245/40 R20 Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (112) 94% 84% 90% 88% 84% 85%
Gripmax Status Pro Winter (4) 95% 90% 85% 80% 73% 85%
Kumho Ecsta KU19 (8) 85% 81% 81% 86% 79% 89%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) 89% 92% 82% 87% 79% 80%
Atlas Sport Green (12) 92% 83% 83% 83% 75% 85%
Falken Azenis FK510 (144) 89% 88% 82% 82% 72% 77%
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 (6) 76% 72% 62% 88% 92% 67%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (132) 83% 76% 76% 77% 74% 81%
Habilead SportMax S2000 (13) 84% 76% 77% 75% 70% 77%
Continental Sport Contact 6 (89) 90% 86% 81% 82% 53% 77%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) 88% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Continental Premium Contact 5 (117) 87% 83% 76% 77% 58% 78%
Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) 80% 76% 71% 68% 85% 71%
Radar Dimax R8 plus (16) 81% 76% 68% 68% 70% 66%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (71) 86% 67% 76% 72% 66% 68%
Nitto Invo (19) 79% 67% 73% 75% 65% 67%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (160) 83% 69% 74% 74% 67% 61%
Linglong Sport Master (5) 68% 62% 60% 75% 63% 84%
Falken FK453 (30) 77% 70% 63% 60% 60% 69%
Pirelli Scorpion Zero (17) 79% 64% 71% 67% 59% 69%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Goodride SA05 (19) 75% 68% 69% 66% 75% 39%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (61) 72% 59% 67% 65% 73% 49%
Continental EcoContact 6 (113) 74% 57% 59% 61% 54% 69%
Achilles Desert Hawk XMT (15) 71% 42% 55% 54% 61% 66%
Powertrac CityRacing (10) 40% 33% 36% 38% 34% 41%

245/40 20 Tire Review Highlights

Continental EcoContact 6 rated 50% while driving a BMW X1 23d Xdrive
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Have these fitted from stock on BMW x1 and after travelling 15700 miles/ 19 months the front are down to 2mm and back 4mm. They grip but rain and wet found them lacking and will be changing all 4 this week as a result. Deeply disappointed in them and why fitted from factory I will never understand but that’s what they used. I am in my 50’s and don’t race or power the car hard so I hope this honest appraisal of theses tires makes buyer aware and look a little closer at alternatives as I am having to do this now.
tire reviewed on 2024-08-02 10:53:07
Powertrac CityRacing rated 80% while driving a Ford Transit Custom
Driving on mostly country roads for 2 spirited miles
I'm on my 2nd set of these tires and i must say for the price thay are brilliant the price is over half what you would usually pay I won't be buying any other tire from now on
tire reviewed on 2024-04-16 14:05:58
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 42% while driving a BMW X1 2.0 Xdrive
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
This review is for the EcoContact 6Q BMW / Merc marked variant on a new U11 X1 150kW petrol with xDrive. These are frankly the worst new OEM fit tires I have encountered in numerous cars in well over a decade (I work in the industry). Dry grip was surprisingly poor with squeal setting in very early on mini roundabouts where no other vehicle has previously done so. A low speed (from 50km/h) emergency stop to avoid a car pulling out from a junction resulted in obvious sliding (in the dry!). Wet grip is slightly terrifying with unpredictable loss of the front end, once it goes it goes..! I have no idea how these were approved by BMW although I am sure they are have low rolling resistance.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-13 00:31:05
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 rated 96% while driving a Chevrolet Unknown
Driving on mostly country roads for 250 spirited miles
Driving a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro RS with staggered fitment. 245/40/20 up front and 275/35/20 on the back. I swapped over from Continentals Extreme Contact DWS06+ early-mid November and got a bit of dry driving bellow 50 degrees. In the dry and rainy conditions, they handle extremely similar to the Continentals, similar traction, sound, and handling around corners. We got a snow storm during Thanksgiving weekend and got some snow/ice driving early! The massive surprise is driving on Ice, you can feel the tires biting into the ice and giving you some tractions, although it feels rough compared to driving on snow. But the rough-ish ride on ice makes acts as an indicator for when you've cleared the ice and back on snow/pavement. The tires also grab and go in snow/slush, providing a comfortable ride that gives you plenty of feedback to what kind/type of snow your tires are hitting. Overall, these tires have done great and haven't made me regret buying them in any condition. Weather its dry conditions before snow falls and you need to quickly accelerate, driving in rainy conditions, or safely driving a muscle car through a snow storm, Pirelli Sottozero 3's have got you covered!
tire reviewed on 2023-11-24 21:46:13
Gripmax Status Pro Winter rated 76% while driving a BMW X3m
Driving on mostly town for 30000 average miles
Bought these tires new in 2019. Used them during the winter only 2019/2020/2021 and then they remained mounted through 2022 and until July 2023.
Front 240/40R20 and rear 275/35R20.
They served really well until cca apr-may 2023 when I first started noticing mild vibrations. I wrote it off on disbalancing. By mid July the vibrations became so strong I decided to visit the shop just to find that 3 out 4 tires had sever deformations.
Front tires had their inner walls started bubbling and one rear tire was so deformed on its contact surface that it looked like a wave. Luckily I had a set of summers sitting somewhere so I convinced the shop to put the winter tires back on so I can drive home and return with summers for change...
Perhaps my laziness with tire swapping costed me perfectly good winter tires or perhaps its durability is subpar to better brands.
Either way, I would gladly use them again and hopefully with a proper seasonal swap they could last couple of years longer :)
tire reviewed on 2023-08-31 12:21:10
Linglong Sport Master rated 80% while driving a Volvo S90 R Design
Driving on a combination of roads for 700 average miles
Very good tires for that range of price. Dry and wet grip performance are quite good for a budget tire. The wear i will see, only have 1000 km with them. Volvo S90 T8 Plug-in R-Design with a weight of 2150kg, 245/40R20.
tire reviewed on 2023-04-18 00:08:30
Achilles Desert Hawk XMT rated 28% while driving a Vauxhall Astra GTC
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 average miles
Horrible tire all round, would not recommend anyone buy
tire reviewed on 2023-03-30 14:03:22
Bridgestone Potenza S001 rated 42% while driving a BMW 730d
Driving on mostly motorways for 150 average miles
Shockingly bad in the wet. I have new 7 series xDrive. Tires were produced 8 weeks ago and fitted 2 weeks ago. Drove through roundabout at moderate speed in the rain, under steer (in xDrive!) and slides 1 meter almost crashing into another car on the round about. On the way back on motorway standard 70 mph, some rain and when chanting lanes back or the car lost grip twice (oversteer). Premium tires recommended as best for 7 series by BMW!!! Those are the worst tires I ever had and it costed me £1500 (rear tires wider and more expansive). Stay away from those.
tire reviewed on 2022-11-29 09:08:04
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 rated 82% while driving a Jaguar XJ (X351) LWB 5.0L Supercharged
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 easy going miles
Nokian Hakka 10 is an exceptional tire in the worst winter conditions. Exceptional ice cornering, braking and acceleration. Quietest studded tire I have had to date. Tires still measure at 9/32nds after 10,000 kms of winter use. Only complaint is the tire gives you very little feedback on dry/wet conditions
tire reviewed on 2022-10-09 10:27:14
Goodride SA05 rated 53% while driving a Infiniti M
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
Budget tires that would be ok for pottering around town but on faster cars and driving in the wet, get something better. They are also incredibly noisy once they are past about 50% wear, they resonate and drone and sound like all your wheel bearings have gone at the same time above 45mph. Might be ok as a stop gap, but if you want proper tires, these are not it.
tire reviewed on 2022-09-14 16:44:37
Falken Azenis FK510 rated 91% while driving a Lincoln 2019 Continental 3.0 AWD
Driving on a combination of roads for 14000 average miles
Long story short, Dry handling in South-East Europe is such that a Lincoln Continental on FK510 feels better and more precise than a Mustang GT on Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2. It's just satisfying to drive. I had a 6 seconds of aquaplaning in a curve with initial speed of 105 km/h and and speed of 80 km/h. Lost all visibility through front and side windows as well as the glass roof, yes, I had that much time to look around. Water ended, the car was still in the middle of the left lane where it was initially. The baby and the wife were sleeping in the back seat. Obviously I'll swear in those tires for the rest of my life. At 14k mi they are around 5-5.5 mm thread, so three seasons will be their life. It'd be two seasons if it were not for pandemic. They are sensitive to heat and the inflation pressure should be adjusted according to the month and weather. Very quiet and for such small sidewall they ride exceptionally well. Incomparably better than the OE Goodyear Eagle F1 A/S with acoustic foam.
tire reviewed on 2022-04-23 14:24:35
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti rated 87% while driving a Opel Astra J 2.0 CDTI
Driving on mostly country roads for 13000 spirited miles
Excellent tire, much better than Rainsoport 5 and Prem Cont 6. In dry "feels like" semislick.
tire reviewed on 2022-04-03 11:22:27
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