Summer tyre test 235/35 R19 - TYRE REVIEWS 2026

Summer Testing was conducted by Jonathan Benson at a professional proving ground, with dry handling at 15-16°C and wet handling at 18-20°C ambient temperature.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Not specified — performance car with 235/35 R19 fitment.

Winner

Pirelli P Zero R

Test Vehicle

Toyota GR Supra

Tested tyres

8

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Tyre Reviews UUHP Summer Test 2026 (235/35 R19): Pirelli P Zero R Dominates Both Dry and Wet

Tyre Reviews has released its ultra-ultra high performance (UUHP) summer tyre test for 2026, putting 8 tyres through a comprehensive evaluation in the 235/35 R19 size with a heavy focus on subjective handling. Ten individual disciplines were tested across four main categories: dry, wet, comfort/noise, and economy.

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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

Pirelli P Zero R shortest at 31.7 m (from 100 km/h), Kingboss longest at 38.92 m — a dangerous 7.22 m difference.

1

Pirelli P Zero R

Rating: Test winner

£191

91 Y

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Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Braking#2/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 1/8
Best discipline position: Dry braking (1/8)
Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (6/8)

2

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

Rating: Highly recommended

£129

91 Y

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Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Handling#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 2/8
Best discipline position: Wet handling (1/8)
Lowest discipline position: Exterior noise (8/8)

3

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Recommended

£134

91 Y

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+2 More sizes →

91Y 91Y · £155

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Dry

Dry Braking#4/8

Dry Handling#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 3/8
Best discipline position: Rolling resistance (1/8)
Lowest discipline position: Exterior noise (6/8)

4

Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport

Rating: Recommended

£134

91 Y

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+5 More sizes →

91Y · £134 91Y · £141 91Y +2

Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 4/8
Best discipline position: Comfort (1/8)
Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (8/8)

4

Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2

Rating: Recommended

£185

91 Y

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+2 More sizes →

91Y 91Y

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#2/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 4/8
Best discipline position: Dry handling (1/8)
Lowest discipline position: Comfort (8/8)

6

Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129

Rating: -

£139

91 Y

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Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 6/8
Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (1/8)
Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (7/8)

7

Falken Azenis RS820

Rating: -

£124

91 Y

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Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Braking#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 7/8
Best discipline position: Exterior noise (2/8)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling (7/8)

8

Kingboss G866

Rating: Not recommended

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#8/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Summary

Published overall result: — · 8/8
Best discipline position: Rolling resistance (1/8)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling (8/8)

Detailed results

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 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£155 91 Y +3 More
2	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£134 91 Y +1 More
3	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£134 91 W +9 More
4	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£151 91 Y
5	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£145 91 Y
7	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£126 91 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£121 +2 More

9	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£118 0 Y
10	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
11	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£107 91 Y
12	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£132 91 Y +3 More
13	Upper-middle Yokohama ADVAN A052 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£286 91 Y
14	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£111 91 Y
15	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%	76%	Premium	£129 91 Y

17	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 76%	76%	Premium	£123 91 Y +4 More
18	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£107 91 Y
20	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£103 91 Y +1 More
22	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£107 91 Y +1 More
23	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£122 91 Y
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£104 91 Y

25	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£129 91 Y
26	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£112 87 Y +1 More
27	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£121 +1 More
28	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium
29	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£146 91 Y
30	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£110 91 Y +1 More
31	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£115 91 Y +1 More
32	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£169 91 Y

33	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£115 107
34	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£112 87 Y +1 More
35	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£105 91 Y
36	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£103 91 Y
37	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£109 91 Y
38	Premium Pirelli Powergy 48%	48%	Premium
39	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
40	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-

41	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
42	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
43	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
44	Budget Sumitomo HTR Z5 38%	38%	Budget
45	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
46	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
47	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
48	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£141 91 Y +1 More

49	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 30%	30%	Budget	£102 91 Y +1 More
50	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
51	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
52	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
53	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 19%	19%	Budget
54	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 18%	18%	Budget
55	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
56	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A

57	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
58	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£52 91 Y