Summer tyre test 245/35 R19 - Autobild 2018

Summer

2018

Year

6

Tyres

Winner

Continental SportContact 6

Tested tyres

6

Price vs Quality

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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)

£164

93 Y

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93Y · £164 93Y · £173 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

2

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Exemplary

£147

117

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117 · £147 117Y · £147

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

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: Exemplary

£198

89 Y

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93Y · £205 93Y · £202 93Y · £247 +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

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.

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.

6

Nankang Noble Sport NS-20

Rating: Not recommended

£108

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93W

Wet4

Dry3-

Strengths

Convincing resistance to aquaplaning, low price.

Weaknesses

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

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 SportContact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£167 93 Y +1 More
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£127 93 Y +3 More
3	Premium Pirelli P Zero R 98%	98%	Premium	£319 89 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£158 93 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£189 93 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£180 93 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£172 93 Y +8 More
8	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£168 93 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£184 93 Y +2 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£168 93 Y +2 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£128 93 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£134 93 Y
13	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£122 93 Y
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£127 93 Y
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£172 93 Y
16	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£162 93 Y +1 More

17	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 79%	79%	Premium	£243 93 Y +5 More
18	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£158 93 y +1 More
19	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£139 93 Y
20	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£136 93 Y +1 More
21	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£135 93 Y
23	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
24	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget

25	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£128 93 Y
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£139 +1 More
27	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£148 93 Y
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£122 93 Y
29	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£133 93 Y
30	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£144 93 Y
31	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£144 107
32	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£125 93 Y +1 More

33	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£132 93 Y +1 More
34	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£159 93 Y
35	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 61%	61%	Premium	£163 93 Y
36	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£153 93 Y
37	B Ceat SportDrive 57%	57%	B
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£134 93 Y
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
42	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
43	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£154 93 Y
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 Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
48	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget

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

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