Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - EVO 2017

Summer

2017

Year

9

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Tested tyres

9

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

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: -

£103

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

92Y · £103 92Y · £136 92Y · £108 +1

Wet56

Dry41

Rolling resistance90,6

Comfort22,5

Strengths

Excellent in both subjective and objective testing. The most versatile tire in the test.

Weaknesses

Nothing

Summary

2

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

Rating: -

£99

92 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92V 92Y 92Y +2

Wet54,5

Dry39

Rolling resistance87,2

Comfort21

Strengths

Fastest both on wet and dry

Weaknesses

Bad aquaplaning properties

Summary

3

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: -

£101

92 W

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92W · £101 92Y · £106 92Y · £119

Wet49,5

Dry36,5

Rolling resistance94,5

Comfort22

Strengths

Fast on wet, subjectively very good on dry, excelent on the road

Weaknesses

Slowest on dry road, feels little unconnected to the road on the wet.

Summary

4

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: -

Wet50

Dry38,5

Rolling resistance85,6

Comfort18

Strengths

Excellent on dry and wet, both subjectively and objectively. Strong in resistance to aquaplaning

Weaknesses

Quitest tyre in the test, highest rolling resistance.

Summary

5

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: -

£76

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet46,5

Dry33,5

Rolling resistance100

Comfort21

Strengths

Fastest on dry roads, good comfort, very good in aquaplaning prevention

Weaknesses

slow on the wet

Summary

6

Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo

Rating: -

Wet52

Dry34

Rolling resistance94,9

Comfort19,5

Strengths

Very confident on wet, low rolling resistance

Weaknesses

Weak in longiitudinal aquaplaning, average comfort

Summary

7

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117

Rating: -

£108

88 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92Y 92Y 92Y

Wet47,5

Dry32

Rolling resistance92,2

Comfort21

Strengths

Average and balanced performance without significant weaknesses

Weaknesses

No real strengths

Summary

8

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Rating: -

£95

92 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £95 92Y

Wet48

Dry29,5

Rolling resistance91,6

Comfort20,5

Strengths

Good on wet, best in aquaplaning, good braking on dry, comfortable on the road

Weaknesses

Slow on dry road, subjectively bad handling on dry and wet

Summary

9

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: -

Wet41

Dry31,5

Rolling resistance93

Comfort17

Strengths

(no mentioned)

Weaknesses

The worst in almost every objective disciplines

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	£83 92 W
2	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£100 92 Y
3	Premium Continental Sportcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£92 92 Y
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£93 92 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£134 92 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£87 92 Y +1 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£91 92 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£94 92 W +13 More

9	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£108 92 Y
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£102 92 W +4 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£126 92 H +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£82 88 Y +3 More
13	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£96 92 Y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£98 0 Y
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y

17	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£90 92 Y +2 More
18	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£106 92 Y
19	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£95 92 Y +6 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£89 92 Y +1 More
21	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£111 92 Y +1 More
22	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£111 92 W +2 More
23	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£96 92 W +1 More
24	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£95 92 Y

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£85 92 +1 More
26	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£105 92 Y
27	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
28	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£86 +2 More
29	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£95 92 W +7 More
30	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y +1 More
31	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
32	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget

33	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium
34	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
35	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£87 92 W +1 More
36	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£69 +3 More
37	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£103 92 W +1 More
38	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£92 92 W
39	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£78 92 Y
40	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle

41	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
42	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£108 92 V +1 More
43	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£89 +1 More
44	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£84 88 Y +2 More
45	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£99 92 Y
46	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£72 92 0
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£84 +2 More

49	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£77 92 Y +1 More
50	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
51	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£78 92 Y
52	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
53	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£77 92 Y +1 More
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£83 92 Y
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
56	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£70 92 Y +1 More

57	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£117 92 W +1 More
58	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£92 92 W
59	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£173 92 Y +1 More
60	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
61	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
62	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
63	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
64	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B

65	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
66	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£150 0 W +2 More
67	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
68	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
69	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
70	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
71	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
72	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget

73	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
74	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
75	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£72 92 Y
76	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
77	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
78	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
79	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
80	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£86