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Summer tyre test 225/45 R18 - ACE 2023

Results

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Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Rolling resistance
Noise
 Price
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Test winner
70
54
18
7
£117
0 + 1
2. Continental PremiumContact 7
Highly recommended
71
52
19
4
£139
91 W + 1
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Highly recommended
70
50
18
5
£147
95 Y
4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Highly recommended
67
53
15
5
£119
95 Y
5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
Highly recommended
65
51
17
6
£130
95 Y + 1
6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
Highly recommended
65
50
17
5
£88
95 Y
7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
Highly recommended
62
50
17
6
£123
91 Y + 1
7. Kumho Ecsta PS71
Highly recommended
67
47
18
3
£107
91 Y + 2
9. Falken Azenis FK520
Recommended
60
50
17
6
£104
95 Y + 1
9. Nexen N fera Sport
Recommended
61
48
17
7
£95
95 Y
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Rolling resistance Noise Price
Above you can see the results of the ACE 2023 225/45 R18 test performed by ACE on a Mercedes Benz C-class in 2023. This test was performed in 225/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Continental PremiumContact 7, Michelin Pilot Sport 5, Bridgestone Potenza Sport; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 4, GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Pirelli Cinturato P7.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental SportContact 7
100% Premium £143 95 Y
2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
92% Premium £268 91 W+ 10
3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
86% Premium £133 91 Y+ 6
4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
84% Premium £194 91 W+ 6
5. Continental PremiumContact 6
83% Premium £134 95 Y+ 5
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6. Michelin Primacy 4
82% Premium £157 95 Y+ 3
7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
80% Premium £127 91 Y+ 5
8. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75% Premium £149 91 W+ 14
9. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125
75% Premium £108 91 V+ 1
10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
75% Upper-middle £103 95 W
11. Fulda SportControl 2
74% Lowcost £200 95 Y+ 2
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12. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
72% Premium £107 95 Y
13. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
71% Premium £135 91 Y+ 1
14. Debica Presto UHP 2
71% Lowcost £125 95 Y+ 2
15. Falken Azenis FK510
71% Upper-middle £136 95 Y+ 2
16. Maxxis Premitra HP5
69% Lowcost £122 95 W
17. BFGoodrich Advantage
68% Upper-middle £126 95 W
2
18. Sava Intensa UHP 2
67% Lowcost £161 95 Y+ 2
19. Toyo Proxes Comfort
66% Upper-middle £102 95
20. Uniroyal RainSport 5
64% Upper-middle £102 95 Y
21. Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus
62% Premium £148 95 W+ 1
22. Firestone Roadhawk
59% Upper-middle £155 95 Y
23. Semperit Speed-Life 3
59% Lowcost £120 95 Y
30
24. Continental Ecocontact 6
53% Premium £146 0 + 5
25. Nokian Powerproof
51% Upper-middle
26. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
48% Upper-middle £108 95 W+ 1
27. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
44% Lowcost
28. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
43% Premium £130 95 W
29. Cooper Zeon CS8
42% Upper-middle £142 0 Y
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30. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
39% Lowcost £129 95 Y
31. Kumho Ecsta PS91
21% Upper-middle £105 95 Y
32. Matador Hectorra 5
3% Lowcost £99 95 Y
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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