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235/40 R18 - Best summer tyres 2023 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Michelin Pilot Sport 4

/93%

£161
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/77%

£81
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Best summer tyres in tests (2023)

1. Continental SportContact 7

/100%
Tested 8x in 2023, 8x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Continental SportContact 7

2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

/100%
Tested 10x in 2023, 10x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

3. Continental PremiumContact 7

/100%
Tested 6x in 2023, 6x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Continental PremiumContact 7

235/40 R18 tyre test

Best tyres in your size
Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …
1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%
2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%
4. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%
5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%
6. Falken Azenis FK510 83%
7. Nokian Powerproof 82%
8. Maxxis Premitra HP5 82%
9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%
10. Michelin Primacy 4 80%
11. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%
12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 78%
13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%
14. Firestone Roadhawk 73%
15. Nexen N fera Sport 72%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres
1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%
3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%
4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 86%
5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%
6. Falken Azenis FK510 78%
7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%
8. Nokian Powerproof 77%
9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%
10. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 75%
11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%
12. Nexen N fera Sport 71%
13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%
14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%
15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …
1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%
2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%
3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%
4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%
5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%
6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 89%
7. Firestone Roadhawk 87%
8. Nokian Powerproof 85%
9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 84%
10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 84%
11. Michelin Primacy 4 83%
12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 79%
13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 78%
14. Falken Azenis FK510 76%
15. Nexen N fera Sport 74%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …
1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%
2. Continental PremiumContact 6 83%
3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%
4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%
5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 77%
6. Falken Azenis FK510 75%
7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 73%
8. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%
9. Firestone Roadhawk 70%
10. Nexen N fera Sport 69%
11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%
12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 67%
13. Nokian Powerproof 66%
14. Maxxis Premitra HP5 62%
15. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 48%

235/40 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
77.9%
85.3%
64.2%
 Premium £156
95 Y
2. Pirelli P ZERO lx.
Premium
3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
85%
78.5%
76.5%
Autozeitung 2023
Premium £130
95 Y
4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5
89.4%
89.3%
79.1%
Sportauto 2022
Premium £161
91 W + 3
5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
90.3%
90.3%
81.3%
Autozeitung 2023
Premium £132
95 Y
6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
86%
91%
93.4%
 Premium £147
95 Y + 1
7. Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7
86%
92.3%
80.7%
Promobil 2022
Premium £125
91 Y + 1
8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91.7%
90.4%
77.2%
Promobil 2022
Premium £145
95 Y
9. Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7
82.5%
90.9%
88.9%
Sportscars 2017
Premium £126
95 Y + 2
10. Bridgestone Turanza T005
84%
88.8%
79.4%
Promobil 2022
Premium £137
95 Y
11. Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+
80.1%
83.2%
81%
Tyre Reviews 2022
Premium
12. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
81%
88.8%
84.8%
 Premium £119
95
13. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
77.6%
79.3%
79.7%
 Upper-middle £110
95 W
14. Fulda SportControl 2
78.9%
80.7%
80%
 Lowcost £110
91 Y + 3
15. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
82.7%
85.1%
78.7%
 Premium
16. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
80.9%
83.5%
78.2%
 Premium £96
95 Y
17. Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R
42.1%
79.7%
Sportauto 2022
Premium
18. Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520
82.9%
75.5%
76.2%
Sportauto 2022
Upper-middle
19. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
86.6%
86.9%
80.4%
Automotorsport 2016
Gute-Fahrt 2023
Premium £124
95 Y + 3
20. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
81.2%
68.3%
Gute-Fahrt 2023
Premium £144
95 Y
21. Sava Intensa UHP 2
78.1%
86.7%
73.9%
Promobil 2022
Lowcost £87
95 Y + 1
22. Kumho Ecsta PS71
79.8%
75.2%
68.3%
ACE 2018
Upper-middle £81
95 Y
23. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4
73.1%
92%
80.3%
ADAC 2020
Premium £116
91 W + 1
24. Nokian Powerproof
82.2%
84.7%
77%
 Upper-middle
25. Maxxis Premitra HP5
81.9%
84.3%
76.3%
Promobil 2022
Lowcost £103
95 W
26. BFGoodrich Advantage
63.7%
74.3%
77.6%
 Upper-middle
27. Continental SportContact 5P
Sport Auto 2015
Premium £124
95 Y + 1
28. Uniroyal RainSport 5
87%
71.6%
83.6%
Tyre Reviews 2022
Upper-middle £99
95 Y
29. Firestone Roadhawk
73%
86.9%
74.1%
 Upper-middle £117
95 Y
30. Continental EcoContact 6
62%
78.8%
85%
ADAC 2020
Premium
31. Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blue
56%
82.6%
 Premium
32. Pirelli P ZERO
90.1%
92.2%
74.6%
Automotorsport 2016
ACE 2018
Premium £137
95 Y + 1
33. Nankang Comfort ECO-2+
Lowcost £88
95 + 1
34. Semperit Speed-Life 3
83.4%
76.6%
83.6%
 Lowcost £110
95 Y
35. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117
85.5%
 Premium
36. Pirelli Cinturato P7
77.6%
86.3%
81.2%
ADAC 2020
Premium £142
95 W
37. Bridgestone Potenza S001
73%
83.9%
61.6%
Sport Auto 2015
Premium
38. Debica Presto UHP2
82.6%
83.7%
 Lowcost £101
95 Y + 1
39. Cooper Zeon CS8
80%
73.8%
80%
 Upper-middle £130
0 Y
40. Uniroyal RainSport 3
58.4%
 Upper-middle
41. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
78.1%
85%
Automotorsport 2016
ACE 2018
Premium
42. Kumho Ecsta PS91
64.3%
65.6%
Autozeitung 2023
Upper-middle £102
95 Y
43. Toyo Proxes Sport A
69.7%
69.2%
73.9%
 Upper-middle
44. Yokohama Advan Fleva V701
84%
 Upper-middle £138
95 W
45. Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3
65.9%
ACE 2018
Lowcost
46. Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6
Premium £134
95 W + 1
47. Kleber Dynaxer HP3
72%
89.2%
59.1%
ADAC 2020
Upper-middle
48. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
61.7%
62.5%
 Lowcost £88
95 Y
49. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
62.7%
70.3%
 Lowcost £106
91 Y + 1
50. Nokian zLine
82.1%
ACE 2018
Upper-middle
51. Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN
Upper-middle
52. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
90%
 Premium £122
95 Y + 2
53. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
73.2%
 Upper-middle
54. Michelin Pilot Sport 3! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Premium
55. BFGoodrich G-Grip
Upper-middle
56. Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect
Premium £210
95 Y + 1
57. Barum Bravuris 3 HM
Lowcost
58. Debica Presto UHP
Lowcost
59. Giti Sport S1
65.8%
86.3%
 Lowcost
60. Dayton Touring 2
Lowcost

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235/40 R18 is found on 34 vehicles:
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