I've driven on P-Zero's for the last 40 years from R5 Turbos, BMW 3Series & now Jaguar F-Pace. They have always performed in the dry handling & their wear characteristics are much better now, I used to get 6-8K miles out of them in the 90's, now get 30K miles. They are not the quietest of tyres on rough tarmac, but they do grip quite well in the wet when its worm. I only use as summer tyres. I had some all season Scorpions on the 20" winter wheels & you can definately feel the loss of grip by comparison in the dry.
265/40 R22 Tyres
Everything we know about the 265/40 R22 tyre size: 3 owner reviews covering 60,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 3owner reviews
- 60,000 milescovered on them
- 145tyres made in this size
265/40 R22 EU tyre label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 265/40 R22 rather than a range across a model. 111 tyres carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 106 (up to 950 kg per tyre). Speed ratings on offer: (Y) (301 km/h), Y (300 km/h), W (270 km/h), V (240 km/h), H (210 km/h), T (190 km/h), S (180 km/h). 42 tyres in this size carry the 3PMSF severe snow marking.
A Best wet grip
35 tyres in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Continental SportContact 7 Summer 9.7
- Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Summer 9.7
- Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo Summer 9.5
- Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Summer 9.4
- Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 Winter 9.3
- Continental Sport Contact 6 Summer 9.3
A Lowest rolling resistance
The most fuel efficient choice: 8 tyres in this size reach rolling resistance class A. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Continental Premium Contact 6 Summer 9.1
- Pirelli Scorpion Summer 9
- Pirelli P Zero Summer 8.8
- Michelin X Ice Snow+ Winter 8.5
- Continental Sport Contact 5 Summer 8.3
- Michelin Primacy 5 Energy Summer 7.9
68dB Quietest tyres
The quietest 265/40 R22 tyres are labelled at 68 dB external noise:
- Pirelli Scorpion Summer 9
- Pirelli P Zero Summer 8.8
- Giti Control P10 Summer 8.5
- Michelin X Ice Snow+ Winter 8.5
- Accelera Iota ST68 Summer 6.6
- Z Max Zealion Summer 5
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 265/40 R22 mean?
A 265/40 R22 tyre is 265 mm wide, its sidewall is 40% of that width (106 mm) tall, and it fits a 22 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 771 mm.
| Section width | 265 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 106 mm |
| Rim diameter | 22" (559 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 771 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,422 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 413 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 665 |
Also written as
265/40R22 265/40 ZR22 265-40-22 265 40 22
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 265/40 R22 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 265/40 R22 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
Good tyre, Grips well especially in the dry and dry braking is GOOD. But at 30,000km this set is just about toast - and as they aren't cheap I'll be looking for something to last a bit longer.
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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.