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255/30 R20 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best summer tyres in tests (2024)
1. Continental SportContact 7
Tested 6x in 2024, 9x in total.
Test results:
- Test winner - GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
- Test winner - AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
- Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
- Test winner - AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
- Test winner - SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
- Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 265/35 R19
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:
- -
2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
- Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
- Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Pluses:
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Great handling on dry roads
- Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
- -
3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Tested 10x in 2024, 17x in total.
Test results:
- Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
- Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
- Recommended by GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
- Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 265/35 R19
- Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
- Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
- Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Pluses:
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Great handling on dry roads
- Short braking distance on dry roads
Minuses:
- -
255/30 R20 tyre test
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255/30 R20
2. Kumho Ecsta PS71
£158
9. Pirelli P Zero
£246
255/30 R20 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.
| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | Premium | £309 92 Y + 2 | ||||
| 2. | Pirelli P ZERO lx. | Premium | |||||
| 3. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | Premium | £294 92 Y + 1 | ||||
| 4. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Premium | |||||
| 5. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Premium | £308 92 Y + 1 | ||||
| 6. | Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7 | Premium | |||||
| 7. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £194 92 Y | ||||
| 8. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | Premium | £205 92 Y | ||||
| 9. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £158 92 Y | ||||
| 10. | Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520 | Upper-middle | £220 92 Y | ||||
| 11. | Pirelli P ZERO | Premium | £246 92 Y + 2 | ||||
| 12. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117 | Premium | |||||
| 13. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Premium | |||||
| 14. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | Lowcost | £161 92 Y | ||||
| 15. | Michelin Pilot Super Sport | Premium | |||||
| 16. | Yokohama Advan Sport V105 | Upper-middle | £211 92 Y + 1 |
Did you know ...?
255/30 R20 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 23 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/70 R13, 185/55 R14, 180/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 30 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 30% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 76.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2076.59 mm, which is very similar to 255/35 R19(2076.91 mm), 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm), 255/45 R17(2077.54 mm), 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm), 215/65 R15(2075.02 mm), 195/65 R16(2073.14 mm), 225/45 R18(2072.51 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 255/30 R20: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 92. You can find 255/30 R20 on 1 car models - mainly Audi.
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