265/40 R18 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Sportcontact 7

10.0

249 €

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Ecsta PS71

8.6

188 €

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Premium

SportContact 7

'26#1

'26#2

'26#3

10.0

Price from

249 €

Price from249 €

Recommended

#1

2026

elastika lab.euRecommended#1 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

97%

Dry braking

96%

Wet braking

93%

+11

Exterior noise

54%

Aquaplaning - cross

50%

Wet safety

50%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026255/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2026225/40 R18#2(Highly recommended)

2026235/35 R19#3(Recommended)

2025245/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#1(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#1(πολύ καλό)

2025295/30 R20#1(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#2(Highly recommended)

2024265/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2023235/35 R19#1(Outstanding)

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265/40 R18 101 Y

A C 72dB

249 €

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249 €

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2

Premium

Potenza Sport Evo

'26#1

'26#2

9.3

Price from

243 €

Price from243 €

Recommended

#14

2026

elastika lab.euRecommended#14 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Handling on gravel

100%

Wet circle cornering

96%

Dry lane changing

95%

+13

Gravel traction

38%

Sand traction

38%

Exterior noise

35%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/45 R17#1(Outstanding)

2026235/35 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2026255/35 R19#2(Exemplary)

2026255/45 R19#2(Exemplary)

2026225/40 R18#3(Highly recommended)

2026245/45 R19#11(καλό)

2026245/45 R19#11(-)

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265/40 R18 101 Y

A C 72dB

243 €

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243 €

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3

Premium

Ventus Evo

'26#1

'26#2

9.9

Price from

185 €

Price from185 €

Recommended

#2

2026

elastika lab.euRecommended#2 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Grass traction

100%

Gravel traction

100%

Wet circle cornering

100%

+12

Handling on gravel

50%

Price/value

50%

Sand traction

25%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#1(Exemplary)

2026255/45 R19#1(Exemplary (test winner))

2026245/45 R19#2(-)

2026225/45 R17#3(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025225/40 R18#5(Exemplary)

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265/40 R18 101 Y

A C 71dB

185 €

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185 €

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4

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Ventus S1 evo3 K127

'25#4

'24#3

'23#1

8.1

Price from

215 €

Price from215 €

Performance

Fuel efficiency

87%

Wet safety

75%

Wet braking

75%

+17

Aquaplaning - cross

24%

Dry handling - objective

11%

Dry steering response

11%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#4(καλό)

2024225/45 R17#3(-)

2023225/45 R18#1(-)

2023225/40 R18#4(Recommended)

2023225/40 R18#6(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#7(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#3(πολύ καλό)

2022225/45 R17#3(Recommended)

2022245/40 R19#3(Exemplary)

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265/40 R18 101 Y

A C 73dB

215 €

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215 €

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Upper-middle

Ecsta PS71

'25#4

'25#6

'25#13

8.6

Price from

188 €

Price from188 €

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

91%

Sand traction

90%

Aquaplaning - cross

87%

+17

Dry driving behavior

28%

Exterior noise

27%

Interior noise

23%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025225/40 R18#6(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#5(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#7(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#12(-)

2022255/35 R19#6(-)

2021225/50 R17#3(καλό)

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Price variants (2)

265/40 R18 101 Y

A C 72dB

188 €

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188 €

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265/40 R18 101 Y

A C 72dB

194 €

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194 €

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental SportContact 7

92%

2. Hankook Ventus Evo

91%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

91%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

81%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

77%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

70%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71

58%

8. Goodride Solmax 1

30%

Wet

1. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

2. Continental SportContact 7

78%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

77%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

77%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71

73%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

70%

7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

62%

8. Goodride Solmax 1

37%

Comfort

1. Goodride Solmax 1

87%

2. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

65%

4. Continental SportContact 7

56%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

48%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

39%

7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

38%

8. Kumho Ecsta PS71

38%

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customer reviews for tyres in this size

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 4.1/5 (278)

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 3.9/5 (270)

Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 3.3/5 (203)

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 3.9/5 (173)

Pirelli P ZERO 3.1/5 (170)

Bridgestone Potenza S001 3.2/5 (161)

Michelin Pilot Super Sport 4.2/5 (159)

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 4.2/5 (144)

Bridgestone Potenza Sport 3.9/5 (136)

Continental SportContact 7 4.1/5 (110)

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