Rear wheel drive BMW. Staggered Wheel set up. 1000mi. Chicago winter. At highway speeds in the dry (we’ll say over 80mph @ 40°f) it’s down right scary. I don’t feel like I get good traction and the car wanders a bit. At wide curves in the dry, the traction control light comes on and then when I straighten out the LSD kicks in and it has a lateral jolt. Oh, and when there’s strong winds… white knuckling it all the way to work. I took the car back to the shop because I thought it might be tire rub but they said everything was clean and then rebalanced. It’s been quite a winter this year-seemingly every winter scenario imaginable So that being said, in city driving with 4-5 in of snow @ -15° to 20°f under 45mph the tires are simply AMAZING! Remember, this is a rear wheel drive, very “torquey” car. Slush and cold rain it handled well. I might be so bold to say the tires handled better at 20° than at 40°f. The only winters I have to compare it with are Pirelli Sotozero 3, which handled great on the highway but not in the slush or snow. I truly wanted to love this tire particularly since they were really hard to come by in my area but on the highway it falls short.
275/45 R18 Tyres
Everything we know about the 275/45 R18 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 1,500 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 1,500 milescovered on them
- 59tyres made in this size
275/45 R18 EU tyre label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 275/45 R18 rather than a range across a model. 38 tyres carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 107 (up to 975 kg per tyre). Speed ratings on offer: (Y) (301 km/h), Y (300 km/h), W (270 km/h), V (240 km/h). 10 tyres in this size carry the 3PMSF severe snow marking.
A Best wet grip
15 tyres in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo Summer 9.5
- Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Summer 9.4
- Hankook Ventus Evo Summer 9.4
- Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Summer 9.3
- Bridgestone Potenza Sport Summer 9.3
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 Summer 8.9
B Lowest rolling resistance
The most fuel efficient choice: 3 tyres in this size reach rolling resistance class B. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Leao Nova Force Acro Summer 7.9
- Nexen N Fera SU1 Summer 7.1
- Wanli EraComfort e01 Summer
69dB Quietest tyres
The quietest 275/45 R18 tyres are labelled at 69 dB external noise:
- Tourador WinterPro TSU2 Winter 6.5
- Sunwide Snowide Winter 6.4
- Nereus NS805+ Winter 4.5
- Superia Ecoblue UHP 2 Summer
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tyre. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict - the tests and owner ratings above tell you far more.
What does 275/45 R18 mean?
A 275/45 R18 tyre is 275 mm wide, its sidewall is 45% of that width (124 mm) tall, and it fits a 18 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 705 mm.
| Section width | 275 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 124 mm |
| Rim diameter | 18" (457 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 705 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,214 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 452 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 727 |
Also written as
275/45R18 275/45 ZR18 275-45-18 275 45 18
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 275/45 R18 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 275/45 R18 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tyre, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tyre tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.