215/45 R18 Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 (5) 100% 97% 93% 93% 87% 93%
Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) 92% 87% 85% 86% 86% 90%
Gripmax Status Pro Winter (4) 95% 90% 85% 80% 73% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Nexen N Fera SU4 (68) 91% 88% 84% 79% 80% 88%
Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) 85% 87% 80% 77% 85% 84%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (177) 89% 86% 82% 82% 80% 87%
Falken ZE914 (98) 89% 81% 84% 81% 82% 82%
Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 (33) 92% 80% 80% 90% 75% 81%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (301) 90% 88% 84% 84% 74% 82%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (311) 90% 88% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS (11) 91% 93% 83% 90% 64% 84%
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (18) 84% 86% 86% 86% 81% 79%
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) 85% 81% 81% 82% 78% 76%
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 (28) 85% 84% 72% 76% 86% 84%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Vredestein Quatrac 5 (37) 82% 79% 80% 82% 82% 85%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (80) 87% 81% 78% 79% 74% 77%
Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (65) 84% 79% 81% 81% 76% 75%
Dunlop SP5000 (4) 88% 80% 85% 83% 78% 78%
General Altimax One S (14) 87% 77% 75% 76% 86% 75%
Yokohama W Drive (12) 81% 78% 84% 73% 76% 81%
Habilead SportMax S2000 (13) 84% 76% 77% 75% 70% 77%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (42) 87% 86% 73% 71% 68% 77%
Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) 83% 75% 77% 76% 72% 74%
Westlake Sport SA37 (6) 82% 62% 82% 80% 83% 77%
Bridgestone Potenza RE720 (20) 84% 77% 75% 77% 64% 70%
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (33) 80% 80% 69% 72% 78% 78%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Maxxis Victra Sport VS01 (8) 84% 73% 79% 79% 71% 63%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) 81% 73% 76% 73% 75% 72%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (137) 83% 81% 74% 74% 67% 74%
Landsail LS588 UHP (90) 81% 75% 70% 68% 75% 80%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (180) 83% 73% 73% 75% 69% 74%
Pirelli Powergy (19) 83% 78% 74% 75% 61% 76%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (158) 83% 69% 74% 74% 67% 61%
Yokohama Advan Sport ZPS (3) 83% 73% 70% 73% 70% 57%
Toyo Proxes C1S (36) 78% 69% 71% 69% 66% 71%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) 85% 73% 74% 76% 64% 64%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) 83% 69% 76% 69% 66% 61%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Toyo Proxes Sport (20) 75% 65% 71% 67% 69% 72%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (162) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) 81% 66% 70% 68% 59% 62%
Federal Formoza FD2 (16) 73% 60% 65% 56% 65% 77%
Hankook Ventus V2 Concept (12) 87% 79% 79% 81% 75% 80%
Hifly HF805 (58) 75% 61% 64% 64% 54% 63%
Yokohama Advan A10 (18) 84% 66% 66% 64% 55% 45%
Federal Formoza FD1 (14) 75% 59% 51% 54% 61% 59%
Accelera PHI (158) 68% 44% 53% 52% 66% 58%
RoadX RXMOTION U11 (28) 62% 38% 47% 41% 73% 53%
Bridgestone Turanza EL440 (12) 51% 45% 55% 45% 35% 45%

215/45 18 Tire Review Highlights

Dunlop SP5000 rated 80% while driving a Mazda
Driving on a combination of roads for 41000 average miles
I see a lot of goofballs saying it is bad in wet weather conditions, but I disagree. Although it isn’t the best, it’s good. This is NOT a summer tire. It is an ALL SEASON PERFORMANCE TIRE. don’t get it confused. It’s decent in snow, but you can’t really expect ANY low profile to be good in snow. That’s goofy. I wouldn’t get them again because a set of 4 here is 1100 USD.
tire reviewed on 2024-01-03 16:20:29
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS rated 85% while driving a Mazda
Driving on mostly town for 6500 average miles
Purchased a new set of Continental DWS06+ back in May 2023, extremely confident during Canadian summer and fall for wet and dry conditions. During winter, I delayed switching them for my winter tires just want to test the snow conditions. I didn’t get a chance to test a heavy snow conditions but during winter weather (cold temperatures at -5 Celsius) and cold wet weather I have no complaints. The only surprise is, it’s now end of December and my tread wear is now at 8/32nd after only 8 months of driving (10,742kms), by no means I am pushing them, just occasion spirit driving in the back roads during summer. Now swapped a new set of Continental WinterContact SI plus, will write a review after this winter. Cheers!
tire reviewed on 2023-12-30 12:43:44
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 rated 90% while driving a Mazda 3 Series
Driving on a combination of roads for 34000 average miles
I am maximally satisfied with these tires.
They simply fit to my car and driving style perfectly. After 34000 miles there is still 3mm left. Dry handling gets better once they warm up and in wet conditions they do just as good. Quiet and comfortable as well.
tire reviewed on 2023-10-20 10:52:11
Bridgestone Turanza T005 rated 80% while driving a Mazda 121
Driving on mostly country roads for 3500 average miles
I use these tires on my everyday car. It’s safe and worth the price. The only small negative is the noise, but this is not a problem for everyone.
tire reviewed on 2023-09-14 06:29:08
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT rated 84% while driving a Mazda 3 2014
Driving on a combination of roads for 32000 spirited miles
18s came on the Mazda 3 premium. Drove them to 51000km before retiring them, mainly because I hadn't rotated the tires and the wear became disturbingly uneven- but it still had some treadlife. Switched to the ContiSportContact 5 and although a little wider at 225 and lower profile at 40, feels about the same. However, I did notice the Contis had worse breaking distance--but it could be new tire issue. Also the Dunlops felt lighter probably because they are old now with less rubber--could contribute to the braking distinction. I switched also because the Dunlops are overpriced where I am and wanted to try something else. But yeah, even at 51000km, they were still solid in the dry and fine on wet highways if you lookout for puddles. They did start to squeak if you push them in turns at around 35-40000km.
tire reviewed on 2023-07-23 21:03:05
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 rated 59% while driving a Mazda 3 2.2D 150
Driving on mostly country roads for 16000 spirited miles
I have used these for 20.000 km on a Mazda 3. engine is a remapped 2.2 turbo diesel with 210 HP and 480nM. it's not slow but spinning in 3th gear in wet roads is excessive. even my winter tires (Dunlop wintersport 5) put down more grip . dry grip is fine, steering is very wobbly, the sidewalls are too soft so it dances around in fast corners. not a fan, will change to Michelin pilot sport 5.
tire reviewed on 2023-07-05 13:12:12
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 rated 75% while driving a Mazda mazda 3 1.8D (2019)
Driving on a combination of roads for 44000 average miles
It is my first experience with all seasons tires. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 do their job. I never expected high performances but I was so impressed of how good they are on all conditions: dry, wet and snow. Drove on snow (fresh and icy) several days in the last two winters, snow is frequent where I live. Many people say all seasons are bad compared to summer and winter tires, well, my point is they are better than summer tires used in winter and better than winter tires used in summer (we see lots of these cases, right?). After about 44000 miles there are still 1.5mm of tread above winter mark. Hopefully I migh be able to use them for anothre winter too. I will buy them again without any doubt. Well done Hankook!
tire reviewed on 2023-06-07 15:43:30
Bridgestone Turanza EL440 rated 39% while driving a Mazda Mazda 3 2,5 sports individual
Driving on mostly motorways for 38 spirited miles
OEM Tire on a 22' Mazda 3. Quite possibly the worst tire I've had on a car, and I've had some bad economy tires before.

As a performance tire, dry traction is mediocre at best. Breaking traction with a measly 170whp is suspiciously easy. Driving on these tires in the rain feels a bit like driving on snow; both times its equally scary. Sidewalls are pretty soft, yet somehow they manage to translate a lot of bumps in the road, and quite a bit of road noise aswell. Not impressive either way honestly.

As a commuter tire its not great either, they've managed to survive 38k miles (rotated every oil change) but they're on the wear bars for sure. All in all they don't come close to justifying the price point.
tire reviewed on 2023-05-19 19:57:22
Bridgestone Turanza T005 rated 84% while driving a Mazda 3 2020 Skyactive X
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 average miles
Tires I'm reviewing are marked as T005A, which are apparently Asian-specific model of T005 with emphasis on wet performance. They were also the factory tire on my car. In my opinion they are pretty comfortable for such a low profile tire, their wet performance seems pretty good (had zero issues with them). The softness goes a bit against the feedback they give from the road, so in the dry they are not the most confidence inspiring tires. I cannot judge the rolling resistance, as these are the first summer tires on the car. Currently at 7mm after roughly 5000 miles, but I haven't measured the original tread depth, so we'll see after another summer, how long lasting are they (which according to other reviews is their weak spot).
tire reviewed on 2023-04-14 01:50:26
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A rated 66% while driving a Mazda 3 MPS
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
Good in the dry but not the best. Very poor in the wet (when pushed quite hard in the wet coming out of corners, lost front wheel traction without warning a few times which could have ended badly!). They're sporty but noisy. Changed to Goodyear as3's which were far superior.
tire reviewed on 2023-02-23 09:17:44
Vredestein Ultrac Satin rated 73% while driving a Mazda 3 MPS
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
Changed from Bridgestone potenza 050a to these. I was looking for more comfort (over bumps and quieter) and better wet grip. I definitely got both of these but I lost the precise handling and road feedback of the performance tires. After these (55000km) I changed to Goodyear as3's which gave me back the proper sporty handling plus very good confident wet grip and low noise levels.
tire reviewed on 2023-02-23 08:56:58
Bridgestone Turanza EL440 rated 100% while driving a Mazda 121
Driving on mostly town for 7000 miles
Great tires! Lots of reviews say they’re bad but I never has any problems with them. Great grip and handling!
tire reviewed on 2023-01-14 11:29:59
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