245/45 R18 - Best premium summer tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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245/45 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 91%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Continental SportContact 7 86%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 81%

11. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

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. Continental SportContact 7 78%

5. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 78%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 77%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 77%

9. Michelin Primacy 4+ 76%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 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 SportContact 7 94%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

5. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

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. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 79%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

8. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

10. Continental SportContact 7 77%

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. Continental SportContact 7 80%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

9. Continental PremiumContact 7 78%

10. Bridgestone Turanza 6 75%

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

245/45 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 SportContact 7		86.4% 93.8% 79.2%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£130 100 Y
2.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		92.1% 91.6% 78%			Premium	£124 96 Y + 1
3.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		84% 87.4% 73.7%			Premium	£149 100 Y
4.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		86.7% 90.8% 79.8%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£120 100 Y
5.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		83.5% 84.5% 78%	Autobild 2019	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£146 96 W + 8
6.	Michelin Primacy 5					Premium	£148 96 W + 1
7.	Hankook iON evo		88.8%			Premium	£198 100 W
8.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		84.4% 89.8% 89.4%			Premium	£160 96 W + 4
9.	Pirelli P ZERO lx.					Premium	£129 100 W + 4
10.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4		85.1% 79.2% 76.4%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£226 100 H + 6
11.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport		90.7% 89.9% 81.3%		Autobild 2022	Premium	£129 100 Y + 1
12.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%	Autobild 2020	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£125 100 Y
13.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%	Autobild 2020	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium
14.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+		80.1% 83.2% 81%			Premium	£143 96 W + 5
15.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		75.7% 82.2% 78.9%			Premium	£109 100 W + 1
16.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		75.8% 78.6% 63%			Premium	£119 100 Y
17.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		80.8% 76.3% 74.3%	Autobild 2020		Premium	£212 100 Y + 5
18.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		77.1% 81.6% 87.8%			Premium	£171 100 W
19.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%			Premium	£160 96 Y + 6
20.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5		89.4% 89.3% 79.1%	Autobild 2020	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£163 100 Y + 1
21.	Michelin e.Primacy		63.4% 76.4% 63%			Premium	£142 100 W
22.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport		80% 68.3% 80.1%		Autobild 2020	Premium
23.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4		73.1% 92% 80.3%			Premium	£127 96 W + 1
24.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		62% 78.8% 85%			Premium	£183 96 W + 9
25.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		91.7% 90.4% 77.2%	Autobild 2020		Premium	£133 100 Y + 1

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