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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:
    -
check the prices for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

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 84%
6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%
7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 82%
8. Falken Azenis FK510 82%
9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 80%
10. Michelin Primacy 4 79%
11. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%
12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%
13. Firestone Roadhawk 76%
14. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 74%
15. Nexen N fera Sport 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres
1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%
3. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 86%
4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 86%
5. Firestone Roadhawk 81%
6. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%
7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%
8. Falken Azenis FK510 79%
9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%
10. Continental PremiumContact 6 76%
11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 75%
12. Nexen N fera Sport 73%
13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 71%
14. Michelin Primacy 4 71%
15. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …
1. Continental PremiumContact 7 95%
2. Continental PremiumContact 6 91%
3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 90%
4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%
5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 88%
6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 87%
7. Firestone Roadhawk 85%
8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%
9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 83%
10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 82%
11. Michelin Primacy 4 81%
12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 79%
13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 76%
14. Falken Azenis FK510 75%
15. Nexen N fera Sport 72%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise
1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 88%
2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%
3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%
4. Nexen N fera Sport 81%
5. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 81%
6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%
7. Michelin Primacy 4 78%
8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%
9. Continental PremiumContact 6 77%
10. Continental PremiumContact 7 76%
11. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%
12. Firestone Roadhawk 73%
13. Bridgestone Turanza T005 73%
14. Falken Azenis FK510 73%
15. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …
1. Michelin Primacy 4 82%
2. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%
3. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%
4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 77%
5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 75%
6. Firestone Roadhawk 71%
7. Falken Azenis FK510 70%
8. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 70%
9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 69%
10. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%
11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 66%
12. Maxxis Premitra HP5 66%
13. Nexen N fera Sport 64%
14. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 63%
15. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 49%

Price

245/45 R18
1. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 £110
2. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £112
3. Nexen N fera Sport £121
4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 £122
5. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun £128
6. Firestone Roadhawk £133
7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 £135
8. Continental PremiumContact 7 £140
9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport £142
10. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 £143
11. Bridgestone Turanza T005 £163
12. Michelin Primacy 4 £171
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 £151
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 £157
96 W + 4
5. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91.6%
87.3%
81%
Autobild 2020
Premium £143
100 Y + 1
6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
82.3%
83%
79.6%
Autobild 2019
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium £163
96 W + 7
7. Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+
79.3%
80.5%
76.7%
 Premium £171
96 W + 4
8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5
88.5%
88.1%
76.4%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium £185
100 Y + 1
9. Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7
84.2%
91.3%
85%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium
10. Fulda SportControl 2
77.8%
80.2%
75.1%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost £136
100 Y + 1
11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
82.5%
82.3%
87.7%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Premium £135
100 Y
12. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
76.3%
78.6%
74.6%
 Upper-middle £128
100 W
13. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
82.9%
74.4%
70.7%
Autobild 2020
Premium £156
100 Y + 5
14. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75.2%
82.5%
77.7%
 Premium £143
96 Y + 6
15. Maxxis Premitra HP5
79.6%
82.5%
78.3%
Autobild 2019
Lowcost £112
100 W
16. Kumho Ecsta PS71
77.8%
74.2%
76.8%
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
65.4%
73%
75.4%
 Upper-middle £160
100 W + 1
19. Debica Presto UHP 2
62.1%
 Lowcost £124
100 Y + 1
20. Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520
82.1%
75.4%
73.1%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Upper-middle £149
100 Y + 2
21. Sava Intensa UHP 2
82.4%
83.1%
73.7%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost £128
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
74%
89.8%
79.3%
 Premium £122
96 W + 1
24. Uniroyal RainSport 5
85%
72.7%
76.3%
 Upper-middle £113
100 Y
25. Firestone Roadhawk
76.2%
85%
75.7%
Autobild 2020
Upper-middle £133
100 Y
26. Nokian Powerproof
82.3%
85.6%
69.6%
Autobild 2020
AutoMotorSport 2022
Upper-middle
27. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
64.3%
72.6%
78.2%
Autobild 2020
Upper-middle £160
100 W + 1
28. Michelin e.Primacy
61.7%
80.8%
72.8%
 Premium £171
100 W
29. Semperit Speed-Life 3
77.8%
66.8%
74.5%
 Lowcost £116
100 Y
30. Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7
64.7%
75.2%
73.7%
 Premium £173
96 W + 4
31. Pirelli P ZERO
87.5%
86.2%
77.3%
Autobild 2020
Premium £131
96 Y + 2
32. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117
85.5%
 Premium £138
96 W + 4
33. Bridgestone Potenza S001
82.1%
72.6%
83.9%
Autobild 2020
Autobild 2018
Premium
34. Debica Presto UHP2
82.6%
83.7%
 Lowcost £213
100 Y
35. Cooper Zeon CS8
80%
73.8%
80%
 Upper-middle
36. Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4
69.6%
 Premium £174
96 Y + 6
37. Uniroyal RainSport 3
58.4%
Autobild 2020
Upper-middle
38. Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115
Premium £143
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. Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6
Premium £179
96 W + 4
41. Kumho Ecsta PS91
64.3%
65.6%
 Upper-middle £110
100 Y + 1
42. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
77.4%
80.2%
87.7%
Automotorsport 2017
Premium £140
100 Y
43. Toyo Proxes Sport A
69.7%
69.2%
73.9%
 Upper-middle
44. Yokohama Advan Fleva V701
Upper-middle £145
100 W
45. Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3
65.9%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost
46. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
61.7%
62.5%
Autobild 2020
Lowcost £100
100 Y
47. Kleber Dynaxer HP3
83.2%
80.1%
90%
 Upper-middle
48. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
67.5%
75%
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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