Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2021

Summer

2021

Year

11

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Tested tyres

11

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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: Test winner

£103

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

92Y · £103 92Y · £136 92Y · £108 +1

Wet

Wet Handling#1/14

Aquaplaning Cross#3/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/14

Wet Braking#6/14

Dry

Dry Handling#4/14

Dry Braking#5/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/14

Summary

2

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Test winner

£77

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y 92Y · £77

Wet

Wet Braking#2/14

Aquaplaning Cross#4/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/14

Wet Handling#4/14

Dry

Dry Braking#7/14

Dry Handling#8/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/14

Summary

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: -

£134

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/14

Aquaplaning Cross#6/14

Wet Braking#7/14

Wet Handling#7/14

Dry

Dry Braking#1/14

Dry Handling#3/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/14

Summary

4

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: -

£96

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £96

Wet

Wet Handling#2/14

Wet Braking#4/14

Aquaplaning Cross#10/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/14

Dry

Dry Handling#2/14

Dry Braking#3/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/14

Summary

5

Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport

Rating: Recommended

£95

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92Y 92Y 92Y · £95 +2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/14

Wet Braking#10/14

Wet Handling#12/14

Dry

Dry Handling#1/14

Dry Braking#6/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/14

Summary

6

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Recommended

£90

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £103 92Y · £107

Wet

Wet Braking#1/14

Wet Handling#7/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/14

Aquaplaning Cross#11/14

Dry

Dry Braking#4/14

Dry Handling#10/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/14

Summary

7

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

Rating: Recommended

£99

92 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92V 92Y 92Y +2

Wet

Wet Braking#3/14

Wet Handling#3/14

Aquaplaning Cross#9/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/14

Dry

Dry Braking#2/14

Dry Handling#6/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/14

Summary

8

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Recommended

£101

92 W

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92W · £101 92Y · £106 92Y · £119

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/14

Wet Braking#8/14

Wet Handling#9/14

Dry

Dry Handling#4/14

Dry Braking#7/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#14/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/14

Summary

9

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Recommended

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/14

Wet Handling#4/14

Wet Braking#5/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/14

Dry

Dry Handling#9/14

Dry Braking#10/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#13/14

Summary

10

Avon ZV7

Rating: -

£93

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

92W 92Y 92Y +1

Wet

Wet Braking#9/14

Aquaplaning Cross#11/14

Wet Handling#12/14

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/14

Dry

Dry Braking#13/14

Dry Handling#13/14

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/14

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/14

Summary

11

Altenzo Sports Comforter +

Rating: -

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 Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£100 92 Y
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£83 92 W
3	Premium Continental Sportcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£92 92 Y
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£93 92 Y
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£87 92 Y +1 More
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£91 92 Y
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£102 92 W +4 More
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 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£126 92 H +1 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£82 88 Y +3 More
12	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£98 0 Y
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£106 92 Y
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£89 92 Y +1 More

17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£111 92 W +2 More
18	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£111 92 Y +1 More
19	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£96 92 W +1 More
20	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£95 92 Y
21	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£105 92 Y
22	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£85 92 +1 More
23	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£95 92 W +7 More
24	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£76 92 Y

25	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£86 +2 More
26	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y +1 More
28	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
29	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
31	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
32	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£87 92 W +1 More

33	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£69 +3 More
34	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£92 92 W
35	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£103 92 W +1 More
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£78 92 Y
37	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£89 +1 More
40	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£108 92 V +1 More

41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£84 88 Y +2 More
42	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£99 92 Y
43	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
44	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£72 92 0
45	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£77 92 Y +1 More
46	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£84 +2 More
47	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
48	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£78 92 Y

49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
50	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£83 92 Y
51	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£77 92 Y +1 More
52	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
53	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£117 92 W +1 More
54	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£70 92 Y +1 More
55	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£92 92 W
56	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£173 92 Y +1 More

57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
59	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
61	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
62	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
63	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£150 0 W +2 More
64	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle

65	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
66	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
67	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
68	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
69	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
70	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
71	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
72	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£72 92 Y

73	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
74	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
75	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
76	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
77	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£86