255/40 R18 Tyres
The following tyres have been reviewed in 255/40 R18.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN (9) | 89% | 87% | 83% | 86% | 92% | 88% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (13) | 93% | 93% | 81% | 88% | 90% | 83% |
| Westlake ZuperAce Z 007 (6) | 88% | 87% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 87% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (15) | 91% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 80% | 83% |
| Michelin Alpin 7 (10) | 87% | 89% | 75% | 84% | 97% | 93% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) | 94% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Pro (29) | 90% | 90% | 85% | 82% | 87% | 87% |
| Michelin Alpin (9) | 86% | 94% | 88% | 76% | 94% | 91% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (408) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo3 (20) | 89% | 91% | 75% | 83% | 86% | 75% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 (49) | 89% | 92% | 84% | 86% | 83% | 86% |
| Nokian Z (7) | 90% | 80% | 79% | 83% | 87% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (61) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 91% | 71% | 74% |
| Toyo R1R (31) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 90% | 60% | 71% |
| Continental PremiumContact 7 (48) | 92% | 93% | 84% | 83% | 76% | 75% |
| Continental MaxContact MC7 (14) | 89% | 88% | 77% | 83% | 73% | 84% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (338) | 91% | 87% | 81% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Yokohama Advan Sport V105 (44) | 90% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 76% | 77% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport (42) | 92% | 82% | 87% | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS (14) | 94% | 74% | 85% | 96% | 65% | 59% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) | 90% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (140) | 87% | 82% | 76% | 75% | 82% | 84% |
| Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 (34) | 86% | 85% | 74% | 78% | 85% | 85% |
| Atlas Force UHP (4) | 90% | 80% | 73% | 73% | 85% | 85% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (120) | 91% | 86% | 88% | 90% | 61% | 71% |
| General Grabber AT3 (26) | 86% | 79% | 80% | 75% | 89% | 86% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WP72 (6) | 83% | 82% | 72% | 72% | 80% | 83% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (32) | 90% | 90% | 79% | 87% | 73% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE71R (14) | 99% | 81% | 84% | 92% | 52% | 41% |
| Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico (26) | 87% | 75% | 79% | 82% | 73% | 71% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (66) | 85% | 83% | 72% | 74% | 69% | 77% |
| Falken Azenis PT722 (10) | 80% | 62% | 76% | 78% | 88% | 78% |
| Infinity Ecomax (35) | 78% | 73% | 73% | 67% | 76% | 78% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (145) | 82% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (84) | 87% | 76% | 82% | 81% | 57% | 68% |
| Federal 595RSR (51) | 86% | 66% | 76% | 80% | 72% | 57% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (101) | 80% | 73% | 69% | 67% | 76% | 79% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (187) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| Kumho IZen KW27 (32) | 76% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 78% | 83% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Achilles 123S (13) | 91% | 64% | 81% | 82% | 58% | 57% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (222) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (104) | 78% | 84% | 75% | 73% | 60% | 75% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Triangle Sportex TSH11 (19) | 76% | 61% | 74% | 72% | 69% | 69% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS91 (46) | 82% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 55% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (215) | 83% | 70% | 75% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Maxtrek TREK M7 (9) | 69% | 70% | 70% | 61% | 60% | 64% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat (32) | 86% | 73% | 76% | 76% | 50% | 57% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (166) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Triangle SporteX TH201 (32) | 70% | 49% | 58% | 56% | 63% | 63% |
| Accelera PHI (164) | 67% | 44% | 52% | 51% | 65% | 58% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (146) | 71% | 54% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 32% |
| Minerva minerva F105 (16) | 59% | 41% | 47% | 38% | 53% | 48% |
255/40 18 Tyre Review Highlights
Dry Handling and Cornering is amazing. Inspires confidence. Fares well in the wet for UUHP tyre. Wear is fast on extreme torque usage. Well worth it though!
Conti MC7 is excellent in wet conditions. In dry conditions, it is very good although it would not be on par with UUHP tyres like GY Eagle F1 Supersport. Definitely an upgrade from Michelin Pilot Sport 4 ZP which were the OE tyres. Treadwear life is amazing.
Westlake ZuperAce Z 007 rated 84% while driving a BMW 420d
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
I’ve always fitted Bridgestone and this is the first time trying Westlake ZuperAce z-007. I can hardly tell the difference in any way except the price. I plan to fit Westlake now every time I want new tires.
Continental PremiumContact 7 rated 79% while driving a BMW 330D Touring
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
After 20.000kms the rears are around 4mm tread depth while the fronts are around 6mm, my g21 330d is quite torquey and heavy car so i didnt expect too much in terms of wear, but i still expected atleast 40.000kms considering i dont really push the car too much, i will maybe get another 10-15k on them and overall the tyres have been ok, wet grip and stability has been really impressive, altho the tyres were used in the summer mostly, a bit dissapointed with the noise considering how soft the sidewalls are, previous tyres were bridgestone turanza t6 and those were extremely quiet.
Overall im slightly dissapointed in wear and noise considering these are really expensive premium brand tyres that are more touring biased.
Will definately opt for similar tyre next time just something that has better noise and wear.
Overall im slightly dissapointed in wear and noise considering these are really expensive premium brand tyres that are more touring biased.
Will definately opt for similar tyre next time just something that has better noise and wear.
Kumho WinterCraft WP72 rated 50% while driving a Mercedes Benz C300
Driving on mostly motorways for 300 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 300 spirited miles
Tyres have been on a fortnight and 300 mmiles, but car is undriveable at fast speeds and anything over 60mph feels odd and I wouldn't want to have to take evasive action at anything over 50mph, temperatures are under 5 degrees c so it isn't that but it feels like the tyrewalls are jelly, they are however quiet and comfy. It hasn't snowed yet to test the snow grip.
Hankook Winter i cept evo3 rated 85% while driving a BMW 330i
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 average miles
Tires are very quiet and comfortable. Work great in the dry and wet. Not driven on snow yet.
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 54% while driving a BMW i4 edrive35
Driving on mostly town for 24000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 24000 easy going miles
Original equipped Pirelli Pzero 4 * on BMW i4, tire performance is very good in the dry, but drops drastically if there is slightly rain. Tire slip when
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 rated 63% while driving a BMW 330
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 spirited miles
Great tire for the rain. Lots of dry grip but steering feel isn't as good as a true summer tire, so that's the price you pay for a more mild tire like this. Not good in the snow or ice at all. I've seen some sources rate these as having decent grip in snowy conditions but that is definitely not my experience: These aren't a substitute for winter tires. Overall a great tire for Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Continental PremiumContact 7 rated 82% while driving a BMW 330d
Driving on mostly motorways for 1500 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 1500 average miles
Got these tyres for my g21 330d 18inch size 225 front 255 rear, previous tyres were bridgestone turanza 6 all 4 225 and PC7 is definately louder, nothing excessive its just that turanza 6 was really quiet, every other thing performance dry/wet/ braking dry/wet has also improved, especially in the wet.
Not much to say other than im very pleased, but considering these are one of the most expensive tyres you can buy, its to be expected.
Cant say much about wear so far they look like new, i've had PC6 in the past on my leon FR and they were bald in 10k miles.
Not much to say other than im very pleased, but considering these are one of the most expensive tyres you can buy, its to be expected.
Cant say much about wear so far they look like new, i've had PC6 in the past on my leon FR and they were bald in 10k miles.
Atlas Force UHP rated 52% while driving a Lexus IS350
Driving on mostly country roads for 16314 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 16314 average miles
Staggered fitment, only replaced the rear tyres on my Lexus IS350, in New Zealand, great value tyre, they were only $200NZD each
Not the longest life, one of the tyres failed at 6600km non-repairable sidewall failure, replaced with same model
The other tyre lived longer at 26255kms before going flat and having sidewall damage, at which point I replaced both (one now with 19150km on it, and the flat one)
They replaced some Japanese Bridgestones that were on it when I bought the car (the car was a Japanese import)... The Atlas Force UHP had a "Squishier" feel (more sidewall flex I suspect) in cornering -- that's the most I could tell.
With Laufenn's S FIT AS-01... review upcoming when those pop.
Not the longest life, one of the tyres failed at 6600km non-repairable sidewall failure, replaced with same model
The other tyre lived longer at 26255kms before going flat and having sidewall damage, at which point I replaced both (one now with 19150km on it, and the flat one)
They replaced some Japanese Bridgestones that were on it when I bought the car (the car was a Japanese import)... The Atlas Force UHP had a "Squishier" feel (more sidewall flex I suspect) in cornering -- that's the most I could tell.
With Laufenn's S FIT AS-01... review upcoming when those pop.
Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN rated 87% while driving a Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.2d 190hp
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
I bought a set in sizes 225/45/18 and 255/40/18 last year, just after they came out on the market. I was a little skeptical, but I took the risk.
The tires are very good. I would say they are quite similar to the Bridgestone Turanza. They are comfortable, and the handling is very good. Braking and handling on a wet highway during a summer rain are excellent. As for wear, I can't say yet—I only used them last summer for around 10,000 km.
In my opinion, they are an excellent touring tyre
The tires are very good. I would say they are quite similar to the Bridgestone Turanza. They are comfortable, and the handling is very good. Braking and handling on a wet highway during a summer rain are excellent. As for wear, I can't say yet—I only used them last summer for around 10,000 km.
In my opinion, they are an excellent touring tyre
Michelin Alpin 7 rated 92% while driving a Audi A6 Avant 3.0 TDI Quattro
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Ok, so I had these tires for 3 months, but I did 10 000 km already. In the city they are fine. But few days ago I was in a heavy snow on a highway, almost all cars drove slowly,, but I decided to test Alpin 7. Left lane, through snow, no problem. Slight undersreer only. Excellent tyre, top marks for snow. Ride comfort is fantastic. On dry roads they are a bit softer, but for a winter tyre, it is just fine.