2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tire Test

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

1^st

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV

265/60 R18

Excellent balanced performance, accurate steering, short braking in the dry and wet.

Average traction in mud.

Test winner.

Total: 35

Dry 8

Wet 7

Offroad 6

Rolling Resistance 8

Noise 6

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1^st

Hankook Ventus ST

265/60 R18

Good off-road, high resistance to aquaplaning, short braking distances in the wet, well priced.

High rolling resistance.

Test winner.

Total: 30

Dry 6

Wet 7

Offroad 8

Rolling Resistance 4

Noise 5

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3^rd

Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV

265/60 R18

Good handling in the dry and wet, good lateral stability and steering response, good comfort levels.

Average traction in mud.

Recommended.

Total: 28

Dry 6

Wet 6

Offroad 6

Rolling Resistance 5

Noise 5

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4^th

Pirelli Scorpion Verde

265/60 R18

High grip and good handling in the dry, low rolling resistance.

Average stability and understeer in the wet.

Satisfactory.

Total: 35

Dry 8

Wet 6

Offroad 6

Rolling Resistance 8

Noise 7

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5^th

Kumho Crugen HP91

265/60 R18

High grip on sand and mud, balance in the wet, well priced.

Slow steering and understeer in the dry.

Satisfactory.

Total: 30

Dry 6

Wet 6

Offroad 6

Rolling Resistance 5

Noise 7

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6^th

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport SUV

265/60 R18

Good handling in the dry, good comfort levels, low rolling resistance.

Understeer and long braking distances in the wet. High noise level.

Satisfactory.

Total: 29

Dry 8

Wet 4

Offroad 5

Rolling Resistance 8

Noise 4

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7^th

Apollo Apterra HT2

265/60 R18

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.

Total: 21

Dry 3

Wet 4

Offroad 5

Rolling Resistance 5

Noise 4

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8^th

Goodride SU318 HT

265/60 R18

Good off-road performance, low price.

Very poor grip, poor balance and very long braking distances in the wet.

Not Recommended.

Total: 24

Dry 4

Wet 1

Offroad 6

Rolling Resistance 6

Noise 7

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