235/45 R18 - Best premium summer tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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235/45 R18 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 81%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

11. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 91%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 77%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

7. Continental PremiumContact 7 77%

8. Michelin Primacy 4+ 76%

9. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

11. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

13. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 66%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 82%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

13. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

7. Continental PremiumContact 7 79%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

9. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

10. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 75%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

14. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

15. Bridgestone Turanza 6 59%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

3. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 78%

9. Bridgestone Turanza 6 75%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

11. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 72%

12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

235/45 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.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		92.1% 91.6% 78%		Vibilagare 2025	Premium	£146 98 Y
2.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		84% 87.4% 73.7%		Autozeitung 2023	Premium	£161 98 Y
3.	Continental UltraContact NXT		58.1% 77.3% 44.5%			Premium	£179 98 Y
4.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		86.3% 90.5% 79.3%		Vibilagare 2025	Premium	£163 94 W + 8
5.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport		90.3% 89.7% 81%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£143 98 Y
6.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		83.5% 84.5% 78%	Autozeitung 2019	Promobil 2022	Premium	£144 94 W + 3
7.	Michelin Primacy 5					Premium	£173 98 W + 1
8.	Hankook ION Evo		88.8%			Premium	£158 98 W + 1
9.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		84.4% 89.8% 89.4%			Premium	£151 94 W + 2
10.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4		85.1% 79.2% 76.4%		Autozeitung 2023	Premium	£205 94 Y + 2
11.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£138 98 Y
12.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+		80.1% 83.2% 81%	Autozeitung 2019	Tyre Reviews 2022	Premium	£159 98 W + 3
13.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%	Autozeitung 2019	Promobil 2022	Premium	£140 94 V + 5
14.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		75.8% 78.6% 63%		Automotorsport 2024	Premium	£182 94 W + 2
15.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		75.7% 82.2% 78.9%			Premium	£147 98 W + 1
16.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		80.8% 76.3% 74.3%		Gute-Fahrt 2023	Premium	£135 98 Y + 1
17.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%	Autozeitung 2019	ADAC 2020	Premium	£168 94 V + 3
18.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5		89.4% 89.3% 79.1%		Sportauto 2022	Premium	£162 98 Y + 2
19.	Michelin e.Primacy		63.4% 76.4% 63%			Premium	£127 98 W + 1
20.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4		73.1% 92% 80.3%		ADAC 2020	Premium	£135 94 V + 2
21.	Continental EcoContact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		62% 78.8% 85%		ADAC 2020	Premium	£131 94 W + 2
22.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		91.7% 90.4% 77.2%		Promobil 2022	Premium	£152 98 Y + 1

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