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285/35 R21 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

/93%

£325

Recommended: Price/value

Falken Azenis FK510 SUV

/79%

£209

Today's discount (18.05):
Falken Azenis FK510 SUV 285/35 R21 105 Y 79%
£209protyre

Table of contents:

Best summer tyres in tests
285/35 R21 tyre test
285/35 R21 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. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

/92%

Tested 10x in 2024, 17x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 265/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Bridgestone Potenza Sport

3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

/93%

Tested 5x in 2024, 11x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

285/35 R21 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. Pirelli P Zero 90%

4. Continental SportContact 7 86%

5. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 85%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 84%

7. Continental SportContact 6 83%

8. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 82%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

10. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 78%

11. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 91%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 88%

4. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 81%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

6. Continental SportContact 7 77%

7. Continental SportContact 6 77%

8. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 75%

10. Pirelli P Zero 74%

11. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 74%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental SportContact 7 94%

2. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 92%

3. Pirelli P Zero 92%

4. Continental SportContact 6 91%

5. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 87%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 85%

9. Falken Azenis FK520 81%

10. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

11. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 90%

2. Continental SportContact 6 89%

3. Falken Azenis FK520 89%

4. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 82%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

6. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 79%

7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

8. Continental SportContact 7 77%

9. Pirelli P Zero 73%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

11. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 65%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%

2. Continental SportContact 7 81%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 80%

4. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

5. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 72%

7. Continental SportContact 6 70%

8. Pirelli P Zero 54%

9. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 50%

10. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 49%

11. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 47%

Price

285/35 R21

1. Falken Azenis FK520 £204

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A £241

3. Yokohama Advan Sport V107 £255

4. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 £257

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport £266

6. Continental SportContact 7 £273

7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 £319

8. Pirelli P Zero PZ4 £325

9. Pirelli P Zero £342

10. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S £451

11. Continental SportContact 6 ?%

285/35 R21 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.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4		85% 78.5% 76.5%			Premium	£325 105 Y + 1
2.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A		84.4% 86.8% 89.7%			Premium	£241 105 Y
3.	Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT		90.4% 89.6% 81.3%			Premium	£266 105 Y
4.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		91.7% 90.4% 77.2%			Premium	£319 105 Y + 2
5.	Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7		82.5% 90.9% 88.9%			Premium
6.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		81.6% 77% 74.1%			Premium	£257 105 Y
7.	Falken Azenis FK510 SUV		85.7%			Upper-middle	£209 105 Y
8.	Continental SportContact 5P					Premium	£295 105 Y
9.	Pirelli P ZERO		90.1% 92.2% 74.6%			Premium	£342 105 Y + 1
10.	Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6					Premium	£335 105 Y
11.	Michelin Pilot Super Sport					Premium	£339 105 Y

Did you know ...?

285/35 R21 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 11 tyre models available, which can be compared to 170/80 R15, 165/70 R13, 325/30 R21. Let's break down the sizing - 35 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 35% of the tyre width (285mm), which means the sidewall height has 99.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2302.47 mm, which is very similar to 235/75 R15(2304.36 mm), 275/55 R17(2306.87 mm), 205/80 R16(2307.19 mm), 235/70 R16(2310.33 mm), 225/55 R19(2293.68 mm), 275/45 R19(2293.68 mm), 295/30 R22(2311.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 285/35 R21: Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 105.

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