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265/40 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. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
Tested 5x in 2024, 11x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by GUTEFAHRT 2023 235/35 R19
- Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
- Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
- Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Pluses:
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Great handling on dry roads
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
Minuses:
- -
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265/40 R19
265/40 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. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | Premium | £292 98 Y + 1 | ||||
| 2. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | Premium | £213 102 Y | ||||
| 3. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | Premium | £312 102 Y | ||||
| 4. | Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7 | Premium | |||||
| 5. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £119 98 Y | ||||
| 6. | Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520 | Upper-middle | £174 102 Y | ||||
| 7. | Pirelli P ZERO | Premium | |||||
| 8. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 | Premium | £237 98 Y + 2 | ||||
| 9. | Michelin Pilot Super Sport | Premium | £328 102 Y | ||||
| 10. | Yokohama Advan Sport V105 | Upper-middle | £196 98 Y + 1 | ||||
| 11. | Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect | Premium | £371 102 Y + 1 |
Did you know ...?
265/40 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 10 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/60 R15, 165/60 R14, 165/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (265mm), which means the sidewall height has 106 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 2182.15 mm, which is very similar to 235/45 R19(2180.58 mm), 215/55 R18(2179.32 mm), 265/35 R20(2178.69 mm), 265/45 R18(2185.61 mm), 225/70 R15(2186.55 mm), 195/80 R15(2177.12 mm), 265/30 R21(2175.24 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 265/40 R19: Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 98, 102.