Summer tyre test 235/35 R19 - TYRE REVIEWS 2026

Summer Testing was conducted by Jonathan Benson at a professional proving ground, with dry handling at 15-16°C and wet handling at 18-20°C ambient temperature.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Not specified — performance car with 235/35 R19 fitment.

Winner

Pirelli P Zero R

Test Vehicle

Toyota GR Supra

Tested tyres

8

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Tyre Reviews UUHP Summer Test 2026 (235/35 R19): Pirelli P Zero R Dominates Both Dry and Wet

Tyre Reviews has released its ultra-ultra high performance (UUHP) summer tyre test for 2026, putting 8 tyres through a comprehensive evaluation in the 235/35 R19 size with a heavy focus on subjective handling. Ten individual disciplines were tested across four main categories: dry, wet, comfort/noise, and economy.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£110 91 Y +4 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£149 91 Y +3 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£144 91 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£125 91 Y +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£137 91 W +9 More
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£149 91 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£152 91 Y +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£147 91 Y

9	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£128 +2 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£100 91 Y +1 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£106 91 Y
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£114 0 Y
13	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£107 91 Y
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£131 91 Y
16	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£131 91 Y +3 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£105 91 Y
18	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£113 91 Y
19	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£108 91 Y
21	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
22	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
23	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£107 91 Y +1 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£133 +1 More

25	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£130 91 Y
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£110 91 Y
27	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£127 91 Y
28	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£106 107
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£117 87 Y +1 More
30	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£122 91 Y
31	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£105 91 Y +1 More
32	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£104 91 Y +1 More

33	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£120 87 Y +1 More
34	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£146 91 Y
35	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£111 91 Y
36	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£104 91 Y
37	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
38	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
39	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
40	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-

41	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
42	Budget Sumitomo HTR Z5 38%	38%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
46	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£144 91 Y +1 More
47	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
48	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B

49	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
50	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£106 91 Y +1 More
52	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
53	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
54	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
55	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
56	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget

Summer tyre test 235/35 R19 - TYRE REVIEWS 2026

Tyre Reviews UUHP Summer Test 2026 (235/35 R19): Pirelli P Zero R Dominates Both Dry and Wet

Price vs Quality

Results

Detailed results

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Wet braking

Wet handling

Dry braking

Dry handling

Comfort

Exterior noise

Dry-handling-objective

Rolling resistance

Wet-handling-objective

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Cars with 235/35 R19 tyres