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-
| £149 96 Y + 2 | |
| 2. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Exemplary |
1-
|
2+
| £136 100 Y + 1 | |
| 3. | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Exemplary |
2+
|
2+
| ||
| 4. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Exemplary |
2
|
2+
| £158 100 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+
| £260 96 Y + 1 | |
| 8. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
| £146 96 W + 7 | |
| 9. | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
| £115 100 W | |
| 10. | Toyo Proxes T1 Sport | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
| ||
| 11. | Fulda SportControl 2 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2-
| ||
| # | 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 | £131 100 Y | |
| 2. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 | 86% | Premium | £178 96 W+ 4 | |
| 3. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | 85% | Premium | £129 100 Y+ 3 | |
| 4. | Pirelli P ZERO lx. | 85% | Premium | £155 100 W+ 4 | |
| 5. | Michelin Primacy 4 | 82% | Premium | £153 96 W+ 4 | |
| 6. | Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 | 75% | Premium | £122 96 W+ 1 | |
| 7. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN | 75% | Upper-middle | £93 100 W | |
| 8. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | 75% | Premium | £156 96 Y+ 6 | |
| 9. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | 74% | Premium | £123 100 Y | |
| 10. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | 72% | Premium | £213 100 Y+ 5 | |
| 11. | Falken Azenis FK510 | 71% | Upper-middle | ||
| 12. | Debica Presto UHP 2 | 71% | Lowcost | £139 100 Y+ 1 | |
| 13. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport | 71% | Premium | ||
| 14. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | 68% | Upper-middle | £117 96 Y+ 3 | |
| 15. | BFGoodrich Advantage | 68% | Upper-middle | £160 100 W+ 1 | |
| 16. | Sava Intensa UHP 2 | 67% | Lowcost | £149 100 Y+ 2 | |
| 17. | Toyo Proxes Comfort | 66% | Upper-middle | £115 100 | |
| 18. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | 64% | Upper-middle | £97 100 Y | |
| 19. | Firestone Roadhawk | 59% | Upper-middle | £131 100 Y | |
| 20. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | 59% | Lowcost | £119 100 Y | |
| 21. | Continental Ecocontact 6 | 53% | Premium | £160 96 W+ 4 | |
| 22. | Debica Presto UHP2 | 52% | Lowcost | £158 100 Y | |
| 23. | Kleber Dynaxer UHP | 48% | Upper-middle | £169 100 W+ 1 | |
| 24. | Michelin e.Primacy | 46% | Premium | £140 100 W | |
| 25. | Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 | 44% | Lowcost | ||
| 26. | Toyo Proxes Sport A | 42% | Upper-middle | ||
| 27. | Cooper Zeon CS8 | 42% | Upper-middle | £160 0 Y | |
| 28. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | 39% | Lowcost | £115 100 Y | |
| 29. | Kumho Ecsta PS91 | 21% | Upper-middle | £108 100 Y+ 1 | |
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
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