Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2020
- Winner: Continental PremiumContact 6
- Best value: Apollo Aspire XP
- Testing vehicle: BMW 5 series
- Tested tyres: 20
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 | Exemplary |
2+
|
1-
|
1
| £116 96 Y + 2 | |
| 2. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Exemplary |
1-
|
2+
|
1
| £105 100 Y + 1 | |
| 3. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Exemplary |
1-
|
1-
|
2-
| £141 100 Y + 1 | |
| 4. | Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | Exemplary |
2+
|
1-
|
2
| £108 100 Y | |
| 5. | Apollo Aspire XP | Exemplary |
2+
|
2+
|
2+
| ||
| 6. | Nexen N fera Sport | Exemplary |
2
|
1-
|
2-
| £101 100 Y | |
| 7. | Falken Azenis FK510 | Exemplary |
2
|
2
|
1-
| £96 100 Y + 1 | |
| 8. | Nokian Powerproof | Good + |
1-
|
2+
|
2-
| £125 96 Y + 1 | |
| 9. | Firestone Roadhawk | Good + |
2+
|
2
|
2-
| £96 100 Y | |
| 10. | Fulda SportControl 2 | Good + |
2
|
2+
|
2-
| £113 100 Y + 1 | |
| 11. | Bridgestone Potenza S001 | Good + |
1
|
2+
|
3+
| £140 100 Y | |
| 12. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Satisfactory |
2+
|
2+
|
3+
| £102 100 Y | |
| 13. | Laufenn S Fit EQ | Satisfactory |
2-
|
2+
|
2-
| ||
| 14. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | Satisfactory |
2-
|
2
|
2
| £111 100 Y + 5 | |
| 15. | Kleber Dynaxer UHP | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
|
2
| £108 100 W + 1 | |
| 16. | Uniroyal Rainsport 3 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2-
|
2+
| £95 96 Y + 1 | |
| 17. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Conditionally recommended |
1
|
2
|
3-
| £111 96 Y + 1 | |
| 18. | Maxxis Victra Sport 5 | Conditionally recommended |
2
|
2+
|
3-
| £93 100 Y | |
| 19. | Toyo Proxes T1 Sport | Conditionally recommended |
2
|
2
|
3-
| ||
| 20. | Zeetex HP2000 VFM | Conditionally recommended |
2-
|
2-
|
3+
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Running costs | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2020 245/45 R18 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 5 series in 2020. This test was performed in 245/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Continental PremiumContact 6 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Michelin Pilot Sport 4, Vredestein Ultrac Vorti; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 4, Pirelli P ZERO, GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3.
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. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 91% | Premium | £128 100 Y | |
| 2. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | 89% | Premium | £121 96 W + 5 | |
| 3. | Continental SportContact 5 | 89% | Premium | £129 96 W + 4 | |
| 4. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117 | 89% | Upper-middle | £100 96 W + 4 | |
| 5. | Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 | 88% | Upper-middle | £100 96 W + 1 | |
| 6. | Michelin Primacy 4 | 88% | Premium | £148 96 W + 4 | |
| 7. | Pirelli P ZERO | 88% | Premium | £135 96 Y + 2 | |
| 8. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 | 87% | Premium | £110 96 W + 9 | |
| 9. | Michelin Primacy 3 | 87% | Premium | £135 96 W + 6 | |
| 10. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | 86% | Premium | £127 100 Y | |
| 11. | Pirelli P7 Cinturato | 86% | Premium | £136 96 Y + 5 | |
| 12. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN | 85% | Upper-middle | £94 100 W | |
| 13. | Pirelli P ZERO lx. | 84% | Premium | £109 100 W + 4 | |
| 14. | Nokian zLine | 84% | Upper-middle | ||
| 15. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 | 84% | Premium | £135 100 W + 2 | |
| 16. | Vredestein Ultrac Satin | 84% | Premium | £102 100 Y | |
| 17. | Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN | 84% | Upper-middle | £124 100 W | |
| 18. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | 84% | Lowcost | £92 100 Y | |
| 19. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 | 81% | Premium | £128 96 W + 3 | |
| 20. | Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115 | 80% | Upper-middle | £92 96 V + 1 | |
| 21. | Yokohama Advan Sport V105 | 80% | Upper-middle | £132 100 Y | |
| 22. | Semperit Speed-Life 2 | 80% | Lowcost | £89 100 Y | |
| 23. | Falken Azenis FK453 | 78% | Upper-middle | £145 96 Y | |
| 24. | BFGoodrich Advantage | 78% | Upper-middle | £167 100 W + 1 | |
| 25. | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | 76% | Premium | £161 100 W | |
| 26. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport | 76% | Premium | £116 100 Y | |
| 27. | Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo | 76% | Premium | ||
| 28. | Sava Intensa UHP 2 | 76% | Lowcost | £103 100 Y + 2 | |
| 29. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX GT | 75% | Premium | £141 96 Y + 4 | |
| 30. | Continental Ecocontact 6 | 75% | Premium | £136 96 W + 3 | |
| 31. | Kumho Ecsta PS91 | 74% | Upper-middle | £128 100 Y + 1 | |
| 32. | Cooper Zeon CS8 | 71% | Upper-middle | £92 0 Y | |
| 33. | Kleber Dynaxer HP3 | 69% | Upper-middle | ||
| 34. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | 66% | Upper-middle | £99 100 Y | |
| 35. | Fulda SportControl | 65% | Lowcost | ||
| 36. | Giti Sport S1 | 64% | Lowcost | ||
| 37. | Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus | 62% | Premium | £126 100 Y | |
| 38. | BFGoodrich G-Grip | 61% | Upper-middle | ||
| 39. | Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | 57% | Upper-middle | £117 100 W | |
| 40. | Barum Bravuris 3 HM | 52% | Lowcost | £92 96 Y + 1 | |
| 41. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | 51% | Lowcost | £87 100 Y | |
| 42. | Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 | 30% | Lowcost | £77 100 Y | |
| 43. | Firestone Firehawk SZ90 | 21% | Upper-middle | £111 100 Y | |
| 44. | Dayton Touring 2 | 10% | Lowcost | ||
| 45. | 1% | Lowcost | £135 96 W + 1 | ||
| 46. | Kormoran Gamma B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
