TyreRanker summary
In its 2025 test, Auto Express compared 9 summer tyres in size 225/40 R18 (test car: VW Golf GTI). Measured parameters from this test used by TyreRanker: 9.
In the tester's ranking, the best was the Pirelli P Zero PZ5, followed by Bridgestone Potenza Sport and Hankook Ventus Evo. On measured results alone, the Pirelli P Zero PZ5 was also the best in this test (92 points).
Braking in the wet: best Bridgestone Potenza Sport (30.0 m), weakest Ceat SportDrive (36.8 m) – a difference of 6.8 m, or 23%. Braking in the dry: best Yokohama Advan Sport V107 (34.0 m), weakest Ceat SportDrive (38.3 m) – a difference of 4.3 m, or 13%. Straight-line aquaplaning: best Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (88.0 km/h), weakest Ceat SportDrive (81.3 km/h) – a difference of 6.7 km/h, or 8%.
The Pirelli P Zero PZ5 won the most test categories (3: handling in the wet, lateral grip in the wet and handling in the dry). The largest percentage gap was in “rolling resistance” (28%). The Ceat SportDrive finished last in the tester's ranking.
The Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 was No. 5 in the tester's ranking, but only No. 8 in this test by TyreRanker score. In the measurements it was weaker in “braking in the wet”, “straight-line aquaplaning” and “lateral grip in the wet”. The tester rated its handling and balance highly, which the measured results do not fully reflect. In the combined ranking of all tests, the Ecsta Sport PS72 is No. 25 out of 62 tyres.
The Yokohama Advan Sport V107 was No. 7 in the tester's ranking, but No. 5 in this test by TyreRanker score. In the measurements it was at or near the top in “braking in the dry”, where TyreRanker's methodology applies a high weighting. The tester's overall rating also gives substantial weight to subjective assessments (driving feel, noise, comfort) that the measured results do not show. In the combined ranking of all tests, the Advan Sport V107 is No. 30 out of 62 tyres – it performed better in other tests than in this one.
The tester's winner, the Pirelli P Zero PZ5, is No. 1 out of 62 tyres in the combined ranking of all tests.