265/35 R18 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 265/35 R18.
Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (155) 94% 87% 88% 87% 80% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (102) 95% 92% 88% 88% 73% 86%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (234) 93% 90% 86% 88% 80% 81%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (54) 92% 93% 81% 80% 82% 84%
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R (43) 95% 73% 91% 93% 72% 70%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (177) 89% 86% 82% 82% 80% 87%
Falken ZE914 (98) 89% 81% 84% 81% 82% 82%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (301) 90% 88% 84% 84% 74% 82%
Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 (12) 93% 82% 88% 89% 67% 77%
Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 (13) 94% 72% 91% 92% 73% 71%
Sumitomo HTR Z III (12) 86% 80% 85% 78% 82% 87%
Bridgestone Potenza Sport (88) 93% 88% 90% 92% 64% 74%
Debica Presto UHP2 (37) 88% 81% 81% 83% 77% 89%
Toyo R1R (30) 95% 81% 91% 90% 60% 70%
Hankook Ventus RS4 (18) 87% 73% 85% 89% 86% 63%
Kumho V70a (19) 99% 78% 90% 86% 57% 69%
Avon ZZ5 (93) 90% 83% 83% 86% 70% 82%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (311) 90% 88% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) 90% 87% 82% 78% 70% 80%
Michelin Pilot Sport (41) 92% 82% 86% 81% 73% 75%
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (18) 84% 86% 86% 86% 81% 79%
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) 85% 81% 81% 82% 78% 76%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect (9) 93% 70% 85% 88% 60% 76%
Dunlop Direzza DZ02 (2) 90% 70% 95% 80% 70% 45%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (39) 84% 76% 76% 77% 86% 70%
Federal 595RSPRO (10) 89% 68% 76% 88% 73% 62%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (89) 84% 78% 78% 78% 75% 80%
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) 83% 86% 82% 77% 87% 86%
Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico (26) 87% 75% 79% 82% 73% 71%
Dunlop Direzza 03G (12) 94% 65% 89% 89% 47% 61%
Accelera 651 Sport (24) 82% 71% 77% 75% 74% 73%
Nankang AR 1 (34) 91% 47% 84% 87% 73% 64%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) 88% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Avon ZZ3 (115) 84% 75% 78% 75% 70% 74%
Nankang NS2R (58) 89% 66% 82% 84% 72% 56%
Triangle Sportex TSH11 (17) 78% 67% 78% 75% 70% 75%
Uniroyal RainSport 5 (65) 77% 86% 70% 69% 75% 80%
Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (42) 81% 69% 72% 76% 71% 74%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (137) 83% 81% 74% 74% 67% 74%
Landsail LS588 UHP (90) 81% 75% 70% 68% 75% 80%
Yokohama Advan A050 (5) 98% 46% 94% 92% 28% 65%
Falken FK452 (211) 82% 72% 75% 73% 69% 73%
Matador MP 47 Hectorra 3 (28) 80% 66% 74% 76% 73% 79%
Toyo R888 (36) 90% 64% 80% 80% 59% 57%
Three A P606 (47) 79% 73% 69% 69% 72% 76%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (180) 83% 73% 73% 75% 69% 74%
Davanti DX640 (94) 79% 71% 75% 73% 65% 78%
Achilles 123S (13) 91% 64% 81% 82% 58% 57%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (212) 87% 82% 79% 76% 51% 73%
Nexen N6000 (63) 81% 70% 74% 65% 71% 74%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus (22) 86% 66% 76% 72% 64% 71%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS (30) 73% 64% 73% 72% 79% 68%
Kumho IZen KW27 (30) 75% 75% 73% 71% 80% 83%
Firestone RoadHawk (37) 85% 75% 71% 65% 54% 73%
Pirelli P Zero (157) 84% 69% 75% 72% 58% 64%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (162) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) 81% 66% 70% 68% 59% 62%
Sonar SX2 (12) 69% 58% 60% 56% 85% 68%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Michelin Pilot Alpin PA2 (3) 60% 57% 57% 50% 93% 73%
Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 (9) 77% 59% 70% 62% 54% 77%
Nexen N3000 (45) 73% 55% 63% 62% 63% 67%
Triangle SporteX TH201 (26) 70% 51% 58% 55% 66% 65%
Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) 66% 46% 55% 54% 71% 55%
Sunny SN3970 (45) 71% 49% 55% 54% 64% 55%
Primewell PZ900 (59) 72% 58% 54% 57% 57% 50%
Accelera PHI (158) 68% 44% 53% 52% 66% 58%
Runway ENDURO 916 Plus (45) 66% 53% 52% 54% 62% 41%
Maxtrek INGENS A1 (34) 58% 33% 52% 45% 63% 57%
Wanli S1088 (85) 57% 35% 41% 39% 59% 38%
Triangle TR968 (68) 54% 32% 40% 38% 61% 38%
Fullrun HP199 (79) 48% 28% 32% 33% 53% 27%
Linglong L688 (29) 43% 24% 32% 30% 53% 37%
Sunny SN3800 (63) 50% 29% 30% 29% 44% 28%

265/35 18 Tyre Review Highlights

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 86% while driving a Porsche 996 911 Carrera 2
Driving on mostly country roads for 1500 spirited miles
The tyre combo is:
front 225/40 x 18
rear 265/35 x 18
My car is a 996.1 C2 which wears typically 3 sets of rears during one set of fronts. Weight bias is 38/62.

Ive have so far 2000 km on them but I have monitored the rear wear and it predicts about 13 000 km compared to my experience:
Michelin PS2 15 000 km
Michelin PSS 15 000 km
Potenza SO2
tyre reviewed on 2024-03-22 11:08:53
Kenda KAISER KR20 rated 64% while driving a Honda 1.6 I DTEC
Driving on for 3000 spirited miles
Read and heard alot about these being terrible in both dry and wet conditions, but I’m gonna be straight out and be as unbiased as I can.
Dry- I was able to cut seconds off my time on 74 canyon , keep in mind that I did not lower my psi from 35 all around . Couple of heat cycles and I was honestly impressed. Not the best of course but the soft compound on these tires helped in hot conditions . I have yet to log psi but that alone spoke volumes to me from a decent set that’s budget friendly
Wet- Same Canyon, no psi log in. Drastic character switch , I was able to drive at about 70% of what im capable of on dry asphalt . Not the best but it does have potential, what I mean is the tires feel like they can grip more but in reality they were begging to slide .Dont let this fool you and get comfortable, you can achieve decent grip though. So it’s not impossible . I was able to cruise on the I 10 at around 75 mph with pockets of water here n there , but the tires held .
Noise- I’m not gonna lie and sit here and argue but they are noticeably loud. Didn’t bother me as I’m not one for chasing high speeds ,only corners attract my attention.
Comfort- They’re not made for comfort plus the profile I went with sure doesn’t help with a thin profile of 35 . I wanted aggressive and that’s what I got .
Wear- Depends. I’ve only had these for about a month now .And ive already have a 1/32nds difference from the front pair to the rear . For the amount of practice sessions I’ve had they haven’t disintegrated. But again depends on how you drive .
Would I buy these again or recommend them? I would buy these again as it can be budget friendly and decent tires for what I want. I would recommend them but tbh it really depends on a handful of things like car layout , driving style, weight, power , setup, etc . I have these kendas 265/35 r18 on my 21 civic sport hatch 1.5t and I only have front and rear struts with a cobra intake not much but like I mentioned before I really do think it comes down to the driver and car because I’m not pushing a lot of power but I can sure give high hp vehicles a discouraging realization when they try to outrun me on the corners. As for high powered vehicles I can’t speak for as this is a huge factor for anyone’s experience.
tyre reviewed on 2024-02-06 17:17:35
Continental Sport Contact 2 rated 61% while driving a Porsche 996 911 Carrera 2
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
These have actually been on the rear axle of my 996. My driving style is quite spirited and I drive on rather compromised quality and abrasive B-roads about 80% of my mileage while the rest is along the traffic transit to these roads.

On this set of wheels I had originally Bridgestone Potenza S02A tyres. After the rears had worn out and no S02A were available anymore I asked for stiff wall tyres to accompany my front S02A. I was recommended the Conti SC2 by a professional tester. So now after 5000 km the tyres are so worn that I had to reduce my camber. Since then I did a 350 km long test run and I see the same wear rate as before. Ive never had tyres that wear this fast out. My other wheel set has Mich PS2 and the rears, two sets actually, both have managed 15 000 km. And I run both sets during the season so the numbers are well comparable.

Further more I was really disappointed to the side wall stiffness. The Bridgestones at front are ultra stiff. The Conti SC2 at rear just does not manage the stability required for the stiff fronts.

So what did I learn? Never put different shoes front and rear. But frankly Im disappointed on these. The previous S02A being very stiff walled was my all time favorite tyre, though the wear was not too good on those either. 911s tend to wear rear tyres alot. But the Conti SC2 is the record wear out for me. Sometimes I even wonder have I got a pair of pirate tyres here....
Grip wise - both wet and dry were well adequate for road.
tyre reviewed on 2023-09-07 18:49:19
Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 rated 90% while driving a BMW M140i
Driving on track for 2000 spirited miles
Ridiculously good in the dry, and even the wet once warmed up. The grip they generate is face bending once they're up to temperature, which they get up to after the first few corners. The road feel is unbelievable compared to even UUHP tyres like the Goodyear SS, which feels soft and wallowy in comparison, and have survived a round trip to the Nurburgring, including 10 laps with no discernible wear, the only tire I'll ever run on my car from now on. Only thing to watch out for is they run wide even compared to other semi slicks, a 265 is more like a 275 in width.
tyre reviewed on 2023-08-17 22:07:38
Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 rated 79% while driving a Subaru 2018 WRX STi
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 spirited miles
I was able to use it on a some track session with friends during summer and I never had any problems with the grip especially on corners. On the city and highway, Its more comfortable than what I expected especially for its tire classification. The road noise is minimal. Haven't had the chance to really try it on wet roads yet though. Also started to see noticeable tire wear in almost a year of use but its to be expected. I 'd be happy to get about 3 years out of this tire. Overall, I'm very happy with its performance and I'd buy this tire again when the time comes.
tyre reviewed on 2023-05-08 09:28:41
Triangle SporteX TH201 rated 69% while driving a BMW 335 i sedan sport 2009
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
On dry weather i would say they are good for the price of 80€ each. On wet weather they are horrible, its like ice skating on rwd car. On high speed 200km/h not very stable and feels like car is all over the road. But for summer driving its not bad choice. Noise is average, not bad. Havent tried them on track.
tyre reviewed on 2023-04-24 19:09:04
Maxtrek INGENS A1 rated 51% while driving a Mercedes Benz E320
Driving on mostly town for 15000 easy going miles
Purchased a set of 245/40/18 (front) and 265/35/18 (rear) for a set of Mercedes-Benz AMG rims I picked up for my E320 (2004) AWD. At first like others I was skeptical as these are made in China and at the time (summer 2018) there wasn't anything I could find online about them but the price point was $104 and $119 respectably. The are directional so if your running a staggered set up like I was take note you can't rotate them. Now I'm not an aggressive driver and this car was just for nice days and a change off from time to time from some other daily drivers. I don't think I ever exceeded 90mph on rare occasion but would cruise around 70/75 on the interstate. My driving style is more of an old man on a Sunday drive. One (FL) would have a slight vibration that came on around 65mph. Tire shop checked balance several times but it never went away and they wouldn't replace as it balanced. Even had them align the yellow with the valve stem (lightest part of the tire). They did this and had to subtract weight from the rim but still had a vibration. Moved it to the other side (FR) and the vibration moved with it so I think the tires (high spot) red dot was near the top of the limits and the shop just kept saying it balances. Dry weather it did well, rode somewhat quiet but wet weather/rain they were far more slippery than the previous tires (M brand). Never tried them in the snow, the peel off label on the tire had a line printed across the snow flake so wasn't going to try it. I've had them 4 1/2 years and put around 15k miles on them and they have dry rotted horribly around the outer tread where it meets the sidewall so I'm getting them replaced all around. I personally would not recommend these tires, don't let the low price fool you, they may be fine for a few years but that's it. The replacements are Vercelli Strada II, same price point, made in Thailand and good reviews. Will try them out and see how it goes, so far so good.
tyre reviewed on 2023-03-31 17:08:30
Bridgestone Turanza T005 rated 71% while driving a Mercedes Benz E350
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 spirited miles
These summer tyres had a great wet grip A rating and a B rating on fuel consumption. If the roads a dry tyres seem to handle very well although the rears are wearing quickly. However if I knew how badly they performed during the colder wetter months I would not of fitted them. May look for an all season tyre next.
tyre reviewed on 2023-01-12 22:27:31
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R rated 87% while driving a Audi TT MK2 TFSI
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Bought this ones for continuous and mixed use street/track. Car is an Audi TT 2011. No modifications. Tires lasted 10 months, 8.000km and 6 trips to the track day (150 laps or so). They are completely gone now. Incredible dry grip. Way above expected wet grip, even better than my previous PS4 245/45/18. Feedback is great and the car wich is already very easy to handle becomes nearly boring on track. Only real CON is the price. They are way way up the price curve. So expensive it's probably cheaper having an extra set of wheels and buying second hand slicks (wich still faster than the NEOVA by far for track purposes). If price is not a problem, this rubber will
tyre reviewed on 2022-09-28 21:52:36
Sailun Atrezzo ZSR rated 56% while driving a Mercedes Benz E430
Driving on a combination of roads for 13000 average miles
MB W210 E430 V8. Driven approx. 20,000km in normal driving style and already have rear tires with a 3mm tread. Considering the width of the tire, wear is very fast. Rolling noise starts to increase significantly at 100 kmh on the highway and is quite audible. Definitely not suitable for sporty driving. Suitable for a calm driving enthusiast. Considering the price of the tire, you get exactly what you paid for (a little more). I decided to try Falken Azensis FK510 tires. Let's see if it lasts longer (about 2 times more expensive too)
tyre reviewed on 2022-06-09 20:37:26
Petlas Velox Sport PT741 rated 96% while driving a BMW 525d Msport
Driving on mostly country roads for 7000 spirited miles
I drive a RWD BMW 5-series with more than 200hp and was very skeptical of these budget tires but they had my size (265/35/18) while no other company had it in stock at the moment. I previous had Goodyear Assyms 3 and these somehow made the Goodyears feel bad? I don't know what Petlas did here but these tyres are amazing! They handle superbly (even if you don't consider the price), they are relatively quiet, decently comfortable, and give you a ton of road feedback. Actually how quiet they are is the thing that shocked me the most... One noticable downside is that they aren't so great in the wet but you still have safe amounts of control over the car even in faster corners. Still, the tyres warmed up relatively fast meaning they were ready to go only after a few kilometers of driving! I only drove them for 10 000 kilometers so far and there are 0 issues with the tyre structure and almost no wear. Overall, an almost perfect tyre and at that price? You should be insane not to buy these!
tyre reviewed on 2022-04-06 12:26:25
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 90% while driving a BMW 140i xdrive
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
245/40/18 Fronts 265/35/18 Rears Got these on my stage 2+ 470bhp/710nm M140i. I had Goodyear Super Sports on and I didn’t really gel well with them. The road feedback was definitely better (had PS4 before the super sports) but for grip Wet & Dry the PS4 was much better. This new PS5 is the same story. Fantastic grip dry and wet, little less noisy than the PS4. However the same issue with the vague steering feel is there same as the PS4. You know you have the best of the best tyre but it can be a little unpredictable if you do find the limits of the tyre to know what the tyres doing. It’s definitely noticeable after coming from the Goodyears to the Michelin’s but take nothing away the Michelin, it’s is in a different league IMO when it comes to my car and the way it’s set up anyway. I had quite a lot of traction issues with the Goodyears, didn’t seem to get the power down as smooth as I liked, and since going back to Michelin I can comfortably get the power down without my traction light thinking it’s Christmas flashing on and off. I’ll compensate the vague steering feel for the sheer grip you get back. My new choice of tyre from now!
tyre reviewed on 2022-03-30 01:17:08
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