Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - ACE 2024

Summer

2024

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 7

Best Value

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Test Vehicle

Opel Astra

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

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended

£74

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91W · £85 91Y · £74 94V · £94 +1

Wet71

Dry123

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

2

Vredestein Ultrac

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet71

Dry120

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Dry Braking#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

3

Michelin Primacy 4+

Rating: Highly recommended

£106

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91W 91Y 91Y · £106 +2

Wet65

Dry116

Rolling resistance17

Noise6

Wet

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

4

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Rating: Highly recommended

£97

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91V 91V 91V +2

Wet64

Dry115

Rolling resistance17

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

5

GoodYear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Recommended

£79

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94W · £82

Wet60

Dry110

Rolling resistance17

Noise7

6

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: Recommended

£73

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91W · £88 91Y · £73 91Y +2

Wet61

Dry110

Rolling resistance18

Noise5

Wet

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

7

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Recommended

£73

94 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet60

Dry111

Rolling resistance13

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

8

Milestone Green Sport GS05

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet54

Dry100

Rolling resistance14

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/10

9

Berlin Tires Summer HP 1

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet47

Dry92

Rolling resistance16

Noise8

Wet

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Handling Measured#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#8/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Dry Handling Measured#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

10

Austone Athena SP-701

Rating: Not recommended

Wet47

Dry92

Rolling resistance13

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Handling Measured#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#5/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£90 94 Y +1 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£79 91 W +1 More
3	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£88 94 Y
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£79 91 Y +3 More
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£103 94 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£80 94 Y
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£109 91 H +6 More

9	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£82 91 V +18 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£89 91 Y +6 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£94 94 Y +1 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£63 91 Y +3 More
14	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£66 91 W +9 More
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£94 91 V +5 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£64 0 Y +1 More

17	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£84 91 V +4 More
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£76 91 Y +1 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£98 94 Y +1 More
20	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£66 91 Y +3 More
21	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£74 91 W +2 More
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
24	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£85 91 V +6 More

25	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£104 91 Y +2 More
26	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£82 91 W +3 More
27	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +3 More
28	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£66 91 W +2 More
29	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
30	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£96 94 Y
31	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
32	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£85 91

33	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£58 +6 More
34	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£83 +1 More
35	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£82 91 V +1 More
36	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£82 91 W +4 More
37	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£66 91 Y +2 More
39	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 91 W +2 More
40	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£81 91 Y +1 More

41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£79 91 V +5 More
42	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£60 91 Y +3 More
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£87 +5 More
45	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£66 91 Y +3 More
46	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£74 91 W +2 More
47	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£64 91 W +1 More

49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
50	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£69 91 Y +1 More
51	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£169 94 Y
52	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£60 91 Y +3 More
53	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£70 91 W +2 More
54	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
55	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
56	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget

57	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
58	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
59	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
60	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
61	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
62	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
63	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£76 0 W +7 More
64	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget

65	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£71 91 Y +6 More
66	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
67	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
68	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
69	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£67 94 W +1 More
70	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
71	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
72	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget

73	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£60 91 Y +2 More
74	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
75	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
76	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
77	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
78	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£69 91 Y