Summer tyre test 215/55 R18 - Autobild 2025

Summer

2025

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Hankook iON Evo

Best Value

Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV

Test Vehicle

Hyundai Kona Electric

Tested tyres

8

article

Are EV-Specific Tires Worth It? Autobild Tests Both, Revealing Up to 70 km Extra Range

Range is one of the most frequently discussed topics when it comes to EVs, and manufacturers are constantly looking for new ways to improve it. Tires are undoubtedly one of the biggest factors affecting range, so AutoBild tested eight different models to see how they perform. The test includes both EV-specific tires and regular tires that manufacturers claim are EV-optimized. Does better range always come at the expense of performance? Let’s take a look at the findings.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Hankook iON Evo

Rating: Exemplary

£134

99 Y

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99Y · £145

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Economy

Mileage#3/8

Price Value Ratio#3/8

Rolling Resistance#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Summary

2

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Exemplary

£120

99 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#2/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#2/8

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/8

Mileage#4/8

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Summary

3

Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV

Rating: Exemplary

£120

99 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Wet Circle Cornering#6/8

Dry

Dry Handling#3/8

Dry Braking#4/8

Economy

Mileage#1/8

Price Value Ratio#2/8

Rolling Resistance#4/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Summary

4

Michelin Primacy 4+

Rating: Good

£183

99 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8

Wet Circle Cornering#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#3/8

Economy

Mileage#2/8

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Price Value Ratio#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Summary

5

Falken E.Ziex

Rating: Good

£110

99 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#4/8

Dry Handling#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Price Value Ratio#3/8

Mileage#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Summary

6

Firestone Roadhawk 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£105

99 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Dry

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Braking#6/8

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/8

Rolling Resistance#4/8

Mileage#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Summary

7

Yokohama BluEarth-XT

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8

Dry

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Braking#6/8

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/8

Mileage#6/8

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Summary

8

Goodride Solmax 1

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet3-

Dry3+

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Circle Cornering#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#8/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/8

Rolling Resistance#4/8

Mileage#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Summary

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£124 99 V
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£112 99 V
3	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£109 99 V
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium
5	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium
6	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£116 99 V +1 More
7	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£95 95 V +2 More
8	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£143 99 V +1 More

9	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£115 95 H +2 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£129 99 V +1 More
11	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£116 99
12	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
13	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£123 95 T +3 More
14	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£98 99 V
15	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£135 99 H +1 More
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£105 99 V

17	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£176 95 T +1 More
18	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£98 99
19	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£118 95 V +1 More
20	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 74%	74%	Premium	£124 95 V +1 More
21	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£101
22	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£156 95 V +1 More
23	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£96 99 V
24	Budget General Tire Grabber GT Plus 68%	68%	Budget	£88 99 V

25	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 67%	67%	Premium
26	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£110 95 T +3 More
27	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£88 99 V
28	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£109 95 T +2 More
29	Budget Debica Presto 61%	61%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£136 99 V
31	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£102 99 V
32	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£110 99 V

33	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£112 95 T +2 More
34	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 49%	49%	Upper-middle	£78 0 V +3 More
35	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
36	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
37	Budget Avon ZX7 38%	38%	Budget	£118 99 V
38	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
39	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
40	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget

41	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£92 99 V
42	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
43	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
44	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
45	B Ceat SecuraDrive 10%	10%	B
46	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
47	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£64 99 W
48	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£99 99 V

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