Summer tyre test 235/35 R19 - TYRE REVIEWS 2026

Summer Testing was conducted by Jonathan Benson at a professional proving ground, with dry handling at 15-16°C and wet handling at 18-20°C ambient temperature.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Not specified — performance car with 235/35 R19 fitment.

Winner

Pirelli P Zero R

Test Vehicle

Toyota GR Supra

Tested tyres

8

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Tyre Reviews UUHP Summer Test 2026 (235/35 R19): Pirelli P Zero R Dominates Both Dry and Wet

Tyre Reviews has released its ultra-ultra high performance (UUHP) summer tyre test for 2026, putting 8 tyres through a comprehensive evaluation in the 235/35 R19 size with a heavy focus on subjective handling. Ten individual disciplines were tested across four main categories: dry, wet, comfort/noise, and economy.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 100%	100%	Premium	£148 91 Y +3 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£174 91 Y +2 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£158 91 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£122 91 Y +1 More
5	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£138 91 Y +1 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£139 +2 More
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£134 91 Y +8 More
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 86%	86%	Premium	£172 91 Y

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£105 91 Y +1 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%	79%	Premium	£119 91 Y
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£133 91 Y
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 76%	76%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£99 91 Y
14	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£115 91 Y +2 More
15	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£112 91 Y +1 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£115 91 Y

17	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium
18	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£122 91 Y
19	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£140 91 Y
20	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£108 91 Y
22	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£114 +1 More
23	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£123 91 Y +1 More
24	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£110 107

25	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£100 91 Y +1 More
26	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£137 87 Y +1 More
27	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£125 91 Y
28	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£107 91 Y
29	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£128 91 Y
30	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£97 91 Y
31	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£111 91 Y
32	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£126 87 Y +1 More

33	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
34	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle
35	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
36	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget	£154 91 Y +1 More
37	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle

Summer tyre test 235/35 R19 - TYRE REVIEWS 2026

Tyre Reviews UUHP Summer Test 2026 (235/35 R19): Pirelli P Zero R Dominates Both Dry and Wet

Price vs Quality

Results

Detailed results

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Wet braking

Wet handling

Dry braking

Dry handling

Comfort

Exterior noise

Dry-handling-objective

Rolling resistance

Wet-handling-objective

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Cars with 235/35 R19 tyres