2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tire Test

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV Pirelli Scorpion Verde Toyo Proxes T1 Sport SUV
Dry Braking	Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV Hankook Ventus ST
Dry Handling	Hankook Ventus ST
Rolling Resistance	Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV Pirelli Scorpion Verde Toyo Proxes T1 Sport SUV
Snow Handling	Pirelli Scorpion Verde Kumho Crugen HP91 Goodride SU318 HT

Thanks to the explosion in SUV type vehicles, tire companies are feverishly updating their SUV and 4x4 product lines. To see which manufacturer is currently doing the best job, Auto Bild Allrad have tested eight of the latest patterns in the large 265/60 R18 size.

It's actually surprisingly difficult to test the off-road capabilities of tires, but Auto Bild do a great job of testing the grass, sand, gravel and mud capabilities of each tire on test - not that the average British SUV sees these sorts of conditions in the suburbs of East London.

As this is a very data heavy test we'll keep the words to a minimum and let the results do the talking. Details below, be sure to check out the Auto Bild website for the full test (in German)

Dry

In both the dry tests, the Continental proved to be the strongest, with both the low cost tires being significantly behind in the dry braking test.

Wet

In the wet the gap widened even further, with the cheapest tire on test stopping 20 meters behind the best. 20 meters is the difference between stopping safely and a high speed accident.

Off Road

Tires which worked well on the road coped with the gravel tests, but generally did worst on mud and grass.

Environment

Results

Click here to view Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting based on your own driving needs!

1st: Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 35 Dry: 8 Wet: 7 Offroad: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 6 Excellent balanced performance, accurate steering, short braking in the dry and wet. Average traction in mud. Test winner. Read Reviews
1st: Hankook Ventus ST
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 30 Dry: 6 Wet: 7 Offroad: 8 Rolling Resistance: 4 Noise: 5 Good off-road, high resistance to aquaplaning, short braking distances in the wet, well priced. High rolling resistance. Test winner. Read Reviews
3rd: Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 28 Dry: 6 Wet: 6 Offroad: 6 Rolling Resistance: 5 Noise: 5 Good handling in the dry and wet, good lateral stability and steering response, good comfort levels. Average traction in mud. Recommended. Read Reviews
4th: Pirelli Scorpion Verde
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 35 Dry: 8 Wet: 6 Offroad: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 7 High grip and good handling in the dry, low rolling resistance. Average stability and understeer in the wet. Satisfactory. Read Reviews Buy from £228.86
5th: Kumho Crugen HP91
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 30 Dry: 6 Wet: 6 Offroad: 6 Rolling Resistance: 5 Noise: 7 High grip on sand and mud, balance in the wet, well priced. Slow steering and understeer in the dry. Satisfactory. Read Reviews
6th: Toyo Proxes T1 Sport SUV
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 29 Dry: 8 Wet: 4 Offroad: 5 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 4 Good handling in the dry, good comfort levels, low rolling resistance. Understeer and long braking distances in the wet. High noise level. Satisfactory. Read Reviews
7th: Apollo Apterra HT2
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 21 Dry: 3 Wet: 4 Offroad: 5 Rolling Resistance: 5 Noise: 4 Highest resistance to aquaplaning, high level of comfort. Average off-road performance, slow steering, understeer in the dry and wet, long braking distances in the wet. Conditionally Recommended. Read Reviews
8th: Goodride SU318 HT
265/60 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 24 Dry: 4 Wet: 1 Offroad: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 7 Good off-road performance, low price. Very poor grip, poor balance and very long braking distances in the wet. Not Recommended. Read Reviews