Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2019
- Winner: Pirelli P ZERO
- Best value: Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117
- Testing vehicle: BMW 5 series
- Tested tyres: 11
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pirelli P ZERO | Exemplary |
1-
|
1-
| £150 96 Y + 2 | |
| 2. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Exemplary |
1-
|
2+
| £137 100 Y + 1 | |
| 3. | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Exemplary |
2+
|
2+
| ||
| 4. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Exemplary |
2
|
2+
| £186 100 Y + 1 | |
| 5. | Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | Exemplary |
2
|
2+
| ||
| 6. | Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117 | Good |
2-
|
2
| ||
| 7. | Nokian Powerproof | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2+
| £237 96 Y + 1 | |
| 8. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
| £150 96 W + 7 | |
| 9. | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
| £109 100 W | |
| 10. | Toyo Proxes T1 Sport | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
| ||
| 11. | Fulda SportControl 2 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2-
| £116 100 Y + 1 | |
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 245/45 R18 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 5 series in 2019. This test was performed in 245/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Pirelli P ZERO is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Continental PremiumContact 6, Michelin Pilot Sport 4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125, Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN, 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.
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 89% | Premium | £133 100 Y | |
| 2. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 | 86% | Premium | £161 96 W+ 4 | |
| 3. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | 85% | Premium | £151 100 Y+ 3 | |
| 4. | Pirelli P ZERO lx. | 85% | Premium | £138 100 W+ 4 | |
| 5. | Michelin Primacy 4 | 82% | Premium | £168 96 W+ 4 | |
| 6. | Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 | 75% | Premium | £132 96 W+ 1 | |
| 7. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN | 75% | Upper-middle | £109 100 W | |
| 8. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | 75% | Premium | £141 96 Y+ 6 | |
| 9. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | 74% | Premium | £112 100 Y | |
| 10. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | 72% | Premium | £210 100 Y+ 5 | |
| 11. | Falken Azenis FK510 | 71% | Upper-middle | ||
| 12. | Debica Presto UHP 2 | 71% | Lowcost | £146 100 Y+ 1 | |
| 13. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport | 71% | Premium | £164 100 Y | |
| 14. | BFGoodrich Advantage | 68% | Upper-middle | £153 100 W+ 1 | |
| 15. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | 68% | Upper-middle | £122 96 Y+ 3 | |
| 16. | Sava Intensa UHP 2 | 67% | Lowcost | £163 100 Y+ 2 | |
| 17. | Toyo Proxes Comfort | 66% | Upper-middle | £130 100 | |
| 18. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | 64% | Upper-middle | £110 100 Y | |
| 19. | Firestone Roadhawk | 59% | Upper-middle | £115 100 Y | |
| 20. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | 59% | Lowcost | £129 100 Y | |
| 21. | Continental Ecocontact 6 | 53% | Premium | £183 96 W+ 4 | |
| 22. | Debica Presto UHP2 | 52% | Lowcost | £162 100 Y | |
| 23. | Kleber Dynaxer UHP | 48% | Upper-middle | £138 100 W+ 1 | |
| 24. | Michelin e.Primacy | 46% | Premium | £165 100 W | |
| 25. | Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 | 44% | Lowcost | ||
| 26. | Cooper Zeon CS8 | 42% | Upper-middle | £150 0 Y | |
| 27. | Toyo Proxes Sport A | 42% | Upper-middle | ||
| 28. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | 39% | Lowcost | £90 100 Y | |
| 29. | Kumho Ecsta PS91 | 21% | Upper-middle | £108 100 Y+ 1 | |
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
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