Summer tyre test 245/35 R19 - Autobild 2018

Summer

2018

Year

6

Tyres

Winner

Continental SportContact 6

Tested tyres

6

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 SportContact 6

Rating: Exemplary (test winner)

£170

93 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

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93Y · £178 93Y · £176 93Y +2

Wet2+

Dry1-

Strengths

The sporty-universal tire achieves the best performance and greatly tranfers power to the road. It is characterized by precise steering and sporty dynamic handling on both wet and dry.

Weaknesses

Average rolling resistance

Summary

2

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Exemplary

£158

117

mytyres.co.uk

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117 · £161 117Y · £158

Wet2

Dry2+

Strengths

Korean premium tire with exemplary driving characteristics, precise steering response, and good feedback, short braking distance on both dry and wet surfaces, low rolling resistance, very good price/performance ratio

Weaknesses

Slightly higher noise level

Summary

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: Exemplary

£198

89 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

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93Y · £210 93Y · £198 93Y · £267 +2

Wet2

Dry2+

Strengths

Sport-dynamic handling, precise driving behavior and good feedback; Balanced wet performance, exemplary short wet and dry braking tracks, good ride comfort

Weaknesses

High price

Summary

4

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2-

Strengths

Premium sporty tyre with dynamic wet driving characteristics, short braking distance on both dry and wet roads, low price.

Weaknesses

Moderate lack of adhesion on dry, lower comfort.

Summary

5

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Recommended

Wet2-

Dry3+

Strengths

Good safety reserves in aquaplaning, quiet rolling, low price

Weaknesses

Moderate lack of grip and understeer on wet and dry, delayed steering response and longer braking distance.

Summary

6

Nankang Noble Sport NS-20

Rating: Not recommended

£118

mytyres.co.uk

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93W · £147

Wet4

Dry3-

Strengths

Convincing resistance to aquaplaning, low price.

Weaknesses

Unbalanced tire with dangerously long wet and dry braking, unbalanced wet behavior

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 Pirelli P Zero R 98%	98%	Premium	£327 89 Y
2	Premium Continental SportContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£173 93 Y +1 More
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£159 93 Y
4	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£180 93 Y
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£169 93 Y +8 More
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£183 93 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£187 93 Y +2 More
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£147 93 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£174 93 Y +2 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£128 93 Y
11	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£144 93 Y
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£161 93 Y
13	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium
14	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£155 93 y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£131 93 Y
16	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget

17	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£135 93 Y +3 More
18	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£125 93 Y +1 More
19	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£135 93 Y
21	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
22	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£138 93 Y
23	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£149 93 Y
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£132 93 Y

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£139 +1 More
26	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£157 93 Y
27	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£139 93 Y
28	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£165 93 Y
29	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£128 93 Y +1 More
30	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£151 93 Y
31	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£142 93 Y +1 More
32	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 61%	61%	Premium	£174 93 Y

33	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£149 93 Y
34	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£144 107
35	B Ceat SportDrive 57%	57%	B
36	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£137 93 Y
37	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£140 93 Y +1 More
38	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 49%	49%	Premium	£227 93 Y +5 More
39	Budget Petlas Velox Sport PT 741 48%	48%	Budget
40	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget

41	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£144 93 Y
42	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
43	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
44	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget
45	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
46	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
47	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
48	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget

49	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£124 93 Y
50	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
51	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
52	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£64 93 Y

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