Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autoexpress 2015

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	108 € 94 Y +1 More
2	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	117 € 91 V +4 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	102 € 91 W +1 More
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	124 € 94 Y
7	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	102 € 91 Y +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	118 € 94 Y
9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	140 € 91 H +6 More
10	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	125 € 91 V +18 More
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	133 € 91 Y +6 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	102 € 91 Y +3 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	139 € 94 Y +1 More
15	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	115 € 91 W +1 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	111 € 91 V +5 More
17	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	115 € 91 W +9 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	101 € 0 Y +1 More
19	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	93 € 91 Y +1 More
20	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	105 € 91 V +4 More
21	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	116 € 91 W +7 More
22	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	140 € 91 V +21 More
24	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	88 € 91 Y +3 More
25	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	107 € 91 W +2 More
27	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	128 € 91 V +5 More
28	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	111 € 91 V +6 More
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
30	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	135 € 91 Y +2 More
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	104 € 91 W +2 More
33	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	95 € 91 W +3 More
34	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	93 € 91 W +3 More
35	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		118 € 94 Y
36	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		123 € 91
37	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
38	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	98 € +6 More
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	114 € +1 More
40	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	118 € 91 W +4 More
41	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	102 € 91 V +1 More
42	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
43	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	83 € 91 Y +2 More
45	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	97 € 91 V +5 More
46	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	106 € 91 Y +1 More
47	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	82 € 91 Y +3 More
49	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	83 € 91 W +1 More
50	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	106 € +5 More
51	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	142 € 91 Y +3 More
52	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
53	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	108 € 91 Y +1 More
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	374 € 94 Y
56	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	93 € 91 Y +3 More
57	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	109 € 91 W +2 More
58	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
59	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
60	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
61	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
62	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
63	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
64	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
65	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
66	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
67	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	82 € 0 W +7 More
68	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
69	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	111 € 91 Y +6 More
70	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
71	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
72	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
73	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
74	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
75	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
76	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
77	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	86 € 91 Y +2 More
78	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
79	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
80	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
81	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
82	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget