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

£156

100 Y

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100Y · £156

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

Minor shortcomings in transverse aquaplaning

2

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Recommended

£140

96 Y

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100W · £229 100Y 100Y · £140 +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.

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

4

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: Recommended

£125

96 W

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96W · £176 96W · £145 100Y +2

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

Not too sporty character

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

6

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Rating: Still recommended

£116

96 W

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96W 96W · £116 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

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.

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

9

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Still recommended

£157

100 Y

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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.

10

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£133

100 W

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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.

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	£126 100 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£110 100 Y
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£114 100 W
4	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£122 96 Y +1 More
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£165 100 Y
6	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£141 100 W
7	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£133 100 Y
8	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£118 100 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£138 100 Y
10	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£136 100 W +3 More
11	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
12	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£135 100 H +6 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£139 96 W +8 More
14	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£144 96 W +4 More
15	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£128 100 Y
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£98 100 Y +1 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£153 100 Y +1 More
18	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£154 96 W +1 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£110 96 Y +3 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£119 0 Y
21	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£130 100 Y
22	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£131 100 Y +1 More
23	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
24	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£104 100 Y +1 More

25	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£128 96 Y +6 More
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£118 100
27	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£140 100 W
28	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£126 100 Y
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
30	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£127 96 W +9 More
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£103 100 W

33	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
34	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£147 100 Y
35	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£149 100 W
36	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£131 100 W
37	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£106 96 Y +3 More
38	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£124 +1 More
40	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£124 100 W

41	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£135 100 W +1 More
42	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£93 100 Y
43	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£133 100 Y
44	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£163 100 W +1 More
45	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£120 96 W +4 More
46	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£121 100 Y +4 More
47	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£142 100 Y +1 More
48	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£105 100 Y +2 More

49	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£112 100 Y +1 More
50	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£117 96 W +4 More
51	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£112 100 Y
52	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£94 100 0
53	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£101 100 Y
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£221 100 Y
56	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£105 100 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	£150 0 Y
62	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£116 100 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	£96 100 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	£59 100 Y
77	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£104 +1 More

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