Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Gute-Fahrt 2019
- Winner: Continental PremiumContact 6
- Best value: Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117
- Testing vehicle: Volkswagen Golf
- Tested tyres: 10
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Very good |
The only one with very good rating in all categories except rolling resistance, quiet and comfortable, best in aquaplaning |
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| £87 92 W + 2 | |
| 2. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Very good - |
Best in wet braking, very good aquaplaning, great dry handling. Good comfort and noise. |
Oversteering when on wet limit | £124 92 Y + 2 | |
| 3. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | Very good - |
Great grip and wet braking, great aquaplaning resistance |
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| £83 92 Y | |
| 4. | Nokian Powerproof | Very good - |
Confident in the wet, stable in braking and handling, great grip in circle-riding, good in aquaplaning, rolling resistance and noise. |
Comfort slightly influenced by sporty stiffness | ||
| 5. | Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 K117 | Very good - |
Changing the center of gravity does not affect it, the grip on the wet is good, no tendencies to understeer and has great stability |
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| 6. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Good + |
Lowest rolling resistance, great wet grip, great dry driving response, good aquaplaning |
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| £97 92 Y + 8 | |
| 7. | Pirelli P ZERO | Good + |
Traditionally great on the dry, stable with great steering response, the shortest braking distance on the dry. |
Be careful about the short wet limit | £104 88 Y + 3 | |
| 8. | Apollo Aspire XP | Good |
Safe on dry and wet, good braking, good grip when riding in circle, comfortable |
higher tendency to understeer | ||
| 9. | Falken Azenis FK510 | Good |
Inexpensive, good wet brakes, good rolling resistance. |
Worse wet grip, more understeer. A little restless while driving at the limit. | £104 92 Y + 2 | |
| 10. | Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | Good |
Good handling, balanced wet and dry grip, sporty features |
Uncomfortable, extremely stiff | ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Positive features | Neagative features | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Gute-Fahrt 2019 225/40 R18 test performed by Gute-Fahrt on a Volkswagen Golf in 2019. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental PremiumContact 6 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties ( ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2, Nokian Powerproof; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 4, Michelin Pilot Sport 4, Fulda SportControl 2.
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.
