215/40 R18 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 215/40 R18.

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (18) 88% 94% 82% 91% 89% 93%
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (14) 92% 90% 89% 89% 80% 83%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (67) 91% 93% 81% 82% 82% 84%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (322) 91% 88% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 (28) 85% 84% 72% 76% 86% 84%
Federal Evoluzion ST 1 (28) 85% 70% 72% 81% 77% 84%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Kumho Ecsta PS71 (69) 86% 82% 80% 80% 74% 74%
BFGoodrich gForce Sport (6) 88% 77% 82% 77% 63% 78%
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (67) 89% 78% 84% 82% 61% 72%
Bridgestone Potenza RE720 (20) 84% 77% 75% 77% 64% 70%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) 84% 76% 76% 79% 67% 72%
Falken FK452 (211) 82% 72% 75% 73% 69% 73%
Nankang SV2 (30) 83% 77% 74% 74% 83% 74%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (149) 82% 79% 73% 73% 65% 73%
Davanti DX640 (94) 79% 71% 75% 73% 65% 78%
Federal 595RSRR (7) 93% 55% 82% 85% 62% 48%
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 (13) 79% 77% 75% 73% 58% 69%
Pirelli P Zero Runflat (41) 83% 69% 76% 74% 58% 66%
Pirelli PZero Nero (140) 83% 66% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Kinforest KF550 UHP (20) 74% 65% 70% 68% 65% 69%
Toyo Proxes Sport (20) 75% 65% 71% 67% 69% 72%
Pirelli P Zero (161) 84% 68% 75% 72% 58% 64%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) 80% 70% 69% 67% 63% 72%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (61) 72% 59% 67% 65% 73% 49%
Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) 70% 47% 57% 55% 69% 48%
Accelera PHI (159) 68% 44% 53% 52% 66% 58%
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (74) 69% 39% 56% 52% 68% 61%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (143) 72% 54% 55% 48% 55% 32%
Wanli S1097 (7) 51% 36% 43% 40% 55% 56%

215/40 18 Tire Review Highlights

Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 69% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 spirited miles
Very good dry grip. When you heat them they perform very well. Steering was very precise and feedback was very good. In wet conditions when hot perform very well but under heavy rain I had some incidents of aquaplaning. Wear rate unfortunately is very high. Front tires lasted about 6000km when I replaced them with the same for 6000km. Rear tires until 12000km when I replaced all wheels still had 8000km for sure. I changed to the same tire but at 225/40 r18. Lateral and acceleration grip increased in a very good level but I noticed worse steering response and more body roll. Also felt comfier than 215's. Wear seems to be better than 215's so far. I need more wet km to see difference in dimensions change to have proper feedback.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-05 16:43:15
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 67% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 spirited miles
Good performance when pushed warm, but there are better compromises on the market
tire reviewed on 2024-10-14 09:56:50
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 64% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on a combination of roads for 7700 spirited miles
The Pirelli P Zero PZ4s came with the car from the factory and I have driven over 12,000 km on them within 6 months.
Given the type of my car – a small lively hot hatch - I did not spare the tires and enjoyed frequent sporty driving style, be it on the highways or on the twisty B roads.
The grip and handling in dry conditions were very satisfactory and even in sharp turns the tires held their own perfectly.
They are not the best in the wet conditions though and you have to be careful with the wet braking.
I always said jokingly that PZ4s are great for figure skating with your car on the wet/slippery surface.
The tires wear quickly, after 12k kilometers I am on ~3 mm at the front and ~5 mm at the back, so they lasted exactly one summer season.
Around 10k kilometers the tires started occasionally slipping on wet surfaces when turning in very low speeds (e.g. when pulling out of a parking lot).
For the 2025 summer season I will buy either Michelin Pilot Sport 5 or Continental Sportcontact 7 and I will expect better longevity and wet handling.

To summarize the PZ4s are a solid sporty tire for the dry conditions where they perform excellently and you will have a lot of fun with them, however bear in mind that they provide questionable safety on the wet surfaces, and if you like to drive sportingly, they will go after one season.
tire reviewed on 2024-10-02 12:14:08
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 97% while driving a MINI Cooper S
Driving on mostly country roads for 2500 average miles
Fitted to a R56 Cooper S to replace 4x chinese ditch finders that were on the car wen I purchased it. Much much quieter, less crashy, sublime feel and appear equally good in wet and dry conditions. Wear I'm sure will be top notch. I've had 3 x Porsches, S2000 and a couple of MX 5's and this car with these tires if just fab... I drive it everywhere :-)
tire reviewed on 2024-07-21 15:32:49
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 76% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on mostly town for 3500 easy going miles
I have an I20N Performance. It’s done 3200 light miles. Never tracked or driven hard.
These tires wear fast!
Don’t know if that’s the lsd or just the type of tire. Always loved Pirelli tires and will buy again just in a wider size.
tire reviewed on 2024-06-24 16:20:03
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 86% while driving a Toyota GR86
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Great on dry roads or track, with great resistance to heat on track for a road tire.
Excellent feed-back on steering!
They are a bit sketchy on wet cold roads.
I did a pretty long track day with them and around 5'000km on the road, they have around 5'000km left.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-19 18:37:52
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 97% while driving a SEAT Ibiza 1.0 TSI 115
Driving on mostly country roads for 15000 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2024-03-28 04:24:10
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P rated 80% while driving a Toyota GR86
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
Great winter tire nothing bad to say about it, great all rounder on a sporty car.
After around 20'000km they got 5mm left, the only bad thing is the increased price, next winter i think i will get Pirelli's Cinturato Winter 2.
tire reviewed on 2024-03-12 22:54:42
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 90% while driving a Volkswagen Polo GTI
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 spirited miles
Replaced these Pilot Sport 5 tires from the Continental premium contact 6’s that came as standard on car from factory and all I can say is WOW, much less of a dead 12 o’clock feel very progressive when pushing on. Excellent in wet. If I stomped on the go pedal at a roundabout to squeeze out a gap or get me out of bother, the Conti’s just spun up and I had to let of the gas a bit and reapply gently. These Pilot Sport 5’s have NEVER lost traction once yet. The Conti’s were not badly worn either, the rears had about 4ml of tread and the fronts had just under 3. I changed them as I just couldn’t get on with them, they felt hard very crash over bumps. I would buy these PS5’s again in a heartbeat. My car tire size is quite niche and there isn’t a lot of premium choices but I’m so glad I got these!
tire reviewed on 2023-12-02 16:50:06
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 81% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
Good predictability in the dry, I didn't particularly dare in the wet, the front tires wear out quite quickly, especially if you use the car properly.
tire reviewed on 2023-08-29 13:47:50
Pirelli P Zero rated 41% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on a combination of roads for 8 easy going miles
The tires came with a brand new car I purchased 8 months ago, an Hyundai i20n. I'm sorry but they're diabolical. When coming out of my drive way or junctions if the road is even slightly damp, the don't grip at all and slip. After doing just over 7 thousand miles the front ones wore down to illegal levels. The rear wasn't as bad, but was getting near being illegal. At that amount of miles these tires should never have worn down that much. I'm not the only one this has happened to. I don't drive like an idiot, I'm a careful lady driver with an advanced driving qualification. I have now changed them to Michelin PS5's which are a thousand times much better.
tire reviewed on 2023-05-27 11:41:38
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 rated 52% while driving a Honda Accord Euro
Driving on mostly country roads for 100 average miles
switched from primacy 4's to these out of necessity.. to put it lightly these tires feel downright unsafe in relatively any condition
tire reviewed on 2023-04-25 03:18:26
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