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265/30 R19 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
Table of contents:
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 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:
- -
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Tested 1x in 2024, 8x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Pluses:
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Great handling on dry roads
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Short braking distance on wet roads
Minuses:
- -
265/30 R19 tyre test
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265/30 R19
3. Kumho Ecsta PS71
£138
5. Kumho Ecsta PS91
£173
265/30 R19 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. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | Premium | £210 93 Y + 1 | ||||
| 2. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | Premium | £234 93 Y | ||||
| 3. | Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7 | Premium | |||||
| 4. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £176 93 Y | ||||
| 5. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £138 93 Y | ||||
| 6. | Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520 | Upper-middle | £154 93 Y | ||||
| 7. | Pirelli P Zero | Premium | |||||
| 8. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117 | Premium | |||||
| 9. | Toyo Proxes R888R | Upper-middle | |||||
| 10. | Kumho Ecsta PS91 | Upper-middle | £173 93 Y | ||||
| 11. | Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | Upper-middle | |||||
| 12. | Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 | Lowcost | £121 93 Y | ||||
| 13. | Michelin Pilot Super Sport | Premium | |||||
| 14. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 | Premium | |||||
| 15. | Yokohama Advan Sport V105 | Upper-middle | |||||
| 16. | Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect | Premium | £291 93 Y + 1 | ||||
| 17. | Falken Azenis FK453 | Upper-middle |
Did you know ...?
265/30 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 16 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/50 R15, 165/65 R14, 190/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 30 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 30% of the tyre width (265mm), which means the sidewall height has 79.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2015.65 mm, which is very similar to 190/55 R17(2013.13 mm), 265/35 R18(2019.1 mm), 180/65 R16(2011.88 mm), 195/60 R16(2011.88 mm), 215/55 R16(2019.73 mm), 225/35 R19(2010.93 mm), 235/45 R17(2020.99 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 265/30 R19: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 89, 93.