Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2023

Summer

2023

Year

13

Tyres

Winner

Continental SportContact 7

Best Value

Falken Azenis FK520

Test Vehicle

Toyota Yaris GR

Tested tyres

13

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 7

Rating: Outstanding

£95

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry1-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/13

Aquaplaning Cross#10/13

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Handling#1/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/13

2

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Outstanding

£104

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £104

Wet2+

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#1/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Wet Braking#4/13

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Handling#1/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#12/13

3

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Outstanding

£78

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £87

Wet2+

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#1/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Wet Braking#4/13

Dry

Dry Braking#3/13

Dry Handling#5/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/13

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: Outstanding

£103

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Wet Braking#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Dry

Dry Handling#4/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/13

3

Pirelli P Zero PZ4

Rating: Outstanding

£98

92 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92V 92Y 92Y +2

Wet2+

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Wet Braking#4/13

Dry

Dry Handling#1/13

Dry Braking#3/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#12/13

6

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Good

£90

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £106 92Y · £105

Wet2+

Dry2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Wet Circle Cornering#8/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/13

Aquaplaning Cross#11/13

Dry

Dry Handling#5/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/13

7

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Good

£72

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £103

Wet2

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Aquaplaning Cross#2/13

Wet Circle Cornering#8/13

Wet Handling#8/13

Wet Braking#9/13

Dry

Dry Handling#5/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/13

7

Toyo Proxes Sport 2

Rating: Good

£90

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £98

Wet2

Dry2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/13

Aquaplaning Cross#8/13

Wet Braking#9/13

Dry

Dry Braking#3/13

Dry Handling#5/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/13

9

Firestone Firehawk Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

£78

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2+

Wet

Wet Braking#7/13

Aquaplaning Cross#8/13

Wet Circle Cornering#8/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/13

Wet Handling#11/13

Dry

Dry Handling#5/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/13

10

Giti GitiSport S2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Aquaplaning Cross#2/13

Wet Handling#9/13

Wet Braking#11/13

Wet Circle Cornering#11/13

Dry

Dry Braking#10/13

Dry Handling#10/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/13

10

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£84

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/13

Wet Braking#7/13

Wet Handling#9/13

Dry

Dry Braking#10/13

Dry Handling#11/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/13

12

Linglong Sport Master

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3

Dry2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#11/13

Wet Braking#11/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/13

Wet Circle Cornering#12/13

Wet Handling#12/13

Dry

Dry Braking#12/13

Dry Handling#12/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/13

13

Superia Ecoblue UHP

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet5+

Dry3-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/13

Wet Braking#13/13

Wet Circle Cornering#13/13

Wet Handling#13/13

Dry

Dry Braking#13/13

Dry Handling#13/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/13

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£84 +2 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£98 92 W
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£90 92 Y
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£83 92 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£128 92 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£94 92 Y
7	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
8	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£81 92 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£90 92 W +13 More
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£97 92 W +4 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£71 92 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£77 88 Y +3 More
13	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£118 92 H +1 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£96 92 Y
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£80 0 Y
16	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£91 92 W +3 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£86 92 Y +1 More
18	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£97 92 Y +6 More
19	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£71 92 Y
20	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£112 92 W +2 More
21	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium	£164 92 Y +1 More
22	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£82 92 W +1 More
23	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£109 92 Y
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£85 92 +1 More

25	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£77 92 Y +1 More
26	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£80 92 Y
27	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£91 92 W +7 More
28	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
29	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£140 92 W
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
31	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
32	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£79 92 W +1 More

33	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£101 92 V +1 More
34	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£63 +3 More
35	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£109 92 W +1 More
36	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£87 92 W
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£70 92 Y
38	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 92 W +2 More
39	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£118 92 Y
40	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£85 88 Y +2 More

41	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£84 92 Y
42	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£88 +2 More
44	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£73 92 Y +1 More
45	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
46	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£70 92 0
47	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£68 92 Y

49	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£172 92 Y
50	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£72 92 Y +1 More
51	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£100 92 W +1 More
52	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£82 92 W
53	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
54	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
55	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
56	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget

57	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
58	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
59	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£94 0 W +2 More
60	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
61	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
62	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
63	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
64	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget

65	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£72 92 W +1 More
66	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
68	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£63 92 Y
69	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£79 92 Y
70	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
71	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
72	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£44 92 W +1 More

73	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£68