Summer tyre test 255/35 R19 - Sportscars 2026

Summer Track testing conducted on wet and dry handling circuits, including wet braking, aquaplaning, wet circle cornering, and dry braking/handling disciplines. Specific location not mentioned in the article.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

BMW Z4 (roadster), tested with mixed-width fitment: 255/35 R19 front and 275/35 R19 rear

Winner

Continental SportContact 7

Best Value

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Test Vehicle

BMW Z4

Tested tyres

8

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

Continental SportContact 7 leads with just 34.2 meters from 100 km/h, followed closely by Bridgestone at ~34.4 m (only 20 cm behind). Vredestein, Kumho, and Hankook cluster around 35.4 m, while Pirelli, Goodyear, and Michelin all exceed 36 m — meaning even premium brands like Michelin trail the leader by nearly 2 meters in dry braking.

1

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Exemplary

£143

96 Y

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96Y · £215

Wet1-

Dry1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

2

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

Rating: Exemplary

£147

96 Y

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Wet2+

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Braking#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

3

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

3

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Rating: Good

£148

96 Y

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Wet2

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Circle Cornering#4/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

5

Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Circle Cornering#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

5

Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Wet Circle Cornering#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

7

Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129

Rating: Good

£175

96 Y

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Wet2-

Dry2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Circle Cornering#5/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

8

Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport

Rating: Satisfactory

£147

96 Y

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96Y · £147 96Y

Wet3

Dry2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Circle Cornering#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Detailed results

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	£126 96 Y +3 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£189 92 Y +5 More
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£151 96 Y +2 More
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£174 96 Y +1 More
5	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£147 96 Y
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 86%	86%	Premium	£165 96 Y +5 More
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£151 96 Y +4 More
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£118 96 Y +1 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£171 96 Y +3 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£138 96 W +1 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£144 0 Y
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£127 96 Y +1 More
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£115 96 Y
14	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£144 96 Y
15	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£137 96 Y
16	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 71%	71%	Premium	£221 96 Y +2 More

17	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£133 96 Y +1 More
18	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£161 96 Y
19	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£122 96 Y
20	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£146 +1 More
21	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£127 96 Y +2 More
22	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£127 96 Y
23	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£135 92 Y +1 More
24	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£104 96 Y +2 More

25	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£152 96 Y
26	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium
27	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£126 96 Y
28	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£141 96 Y
29	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£136 92 Y +1 More
30	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£136 96 Y +1 More
31	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£114 96 Y
32	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£251 96 Y

33	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
34	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
35	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£167 0 Y
36	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
37	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle