#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental PremiumContact 7	94.5% 94.6% 82.5%		Premium	£131 93 Y + 1
2.	Pirelli P ZERO lx.			Premium	£132 97 Y
3.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4	85% 78.5% 76.5%		Premium	£120 97 Y
4.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2	85.6% 92.6% 94%		Premium	£129 97 Y + 3
5.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport	90.4% 89.6% 81.3%	Autobild 2022	Premium	£136 97 Y
6.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	91.6% 87.3% 81%	Autobild 2020	Premium	£119 93 Y + 2
7.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	82.3% 83% 79.6%	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£139 93 Y + 4
8.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+	79.3% 80.5% 76.7%		Premium	£125 93 H + 1
9.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5	88.5% 88.1% 76.4%	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£133 93 Y + 4
10.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7	84.2% 91.3% 85%	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£127 93 Y + 3
11.	Bridgestone Turanza 6	72.5% 79.3% 85.3%		Premium	£115 97 Y
12.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	76% 83.9% 72.3%		Premium	£118 97
13.	Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7	82.5% 90.9% 88.9%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£133 97 Y
14.	Fulda SportControl 2	77.8% 80.2% 75.1%	Autobild 2020	Lowcost	£104 97 Y + 1
15.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	82.5% 82.3% 87.7%	AutoMotorSport 2022	Premium	£110 97 Y
16.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.3% 78.6% 74.6%		Upper-middle	£116 97 W
17.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	79.8% 83.5% 82.7%		Premium
18.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2	82.9% 74.4% 70.7%	Autobild 2020	Premium	£114 93 Y + 2
19.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	79.6% 82.5% 78.3%	Autobild 2019	Lowcost	£108 97 W
20.	Pirelli Cinturato P7	75.2% 82.5% 77.7%		Premium	£121 93 Y + 7
21.	Kumho Ecsta PS71	77.8% 74.2% 76.8%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle	£123 93 Y + 2
22.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport	80% 68.3% 80.1%	Autobild 2020	Premium	£126 97 Y
23.	BFGoodrich Advantage	65.4% 73% 75.4%		Upper-middle	£134 93 Y + 1
24.	Debica Presto UHP 2	62.1%		Lowcost	£107 97 Y + 1
25.	Continental SportContact 5P			Premium	£120 97 Y
26.	Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520	82.1% 75.4% 73.1%	AutoMotorSport 2022	Upper-middle
27.	Sava Intensa UHP 2	82.4% 83.1% 73.7%	Autobild 2020	Lowcost	£156 97 Y + 1
28.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	74% 89.8% 79.3%		Premium
29.	Firestone Roadhawk	76.2% 85% 75.7%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle	£110 97 Y
30.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	85% 72.7% 76.3%		Upper-middle	£102 97 Y
31.	Nokian Powerproof	82.3% 85.6% 69.6%	AutoMotorSport 2022	Upper-middle	£154 97 Y
32.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT			Premium	£114 97 Y
33.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	77.8% 66.8% 74.5%		Lowcost	£105 97 Y
34.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7	64.7% 75.2% 73.7%		Premium	£120 97 Y
35.	Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blue	56% 82.6%		Premium
36.	Pirelli P ZERO	87.5% 86.2% 77.3%	Autobild 2020	Premium	£134 93 Y + 1
37.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117	85.5%		Premium	£104 93 W + 4
38.	Bridgestone Potenza S001	82.1% 72.6% 83.9%	Autobild 2020	Premium	£151 93 Y + 7
39.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%		Upper-middle	£120 0 Y
40.	Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4	69.6%		Premium	£160 93 Y + 2
41.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle
42.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	78.1% 85%	Automotorsport 2017	Premium	£123 93 Y + 3
43.	Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6			Premium	£117 93 Y + 5
44.	Kumho Ecsta PS91	64.3% 65.6%		Upper-middle	£102 97 Y
45.	Toyo Proxes Sport A	69.7% 69.2% 73.9%		Upper-middle
46.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	84%		Upper-middle
47.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%	Autobild 2020	Lowcost
48.	Vredestein Ultrac	85.8% 81.8% 81.9%		Premium	£119 97 Y
49.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%	Autobild 2020	Lowcost	£87 97 Y
50.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	83.2% 80.1% 90%		Upper-middle
51.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	67.5% 75%	Autobild 2020	Lowcost
52.	Nokian zLine	82.1%	Autobild 2017	Upper-middle
53.	Michelin Pilot Super Sport			Premium	£178 93 Y + 3
54.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN			Upper-middle
55.	Sava Intensa UHP! Newer model available: Sava Intensa UHP 2			Lowcost
56.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	73.2%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle	£152 97 Y + 1
57.	Michelin Pilot Sport 3! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 4			Premium	£149 93 Y + 2
58.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
59.	Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect			Premium	£213 97 Y + 1
60.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM			Lowcost	£89 93 Y + 1
61.	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo			Premium
62.	Falken Azenis FK453			Upper-middle

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245/40 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 110 tyre models available, which can be compared to 225/40 R18, 215/65 R16, 245/45 R18. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (245mm), which means the sidewall height has 98 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2052.09 mm, which is very similar to 170/80 R15(2051.46 mm), 285/30 R19(2053.34 mm), 225/55 R16(2054.29 mm), 205/60 R16(2049.58 mm), 195/70 R15(2054.6 mm), 245/35 R19(2054.92 mm), 245/45 R17(2049.26 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 245/40 R18: H(210km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 93, 95, 97. You can find 245/40 R18 on 29 car models - mainly Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volvo, ALPINA, BMW.

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245/40 R18 is found on 29 vehicles:

B7/B11/B12 (7er-Reihe)
B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3er-Reihe)

DB7 Vantage

A4
TT
A5

3er-Reihe
5er-Reihe

EB 110

CTS

Corvette

S-Type

GS
SC

CLS
SL-Klasse
A-Klasse
SLR McLaren
C-Klasse
E-Klasse

Lancer
Lancer Evo

Mégane

Impreza

Scirocco
CC

XC60
S80
S70/V70/XC70

245/40 R18 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental SportContact 7

2. Continental PremiumContact 7

3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

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