 Y +5 More
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£149 96 Y +4 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£174 96 Y +3 More
7	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£111 96 Y +1 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£131 96 Y +1 More
10	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£131 0 Y
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£143 96 W +1 More
12	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£107 96 Y
14	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 79%	79%	Premium	£224 96 Y +2 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£128 96 Y
16	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium

17	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£126 96 Y
19	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
20	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£170 96 Y
21	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£128 +1 More
22	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
23	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£163 96 Y
24	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£138 96 Y

25	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£109 96 Y
26	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£128 96 Y +1 More
27	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£125 92 Y +1 More
28	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£121 96 Y
29	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£102 96 Y +2 More
30	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£129 92 Y +1 More
31	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£116 96 Y +2 More
32	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£127 96 Y

33	B Ceat SportDrive 57%	57%	B
34	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£108 96 Y
35	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£238 96 Y
36	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£136 96 Y +1 More
37	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
38	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
39	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
40	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B

41	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
42	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
44	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
45	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
46	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
47	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
48	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£102 96 Y

49	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
50	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
51	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
52	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
53	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£66 96 Y