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275/35 R21 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Pirelli P ZERO lx.

/93%

£320

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Table of contents:

Best summer tyres in tests
275/35 R21 tyre test
275/35 R21 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental SportContact 7

/100%

Tested 6x in 2024, 9x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
Test winner - AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Test winner - AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Test winner - SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 265/35 R19

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Great handling on dry roads

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Continental SportContact 7

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

/92%

Tested 10x in 2024, 17x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 265/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18

Pluses:

Short braking distance on wet roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on dry roads

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Bridgestone Potenza Sport

3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

/93%

Tested 5x in 2024, 11x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Very good aquaplaning resistance

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

275/35 R21 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

2. Pirelli P Zero 90%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Continental SportContact 7 86%

5. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 85%

6. Continental SportContact 6 83%

7. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 82%

8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 82%

9. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 82%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

11. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 80%

12. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 80%

13. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 78%

14. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 77%

15. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 95%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 88%

4. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 81%

5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 81%

6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 79%

7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

8. Continental SportContact 7 77%

9. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 77%

10. Continental SportContact 6 77%

11. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

12. Pirelli P Zero 74%

13. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 74%

14. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 72%

15. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 100%

2. Continental SportContact 7 94%

3. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 92%

4. Pirelli P Zero 92%

5. Continental SportContact 6 91%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 86%

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 85%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

11. Falken Azenis FK520 81%

12. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

13. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 75%

14. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 68%

15. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 50%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental SportContact 6 89%

2. Falken Azenis FK520 89%

3. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 82%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 80%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

8. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

9. Continental SportContact 7 77%

10. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 75%

11. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 74%

12. Pirelli P Zero 73%

13. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 69%

14. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 65%

15. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 ?%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Continental SportContact 7 81%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 80%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

4. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 75%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 72%

7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 70%

8. Continental SportContact 6 70%

9. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 68%

10. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 65%

11. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 63%

12. Pirelli P Zero 54%

13. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 50%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 49%

15. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 47%

Price

275/35 R21

1. Falken Azenis FK520 £223

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 £235

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 £238

4. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ £238

5. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport £253

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport £276

7. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 £293

8. Pirelli P Zero £299

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S £347

10. Continental SportContact 6 ?%

11. Continental SportContact 7 ?%

12. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 ?%

13. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S ?%

14. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti ?%

15. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 ?%

275/35 R21 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.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4		85% 78.5% 76.5%			Premium	£293 103 Y + 7
2.	Pirelli P ZERO lx.					Premium	£320 103 Y + 1
3.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport		90.4% 89.6% 81.3%			Premium	£276 103 Y + 1
4.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S		77.9% 85.3% 64.2%			Premium	£347 103 Y + 4
5.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5		89.4% 89.3% 79.1%			Premium	£348 103 Y + 1
6.	Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7		82.5% 90.9% 88.9%			Premium	£254 103 Y + 1
7.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£238 103 Y + 3
8.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport		80% 68.3% 80.1%			Premium	£253 103 Y
9.	Continental SportContact 5P					Premium	£263 103 Y + 5
10.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129		81.8% 49.8%			Premium	£235 103 Y
11.	Pirelli P ZERO		90.1% 92.2% 74.6%			Premium	£299 103 Y + 1
12.	Michelin Pilot Super Sport					Premium	£379 99 Y
13.	Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect					Premium	£400 103 Y + 1

Did you know ...?

275/35 R21 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 16 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/50 R15, 165/65 R14, 190/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 35 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 35% of the tyre width (275mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2280.48 mm, which is very similar to 215/80 R15(2277.65 mm), 225/60 R18(2284.57 mm), 225/65 R17(2275.46 mm), 245/50 R19(2285.82 mm), 275/40 R20(2287.08 mm), 325/30 R21(2288.34 mm), 315/35 R20(2288.65 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 275/35 R21: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 99, 103.

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