Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - ACE 2026

літній Wet and dry tests conducted at the Hakka Ring test facility of Nokian Tyres in Spain; tyres purchased anonymously in retail.

2026

Year

10

Tyres

VW Golf

Winner

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Test vehicle

VW Golf

випробувані шини

10

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

рейтинг: Highly recommended

Wet68

Dry53

Enviromental impact20

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

2

Continental SportContact 7

рейтинг: Highly recommended

Wet65

Dry54

Enviromental impact21

Rolling resistance15

Noise6

Wet

Wet braking#1/10

Wet handling#4/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning cross#10/10

Dry

Dry handling#1/10

Dry braking#2/10

Dry lane change#2/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#3/10

3

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

рейтинг: Highly recommended

Wet66

Dry55

Enviromental impact17

Rolling resistance13

Noise4

Wet

Wet braking#1/10

Wet handling#4/10

Aquaplaning cross#8/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry braking#1/10

Dry lane change#2/10

Dry handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#9/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#8/10

4

Falken Azenis FK520

рейтинг: Highly recommended

Wet62

Dry52

Enviromental impact21

Rolling resistance15

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/10

Wet braking#8/10

Wet handling#9/10

Dry

Dry lane change#2/10

Dry braking#3/10

Dry handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#3/10

5

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

рейтинг: Recommended

Wet60

Dry54

Enviromental impact19

Rolling resistance14

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/10

Wet braking#9/10

Wet handling#10/10

Dry

Dry handling#1/10

Dry lane change#1/10

Dry braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#6/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#7/10

6

Nokian Powerproof 2

рейтинг: Recommended

Wet63

Dry47

Enviromental impact22

Rolling resistance16

Noise6

Wet

Wet handling#2/10

Aquaplaning cross#5/10

Wet braking#5/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry braking#6/10

Dry handling#7/10

Dry lane change#10/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#1/10

7

Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)

рейтинг: Recommended

Wet62

Dry49

Enviromental impact20

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning cross#7/10

Wet braking#7/10

Wet handling#7/10

Dry

Dry lane change#2/10

Dry braking#6/10

Dry handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#6/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#3/10

8

Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport

рейтинг: Recommended

Wet65

Dry49

Enviromental impact15

Rolling resistance11

Noise4

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/10

Wet braking#6/10

Wet handling#7/10

Dry

Dry handling#4/10

Dry braking#8/10

Dry lane change#8/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#9/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#9/10

8

Linglong Sport Master

рейтинг: Recommended

Wet68

Dry44

Enviromental impact17

Rolling resistance11

Noise6

Wet

Wet handling#1/10

Wet braking#3/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#4/10

Aquaplaning cross#8/10

Dry

Dry lane change#2/10

Dry braking#8/10

Dry handling#9/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#9/10

10

Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

рейтинг: Recommended

Wet63

Dry42

Enviromental impact23

Rolling resistance16

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/10

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/10

Wet handling#4/10

Wet braking#10/10

Dry

Dry lane change#8/10

Dry handling#9/10

Dry braking#10/10

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/10

економічність

Rolling resistance#1/10

Detailed results

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.

#	назва	Our rating	Segment
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium
7	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium
11	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium
15	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle

17	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium
18	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium
19	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
20	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
21	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
24	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle
26	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium
27	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium
28	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
29	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle
31	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
32	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium

33	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium
34	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle
36	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
37	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium
38	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
40	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle

41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle
42	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget
46	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
47	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle

49	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget
50	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
51	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
52	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
53	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
54	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
55	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
56	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-

57	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
58	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
59	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
60	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
61	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
62	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
63	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
64	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B

65	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
66	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
67	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
69	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget
70	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
71	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
72	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget

73	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
74	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget