295/30 R18 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Pilot Sport 4 S

9.6

£418

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Ventus S1 evo3 K127

295/30 R18 127 Y .

£235

Great price for a premium tyre Lowest price among well rated tyres.

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Pilot Sport 4 S

'26#1

'26#5

'25#2

9.6

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£418

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Expert summary

Pilot Sport 4S is the sportier version of the Pilot Sports and the most sporty one that still cares about the wet performance, which is it's strong suite. It's usually expensive, but also a guarantee of a great performance tyre.

Recommended

#9

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#9 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

91%

Dry handling

88%

Dry braking

85%

+3

Aquaplaning - longitudal

65%

Wet handling

58%

Exterior noise

37%

Test results

2026225/40 R18#1(Highly recommended)

2026255/35 R19#5(Good)

2025295/30 R20#2(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Highly recommended)

2025245/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024265/35 R19#2(Exemplary)

2023225/40 R18#3(Very good)

2022255/35 R19#2(-)

2021255/35 R19#1(Very good)

2021265/35 R20#3(Exemplary)

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295/30 R18 98 Y

A C 73dB

£418

mytyres.co.uk

£418

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Ventus S1 evo3 K127

'25#4

'24#3

'23#1

8.1

Price from

£235

Price from£235

Expert summary

Hankook Ventus tyres are designed to offer a very sporty experience for affordable price, which is also the case for evo3. It’s also safe on wet and got short braking distances, the only drawback being lower mileage.

Performance

Wet braking

75%

Wet circle cornering

69%

Wet handling

67%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

38%

Comfort

34%

Aquaplaning - cross

24%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024225/45 R17#3(-)

2023225/45 R18#1(-)

2023225/40 R18#4(Recommended)

2023225/40 R18#6(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#3(Very good)

2022225/45 R17#3(Recommended)

2022245/40 R19#3(Exemplary)

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Price variants (1)

295/30 R18 127 Y

A C 75dB

£235

mytyres.co.uk

£235

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Pilot Sport CUP 2

'26#4

7.9

Price from

£471

Price from£471

Performance

Dry handling

100%

Exterior noise

100%

Dry braking

86%

Wet handling

29%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

29%

Wet braking

14%

Test results

2026235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

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295/30 R18 98 Y

C D 74dB

£471

mytyres.co.uk

£471

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£495

In stock · Free shipping

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295/30 R18 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

91%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

70%

Wet

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

77%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

62%

Comfort

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

65%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

48%

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Did you know ...?

295/30 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 6 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 30 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 30% of the tyre width (295mm), which means the sidewall height has 88.5 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 1992.4 mm, which is very similar to 225/45 R17(1992.71 mm), 195/65 R15(1993.34 mm), 185/75 R14(1988.94 mm), 255/30 R19(1996.8 mm), 175/80 R14(1996.8 mm), 255/35 R18(1997.11 mm), 255/40 R17(1997.42 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 295/30 R18: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 94, 98, 127.