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205/40 R17 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Continental PremiumContact 6

/87%

£125

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Recommended: Price/value

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

/81%

£87

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Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra HP5

/78%

£72

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Maxxis Premitra HP5 205/40 R17 84 W 78%
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Table of contents:

Best summer tyres in tests
205/40 R17 tyre test
205/40 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

/100%

Tested 8x in 2024, 11x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Low drive-by noise levels

Minuses:

check the prices for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Turanza T005

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5

/99%

Tested 7x in 2024, 8x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19

Pluses:

Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin Pilot Sport 5

205/40 R17 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 88%

4. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

7. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

8. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

9. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

10. Kumho Ecsta PS71 80%

11. Fulda SportControl 2 78%

12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 93%

2. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 91%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 90%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

7. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

8. Fulda SportControl 2 84%

9. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

11. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 78%

12. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

13. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 67%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 84%

9. Fulda SportControl 2 80%

10. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

11. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%

12. Kumho Ecsta PS71 75%

13. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

14. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

15. Semperit Speed-Life 3 67%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 92%

2. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

7. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

8. Fulda SportControl 2 75%

9. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

11. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

12. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

13. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

14. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 65%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 88%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 83%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 81%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 78%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

8. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

9. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

10. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

11. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

12. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

13. Fulda SportControl 2 70%

14. Kumho Ecsta PS71 70%

15. Maxxis Premitra HP5 62%

Price

205/40 R17

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £72

2. Semperit Speed-Life 3 £76

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 £81

4. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £83

5. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun £87

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 £91

7. Fulda SportControl 2 £96

8. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 £97

9. Firestone Roadhawk £102

10. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 £117

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 £125

12. BFGoodrich Advantage ?%

13. Bridgestone Turanza T005 ?%

14. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 ?%

15. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 ?%

205/40 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	91.7% 90.4% 77.2%		Premium
2.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Premium
3.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5	89.4% 89.3% 79.1%		Premium
4.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7	86% 92.3% 80.7%	Autobild 2021	Premium	£125 84 Y
5.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	76% 83.9% 72.3%	Autobild 2024	Premium	£91 84
6.	Fulda SportControl 2	77.8% 80.2% 75.1%		Lowcost	£96 84 Y + 2
7.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.1% 79.5% 74.8%	Tyre Reviews 2023	Upper-middle	£87 84 W
8.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2	81.6% 77% 74.1%		Premium	£97 84 W + 1
9.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	80.9% 84.5% 77.5%	Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£72 84 W
10.	Kumho Ecsta PS71	80% 74.5% 67.3%		Upper-middle	£81 84 Y
11.	BFGoodrich Advantage	63.2% 74% 81.1%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
12.	Debica Presto UHP 2	62.1%		Lowcost	£77 84 W
13.	Sava Intensa UHP 2	78.1% 86.7% 73.9%		Lowcost	£137 84 Y + 2
14.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Upper-middle	£102 84 W
15.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Upper-middle	£83 84 W
16.	Kleber Dynaxer UHP	64.3% 72.6% 78.2%		Upper-middle	£100 84 W
17.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	80.5% 67.2% 75.4%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Lowcost	£76 84 W
18.	Debica Presto UHP2	82.6% 83.7%		Lowcost
19.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£98 0 Y
20.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	78.1% 85%		Premium
21.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701			Upper-middle	£102 84 W
22.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%	ADAC 2018	Lowcost
23.	Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6			Premium
24.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£77 84 W
25.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	72% 89.2% 59.1%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
26.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%		Lowcost	£82 84 Y
27.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN		Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
28.	Michelin Pilot Sport 3! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 4			Premium
29.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
30.	Fulda SportControl			Lowcost
31.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM		Autobild 2016	Lowcost

Did you know ...?

205/40 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 33 tyre models available, which can be compared to 215/55 R18, 195/55 R16, 215/70 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 82 mm. The wheel diameter is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1871.76 mm, which is very similar to 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 165/65 R15(1870.82 mm), 195/55 R15(1870.82 mm), 165/80 R13(1866.73 mm), 215/45 R16(1884.64 mm), 185/50 R16(1857.94 mm), 175/60 R15(1856.68 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/40 R17: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 80, 84. You can find 205/40 R17 on 16 car models - mainly KTM, Skoda, smart, Abarth, Ford.

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205/40 R17 is found on 16 vehicles:

500/595/695

Fiesta

X-Bow GT
X-Bow R
X-Bow

A-Klasse

Colt

206

Wind

Ibiza

Roomster
Fabia

roadster
forfour

Swift

Polo

205/40 R17 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Continental PremiumContact 6

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5

205/40 R17 tyre test

205/40 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

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