265/40 R21 - Best premium summer tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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265/40 R21 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

4. Pirelli P ZERO 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 90%

6. Continental SportContact 7 86%

7. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

8. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 84%

10. Continental SportContact 6 83%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 82%

12. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 82%

13. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 80%

14. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 78%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 95%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 94%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 88%

5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 81%

6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 79%

7. Continental SportContact 7 78%

8. Continental SportContact 6 77%

9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

10. Continental PremiumContact 7 77%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 75%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Pirelli P ZERO 74%

14. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental SportContact 7 94%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

3. Pirelli P ZERO 92%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

5. Continental SportContact 6 91%

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 88%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 87%

10. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 86%

11. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 85%

12. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

13. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 75%

14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 50%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 90%

2. Continental SportContact 6 89%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

4. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 80%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 79%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

8. Continental SportContact 7 75%

9. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 74%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

11. Pirelli P ZERO 73%

12. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 71%

13. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 65%

14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 ?%

Costs

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 80%

3. Continental SportContact 7 79%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 78%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 72%

7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129 70%

8. Continental SportContact 6 70%

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 65%

10. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ 65%

11. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

12. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 57%

13. Pirelli P ZERO 55%

14. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

265/40 R21 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.	Continental Sportcontact 7		86.2% 93.9% 76%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£243 101 Y + 2
2.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		92.1% 91.6% 78%			Premium	£249 108 T
3.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		86.3% 90.5% 79.3%			Premium	£231 105 Y
4.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV		89.6% 87.6% 64%			Premium	£255 105 Y + 1
5.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport		90.3% 89.7% 81%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£275 105 Y + 1
6.	Pirelli P Zero Pz4		85.1% 79.2% 76.4%			Premium	£299 105 H
7.	Pirelli P ZERO lx.					Premium	£325 105 Y + 1
8.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A		84.4% 86.8% 89.7%			Premium	£220 105 Y
9.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%			Premium	£223 105 Y
10.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport S 5		77.9% 85.3% 64.2%		Autobild 2021	Premium	£280 105 Y + 1
11.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z K129		81.8% 49.8%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£220 105 Y
12.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		91.7% 90.4% 77.2%			Premium	£336 105 H + 6

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