255/40 R20 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 255/40 R20.

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (112) 94% 84% 90% 88% 84% 85%
Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV (6) 90% 88% 77% 82% 90% 97%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (234) 93% 90% 86% 88% 80% 81%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Michelin X Ice Snow SUV (2) 80% 85% 70% 70% 80% 90%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (48) 90% 92% 82% 88% 80% 81%
Bridgestone Potenza Sport (89) 93% 88% 90% 92% 64% 74%
Maxtrek FORTIS T5 (7) 89% 73% 83% 74% 84% 84%
Vredestein Quatrac Pro (35) 89% 90% 86% 79% 79% 91%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) 81% 84% 80% 77% 76% 77%
Infinity Ecomax (32) 78% 73% 72% 66% 76% 77%
Kumho Ecsta PS91 (41) 83% 73% 76% 75% 56% 72%
Pirelli Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico (12) 80% 67% 64% 73% 68% 75%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV (34) 84% 80% 76% 80% 53% 70%
Jinyu YU63 (52) 78% 62% 67% 66% 72% 72%
Pirelli P Zero (157) 84% 69% 75% 72% 58% 64%
Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST (10) 91% 63% 73% 79% 60% 32%

255/40 20 Tire Review Highlights

Infinity Ecomax rated 92% while driving a Volkswagen Transporter
Driving on mostly country roads for 500 average miles
Ignore all the people on here talking as if you have to put Pirelli’s on every vehicle known to man. Your tire choice is relative to your individual circumstances; vehicle type, speed, usage, type etc. I’ve had 4 of these fitted to my VW Transporter Kombi. I like most are looking for a decent enough tire that doesn’t break the bank.

Let me tell you that these don’t disappoint. First of all these things are QUIET. Seriously on a T28 running 255/40/20 I would expect some road nice, but these are so quiet it was pleasantly surprising. Dry grip is fine, no issues on windy country roads razzing around in the van. Not had a very wet day to test yet but from the 2022 and 2023 tests I’m not expecting issues.

Don’t hesitate buying these.
tire reviewed on 2023-09-09 13:59:37
Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV rated 90% while driving a Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
TL,DR; Exceptional in snow, great in mud, loud above 50MPH, too soft for high-torque acceleration. Perfect tire for low temperature climates, less so for temperate. These are Volvo-homologated tires, but not EV-specific.

I initially reviewed these tires in September 2022, before the "heavy" (by our standards) snow season experienced over the 2022 UK winter. I said they were soft, likely prone to wear, and probably not great for an EV. I take all that back, with two caveats (different from my first initial review). The tires, as you'd no doubt expect, excel in the snow. I drove over to Chipping Campden high street in the heaviest snow of the season and drove up that hill like it was a dry summer day. Compacted or fresh snow, the car just carried on. Couldn't be happier. From the review videos we all know this is a snow tire.

Mud is a similar story. I frequently walk my dog in woodland and open country, and parking is rarely paved. I've never been stuck in the mud, even with deep ruts and wet slurry for a surface. The wide gaps in the tire tread find something to catch and just pull on through. I'd be lying if I said I considered anything I do as "off roading" but I wouldn't be put off by a muddy trail or gravel track at this point. The car and the tire seem to be set for adverse conditions.

The two caveats: road noise, and hard acceleration. Above 50MPH there is a constant roar from the tires. It's an EV; I get that there will be more apparent road noise. But there is a lot of it. Secondly, the front end feels very light under *hard* (maximum) acceleration. I don't remember what the factory-fitted Pirelli's felt like, but it's enough to make me ease off if it's not a dead-straight road. Again, bear in mind this is an EV; 0-60 in well under 5 seconds. It's a rare occurance to push that hard unless you're purposefully pushing the car to the limit. Normal driving the car is comfortable and well planted. Nobody drives TO THE MAX in every day conditions.

I tires for a car I don't own and driving conditions I very rarely encounter. They were the wrong tires for me. If you live somewhere cold, they might be the right tires for you. My next set of tires will certainly be EV-specific.
tire reviewed on 2023-04-24 14:08:59
Maxtrek FORTIS T5 rated 24% while driving a SEAT Tarraco 2.0 TDI 4Drive
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
These tires were fitted to my long term loaner, as my family had the need for a big 7 seater. They were at 5.5mm at the start in April. I never would've thought that these chinese tires could be so bad. Apart from an acceptable level of dry grip, they were horrendous in the wet. If I had had any sort of choice if I would have fit this tire on one of my cars, then I'd honestly rather walk, because I do not trust these tires. These tires have to be avoided under any circumstances.
tire reviewed on 2022-12-11 03:45:06
Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV rated 80% while driving a Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 spirited miles
Initial impressions are that these are *very* soft tires. The sidewall is easily moved with a fingertip at 40PSI, as is the tread. I've a set of Pirelli Scorpion Winter tires which are more firm to the touch despite significantly more siping in the tread blocks at the same 15 celcius ambient temperature. Maybe the design of the siping in the CrossClimate's compensates for this soft compound. I can't help but think that it will lead to early wear on the tire tread, especially on a high-torque EV. Having said that, the ride is more comfortable than it was on the 20" Pirelli P Zero Elect's that came on the XC40 Recharge, which is a pleasent bonus on this car. Will add more when the wet and cold weather comes upon us. I'd buy this tire again, but not for an EV.
tire reviewed on 2022-09-23 04:02:59
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV rated 77% while driving a Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2.0 BiTDi 240HP
Driving on mostly motorways for 27000 spirited miles
I have driven these tires for 45.000 Km's on a VW Tiguan Allspace 2.0 BiTDi 240HP DSG7 R-Line 7seater. Very satisfying tire, factory fitment as oem tire. Only negative is the rather fast wear of it, you can calculate around 1mm wear every 8-9.000 Km's. Max life is 40-45.000 Km's. Also, the Seal Inside technology of Continental, gives you a rather peace of mind state on the road.
tire reviewed on 2021-12-05 13:58:54
Pirelli P Zero rated 73% while driving a Audi A7 3.0TDi Auto
Driving on mostly motorways for 17000 average miles
Changed after 9 months and 17k miles was told this was good, I felt I should have at least gotten 25k. Buying another set and these will determine whether to change brand in the future.
tire reviewed on 2021-07-23 02:04:04
Bridgestone Potenza Sport rated 87% while driving a Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TSI 200HP
Driving on a combination of roads for 350 average miles
A sporty tire, not very comfortable, with great steering/handling, stable at higher speeds (around 200 km/h) where the sidewall is hard (tougher than the Continental ContiWinterContact TS830 P, I checked that), the rim protection is really big and the noise is acceptable.
tire reviewed on 2021-05-11 03:22:11
Michelin X Ice Snow SUV rated 88% while driving a Tesla Model Y Perf
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Put these on my Model Y performance. They are definitely a winter tire as the summer ones grip and hold the road better 21 inch turbine wheel. For Tahoe driving the X ice and snow are the superior way to go. AS i will be swapping them out when ski season ends they should last and wear well
tire reviewed on 2020-12-21 20:09:49
Kumho Ecsta PS91 rated NAN% while driving a Volkswagen
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
Initially I was very pleased with these tires. They handled much better than the pirelli tires that came on the car and overall made the car much more stable in corners. Fitted to the fronts when the rears were nearly at the end of their life, I have now found myself replacing all 4 at the same time. Well, this would be the case if tires hadn't split along sidewalls rending them useless.
tire reviewed on 2020-07-15 10:51:30
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti rated 87% while driving a Audi A6 Avant Quattro 2.0TDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
Bought these to replace my Michelin PS 4S on my Audi A6 Avant as i had the legendary Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's on a older A4 a few years ago so I know that Vredestain are capable of producing great summer tires. I'm happy to report the Vorti's are just as good if not better that the Michelin PS 4S. I would say comfort is even better on the Vorti's and less noise to boot as well. Dry & wet grip is just as good as the 4S, ie phenomenal. Done about 20000 miles on them so far and tread is still showing as 5mm on all 4 tires, so wear rate seems to be good. The icing on the cake was the significantly lower cost of the Vorti's - I paid £140 per tire, the 4S's were around £200 per tire!! In short - superb tires. You won't be disappointed.
tire reviewed on 2020-05-02 05:27:27
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 rated 79% while driving a Audi A6 Allroad 3.0 TDI
Driving on mostly motorways for 4000 easy going miles
Going from the stock OE Asymmetric 2's to these would be a decent step up or so I thought, while the tire is good in general the unbelievable road noise at 60mph+ is horrific and certain surfaces seem to exacerbate the problem. By far the noisiest tire i've every heard, it may be the 20" in conjunction with a harder compound and tread pattern. Apart from this the tire is rock solid performance wise, A6 Allroad 272 is heavy car but these are not phased at all.
tire reviewed on 2020-02-24 03:57:35
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D rated 56% while driving a Audi A8
Driving on a combination of roads for 14000 average miles
The tires are staggered with production dates from 2013 to 2015. They've been on for only winter driving and ran about 20000km. They have aged kind of well considering the grip and response, but it seems as though the remaining 4-5mm of tire tread is made of pure plastic. It "kind-of" grips, but the noise is utterly unbearable. Will not consider buying another set for the coming winters.
tire reviewed on 2020-02-20 02:56:12
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