225/30 R20 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Sportcontact 7

10.0

£214

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Sportcontact 7

225/30 R20 85 Y

£214

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SportContact 7

'26#1

'26#2

'26#3

10.0

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Expert summary

Our favorite every-day performance tyre that delivers fast laps on dry circuits while being safe for the daily commute, having won multiple tests in wet conditions. However, if you lean more towards comfort and low rolling resistance, the PremiumContact 7 might be a better choice.

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2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#1 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

97%

Dry braking

96%

Wet braking

93%

+3

Exterior noise

55%

Aquaplaning - cross

50%

Comfort

39%

Test results

2026255/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2026225/40 R18#2(Highly recommended)

2026235/35 R19#3(Recommended)

2025245/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025225/40 R18#1(Very good)

2025295/30 R20#1(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#2(Highly recommended)

2024265/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2023235/35 R19#1(Outstanding)

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Price variants (2)

225/30 R20 85 Y £214

mytyres.co.uk

£214

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225/30 R20 85 Y

A D 72dB

£282

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£282

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Ventus S1 evo3 K127

'25#4

'24#3

'23#1

8.1

Price from

£165

Price from£165

Expert summary

Hankook Ventus tyres are designed to offer a very sporty experience for affordable price, which is also the case for evo3. It’s also safe on wet and got short braking distances, the only drawback being lower mileage.

Performance

Wet braking

75%

Wet circle cornering

69%

Wet handling

67%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

38%

Comfort

34%

Aquaplaning - cross

24%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024225/45 R17#3(-)

2023225/45 R18#1(-)

2023225/40 R18#4(Recommended)

2023225/40 R18#6(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#3(Very good)

2022225/45 R17#3(Recommended)

2022245/40 R19#3(Exemplary)

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225/30 R20 85 Y

A C 72dB

£165

mytyres.co.uk

£165

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225/30 R20 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental SportContact 7

92%

2. Hankook Ventus Evo

91%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

70%

Wet

1. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

2. Continental SportContact 7

78%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

62%

Comfort

1. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

65%

3. Continental SportContact 7

56%

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Customer reviews

115 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Continental SportContact 7 4.1/5 (51)

Yokohama Advan Sport V105 3.6/5 (36)

Winrun R330 2.8/5 (28)

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Did you know ...?

225/30 R20 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 1 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 30 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 30% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 67.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2020.04 mm, which is very similar to 215/55 R16(2019.73 mm), 265/35 R18(2019.1 mm), 235/45 R17(2020.99 mm), 265/30 R19(2015.65 mm), 190/55 R17(2013.13 mm), 235/40 R18(2026.96 mm), 195/60 R16(2011.88 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 225/30 R20: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 85.