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Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2023

225/40 R18 - 2023

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
6

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Test winner
£89
92 Ymytyres.co.uk
2
2

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: Highly recommended
£105
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3
3

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Highly recommended
£80
92 Ymytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92Y · £87
4
4

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Recommended
£91
92 Ymytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92Y · £91
5
5

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Recommended
£114
92 Ymytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92Y · £115
6
6
£89
92 Ymytyres.co.uk
Above you can see the results of the Tyre Reviews 2023 225/40 R18 test performed by Tyre Reviews on a VW Golf GTI in 2023. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental PremiumContact 7 is the best of 6 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Pilot Sport 5, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 5, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone Turanza T005.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental Sportcontact 7
100% Premium £91 92 Y
2. Hankook Ventus evo
98% Premium £96 92 Y
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
97% Premium £132 92 Y
4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
91% Premium £101 92 H+ 8
5. Hankook ION Evo
90% Premium £111 92 Y
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6. Michelin Primacy 5
90% Premium £101 92 Y
7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
89% Premium £93 92 W+ 4
8. Bridgestone Turanza T005
88% Premium £91 92 W+ 14
9. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)
87% Upper-middle £71 92 Y
10. Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO
83% Premium £94 92 Y
11. Kumho Ecsta PS71
83% Upper-middle £100 88 Y+ 3
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12. Bridgestone Turanza 6
77% Premium £85 92 Y+ 1
13. Michelin Primacy 4+
76% Premium £131 92 Y
14. Linglong Sport Master
76% Lowcost
15. Continental PremiumContact 6
76% Premium £96 92 W+ 3
16. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75% Premium £124 92 W+ 2
17. Falken Azenis FK520
74% Upper-middle £83 92 Y+ 1
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18. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
74% Premium £91 92 Y
19. Firestone Roadhawk 2
74% Upper-middle £76 92 Y
20. Firestone Firehawk Sport
73% Upper-middle £78 92 Y
21. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £85 92 W+ 2
22. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
72% Premium £97 92 Y+ 5
23. Vredestein Ultrac Pro
72% Premium £93 92 W+ 1
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24. Nokian Powerproof 2
72% Upper-middle £98 0 Y
25. Toyo Proxes Comfort
71% Upper-middle £96 92 + 1
26. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
67% Upper-middle £99 92 W+ 2
27. Uniroyal RainSport 5
64% Upper-middle £75 92 Y
28. Sava Intensa UHP 2
63% Lowcost £71 92 Y+ 1
29. Fulda SportControl 2
63% Lowcost £81 92 Y+ 1
12
30. BFGoodrich Advantage
62% Upper-middle £112 92 W+ 1
31. Nokian PowerProof 1
62% Upper-middle £107 92 Y
32. Firestone Roadhawk
57% Upper-middle
33. Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2
52% Lowcost
34. Debica Presto UHP 2
51% Lowcost £70 92 Y+ 1
35. Semperit Speed-Life 3
51% Lowcost £105 92 Y
9
36. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
43% Upper-middle £115 92 W+ 1
37. Maxxis Premitra HP5
42% Lowcost
38. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
38% Premium £83 92 W
39. Cooper Zeon CS8
33% Upper-middle £91 0 W+ 2
40. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
25% Lowcost
41. Kumho Ecsta PS91
16% Upper-middle
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42. Imperial EcoSport 2
1% Lowcost £78 92 Y
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