Summer tyre test 245/35 R19 - Autobild 2025

Summer

2025

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Continental SportContact 7

Best Value

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Test Vehicle

Audi TT

Tested tyres

8

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Autobild SportsCars tested 8 tires in size 245/35 R19

After many tests focusing on sustainability and EVs, we have an "old-school" test of tires with the main focus on sporty driving and safety. In the starting field, there are the usual sporty premium models as well as some cheaper models and even 2 chinese tires to get the full picture.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Exemplary

£185

93 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

93Y · £228

Wet1-

Dry2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/8

Summary

2

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Exemplary

£157

93 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/8

Summary

3

Pirelli P Zero PZ4

Rating: Exemplary

£189

93 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

93Y · £215 93Y 93Y +2

Wet2+

Dry1-

Wet

Wet Braking#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Summary

4

Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

Rating: Exemplary

£205

93 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

93Y

Wet2

Dry2+

Wet

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Summary

5

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Rating: Good

£176

93 y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

93Y · £180

Wet2

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Dry

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Braking#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/8

Summary

6

Firestone Firehawk Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

£133

93 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet3-

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8

Aquaplaning Cross#5/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Summary

7

Triangle Effexsport TH202

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet3+

Dry3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#7/8

Dry Braking#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Summary

8

Double Coin DC100

Rating: Not recommended

Wet5

Dry5-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#7/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Summary

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	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 100%	100%	Premium	£162 93 Y +2 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£197 89 Y +5 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£178 93 Y
4	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£168 93 Y +2 More
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£130 93 Y +1 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£193 93 Y +2 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£180 93 Y
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle

9	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£118 93 Y
10	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£145 93 Y
11	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£166 93 Y
12	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 73%	73%	Premium
13	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 71%	71%	Premium	£259 93 Y +5 More
14	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£154 93 Y
15	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£133 93 Y

17	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£146 +1 More
18	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£150 93 Y +1 More
19	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£148 107
20	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£128 93 Y +1 More
21	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£160 93 Y
22	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£159 93 Y
23	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£216 93 Y

25	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£154 93 Y
26	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£147 93 Y
27	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 48%	48%	Premium	£208 93 Y
28	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
29	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget	£184 93 Y
30	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget

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