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2018 Ace 235/45 R18 Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
5 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Results
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
  4. Kumho Ecsta PS71
  5. Nokian zLine
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
  7. Continental Premium Contact 6
  8. Maxxis Premitra HP5
  9. Pirelli P Zero
  10. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3
  11. Michelin Primacy 3
  12. Semperit SpeedLife 2
  13. Vredestein Ultrac Satin

Test Summary
Wet Braking Pirelli P Zero
Dry Braking Kumho Ecsta PS71
Rolling Resistance Semperit SpeedLife 2
Snow Handling Pirelli P Zero
Snow Handling Falken Azenis FK510
Kumho Ecsta PS71
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
Ice Braking Maxxis Premitra HP5
Ice Handling Falken Azenis FK510
It's not often you see a tyre test where the highest placed premium manufacturer is placed in fifth place, and often test winning Goodyear and Michelin brands are eighth and ninth respectively, but that's exactly what the 2018 ACE / GTU 235/45 R18 tyre test shows.

Sadly, ACE / GTU haven't provided any data to show how they came to this result, instead choosing to score the various tests such as dry braking with a relative score, so we can't be sure exactly how they came to this order.

What we do know is that the test was done using a heavy, all wheel drive, 280 bhp VW Passat Estate, which might have had an impact on the overall results, but it would have still been useful to see things like braking distances and lap times to enable us to make our own judgement.

With this in mind, make sure you look at other tyre tests and user reviews to get a bigger picture of the market place, as the lessons from this test are somewhat limited.

Results

1st

Falken Azenis FK510

235/45 R18
Falken Azenis FK510
Total: 150
Dry 35
Wet 57
Subjective 11
Wet Subjective 9
Rolling Resistance 16
Noise 9
Cost 13
2nd

Kumho Ecsta PS71

235/45 R18
Kumho Ecsta PS71
Total: 149
Dry 35
Wet 59
Subjective 9
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 14
Noise 9
Cost 15
2nd

Nokian zLine

235/45 R18
Nokian zLine
Total: 149
Dry 37
Wet 55
Subjective 10
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 18
Noise 7
Cost 14
4th

Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

235/45 R18
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
Total: 146
Dry 35
Wet 57
Subjective 11
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 15
Noise 9
Cost 11
Continental Premium Contact 6
Total: 145
Dry 37
Wet 55
Subjective 11
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 18
Noise 7
Cost 9
6th

Maxxis Premitra HP5

235/45 R18
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Total: 142
Dry 38
Wet 50
Subjective 7
Wet Subjective 7
Rolling Resistance 16
Noise 7
Cost 17
7th

Pirelli P Zero

235/45 R18
Pirelli P Zero
Total: 142
Dry 39
Wet 50
Subjective 12
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 16
Noise 8
Cost 9
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3
Total: 139
Dry 34
Wet 51
Subjective 11
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 17
Noise 8
Cost 10
9th

Michelin Primacy 3

235/45 R18
Michelin Primacy 3
Total: 137
Dry 35
Wet 49
Subjective 11
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 17
Noise 8
Cost 9
10th

Semperit SpeedLife 2

235/45 R18
Semperit SpeedLife 2
Total: 135
Dry 29
Wet 49
Subjective 10
Wet Subjective 6
Rolling Resistance 20
Noise 8
Cost 13
11th

Vredestein Ultrac Satin

235/45 R18
Vredestein Ultrac Satin
Total: 134
Dry 32
Wet 49
Subjective 11
Wet Subjective 8
Rolling Resistance 15
Noise 8
Cost 11

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