Summer tyre test 235/40 R18 - Automotorsport 2016

Summer

2016

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Tested tyres

8

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet9,6

Dry9,3

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Summary

2

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet8,9

Dry9,1

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Summary

3

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Recommended

Wet8,8

Dry8,6

Rolling resistance8

Noise9

Summary

4

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: Recommended

Wet8,1

Dry9,5

Rolling resistance5

Noise7

Summary

5

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Recommended

£125

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Wet8,6

Dry8,3

Rolling resistance7

Noise7

Summary

6

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport plus

Rating: Recommended

Wet8,4

Dry7,7

Rolling resistance8

Noise8

Summary

7

Falken Azenis FK453

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet7,5

Dry8,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise10

Summary

8

Cooper Zeon CS Sport

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet7,1

Dry7,9

Rolling resistance7

Noise8

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 Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£113 95 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£120 95 Y
3	Premium Continental Sportcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£120 95 Y
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£117 95 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£119 95 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium

9	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£138 95 Y
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£111 95 Y +1 More
12	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
13	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£138 95 Y
14	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£97 0 Y
15	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£102 95 Y
16	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£119 91 Y +1 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£113 95 Y
18	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£154 95 Y +1 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£140 95 Y +1 More
20	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£138 95 Y
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£104 95 W
23	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£164 91 W
24	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£115 95 Y

25	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£112 95 Y +1 More
26	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£147 91 V +1 More
27	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£92 95 Y
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£94 95 Y
30	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
31	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
32	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£110 95 W

33	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£89 95 Y +1 More
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£105 95 Y
35	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£112 95 Y
36	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£103 95 Y
37	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£106 95 Y
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
40	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium

41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£103 91 Y +2 More
42	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£103 95 Y +2 More
43	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£123 95 Y
44	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
45	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£109 91 Y +2 More
46	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£81 95 0
48	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£121 95 Y

49	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£101 95 Y
50	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£108 95 Y
51	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£86 95 Y
52	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
53	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
54	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£104 95 W
55	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
56	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£229 95 Y +2 More

57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£87 95 Y
59	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
60	Budget Sumitomo HTR Z5 38%	38%	Budget
61	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£107 0 Y
62	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£108 95 Y
63	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£109 95 Y +1 More
64	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget

65	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
66	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
67	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
69	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£85 95 Y
70	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£82 95 Y
71	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
72	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A

73	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
74	B Dynamo Street-H MU02 2%	2%	B

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