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Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2020

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Noise
Wear
Fuel consumption
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

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
99% Premium
2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
98% Premium £88 92 Y
3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
94% Premium £96 92 Y
4. Michelin Primacy 4
90% Premium £112 92 Y + 1
5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117
89% Premium £126 88 Y + 2
3
6. Continental SportContact 5
89% Premium £112 88 Y + 9
7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
89% Premium £95 92 Y + 4
8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
89% Premium £118 92 Y + 5
9. Bridgestone Turanza T005
89% Premium £108 92 Y + 7
10. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
88% Premium £121 92 Y + 5
11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125
88% Premium £94 92 W
7
12. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
88% Premium £99 92 W
13. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3
87% Premium £135 92 Y + 1
14. Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blue
87% Premium
15. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
87% Upper-middle £86 92 W + 1
16. Pirelli Cinturato P7
86% Premium £127 92 Y + 2
17. Bridgestone Turanza T001
86% Premium £118 92 W + 2
6
18. Maxxis Premitra HP5
85% Lowcost
19. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
85% Premium £89 92 Y
20. Fulda SportControl 2
84% Lowcost £119 92 Y + 1
21. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
84% Premium £100 92 Y
22. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
84% Premium £116 88 Y + 1
23. Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN
84% Upper-middle £71 92 W
19
24. Nokian zLine
84% Upper-middle
25. Semperit Speed-Life 3
81% Lowcost £108 92 Y
26. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
80% Upper-middle £111 92 Y + 1
27. Semperit Speed-Life 2
80% Lowcost
28. BFGoodrich Advantage
80% Upper-middle £117 92 W + 1
29. Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115
80% Premium £116 88 V + 1
30
30. Toyo Proxes R888R
80% Upper-middle
31. Toyo Proxes Sport A
79% Upper-middle £102 92
32. Uniroyal RainSport 3
78% Upper-middle £99 92 W + 1
33. Kumho Ecsta PS91
78% Upper-middle £105 92 Y
34. Continental Ecocontact 6
78% Premium £88 92 Y + 4
35. Uniroyal RainSport 5
77% Upper-middle £76 92 Y
7
36. Michelin Pilot Sport 3
76% Premium
37. Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo
76% Premium
38. Michelin Pilot Super Sport
75% Premium £134 88 Y + 2
39. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT
75% Premium £97 92 Y + 3
40. Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2
75% Premium
41. Firestone Roadhawk
71% Upper-middle £91 92 Y
28
42. Toyo Proxes Comfort
70% Upper-middle £100 92
43. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
69% Lowcost £92 92 Y
44. Kleber Dynaxer HP3
69% Upper-middle
45. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
66% Upper-middle £95 92 W + 1
46. Cooper Zeon CS8
66% Upper-middle £96 0 Y + 2
47. Nankang Comfort ECO-2+
65% Lowcost £79 92
50
48. Giti Sport S1
64% Lowcost
49. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
63% Lowcost £97 92 Y
50. BFGoodrich G-Grip
61% Upper-middle
51. Yokohama Advan Fleva V701
57% Upper-middle £97 92 W
52. Debica Presto UHP2
56% Lowcost £76 92 Y + 1
53. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01
52% Lowcost
7
54. Barum Bravuris 3 HM
52% Lowcost
55. Yokohama BLUEARTH-GT AE51
46% Upper-middle £94 92 W
56. Imperial EcoSport 2
31% Lowcost
57. Firestone Firehawk SZ90
21% Upper-middle £119 88 Y + 1
58. Dayton Touring 2
10% Lowcost
59. Kormoran Gamma B2
1% Lowcost
8
60. Sailun Atrezzo ZSR
1% Lowcost
61. Toyo NanoEnergy 2
1% Upper-middle
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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