Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2020
- Winner: Continental PremiumContact 6
- Best value: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
- Testing vehicle: Volkswagen Golf
- Tested tyres: 16
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Good |
1,7
|
2,4
|
3,6
|
2,0
|
2,1
| £97 92 W + 2 | |
| 2. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Good |
2,0
|
1,9
|
2,9
|
2,0
|
1,9
| £128 92 Y + 3 | |
| 3. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Good |
2,3
|
1,7
|
3,1
|
2,0
|
1,9
| £96 92 Y + 2 | |
| 4. | Maxxis Victra Sport 5 | Good |
2,2
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
2,0
|
2,4
| £93 92 Y | |
| 5. | Nexen N fera Sport | Satisfactory |
2,6
|
2,2
|
3,1
|
2,0
|
1,9
| £92 92 Y | |
| 6. | Sava Intensa UHP 2 | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
1,8
|
3,1
|
2,0
|
1,6
| £88 92 Y + 1 | |
| 7. | Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
2,5
|
2,9
|
2,0
|
2,4
| ||
| 8. | Falken Azenis FK510 | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
2,9
|
3,0
|
2,0
|
2,0
| £109 92 Y + 2 | |
| 9. | Bridgestone Potenza S001 | Satisfactory |
3,0
|
1,7
|
3,5
|
2,5
|
2,1
| £128 88 Y + 7 | |
| 10. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,4
|
3,3
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £98 88 Y + 2 | |
| 11. | Nokian Powerproof | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £109 92 Y | |
| 12. | Pirelli P ZERO | Satisfactory |
1,8
|
1,3
|
2,9
|
3,0
|
2,7
| £106 88 Y + 3 | |
| 13. | Toyo Proxes T1 Sport | Satisfactory |
2,8
|
2,0
|
2,9
|
3,0
|
2,0
| ||
| 14. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Satisfactory |
3,1
|
2,0
|
3,4
|
2,5
|
1,8
| £83 92 Y + 1 | |
| 15. | Cooper Zeon CS Sport | Satisfactory |
3,3
|
2,0
|
3,2
|
2,0
|
2,5
| ||
| 16. | Rotalla SETULA S-PACE RU01 | Sufficient |
3,6
|
2,9
|
2,8
|
2,0
|
1,6
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2020 225/40 R18 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Golf in 2020. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental PremiumContact 6 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Noise, Wear, Fuel consumption, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Pilot Sport 4, GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Maxxis Victra Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Continental SportContact 5, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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