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Summer tyre test 225/45 R18 - AutoMotorSport 2020

Summer
2020
Year
11
Tyres
Test Vehicle
bmwBMW 3 series
Tested tyres
11

Price vs Quality

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Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
Wet9,4
Dry9,2
Rolling resistance6
Noise10
Comfort10
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Braking#1/11
Wet Handling#2/11
Wet Handling Measured#2/11
Wet Side Guide#2/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Steering Reaction#1/11
Dry Lane Change#3/11
Dry Handling#4/11
Dry Handling Measured#6/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/11
Wet9,1
Dry9,3
Rolling resistance7
Noise8
Comfort9
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Wet Handling Measured#1/11
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Side Guide#2/11
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Handling Measured#2/11
Dry Lane Change#3/11
Dry Steering Reaction#4/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#3/11
Noise Exterior#4/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11
Wet8,1
Dry9,1
Rolling resistance7
Noise6
Comfort7
Wet
Wet Handling#2/11
Wet Side Guide#2/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11
Wet Handling Measured#4/11
Aquaplaning Cross#6/11
Dry
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Handling Measured#1/11
Dry Lane Change#1/11
Dry Steering Reaction#1/11
Dry Braking#3/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/11
Ride Comfort#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11
4
Pirelli P ZERO
Pirelli

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Very good
Wet8,2
Dry8,5
Rolling resistance6
Noise8
Comfort9
Wet
Wet Side Guide#1/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Handling Measured#4/11
Aquaplaning Cross#6/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/11
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#4/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Steering Reaction#8/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#3/11
Noise Exterior#4/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/11
5
Maxxis Victra Sport 5
Maxxis
£115
95 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Wet7,8
Dry8,5
Rolling resistance6
Noise8
Comfort8
Wet
Wet Handling Measured#2/11
Wet Side Guide#2/11
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Braking#5/11
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/11
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#4/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Steering Reaction#6/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/11
Ride Comfort#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/11
Wet7,1
Dry8,3
Rolling resistance10
Noise6
Comfort8
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#2/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Handling Measured#4/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11
Wet Side Guide#6/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#4/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling Measured#6/11
Dry Steering Reaction#6/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#5/11
Noise Exterior#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
7
Nokian Powerproof
Nokian

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Good
Wet6,8
Dry7,8
Rolling resistance8
Noise6
Comfort6
Wet
Wet Braking#5/11
Wet Side Guide#6/11
Wet Handling Measured#7/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Aquaplaning Cross#10/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling Measured#6/11
Dry Handling#9/11
Dry Steering Reaction#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/11
Ride Comfort#11/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/11
8
Falken Azenis FK510
Falken
Wet6,7
Dry7,6
Rolling resistance7
Noise7
Comfort7
Wet
Wet Braking#5/11
Aquaplaning Cross#6/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Wet Handling Measured#8/11
Wet Side Guide#8/11
Dry
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling Measured#6/11
Dry Steering Reaction#8/11
Dry Braking#9/11
Dry Handling#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/11
Ride Comfort#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11
9
Nexen N fera Sport
Nexen

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet5,8
Dry8,2
Rolling resistance6
Noise10
Comfort10
Wet
Wet Braking#8/11
Wet Side Guide#8/11
Aquaplaning Cross#10/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11
Wet Handling#10/11
Wet Handling Measured#10/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling Measured#6/11
Dry Handling#9/11
Dry Steering Reaction#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/11
10
Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
Toyo

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet5,5
Dry8,1
Rolling resistance7
Noise9
Comfort8
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Wet Handling#4/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Wet Handling Measured#8/11
Wet Side Guide#10/11
Dry
Dry Steering Reaction#1/11
Dry Handling#4/11
Dry Handling Measured#6/11
Dry Braking#10/11
Dry Lane Change#11/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#5/11
Noise Exterior#7/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#11/11
11
Giti Sport S1
Giti

Giti Sport S1

Rating: Sufficient
Wet5,5
Dry8,1
Rolling resistance7
Noise9
Comfort8
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#6/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/11
Wet Handling#10/11
Wet Handling Measured#10/11
Wet Side Guide#10/11
Wet Braking#11/11
Dry
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Lane Change#1/11
Dry Handling Measured#2/11
Dry Steering Reaction#4/11
Dry Braking#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/11
Ride Comfort#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11

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.

#NamePrice
1£127
95 Y
+1 More
2£129
95 Y
3£138
95 W
4£154
95 Y
5£139
95 Y
6£124
91 W
+1 More
7£144
95 W
+1 More
8£138
95 Y
9£121
95 W
+3 More
10£134
95 Y
+1 More
11£126
91 V
+10 More
12
hankookPremium
Hankook iON evo
85%
£150
95 Y
13£142
91 W
+3 More
14£136
91 W
+6 More
15£94
95 Y
16
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS71
78%
£122
91 Y
+2 More
17
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Powerproof 2
78%
£124
0 Y
18£117
95 Y
+1 More
19
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk 2
75%
£109
95 Y
20£110
91 Y
+1 More
21
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Comfort
74%
£124
95
22£132
91 Y
+3 More
23£119
95 H
+7 More
24£114
95 Y
25
26£130
91 V
+14 More
27£117
95 Y
28
bfgoodrichUpper-middle
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
£103
95 W
+1 More
29
30£177
95 Y
31
uniroyalUpper-middle
Uniroyal RainSport 5
65%
£103
95 Y
32
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Sport 2
64%
£126 +1 More
33
34£144
95 W
+2 More
35£131
95 W
36£120
95 Y
37£126
91 V
+4 More
38
39
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian PowerProof 1
57%
£122
95 Y
40£126
91 W
+16 More
41
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Summer
55%
£107
95 Y
42
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk
52%
43£117
95 Y
44
45
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer HP5
51%
£119
91 V
+4 More
46
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Hakka Black 3
48%
£229
95 Y
47
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer UHP
38%
48
49£118
95 W
50
51
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Zeon CS8
28%
£84
0 Y
52
53
54
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS91
11%
£110
95 Y
55
56£85
95 Y

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