Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
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1. | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Very good |
The only one with very good rating in all categories except rolling resistance, quiet and comfortable, best in aquaplaning |
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| £98 92 W + 2 | |
2. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Very good - |
Best in wet braking, very good aquaplaning, great dry handling. Good comfort and noise. |
Oversteering when on wet limit | £99 92 Y + 2 | |
3. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | Very good - |
Great grip and wet braking, great aquaplaning resistance |
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| £95 92 Y | |
4. | Nokian Powerproof | Very good - |
Confident in the wet, stable in braking and handling, great grip in circle-riding, good in aquaplaning, rolling resistance and noise. |
Comfort slightly influenced by sporty stiffness | ||
5. | Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117 | Very good - |
Changing the center of gravity does not affect it, the grip on the wet is good, no tendencies to understeer and has great stability |
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6. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Good + |
Lowest rolling resistance, great wet grip, great dry driving response, good aquaplaning |
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| £103 92 Y + 8 | |
7. | Pirelli P ZERO | Good + |
Traditionally great on the dry, stable with great steering response, the shortest braking distance on the dry. |
Be careful about the short wet limit | £90 88 Y + 3 | |
8. | Apollo Aspire XP | Good |
Safe on dry and wet, good braking, good grip when riding in circle, comfortable |
higher tendency to understeer | ||
9. | Falken Azenis FK510 | Good |
Inexpensive, good wet brakes, good rolling resistance. |
Worse wet grip, more understeer. A little restless while driving at the limit. | £86 92 Y + 2 | |
10. | Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | Good |
Good handling, balanced wet and dry grip, sporty features |
Uncomfortable, extremely stiff | ||
# | Name | - | Rating | Positive features | Neagative features | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Gute-Fahrt 2019 225/40 R18 test performed by Gute-Fahrt on a Volkswagen Golf in 2019. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental PremiumContact 6 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties ( ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2, Nokian Powerproof; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, Michelin Primacy 4, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance.
Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.