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245/45 R18 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental SportContact 7

/100%
Tested 6x in 2024, 9x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
    -
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2. Continental PremiumContact 7

/100%
Tested 15x in 2024, 15x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Continental PremiumContact 7

3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

/100%
Tested 8x in 2024, 11x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
    -
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245/45 R18 tyre test

Best tyres in your size
Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …
1. Continental PremiumContact 7 95%
2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%
3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%
4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%
5. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%
6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%
7. Falken Azenis FK510 83%
8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%
9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%
10. Michelin Primacy 4 80%
11. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%
12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%
13. Firestone Roadhawk 73%
14. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%
15. Nexen N fera Sport 72%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres
1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%
3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%
4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%
5. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%
6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%
7. Falken Azenis FK510 78%
8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%
9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%
10. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%
11. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 72%
12. Nexen N fera Sport 71%
13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%
14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%
15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …
1. Continental PremiumContact 7 95%
2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%
3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%
4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%
5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%
6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%
7. Firestone Roadhawk 87%
8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%
9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%
10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%
11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%
12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%
13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 77%
14. Falken Azenis FK510 76%
15. Nexen N fera Sport 74%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise
1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%
2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%
3. Michelin Primacy 4 81%
4. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 80%
5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%
6. Nexen N fera Sport 79%
7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%
8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%
9. Continental PremiumContact 7 76%
10. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%
11. Falken Azenis FK510 75%
12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%
13. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%
14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%
15. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …
1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%
2. Continental PremiumContact 6 83%
3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%
4. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%
5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%
6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%
7. Falken Azenis FK510 75%
8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 72%
9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%
10. Firestone Roadhawk 71%
11. Nexen N fera Sport 69%
12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%
13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 66%
14. Maxxis Premitra HP5 62%
15. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 49%

Price

245/45 R18
1. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 £110
2. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £111
3. Nexen N fera Sport £121
4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 £122
5. Firestone Roadhawk £126
6. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun £128
7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 £134
8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport £142
9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 £142
10. Continental PremiumContact 7 £149
11. Bridgestone Turanza T005 £161
12. Michelin Primacy 4 £170
13. Continental PremiumContact 6 ?%
14. Falken Azenis FK510 ?%
15. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 ?%

245/45 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
85%
78.5%
76.5%
 Premium £133
100 Y + 3
2. Pirelli P ZERO lx.
Premium £133
100 W + 4
3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
90.4%
89.6%
81.3%
Autobild 2022
Premium £142
100 Y
4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
85.6%
92.6%
94%
 Premium £180
96 W + 4
5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
84.3%
85.2%
78.9%
Autobild 2019
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium £161
96 W + 7
6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5
89.4%
89.3%
79.1%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium £185
100 Y + 1
7. Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7
86%
92.3%
80.7%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium
8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91.7%
90.4%
77.2%
Autobild 2020
Premium £142
100 Y + 1
9. Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+
80.1%
83.2%
81%
 Premium £170
96 W + 4
10. Fulda SportControl 2
77.8%
80.2%
75.1%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost £119
100 Y + 1
11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
81.4%
83.1%
78.4%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium £134
100 Y
12. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
76.1%
79.5%
74.8%
 Upper-middle £128
100 W
13. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
81.6%
77%
74.1%
Autobild 2020
Premium £156
100 Y + 5
14. Pirelli Cinturato P7
76.2%
86.7%
80.8%
 Premium £145
96 Y + 6
15. Maxxis Premitra HP5
80.9%
84.5%
77.5%
Autobild 2019
Lowcost £111
100 W
16. Kumho Ecsta PS71
80%
74.5%
67.3%
Autobild 2020
Autobild 2018
Upper-middle £113
96 Y + 2
17. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport
80%
68.3%
80.1%
Autobild 2020
Premium £152
100 Y
18. BFGoodrich Advantage
63.2%
74%
81.1%
 Upper-middle £164
100 W + 1
19. Debica Presto UHP 2
62.1%
 Lowcost £121
100 Y + 1
20. Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520
82.9%
75.5%
76.2%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Upper-middle £151
100 Y + 2
21. Sava Intensa UHP 2
78.1%
86.7%
73.9%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost £119
100 Y + 2
22. Toyo Proxes Comfort
65.9%
80.1%
84.1%
 Upper-middle £125
100
23. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4
73.1%
92%
80.3%
 Premium £122
96 W + 1
24. Uniroyal RainSport 5
86.3%
70%
83.2%
 Upper-middle £113
100 Y
25. Firestone Roadhawk
73.1%
86.6%
73.3%
Autobild 2020
Upper-middle £126
100 Y
26. Nokian Powerproof
82.2%
84.7%
77%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Upper-middle
27. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
64.3%
72.6%
78.2%
Autobild 2020
Upper-middle £165
100 W + 1
28. Michelin e.Primacy
61.7%
80.8%
72.8%
 Premium £161
100 W
29. Semperit Speed-Life 3
80.5%
67.2%
75.4%
 Lowcost £116
100 Y
30. Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7
62%
78.8%
85%
 Premium £179
96 W + 4
31. Pirelli P ZERO
90.1%
92.2%
74.6%
Autobild 2020
Premium £130
96 Y + 2
32. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117
85.5%
 Premium £107
96 W + 4
33. Bridgestone Potenza S001
73%
83.9%
61.6%
Autobild 2020
Autobild 2018
Premium
34. Debica Presto UHP2
82.6%
83.7%
 Lowcost
35. Cooper Zeon CS8
80%
73.8%
80%
 Upper-middle £153
0 Y
36. Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4
69.6%
 Premium £182
96 Y + 6
37. Uniroyal RainSport 3
58.4%
Autobild 2020
Upper-middle
38. Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115
Premium £114
96 V + 1
39. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
78.1%
85%
Automotorsport 2017
Premium £141
96 W + 11
40. Kumho Ecsta PS91
64.3%
65.6%
 Upper-middle £110
100 Y + 1
41. Toyo Proxes Sport A
69.7%
69.2%
73.9%
 Upper-middle
42. Yokohama Advan Fleva V701
Upper-middle £166
100 W
43. Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3
65.9%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost
44. Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6
Premium £165
96 W + 4
45. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
77.4%
80.2%
87.7%
Automotorsport 2017
Premium £167
100 Y
46. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
61.7%
62.5%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost £96
100 Y
47. Kleber Dynaxer HP3
72%
89.2%
59.1%
 Upper-middle
48. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
62.7%
70.3%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost
49. Nokian zLine
82.1%
Autobild 2017
Upper-middle
50. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
90%
 Premium
51. Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN
Upper-middle
52. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
73.2%
Autobild 2020
Autobild 2020
Upper-middle
53. Michelin Pilot Sport 3! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Premium
54. BFGoodrich G-Grip
Upper-middle
55. Barum Bravuris 3 HM
Lowcost £98
96 Y + 1
56. Fulda SportControl
Lowcost
57. Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo
Premium
58. Giti Sport S1
65.8%
86.3%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost
59. Falken Azenis FK453
Upper-middle

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