Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - SportAuto 2017

Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Tested tyres: 7

Results

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test

#	Name		Rating	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Price
1.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4		Highly recommended	9,5	9,5	8,0	£105 92 Y + 3
2.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3		Recommended	8,6	9,1	9,4	£95 92 Y + 1
3.	Bridgestone Turanza T001		Recommended	8,9	8,3	9,4	£89 92 W + 2
4.	Continental ContiSportContact 5		Recommended	8,6	9,1	5,6
5.	Pirelli P ZERO		Recommended	7,4	9,2	9,4	£121 88 Y + 3
6.	Toyo Proxes T1 Sport		Recommended	8,0	8,4	8,6
7.	Kumho Ecsta PS91		Conditionally recommended	7,3	8,4	5,9	£95 92 Y
#	Name	-	Rating	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Price

Above you can see the results of the SportAuto 2017 225/40 R18 test performed by SportAuto on a in 2017. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is the best of 7 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3, Bridgestone Turanza T001, Continental ContiSportContact 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 4, Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance.

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.	Continental PremiumContact 6	91%	Premium	£81 92 W + 1
2.	Falken Azenis FK510	90%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y + 2
3.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	89%	Premium	£78 92 Y + 6
4.	Continental SportContact 5	89%	Premium	£95 88 Y + 9
5.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117	89%	Upper-middle	£79 88 Y + 2
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6.	Michelin Primacy 4	88%	Premium	£87 92 Y + 1
7.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125	88%	Upper-middle	£70 92 W
8.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance	88%	Premium	£71 92 W
9.	Nokian Powerproof	87%	Upper-middle	£62 92 Y + 1
10.	Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blue	87%	Premium	£106 92 W + 1
11.	Fulda SportControl 2	86%	Lowcost	£79 92 Y + 1
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12.	Pirelli P7 Cinturato	86%	Premium	£78 92 Y + 2
13.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2	86%	Premium	£72 92 Y
14.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	85%	Upper-middle	£67 92 W
15.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	85%	Upper-middle	£68 92 Y + 1
16.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2	84%	Premium	£92 88 Y + 1
17.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN	84%	Upper-middle	£66 92 W
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18.	Nokian zLine	84%	Upper-middle
19.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	84%	Lowcost	£72 92 Y
20.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2	81%	Premium	£82 92 Y + 2
21.	Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115	80%	Upper-middle	£76 88 V + 1
22.	Semperit Speed-Life 2	80%	Lowcost
23.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	80%	Upper-middle	£102 92 Y + 1
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24.	Toyo Proxes R888R	80%	Upper-middle	£190 92 Y
25.	Bridgestone Potenza S001	79%	Premium	£99 88 Y + 7
26.	Kumho Ecsta PS71	79%	Upper-middle	£74 88 Y + 1
27.	BFGoodrich Advantage	78%	Upper-middle	£106 92 W + 1
28.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	78%	Upper-middle	£80 92 W + 1
29.	Sava Intensa UHP 2	76%	Lowcost	£88 92 Y + 1
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30.	Michelin Pilot Sport 3	76%	Premium	£119 92 Y + 4
31.	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo	76%	Premium	£100 92 Y
32.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport	76%	Premium	£88 92 Y + 3
33.	Continental EcoContact 6	75%	Premium	£81 92 Y + 2
34.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT	75%	Premium	£72 92 Y + 3
35.	Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2	75%	Premium	£199 92 Y + 1
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36.	Michelin Pilot Super Sport	75%	Premium	£115 88 Y + 2
37.	Cooper Zeon CS8	71%	Upper-middle	£65 0 Y + 1
38.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	69%	Upper-middle
39.	Firestone Roadhawk	69%	Upper-middle	£68 92 Y
40.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	66%	Upper-middle	£70 92 Y
41.	Giti Sport S1	64%	Lowcost
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42.	Kleber Dynaxer UHP	62%	Upper-middle	£78 92 W + 1
43.	BFGoodrich G-Grip	61%	Upper-middle
44.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	57%	Upper-middle	£65 92 W
45.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM	52%	Lowcost
46.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	30%	Lowcost	£58 92 Y
47.	Firestone Firehawk SZ90	21%	Upper-middle	£77 88 Y + 1
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48.	Dayton Touring 2	10%	Lowcost
49.	Toyo NanoEnergy 2	1%	Upper-middle
50.	Imperial EcoSport 2	1%	Lowcost	£46 92 Y
51.	Kormoran Gamma B2	1%	Lowcost
#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price

225/40 R18 is found on 51 vehicles:

Giulietta
GT

B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3er-Reihe)

A3

1er-Reihe
3er-Reihe
2er-Reihe
Z4

ATS

F355

Bravo
Tipo

Focus
Mondeo

Civic

i30
Veloster

Crossfire

X-Type

cee´d

Delta

IS

Evora
3-Eleven

3

SLC
SLK-Klasse
CLA
C-Klasse
A-Klasse
CLK-Klasse
B-Klasse

XPower SV

Clubman

Aero

Meriva
Astra
Zafira

308

911

Mégane

Altea
Leon
Exeo

Superb
Octavia

Impreza

Camry
Corolla

Golf
Touran

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