Summer tyre test 235/35 R19 - TYRE REVIEWS 2026

Summer Testing was conducted by Jonathan Benson at a professional proving ground, with dry handling at 15-16°C and wet handling at 18-20°C ambient temperature.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Not specified — performance car with 235/35 R19 fitment.

Winner

Pirelli P Zero R

Test Vehicle

Toyota GR Supra

Tested tyres

8

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Tyre Reviews UUHP Summer Test 2026 (235/35 R19): Pirelli P Zero R Dominates Both Dry and Wet

Tyre Reviews has released its ultra-ultra high performance (UUHP) summer tyre test for 2026, putting 8 tyres through a comprehensive evaluation in the 235/35 R19 size with a heavy focus on subjective handling. Ten individual disciplines were tested across four main categories: dry, wet, comfort/noise, and economy.

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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

Pirelli P Zero R shortest at 31.7 m (from 100 km/h), Kingboss longest at 38.92 m — a dangerous 7.22 m difference.

1

Pirelli P Zero R

Rating: Test winner

£210

91 Y

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Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Braking#2/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/8

Summary

2

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

Rating: Highly recommended

£126

91 Y

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Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Handling#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/8

Summary

3

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Recommended

£137

91 Y

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+2 More sizes →

91Y · £174 91Y · £150

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Dry

Dry Braking#4/8

Dry Handling#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Summary

4

Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport

Rating: Recommended

£133

91 Y

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+5 More sizes →

91Y · £133 91Y · £138 91Y +2

Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Summary

4

Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2

Rating: Recommended

£186

91 Y

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+2 More sizes →

91Y 91Y

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#2/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

Summary

6

Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129

Rating: -

£133

91 Y

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Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Summary

7

Falken Azenis RS820

Rating: -

£127

91 Y

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Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Braking#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Summary

8

Kingboss G866

Rating: Not recommended

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#8/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Summary

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 99%	99%	Premium	£120 91 Y +4 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£156 91 Y +3 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£141 91 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£133 91 Y +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£135 91 W +9 More
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£151 91 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£152 91 Y +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£150 91 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£146 +2 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£106 91 Y +1 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£125 91 Y
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£131 0 Y
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£108 91 Y
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£119 91 Y
16	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£141 91 Y +3 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£104 91 Y
18	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£112 91 Y
19	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
20	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£108 91 Y
22	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
23	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£107 91 Y +1 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£121 +1 More

25	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£126 91 Y
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£102 91 Y
27	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£124 91 Y
28	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£97 107
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£115 87 Y +1 More
30	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£112 91 Y
31	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£105 91 Y +1 More
32	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£120 87 Y +1 More

33	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£124 91 Y +1 More
34	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£146 91 Y
35	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£111 91 Y
36	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£105 91 Y
37	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
38	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
39	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
40	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget

41	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
42	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Sumitomo HTR Z5 38%	38%	Budget
44	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
46	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£144 91 Y +1 More
47	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
48	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B

49	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
50	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£107 91 Y +1 More
52	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
53	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
54	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
55	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
56	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£59 91 Y