Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Automotorsport 2017

Summer

2017

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Tested tyres

10

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

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Highly recommended

£170

100 Y

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100Y · £170

Strengths

Excellent dynamics and performance on wet and dry surfaces. Very precise and predictable without significant weaknesses.

Weaknesses

Minor shortcomings in transverse aquaplaning

Summary

2

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Recommended

£140

96 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

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100W · £194 100Y 100Y · £147 +1

Strengths

Especially in the dry very precise, predictable and safe tires. High precision control. Pleasant driving comfort.

Weaknesses

Minor shortcomings in wet braking and lateral aquaplaning, increased tire noise.

Summary

3

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Very easy to implement, comfortable tire. Securely understeering tendency. A largely homogeneous behavior on a high level.

Weaknesses

Weaker cornering in the wet - pronounced understeer

Summary

4

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Recommended

£132

96 W

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96W 96W 100Y +2

Strengths

Harmonious, balanced driving characteristics without pronounced strengths and weaknesses. Pleasantly quieter behavior.

Weaknesses

Not too sporty character

Summary

5

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Short braking distance and convincingly safe driving on wet roads, high driving comfort

Weaknesses

Slightly slower steering response when changing direction and lane change on drought

Summary

6

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Rating: Still recommended

£128

96 W

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96W 96W · £134 96W +2

Strengths

Stable and easy to handle in the wet and dry. Short braking distances on dry, quiet rolling

Weaknesses

Worse braking on wet

Summary

7

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport plus

Rating: Still recommended

Strengths

Safe braking and safe longitudinal performance on wet. Precise and sensitive with high grip in corners on dry.

Weaknesses

Deficiencies in the wet cornering and lateral aquaplaning. Deficiencies in dry braking.

Summary

8

Vredestein Ultrac Satin

Rating: Still recommended

Strengths

Relatively balanced tire, very easily controlled with safe braking performance

Weaknesses

Not very sporty, rather slow steering response, pronounced understeer, shortcomings in aquaplaning

Summary

9

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Still recommended

Strengths

Mainly on dry surfaces, quite active sports tires with immediate steering response and good precision.

Weaknesses

Wet long braking distance, cornering and less understeer.

Summary

10

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£139

100 W

mytyres.co.uk

Strengths

The average braking distance on dry road. Predictably understeer in the wet

Weaknesses

Indifferent and imprecise steering on dry. Long braking distances and strong understeer on wet. Very noisy.

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	£114 100 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£137 96 Y +1 More
3	Premium Continental SportContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£138 100 Y
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£145 100 W
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£173 100 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£120 100 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£132 100 Y
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£138 100 H +6 More

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£135 100 W +3 More
10	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£139 100 Y
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£135 96 W +8 More
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£136 96 W +4 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£107 96 Y +3 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£170 100 Y +1 More
15	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£128 0 Y

17	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£116 100 Y
18	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£116 100 Y +1 More
19	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£157 96 W +1 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£131 100 Y
21	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£128 100 Y +1 More
22	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£139 96 Y +6 More
23	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£116 100 Y
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£139 100

25	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
26	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£114 100 Y +1 More
27	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
28	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£112 100 Y
29	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£130 96 W +9 More
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£118 100 W

33	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£147 100 Y
34	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£124 100 W
35	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£100 96 Y +3 More
36	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
37	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£132 100 W +1 More
38	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£126 100 W
39	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£118 100 Y
40	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle

41	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£116 100 Y
42	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£133 +1 More
43	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£112 96 W +4 More
44	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£135 100 Y +4 More
45	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium
46	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£128 100 Y
47	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£109 100 Y +2 More
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£122 96 W +4 More

49	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£96 100 0
50	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£102 100 Y +1 More
51	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
52	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£128 100 Y +1 More
53	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£123 100 Y
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
56	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£109 100 Y +2 More

57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
59	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
60	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
61	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£142 0 Y
62	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£120 100 Y +1 More
63	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
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 Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
70	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£118 100 Y
71	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
72	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget

73	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
74	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
75	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
76	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£60 100 Y
77	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£110 +1 More

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