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Summer tyre test 225/45 R18 - ACE 2023

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
£136
0 + 1
2. Continental PremiumContact 7
Highly recommended
71
52
19
4
£131
91 W + 1
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Highly recommended
70
50
18
5
£152
95 Y
4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Highly recommended
67
53
15
5
£143
95 Y
5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
Highly recommended
65
51
17
6
£129
95 Y + 1
6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
Highly recommended
65
50
17
5
£111
95 Y
7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
Highly recommended
62
50
17
6
£126
91 Y + 1
7. Kumho Ecsta PS71
Highly recommended
67
47
18
3
£105
91 Y + 2
9. Falken Azenis FK520
Recommended
60
50
17
6
£128
95 Y + 1
9. Nexen N fera Sport
Recommended
61
48
17
7
£96
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, Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN.

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 £154 95 Y
2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
92% Premium £157 91 W+ 10
3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
86% Premium £136 91 Y+ 6
4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
84% Premium £180 91 W+ 6
5. Continental PremiumContact 6
83% Premium £134 95 Y+ 5
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6. Michelin Primacy 4
82% Premium £158 95 Y+ 3
7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
80% Premium £125 91 Y+ 5
8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
75% Upper-middle £108 95 W
9. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75% Premium £149 91 W+ 14
10. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125
75% Premium £115 91 V+ 1
11. Fulda SportControl 2
74% Lowcost £178 95 Y+ 2
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12. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
72% Premium £122 95 Y
13. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
71% Premium £141 91 Y+ 1
14. Debica Presto UHP 2
71% Lowcost £145 95 Y+ 2
15. Falken Azenis FK510
71% Upper-middle £144 95 Y+ 2
16. Maxxis Premitra HP5
69% Lowcost £126 95 W
17. BFGoodrich Advantage
68% Upper-middle £130 95 W
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18. Sava Intensa UHP 2
67% Lowcost
19. Toyo Proxes Comfort
66% Upper-middle £108 95
20. Uniroyal RainSport 5
64% Upper-middle £117 95 Y
21. Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus
62% Premium £137 95 W+ 1
22. Firestone Roadhawk
59% Upper-middle
23. Semperit Speed-Life 3
59% Lowcost £117 95 Y
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24. Continental Ecocontact 6
53% Premium £126 91 W+ 4
25. Nokian Powerproof
51% Upper-middle £173 91 Y+ 1
26. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
48% Upper-middle £117 95 W+ 1
27. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
44% Lowcost
28. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
43% Premium £132 95 W
29. Cooper Zeon CS8
42% Upper-middle £124 0 Y
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30. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
39% Lowcost £92 95 Y
31. Kumho Ecsta PS91
21% Upper-middle £102 95 Y
32. Matador Hectorra 5
3% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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