Summer tyre test 205/45 R17 - Sportauto 2026

θερινές Testing was conducted on roads and handling tracks in southern France, near the Mediterranean coast.

2026

Year

7

Tyres

Mazda MX-5 with 184 PS naturally aspirated four-cylinder, rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight distribution, manual transmission, kerb weight ~1000 kg.

Winner

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

Best value

Falken Azenis FK520

Test vehicle

Mazda MX-5

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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

Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

βαθμολογία: Outstanding

Wet9.2

Dry9.5

Enviromental impact7.7

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/7

Wet handling#1/7

Wet handling measured#1/7

Aquaplaning cross#3/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/7

Wet braking#3/7

Dry

Dry braking#1/7

Dry handling#1/7

Dry handling measured#1/7

Dry lane change#1/7

Dry steering reaction#3/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/7

Ride comfort#6/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/7

2

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

βαθμολογία: Very good

Wet8.1

Dry9.0

Enviromental impact9.3

Wet

Wet circle cornering#2/7

Wet handling#2/7

Wet handling measured#2/7

Aquaplaning cross#3/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/7

Wet braking#4/7

Dry

Dry handling measured#1/7

Dry lane change#1/7

Dry steering reaction#1/7

Dry braking#3/7

Dry handling#3/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/7

Ride comfort#1/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#2/7

3

Falken Azenis FK520

βαθμολογία: Very good

109 €

88 Y

elastika-online.gr

Wet8.3

Dry9.0

Enviromental impact8.0

Wet

Wet braking#1/7

Wet handling#2/7

Wet circle cornering#3/7

Wet handling measured#4/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#6/7

Aquaplaning cross#7/7

Dry

Dry braking#1/7

Dry handling#3/7

Dry lane change#3/7

Dry handling measured#4/7

Dry steering reaction#5/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/7

Ride comfort#2/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/7

4

Continental PremiumContact 7

βαθμολογία: Very good

Wet8.1

Dry8.5

Enviromental impact7.7

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/7

Aquaplaning cross#2/7

Wet handling#2/7

Wet handling measured#2/7

Wet circle cornering#3/7

Wet braking#4/7

Dry

Dry braking#3/7

Dry handling#3/7

Dry handling measured#3/7

Dry lane change#3/7

Dry steering reaction#3/7

Comfort

Ride comfort#2/7

Noise exterior#4/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/7

5

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

βαθμολογία: Good

171 €

88 Y

elastika-online.gr

Wet7.3

Dry8.5

Enviromental impact7.7

Wet

Wet braking#4/7

Wet handling measured#4/7

Wet circle cornering#5/7

Wet handling#5/7

Aquaplaning cross#6/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#6/7

Dry

Dry handling#1/7

Dry steering reaction#1/7

Dry braking#3/7

Dry lane change#3/7

Dry handling measured#4/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/7

Ride comfort#5/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/7

6

Linglong Sport Master

βαθμολογία: Good

Wet8.1

Dry6.9

Enviromental impact7.3

Wet

Wet braking#1/7

Aquaplaning cross#3/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/7

Wet handling measured#4/7

Wet circle cornering#5/7

Wet handling#6/7

Dry

Dry handling measured#4/7

Dry braking#6/7

Dry handling#7/7

Dry lane change#7/7

Dry steering reaction#7/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/7

Ride comfort#2/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/7

7

Firestone Roadhawk 2

βαθμολογία: Sufficient

109 €

88 W

elastika-online.gr

Wet6.3

Dry6.6

Enviromental impact8.8

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#2/7

Wet circle cornering#5/7

Wet handling#6/7

Wet braking#7/7

Wet handling measured#7/7

Dry

Dry lane change#3/7

Dry handling#6/7

Dry steering reaction#6/7

Dry braking#7/7

Dry handling measured#7/7

Comfort

Ride comfort#6/7

Noise exterior#7/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/7

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.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	132 € 88 W +1 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	119 € 88 W
3	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	150 € 84 V +7 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	169 € 88 W +1 More
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	129 € 88 Y +1 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium
7	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	170 € 88 H +2 More
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	121 € 84 V +2 More

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 84%	84%	Premium
10	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	132 € 0 Y
11	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
12	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	145 € 88 W +1 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium
14	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
15	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	132 € 88 +1 More
16	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	134 € 88 H +9 More

17	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
18	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	138 € 88 V
19	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	117 € 88 W +1 More
20	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle
21	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		162 € 88 W
22	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	123 € 88 V
23	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget	106 € 88 V
24	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium

25	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	105 € 88 V +2 More
26	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	111 €
27	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle
28	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
29	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
30	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	153 € 88 V +1 More
31	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	140 € 88 W +2 More
32	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	147 € 88 Y

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	121 € 88 V +1 More
34	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	145 € 88 W +1 More
35	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	130 € 84 V +3 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	100 € 88 Y +1 More
38	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	111 € 88 Y +1 More
39	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	109 € 88 0
40	Budget Superia Ecoblue UHP 64%	64%	Budget

41	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	131 € +3 More
42	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	103 € 88 V +1 More
46	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	132 € 88 W
47	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	111 € 88 W +1 More
48	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	143 € 88 V +1 More

49	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
50	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
52	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 43%	43%	Premium
53	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
54	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	157 € 0 W +2 More
55	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
56	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget

57	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
58	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
59	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
60	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
61	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
62	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
63	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	103 € 88 V +1 More
64	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget

65	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
66	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
67	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
68	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget