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2026 Auto Zeitung 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test
- Tested size
- 235/45 R18
- Tyres tested
- 10
- Disciplines
- 14
- Test vehicle
- Audi A5 TFSI
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| m ↓ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | m ↓ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | s ↓ | km/h ↑ | Points ↑ | dB ↓ | KM ↑ | Price/1000 ↓ | kg/t ↓ | mm/1000km ↓ | ||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 97.58 | 32.8 | 61.7 | 28 | 99.2 | 53.2 | 69.8 | 44 | 13.7 | 82.8 | 100.0 | 8 | 70 | 88.6 | 44,250 | 16.84 | 8.0 | 0.08 | 84.3 | |
StrengthsThe Continental PremiumContact 7 wins mainly in the wet: the shortest wet braking by a wide margin, the fastest wet handling lap and wet circle, the best wet rating and the best straight-line aquaplaning. It also has the shortest dry braking. ConsiderationsIts rolling resistance is the third highest and it is the second most expensive tyre per kilometre. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.18 × 35% = 34.71 Wet100 × 50% = 50 Comfort88.57 × 5% = 4.43 Value84.34 × 10% = 8.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 95.39 | 33.2 | 61.4 | 30 | 99.4 | 56.2 | 72.2 | 35 | 14.1 | 80.8 | 95.0 | 6 | 68 | 80.0 | 49,500 | 14.14 | 8.1 | 0.08 | 90.9 | |
StrengthsThe Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is the best on dry roads, with the fastest dry handling lap and the best dry rating, plus the second-shortest wet braking, the second-highest predicted mileage, the second-lowest abrasion and joint quietest running. ConsiderationsIts rolling resistance is the second highest. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.45 × 35% = 34.81 Wet94.99 × 50% = 47.5 Comfort80 × 5% = 4 Value90.86 × 10% = 9.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 96.19 | 33.0 | 61.7 | 27 | 98.6 | 56.4 | 70.8 | 41 | 13.9 | 80.7 | 96.9 | 9 | 72 | 92.2 | 44,750 | 16.09 | 7.7 | 0.08 | 86.3 | |
StrengthsThe Pirelli Cinturato C3 is second for dry braking, wet handling, the wet circle, the wet rating and comfort, with the third-highest predicted mileage and no real weak area. ConsiderationsIt is the loudest tyre in the test. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.6 × 35% = 34.51 Wet96.87 × 50% = 48.44 Comfort92.22 × 5% = 4.61 Value86.27 × 10% = 8.63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 92.70 | 34.4 | 61.8 | 25 | 96.1 | 60.9 | 70.9 | 39 | 14.1 | 82.6 | 94.5 | 5 | 71 | 72.9 | 40,000 | 14.13 | 7.2 | 0.11 | 81.9 | |
StrengthsThe Firestone Roadhawk 2 Enliten is the best-value pick, with the third-lowest cost per kilometre, second place for straight-line aquaplaning and third on the wet handling track and for rolling resistance. ConsiderationsIt is the second-loudest tyre and its abrasion is the third highest. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.07 × 35% = 33.62 Wet94.47 × 50% = 47.23 Comfort72.89 × 5% = 3.64 Value81.95 × 10% = 8.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 92.08 | 34.1 | 62.7 | 24 | 95.5 | 56.4 | 72.3 | 31 | 14.9 | 79.7 | 92.6 | 6 | 69 | 79.3 | 39,250 | 16.31 | 7.0 | 0.09 | 83.9 | |
StrengthsThe BFGoodrich Advantage 2 has the second-lowest rolling resistance, joint third-shortest wet braking and the fourth-shortest dry braking. ConsiderationsIt is joint slowest through the dry handling course and third from last for straight-line aquaplaning. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.52 × 35% = 33.43 Wet92.59 × 50% = 46.29 Comfort79.28 × 5% = 3.96 Value83.91 × 10% = 8.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 92.90 | 34.8 | 62.5 | 22 | 94.2 | 59.6 | 72.4 | 27 | 14.8 | 82.2 | 91.0 | 10 | 69 | 99.3 | 50,000 | 15.30 | 6.8 | 0.08 | 95.0 | |
StrengthsThe Michelin Primacy 5 has the lowest rolling resistance, the highest predicted mileage, the lowest abrasion and the best comfort, and is third for straight-line aquaplaning. ConsiderationsIts grip results are only mid-field, sixth for dry braking, wet handling and the wet circle, and it is the most expensive tyre. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.16 × 35% = 32.96 Wet90.95 × 50% = 45.48 Comfort99.28 × 5% = 4.96 Value95.03 × 10% = 9.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 88.00 | 34.9 | 61.8 | 21 | 94.2 | 61.9 | 74.0 | 20 | 14.6 | 80.5 | 88.3 | 5 | 70 | 73.6 | 29,000 | 17.76 | 7.4 | 0.11 | 71.7 | |
StrengthsThe Maxxis Premitra HP6 has the fourth-lowest rolling resistance and the joint fourth-fastest dry handling lap. ConsiderationsIts predicted mileage is the third lowest, which makes it the most expensive tyre per kilometre. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.24 × 35% = 32.98 Wet88.34 × 50% = 44.17 Comfort73.57 × 5% = 3.68 Value71.66 × 10% = 7.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 86.51 | 35.7 | 62.5 | 16 | 91.3 | 64.2 | 74.2 | 23 | 15.2 | 81.6 | 87.1 | 7 | 69 | 84.3 | 28,750 | 15.65 | 7.9 | 0.15 | 67.9 | |
StrengthsThe Westlake ZuperAce Z-007 is fourth for comfort and straight-line aquaplaning, and stays stable and controllable. ConsiderationsIt has the longest dry braking, the second-longest wet braking, the second-lowest predicted mileage and the second-highest abrasion. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry91.27 × 35% = 31.95 Wet87.13 × 50% = 43.57 Comfort84.28 × 5% = 4.21 Value67.88 × 10% = 6.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | 86.74 | 35.3 | 62.4 | 18 | 92.4 | 65.3 | 74.5 | 16 | 15.1 | 79.5 | 85.3 | 5 | 68 | 75.0 | 36,250 | 12.69 | 7.7 | 0.11 | 80.1 | |
StrengthsThe Laufenn S Fit EQ+ is joint quietest and has the second-lowest cost per kilometre. ConsiderationsIt has the longest wet braking in the test and is second from last on the wet handling track and for straight-line aquaplaning. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry92.42 × 35% = 32.35 Wet85.26 × 50% = 42.63 Comfort75 × 5% = 3.75 Value80.09 × 10% = 8.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 84.70 | 35.3 | 62.7 | 16 | 91.6 | 63.0 | 76.1 | 12 | 15.3 | 78.6 | 84.4 | 4 | 69 | 69.3 | 25,250 | 11.68 | 8.2 | 0.16 | 69.9 | |
StrengthsThe Tercelo Sport D1 is by far the cheapest tyre and has the lowest cost per kilometre. ConsiderationsIt is last for wet handling, the wet circle, straight-line aquaplaning, mileage, abrasion, rolling resistance and comfort, with the least grip in wet corners. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry91.61 × 35% = 32.06 Wet84.36 × 50% = 42.18 Comfort69.28 × 5% = 3.46 Value69.86 × 10% = 6.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Continental PremiumContact 7
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Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tyres it creates: a discipline in which every tyre performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tyre Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 35% Real impact 21%
- Wet Weighting 50% Real impact 50%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 8%
- Value Weighting 10% Real impact 21%
- Subj. Wet Handling counts for 4% of the score but creates 18% of the difference between the tyres, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 15.8% of the score but creates only 2% of the difference, because most tyres performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 14
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 16.1% | 9% |
| Dry Handling | 15.8% | 2% |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 3.2% | 9% |
| Wet Braking | 13.5% | 15% |
| Wet Handling | 13.5% | 6% |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 4% | 18% |
| Wet Circle | 13.5% | 10% |
| Straight Aqua | 5.5% | 2% |
| Subj. Comfort | 2.5% | 8% |
| Noise | 2.5% | <1% |
| Wear | 2.9% | 9% |
| Value | 2.1% | 3% |
| Rolling Resistance | 2.9% | 3% |
| Abrasion | 2.1% | 6% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tyres, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tyres; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tyre in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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