245/40 R18 Tires
The following tires have been reviewed in 245/40 R18.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General G MAX AS 03 (1) | 100% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 (26) | 92% | 95% | 93% | 95% | 93% | 91% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 (8) | 84% | 86% | 90% | 88% | 83% | 96% |
| Pirelli Snowsports (3) | 90% | 97% | 83% | 90% | 97% | 80% |
| Giti GitiSportS2 (11) | 90% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 85% | 92% |
| BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 (25) | 85% | 90% | 80% | 85% | 86% | 91% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (12) | 93% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 78% | 84% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (5) | 94% | 98% | 76% | 82% | 95% | 86% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 90% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (112) | 94% | 84% | 90% | 88% | 84% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (155) | 94% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport (13) | 92% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 88% | 87% |
| Giti GitiSport S1 (10) | 92% | 81% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 86% |
| Dynamo STREET H MU02 (13) | 95% | 84% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE11 (9) | 98% | 83% | 90% | 89% | 77% | 74% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (102) | 95% | 92% | 88% | 88% | 73% | 86% |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport (143) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Falken Azenis FK520 (20) | 92% | 87% | 86% | 88% | 79% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (234) | 93% | 90% | 86% | 88% | 80% | 81% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Nokian zLine (83) | 91% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 76% | 85% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Continental SportContact 7 (49) | 97% | 93% | 91% | 91% | 71% | 76% |
| Firestone Firehawk 900 (5) | 78% | 80% | 85% | 85% | 88% | 90% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (68) | 91% | 88% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 88% |
| Pirelli P Zero Winter (6) | 77% | 87% | 90% | 73% | 90% | 85% |
| Nokian Snowproof P (8) | 91% | 89% | 85% | 89% | 80% | 76% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (55) | 92% | 93% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 84% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 (21) | 90% | 84% | 85% | 83% | 83% | 86% |
| Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (50) | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Turanza 6 (22) | 93% | 93% | 89% | 87% | 74% | 83% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (49) | 95% | 83% | 91% | 93% | 69% | 75% |
| Fulda SportControl 2 (26) | 85% | 85% | 84% | 80% | 79% | 93% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R (43) | 95% | 73% | 91% | 93% | 72% | 70% |
| 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% |
| Matador MP 59 Nordicca MS (12) | 86% | 75% | 81% | 72% | 90% | 85% |
| Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 (12) | 93% | 82% | 88% | 89% | 67% | 77% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 (13) | 94% | 72% | 91% | 92% | 73% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 (17) | 88% | 79% | 86% | 88% | 76% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (88) | 93% | 88% | 90% | 92% | 64% | 74% |
| Debica Presto UHP2 (37) | 88% | 81% | 81% | 83% | 77% | 89% |
| Toyo R1R (30) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 90% | 60% | 70% |
| Yokohama Advan A052 (11) | 99% | 77% | 92% | 96% | 54% | 71% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (33) | 89% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 72% | 88% |
| Matador MP 46 Hectorra 2 (57) | 88% | 82% | 79% | 75% | 85% | 84% |
| Nokian WR A4 (21) | 85% | 88% | 71% | 78% | 79% | 87% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) | 86% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 85% | 87% |
| Vredestein Quatrac Pro (35) | 89% | 90% | 86% | 79% | 79% | 91% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (311) | 90% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (91) | 87% | 83% | 75% | 71% | 84% | 84% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (142) | 89% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS (11) | 91% | 93% | 83% | 90% | 64% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Extreme Performance VR1 (2) | 80% | 75% | 80% | 85% | 95% | 75% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (114) | 89% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 75% | 78% |
| Sava Intensa UHP 2 (47) | 87% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 (30) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 85% | 76% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (89) | 91% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 74% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) | 90% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R (8) | 82% | 64% | 77% | 73% | 86% | 91% |
| Tigar Tigar UHP (21) | 90% | 76% | 79% | 81% | 70% | 85% |
| Altenzo Sports Comforter (22) | 89% | 78% | 76% | 80% | 84% | 83% |
| General Altimax Sport (32) | 80% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 87% | 80% |
| Viking Protech Newgen (12) | 81% | 80% | 69% | 77% | 90% | 79% |
| Kormoran Kormoran UHP (28) | 86% | 72% | 81% | 77% | 85% | 82% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WP72 (2) | 75% | 85% | 75% | 80% | 60% | 85% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) | 85% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 76% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Neuton NT8000 (33) | 90% | 73% | 80% | 75% | 81% | 81% |
| Vredestein Quatrac 5 (37) | 82% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (80) | 87% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 74% | 77% |
| Pirelli P ZERO Asimmetrico (15) | 87% | 81% | 85% | 75% | 80% | 73% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 (18) | 96% | 59% | 90% | 92% | 61% | 75% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (245) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect (9) | 93% | 70% | 85% | 88% | 60% | 76% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (153) | 85% | 81% | 74% | 77% | 82% | 84% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| (3) | 87% | 77% | 80% | 77% | 77% | 73% |
| General Altimax One S (14) | 87% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 86% | 75% |
| Federal Evoluzion ST 1 (28) | 85% | 70% | 72% | 81% | 77% | 84% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Lassa Phenoma (19) | 82% | 79% | 74% | 63% | 88% | 79% |
| Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (61) | 84% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 81% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Yokohama W Drive (12) | 81% | 78% | 84% | 73% | 76% | 81% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 (61) | 82% | 78% | 75% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (39) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 86% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S007A (11) | 83% | 69% | 84% | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (128) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 82% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (89) | 84% | 78% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 80% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (60) | 86% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 74% | 72% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) | 81% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| GT Radial CHAMPIRO SX2 (18) | 88% | 64% | 81% | 87% | 69% | 65% |
| Toyo R888 R (26) | 93% | 64% | 85% | 88% | 64% | 63% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) | 83% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 87% | 86% |
| Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (57) | 89% | 79% | 85% | 82% | 63% | 71% |
| Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico (26) | 87% | 75% | 79% | 82% | 73% | 71% |
| Continental Sport Contact 6 (88) | 91% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 53% | 77% |
| Kumho Ecsta V730 (4) | 93% | 53% | 80% | 85% | 70% | 65% |
| Habilead SportMax S2000 (13) | 84% | 76% | 77% | 75% | 70% | 77% |
| Kumho Ecsta PA51 (2) | 85% | 65% | 85% | 75% | 90% | 80% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Dunlop Direzza 03G (12) | 94% | 65% | 89% | 89% | 47% | 61% |
| Capitol Eco 007 (5) | 86% | 74% | 66% | 72% | 78% | 72% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Imperial Ecosport 2 (7) | 82% | 71% | 71% | 69% | 87% | 82% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Infinity Ecomax (32) | 78% | 73% | 72% | 66% | 76% | 77% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 5 (65) | 77% | 86% | 70% | 69% | 75% | 80% |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (42) | 81% | 69% | 72% | 76% | 71% | 74% |
| Pirelli Dragon Sport (15) | 79% | 77% | 76% | 74% | 73% | 71% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 73% | 75% | 72% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 67% | 72% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (90) | 81% | 75% | 70% | 68% | 75% | 80% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (34) | 84% | 77% | 74% | 75% | 66% | 69% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Zeetex HP1000 (12) | 79% | 71% | 76% | 65% | 79% | 75% |
| Matador MP 47 Hectorra 3 (28) | 80% | 66% | 74% | 76% | 73% | 79% |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ102 (17) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 68% | 67% | 73% |
| Nankang SV2 (30) | 83% | 77% | 74% | 74% | 83% | 74% |
| Landsail Qirin 990 (6) | 90% | 80% | 54% | 48% | 83% | 83% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (180) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| Rotalla RU01 S Pace (25) | 83% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 78% |
| Davanti DX640 (94) | 79% | 71% | 75% | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Pirelli Powergy (19) | 83% | 78% | 74% | 75% | 61% | 76% |
| Accelera X Grip 4S (3) | 70% | 50% | 67% | 63% | 87% | 83% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position (2) | 85% | 85% | 75% | 75% | 50% | 75% |
| Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate (9) | 88% | 80% | 78% | 83% | 77% | 76% |
| Maxxis M35 Victra Asymmet (13) | 83% | 69% | 73% | 67% | 68% | 75% |
| Nexen N8000 (79) | 79% | 74% | 68% | 66% | 68% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (79) | 79% | 86% | 75% | 72% | 62% | 75% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (212) | 87% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Nexen N6000 (63) | 81% | 70% | 74% | 65% | 71% | 74% |
| Nexen N Fera SUR4 (6) | 93% | 44% | 87% | 88% | 52% | 52% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS91 (41) | 83% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 56% | 72% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Winrun R330 (30) | 79% | 66% | 69% | 70% | 74% | 77% |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (108) | 85% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 55% | 73% |
| Sailun Ice Blazer WSL 2 (3) | 70% | 73% | 70% | 77% | 77% | 63% |
| Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus (22) | 86% | 66% | 76% | 72% | 64% | 71% |
| Jinyu YU61 (46) | 80% | 65% | 68% | 63% | 73% | 75% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (70) | 86% | 67% | 76% | 72% | 66% | 68% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance (12) | 83% | 83% | 68% | 75% | 82% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (158) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 74% | 67% | 61% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat (27) | 83% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 71% | 57% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) | 85% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 64% | 64% |
| Radar Dimax R8 plus (14) | 81% | 76% | 66% | 69% | 68% | 64% |
| Nitto Invo (19) | 79% | 67% | 73% | 75% | 65% | 67% |
| Pirelli P Zero Runflat (41) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 74% | 58% | 66% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Jinyu YU63 (52) | 78% | 62% | 67% | 66% | 72% | 72% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (140) | 83% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Kinforest KF550 UHP (20) | 74% | 65% | 70% | 68% | 65% | 69% |
| Firestone Firehawk SZ90 (25) | 77% | 68% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 60% |
| Kumho IZen KW27 (30) | 75% | 75% | 73% | 71% | 80% | 83% |
| Pirelli P Zero (157) | 84% | 69% | 75% | 72% | 58% | 64% |
| Maxxis PRO R1 (15) | 81% | 66% | 69% | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) | 75% | 61% | 68% | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat (29) | 87% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 48% | 56% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (162) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (139) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 71% | 71% |
| Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (36) | 81% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 70% | 64% |
| Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) | 81% | 66% | 70% | 68% | 59% | 62% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) | 79% | 58% | 74% | 70% | 65% | 57% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 3000 (10) | 81% | 64% | 64% | 64% | 66% | 69% |
| Evergreen EU72 (48) | 75% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 73% | 67% |
| Nokian Hakka Black (4) | 80% | 83% | 58% | 63% | 70% | 53% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST (10) | 91% | 63% | 73% | 79% | 60% | 32% |
| Goodride SA37 (23) | 74% | 66% | 63% | 62% | 58% | 62% |
| Toyo Snowprox S953 (9) | 77% | 69% | 64% | 74% | 76% | 73% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 62% |
| Federal Formoza AZ01 (3) | 83% | 65% | 80% | 67% | 60% | 67% |
| Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 (9) | 77% | 59% | 70% | 62% | 54% | 77% |
| Sunny Wintermax NW611 (3) | 63% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 70% | 53% |
| Hifly HF805 (58) | 75% | 61% | 64% | 64% | 54% | 63% |
| Achilles 2233 (20) | 77% | 47% | 63% | 64% | 71% | 65% |
| Hero Milanza HZ1 (20) | 74% | 53% | 65% | 61% | 64% | 59% |
| Continental ProContact (11) | 73% | 69% | 65% | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| Apollo Acelere (5) | 70% | 53% | 63% | 55% | 68% | 65% |
| Falken Azenis FK453 Runflat (3) | 67% | 63% | 47% | 70% | 60% | 70% |
| Apollo Aspire 4G (10) | 71% | 57% | 67% | 64% | 53% | 63% |
| Tracmax Radial F101 (6) | 73% | 48% | 70% | 55% | 58% | 67% |
| Hifly Win Turi (7) | 71% | 59% | 67% | 59% | 77% | 76% |
| Maxxis MA V1 (19) | 69% | 61% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 61% |
| Goodride SA07 (5) | 74% | 62% | 48% | 68% | 72% | 46% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Sport (35) | 76% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 47% | 50% |
| Yokohama Advan A10 (18) | 84% | 66% | 66% | 64% | 55% | 45% |
| Premiorri Solazo S Plus (8) | 70% | 49% | 51% | 54% | 70% | 66% |
| Compasal Smacher (5) | 65% | 53% | 53% | 55% | 60% | 80% |
| Nordexx NS9000 (12) | 67% | 50% | 55% | 51% | 68% | 55% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 71% | 55% |
| Premiorri Solazo (9) | 64% | 40% | 49% | 55% | 70% | 65% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Primewell PZ900 (59) | 72% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| Accelera PHI (158) | 68% | 44% | 53% | 52% | 66% | 58% |
| Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (68) | 69% | 39% | 56% | 52% | 68% | 62% |
| Achilles ATR K Sport (4) | 63% | 70% | 67% | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| Runway ENDURO 916 Plus (45) | 66% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 62% | 41% |
| Fullway HP 108 (12) | 71% | 51% | 54% | 50% | 63% | 50% |
| Westlake SA 07 (8) | 71% | 41% | 45% | 49% | 58% | 64% |
| Kumho Ecsta 712 (10) | 69% | 42% | 51% | 47% | 74% | 50% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE329 (10) | 76% | 53% | 56% | 60% | 33% | 49% |
| Achilles ATR Sport (54) | 62% | 42% | 54% | 48% | 62% | 57% |
| RoadX RXMOTION U11 (28) | 62% | 38% | 47% | 41% | 73% | 53% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (143) | 72% | 54% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 32% |
| Maxtrek INGENS A1 (34) | 58% | 33% | 52% | 45% | 63% | 57% |
| Kenda Kuavela SL (6) | 72% | 22% | 58% | 43% | 67% | 52% |
| Haida HD921 (37) | 59% | 40% | 46% | 45% | 50% | 38% |
| Triangle TR968 (68) | 54% | 32% | 40% | 38% | 61% | 38% |
| Sumitomo Tour Plus LSW (7) | 55% | 38% | 38% | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Linglong L688 (29) | 43% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 53% | 37% |
| Sunny SN3800 (63) | 50% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 44% | 28% |
245/40 18 Tire Review Highlights
Kenda Kuavela SL rated 60% while driving a Audi A4 2.0 TDI 140 SLine
Driving on a combination of roads for 46000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 46000 average miles
The weirdest tire I have ever driven on, 75000 km of unbridled weirdness. I threw them on in a pinch to pass the NCT (Irish annual test) for the daily. It was my intention to burn through them relatively quickly and change onto a premium brand again. However, they have gotten to a point where they are so hard that all wet weather grip is gone, yet there is still plenty of tread left. When initially put on the front, they had reasonable grip, feeling was a bit spongey and they were noisy but again, I can't fault the dry grip. Braking distances were decent in the dry but you were living on the edge in the rain. No repeatability in how they behaved whatsoever. Feedback and handling were middle of the road for dry, again wet weather was woeful. I would not recommend these to anyone in an EU country with plenty of rain. Wear is a hard one to score, as I said, tens of thousands of kilometres with minimal wear, but I don't think it is a good thing, I'd take half the life and twice the wet weather performance if possible. Don't have them on any car over 100 kW if you want to be safe when driving fast.
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P rated 81% while driving a Audi A4 b9 2.0 tdi
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
Milage was mainly on motorways, but time spent driving was predominantly on country roads of varying roughness. Dry braking was excellent, even under heavy braking ABS bite point was predictable and consistent. Wet grip was good initially, however, as the tire got below the Continental raindrop marker performance decreased significantly. To be fair to Conti, this is still stipulated on their website. Feedback was decent near breakaway there is a huge window of transient grip which would suit people unfamiliar with pushing tires. I wouldn't recommend for track at all. I can't fault the wear, pressure was checked weekly, and wear was seen to be even across the main body of the tread. Comfort was decent on motorway and not particularly noisy. The sidewall seems to be a bit stiffer than others in the class I have tried, fine for when pushing a bit, but some bumps felt harsher than expected. I would buy again if in a pinch, they're not a bad tire, but I think money could be better spent elsewhere.
Pirelli Dragon Sport rated 57% while driving a Ford Falcon xr6
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
These tires are good tires for daily driving on reasonably smooth roads, but I have found they struggle when pushed on backroads and make above-average noise on highways and course chip country roads. The tires do not have as high a level of grip as the 'Sport' name would suggest, and shouldn't be compared to PS4/RE003 or equivalent tires. Anyone looking at these should think of them as a mild performance tire, with more grip than the average commuter tire, but less than an 'enthusiast' tire. However, at the limit, the tires let go progressively and hold up well to braking. Some slight understeer and chatter can be felt in the rain, but can be driven around.
Westlake SA 07 rated 39% while driving a Subaru 2017 Wrx base
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
These were on the car when bought and will never buy again these tires traction is there one minute and gone the next just bought a set of nittos i'll enter a review of those after i get them on and take it to the dragon to test!
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 rated 49% while driving a Subaru 2011 Impreza WRX STI
Driving on mostly country roads for 16800 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 16800 spirited miles
When driven in warm temps, you get good grip on a spirited drive, but when it comes to the wet, the tires don't give you enough confidence as they lose their grip. Wear is OK and expect from a touring tire, but if you like a spirited drive and live in the UK with a mix of climates, I would look else where before considering these.
Pirelli Powergy rated 63% while driving a Ford Falcon BFII XR6
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
dry grip is good, wet is reasonable, the tread is shallow and they are noisy on the road
thy are a very bad replacement for the previous tires Dragon
thy are a very bad replacement for the previous tires Dragon
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 73% while driving a Mercedes Benz E Class Estate
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 average miles
I've had PS5s on the front on my 2016 S212 E-Class for around a year (7-10k ish) and they've been excellent so far, performance of all kinds is great. I've noticed in the last month or so the tires are starting to step on the inner tread blocks or go out of shape so they now sound like a pair of faulty wheel bearings. I am a technician at a Mercedes dealer & use our aligner to regularly check my geometry which is always fine, shocks and bushings, etc are all ok so I'm forced to conclude its the tires themselves. I'll be hanging on to them as long as I can tolerate the noise but I suspect i'll have had enough before theyre worn out (they currently have around 4-5mm remaining). Oddly my 120,000 mile Seat Exeo with the same tires doesn't have this problem!
Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 rated 84% while driving a Honda Civic FK2 Type R
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 average miles
Down size from HANKOK VENTUS S1 EVO3 255/40/18 To AD08, totally different character . impress me for every corner , so much confident for the ride. Grippy tire .
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 rated 90% while driving a Mercedes Benz C220 CDI Blue Eff. auto
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 average miles
A good all round tire offering good grip in all weathers (other than snow/ice!)
Bridgestone Turanza 6 rated 84% while driving a Audi 1.8T Quattro
Driving on mostly motorways for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 2000 spirited miles
Overall very good tire with very good grip on dry and wet.
Even the Bridgestone Turanza 6 delivers a reduction of 2db in pass-by noise versus its predecessor, comparing with other models i had before, Turanza 6 is not that quiet i was expecting. On motorway there is that tire noise and on long distance is becoming annoying. Also being a Summer Premium Touring tire, comparing with the Asymmetric 6 which is Summer Max Performance and i had before, the side of the Turanza 6 is not that hard, and doesn't offer the best feedback in the curves.
Overall, a good tire with very good treadwear.
Even the Bridgestone Turanza 6 delivers a reduction of 2db in pass-by noise versus its predecessor, comparing with other models i had before, Turanza 6 is not that quiet i was expecting. On motorway there is that tire noise and on long distance is becoming annoying. Also being a Summer Premium Touring tire, comparing with the Asymmetric 6 which is Summer Max Performance and i had before, the side of the Turanza 6 is not that hard, and doesn't offer the best feedback in the curves.
Overall, a good tire with very good treadwear.
Nokian Snowproof P rated 98% while driving a Mercedes Benz C250 CDI Blutec
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
After wra3 and wra4 (both excellent on dry and wet, excellent on snow and ice, the wra3 better at very low, almost freezing temperatures, the wra4 better on snow), I tried the snowproof P. I haven't yet tried the new directional design on snow , but on dry surfaces they essentially follow the excellent handling performance of the two previous models with asymmetrical design. With the rudder, in the absence of longitudinal channels, the footprint on the ground seems to be wider, and the cornering grip perhaps slightly greater. The sidewall is stiffer than previous models, and this gives better handling, a lower steering angle and lateral lie, further improving driving dynamics. Anyone who says that Nokians don't handle the road well on wet, dry and snow either doesn't know how to drive in different road conditions, or their car has problems. I've read about deformations on this model, well it depends on whether during season changes you keep the tires resting in the right place, in the right way, and this applies to every brand and model.
Kumho Ecsta PA51 rated 83% while driving a Ford Falcon BFII XR6
Driving on mostly town for 31000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 31000 average miles
I found the Kumho PA51 to be a good quality tire with low road noise, very good dry weather handling, reasonable wet weather handling and good tire wear. replacing the tires on a FZord Falcon FG Mk2, coming up to 50,000 km but probably should have changed 5k ago.
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