Summer tyre test 225/45 R18 - ACE 2023

Summer

2023

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Best Value

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Test Vehicle

Mercedes Benz C-class

Tested tyres

10

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Test winner

£115

95 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

95W · £129 95Y 95Y · £123

Wet70

Dry54

Rolling resistance18

Noise7

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Summary

2

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended

£120

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y · £120

Wet71

Dry52

Rolling resistance19

Noise4

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Summary

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: Highly recommended

£150

95 W

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y · £150

Wet70

Dry50

Rolling resistance18

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Braking#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Summary

4

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Highly recommended

£143

95 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y

Wet67

Dry53

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

Wet

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Summary

5

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

Rating: Highly recommended

£130

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91V · £130 95H · £166 95H · £161 +2

Wet65

Dry51

Rolling resistance17

Noise6

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Summary

6

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet65

Dry50

Rolling resistance17

Noise5

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Summary

7

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Highly recommended

£99

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

95W · £126 95Y · £120

Wet62

Dry50

Rolling resistance17

Noise6

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Summary

7

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Highly recommended

£116

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

95Y · £116 95Y

Wet67

Dry47

Rolling resistance18

Noise3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#7/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Summary

9

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Recommended

£98

95 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y · £126

Wet60

Dry50

Rolling resistance17

Noise6

Wet

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Summary

9

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Recommended

£91

95 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

95Y · £105 95Y · £115

Wet61

Dry48

Rolling resistance17

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#7/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Summary

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£129 95 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£114 95 W
3	Premium Continental SportContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£135 95 Y
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£102 95 Y
5	Premium Michelin PILOT SPORT 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£148 95 Y
6	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£125 95 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£129 95 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£126 91 Y +9 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£100 91 W +14 More
10	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
11	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£104 0 Y
12	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£113 95 Y +5 More
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£102 95 Y
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£113 95 Y +1 More
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£138 91 W +3 More
16	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£135 91 Y +3 More

17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£130 91 W +14 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£117 95
19	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£123 95 Y
20	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£95 95 Y +1 More
22	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£121 91 W +16 More
23	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£125 95 Y
24	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£98 95 Y +1 More

25	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£105 95 W +2 More
26	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£107 95 Y
27	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
28	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£130 95 Y +1 More
29	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
30	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 EV 74%	74%	Premium	£118 95 H
31	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£150 95 W +1 More
32	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£114 95 Y

33	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
34	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£109 95 Y
35	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£111 91 V +4 More
36	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£118 +1 More
37	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium
38	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£134 95 Y
39	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
40	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£115 91 Y +4 More

41	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
42	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium	£126 95 W +2 More
43	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£104 95 Y
45	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£118 95 Y
47	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£217 95 Y
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget

49	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
50	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£138 95 W +1 More
51	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium
52	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
53	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
54	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
55	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
56	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B

57	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
58	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
59	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
60	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
61	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
62	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
63	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
64	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget

65	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
66	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
67	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£92 95 Y
68	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
69	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
70	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
71	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
72	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£51 95 W +1 More

73	Budget Zeetex HP6000 eco 4%	4%	Budget