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255/45 R20 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

/97%

£245

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Recommended: Price/value

Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport

/71%

£136

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Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 255/45 R20 105 Y 92%
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Best summer tyres in tests
255/45 R20 tyre test
255/45 R20 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental SportContact 7

/100%

Tested 6x in 2024, 9x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
Test winner - AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Test winner - AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Test winner - SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 265/35 R19

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

check the prices for Continental SportContact 7

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

/97%

Tested 3x in 2024, 5x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/65 R17
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

3. 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

255/45 R20 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. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

3. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

5. Continental SportContact 7 86%

6. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 85%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

8. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

10. Kumho Ecsta PS71 80%

11. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

13. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 73%

15. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

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. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

7. Continental SportContact 7 77%

8. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

10. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

11. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 74%

14. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 72%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental SportContact 7 94%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

8. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

9. Falken Azenis FK520 81%

10. Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%

11. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 77%

13. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%

14. Kumho Ecsta PS71 75%

15. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Falken Azenis FK520 89%

2. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

3. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

6. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 80%

8. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

10. Continental SportContact 7 77%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

14. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

15. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 88%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 83%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%

5. Continental SportContact 7 81%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

7. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

8. Bridgestone Turanza 6 74%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

10. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

12. Kumho Ecsta PS71 70%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 66%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 49%

15. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 47%

Price

255/45 R20

1. Firestone Roadhawk £151

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 £163

3. Falken Azenis FK520 £171

4. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £175

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 £191

6. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 £228

7. Bridgestone Turanza 6 £234

8. Continental SportContact 7 £243

9. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 £254

10. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 £267

11. Michelin Primacy 4+ £274

12. Michelin Primacy 4 £290

13. Bridgestone Potenza Sport £313

14. Bridgestone Turanza T005 ?%

15. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 ?%

255/45 R20 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 this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	90.8% 87.8% 79.5%	Automotorsport 2023	Autobild 2020	Premium	£272 101 W + 4
2.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4	85% 78.5% 76.5%			Premium	£254 101 Y + 6
3.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport	90.4% 89.6% 81.3%	Automotorsport 2023	Tyre Reviews 2022	Premium	£313 105 W + 1
4.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A	84.4% 86.8% 89.7%			Premium	£196 105 Y
5.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	77.9% 85.3% 64.2%		Tyre Reviews 2022	Premium	£304 105 Y
6.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	91.7% 90.4% 77.2%		Autobild 2021	Premium	£267 105 H + 2
7.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+	80.1% 83.2% 81%			Premium	£290 101 V + 2
8.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%			Premium
9.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7	86% 92.3% 80.7%	Automotorsport 2023		Premium	£191 105 H + 6
10.	Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7	82.5% 90.9% 88.9%		Autobild 2021	Premium
11.	Falken Azenis FK510 SUV	85.7%			Upper-middle
12.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2	81.6% 77% 74.1%			Premium	£228 105 Y + 1
13.	Continental SportContact 5 SUV	92%		Autobild 2014	Premium	£239 101 W + 1
14.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%			Upper-middle	£175 105 Y
15.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%			Upper-middle	£151 105 W
16.	Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport	70.9% 80.5% 74.3%		Autobild 2020	Upper-middle	£136 105 W + 1
17.	Continental EcoContact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7	62% 78.8% 85%			Premium	£245 101 V + 1
18.	General Tire Grabber GT Plus	70.2% 64.5%			Lowcost	£173 0 Y
19.	Pirelli Scorpion Elect	72.1% 75.5%	Automotorsport 2023		Premium	£261 101 T
20.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV	80%		Autobild 2020	Premium	£349 105 W + 2
21.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	78.1% 85%			Premium	£219 101 V + 1
22.	Pirelli Scorpion VERDE	73% 77.9% 74.9%		Autobild 2020	Premium	£246 101 W + 4
23.	Nokian Powerproof SUV	74.4%		Autobild 2020	Upper-middle
24.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%			Lowcost	£170 105 Y
25.	Kumho Crugen HP91	88.8%			Upper-middle
26.	BFGoodrich Advantage SUV	80.2% 79%			Upper-middle	£223 101 W
27.	Michelin Pilot Super Sport			Sportscars 2016	Premium
28.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	73.2%		Sportscars 2016	Upper-middle	£270 105 W
29.	Continental CrossContact UHP				Premium
30.	Nokian zLine SUV				Upper-middle
31.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV K117A				Premium	£224 105 W + 1
32.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM				Lowcost
33.	Bridgestone Dueler H/P Sport	70.5%			Premium	£224 101 W + 1
34.	Giti Sport S1	65.8% 86.3%			Lowcost

Did you know ...?

255/45 R20 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 37 tyre models available, which can be compared to 235/40 R18, 195/50 R16, 160/60 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 114.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2316.92 mm, which is very similar to 255/40 R21(2316.61 mm), 255/50 R19(2317.24 mm), 235/65 R17(2316.3 mm), 255/55 R18(2317.55 mm), 255/60 R17(2317.87 mm), 255/65 R16(2318.18 mm), 255/70 R15(2318.5 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 255/45 R20: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 101, 105. You can find 255/45 R20 on 9 car models - mainly BMW, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Ford, Jeep.

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255/45 R20 is found on 9 vehicles:

Stelvio

Q5

X3
X4

Edge

Grand Cherokee

GLC

Ghost

Model X

255/45 R20 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental SportContact 7

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005

255/45 R20 tyre test

255/45 R20 tyre ranking based on test results

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