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255/45 R18 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best summer tyres in tests (2024)
1. Continental PremiumContact 7
Tested 15x in 2024, 15x in total.
Test results:
- Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
- Test winner - AUTOKLUBCR 2023 205/55 R16
- Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
- Test winner - ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
- Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
- Test winner - AUTOZEITUNG 2024 225/45 R17
- Test winner - AUTOMOTORSPORT 2024 235/55 R18
- Test winner - SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
- Test winner - ACE 2024 225/45 R17
- Test winner - VIBILAGARE 2024 215/55 R17
- Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Pluses:
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Great handling on dry roads
- Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
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2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Tested 8x in 2024, 11x in total.
Test results:
- Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
- Test winner - ACE 2023 225/45 R18
- Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
- Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
- Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
- Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
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:
- -
3. Bridgestone Turanza T005
Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
- Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
- Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Pluses:
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Great handling on dry roads
- Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
- -
255/45 R18 tyre test
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255/45 R18
255/45 R18 tyre ranking based on test results
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255/45 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 44 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/60 R15, 205/55 R17, 175/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 114.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2157.33 mm, which is very similar to 255/40 R19(2157.02 mm), 255/35 R20(2156.7 mm), 215/65 R16(2154.82 mm), 225/45 R19(2152.31 mm), 235/60 R16(2162.67 mm), 295/30 R20(2151.99 mm), 295/35 R19(2164.87 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 255/45 R18: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 99, 103. You can find 255/45 R18 on 9 car models - mainly Audi, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, Cadillac.
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