255/45 R20 Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (19) 87% 92% 81% 88% 89% 90%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 (9) 85% 87% 84% 75% 80% 89%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (138) 93% 88% 86% 87% 81% 86%
Continental WinterContact TS 870 (18) 88% 93% 73% 82% 85% 86%
Michelin Latitude Sport 3 (35) 88% 85% 84% 81% 83% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza 6 (33) 92% 92% 86% 85% 68% 83%
Giti GitiSport S1 SUV (3) 87% 83% 77% 83% 80% 87%
Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S (9) 84% 84% 75% 85% 71% 86%
Falken Azenis FK510 (146) 88% 88% 82% 82% 72% 77%
Vredestein Quatrac Pro (41) 88% 90% 86% 79% 79% 91%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV (24) 92% 89% 83% 84% 72% 70%
Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3 Plus (5) 83% 87% 77% 80% 77% 73%
Pirelli Scorpion (3) 85% 70% 70% 70% 100% 95%
Continental UltraContact UC6 (47) 86% 82% 73% 74% 80% 84%
Giti GitiSportS2 (16) 82% 74% 75% 77% 84% 83%
Michelin CrossClimate SUV (20) 86% 86% 76% 74% 75% 80%
Continental Sport Contact 6 (89) 90% 86% 81% 82% 53% 77%
Michelin Latitude Sport (11) 86% 82% 78% 82% 61% 76%
Accelera Iota ST68 (18) 84% 78% 69% 69% 77% 74%
Falken FK510 SUV (9) 83% 84% 66% 82% 66% 73%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (90) 79% 86% 77% 73% 62% 75%
Goodyear Eagle Sport All Season (15) 91% 87% 75% 80% 75% 67%
Avon ZX7 (44) 83% 81% 75% 74% 56% 77%
Pirelli Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico (12) 80% 67% 64% 73% 68% 75%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV (34) 84% 80% 76% 80% 53% 70%
Accelera Iota (37) 80% 66% 65% 65% 70% 66%
Kinforest KF550 UHP (20) 74% 65% 70% 68% 65% 69%
Continental ContiCrossContact LX (22) 83% 69% 69% 66% 58% 71%
Pirelli Scorpion Verde (58) 78% 69% 68% 68% 59% 72%
Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport (84) 79% 66% 67% 62% 69% 62%
Hifly HP801 (10) 76% 56% 62% 66% 75% 62%
Michelin Pilot Sport EV (9) 77% 50% 72% 76% 57% 72%
Continental ControlContact Sport SRS Plus (10) 84% 74% 64% 63% 70% 55%
Pace ALVENTI Pace (17) 69% 68% 59% 44% 59% 71%
Yokohama Parada Spec X PA02 (1) 70% 50% 60% 50% 90% 80%
Continental Cross Contact LX Sport (20) 78% 65% 61% 58% 34% 76%
Continental CrossContact LX Sport (12) 78% 70% 55% 63% 45% 75%

255/45 20 Tire Review Highlights

Michelin Latitude Sport 3 rated 79% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto
Driving on mostly motorways for 41000 average miles
The Michelin Latitue Sport 3 is well suited to my heavy SUV, the tires are mostly quiet being only niosey on poor worn out road surfaces. The rolling resistance is very good and suit the car well. This is the original set of tires on the car having covered 41000 miles in 6 years and still have at least 4mm of tread left but if I have a complaint it is that I will have to change the tires before its upcoming MOT as the tires are showing signs of cracking where the side wall meets the tread.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-03 07:03:59
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P rated 42% while driving a Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9T V6 Quadrifoglio
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Using these for second season for about 3-4 months in winter only. DOT 2023 . First season I didn't had chance to drive in real winter snow/ice conditions. Overall these handle fine in dry and wet. Yesterday we had a lot of snow, ice and water and I can only say .........if you want to live don't ever buy this tire and use it in winter conditions !!!! Absolutely horrible traction, braking and handling in winter conditions. I was very lucky I survived yesterday. The tires feels very hard after just around 3-4K km and absolutely useless in snow and ice. I never had such bad experience with any premium tire in my driver life which is around 30 years. The pressure is at factory recommendations and the tires were kept in closed excellent conditions when not driven. I don't know what exactly did the guys at Continental but I guess the rubber compound is terribly mistaken at the factory. Hard as hell . Before I bought them I looked to all the tests from everywhere and this awful tire was always in the top 3 in the tests ???? I will never buy whatever from Continental in my life again !!!
tire reviewed on 2025-02-18 07:43:26
Continental Cross Contact LX Sport rated 43% while driving a Volvo XC60
Driving on mostly town for 18000 average miles
These tires came stock on my 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge -- and, at 18000 miles, I'm now shopping for new tires because the Continentals are close to EOL. I'm a pretty boring driver (I drive a Volvo), and the mileage on the car is probably 40% highway and 60% "around town." The tires are supposed to be warranted for 65,000 miles, and they've lasted less than 1/3 of that. I've never had tires that fell short of their rated mileage -- yet these have fallen FAR short. I did not purchase these tires (they came stock), but I will never purchase Continentals after this experience.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-24 00:42:42
Accelera Iota ST68 rated 50% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on for 0 miles
Like what others have said these tires cause some odd vibrations at 60+ I’ve even had them road force balanced which helped a bit but due to the high road force you can still feel it.

Would not recommend them.
tire reviewed on 2024-09-08 12:48:57
Michelin Latitude Sport 3 rated 93% while driving a BMW X4 20d X drive
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
We bought these based on the recommendations of our regular shop. Incredible units for the wet weather and no slouch on dry pavements as well. Just got the 2nd set after 3 years.
tire reviewed on 2024-08-17 22:48:10
Continental ControlContact Sport SRS Plus rated 68% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto
Driving on mostly town for 1000 average miles
I replaced the factory Continental Cross Contact Sports with these. I have to say they are good and bad. Steering response, wet traction and highway performance is good. However, they are much louder then the stock tires, ride firmer with noticeable harshness over uneven roads. There is also and odd hollow sound constantly while being a bit buzzy through the steering wheel.

I may return them for the OEM even though they were not the best in snow.
tire reviewed on 2024-07-19 10:40:34
Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport rated 93% while driving a Audi 1.8T Quattro
Driving on mostly town for 12000 average miles
currently using Bridgestone Dueler H/P sport 255/45/r20 (OEM Speedline bbs J8.5/20'') for Audi Q5 (FY) - and they are one of the most comfortable that I've tried on these 20' alloys. they feel quite "heavy/or more glued" to the road and this is why fuel economy sux. but I can compare these tires to those from my Audi A5 that got almost the same OEM Speedline bbs J9.0 bur r19'.. so after switching wheels into 235/45/r19 Michelin - omg different world. when I install wheels from A5 (Michelin) I can feel every part of the road, Bridgestone compared to them are quite comfortable (what I expect from SUV)
tire reviewed on 2024-05-17 03:24:46
Yokohama Parada Spec X PA02 rated 59% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 average miles
I purchase a second hand Audi Q5 45 tfsi quattro with those Yokohama Parada Spec-X PA0 already mounted on it.
The tires were also new (fitting for just a few months). I live in a tropical country so good wet braking/handling is a must for me.
Let me be direct: those tire are pure garbage!

Pro:
- They can last long as they look almost like new after 10.000 km
- I did not have to buy them

Cons:
- Extremely dangerous under heavy rain. The car was aquaplaning at speed between 30-50 km/h. My Audi A8 with cheaper tire did not show this kind of unsecured behavior
- As you can expect, wet braking is not great either
- When tire are warm or with abrasive road (concrete), they can overheat really quickly, leading to the car sliding in dry braking and in curve. I am fine with a bit of understeer but this extend is very hard to control
- Can slide easily in curve when you accelerate a bit. Did me this not later than today and it was really unexpected

I tried to keep those tire as much as I could as they were new and felt it would be a waste to trash them. But they are really a safety issue and I cannot accept this anymore.
I will replace them in a few days with either Pilot Sport 4 SUV, Potenza Sport or PZero PZ4.
tire reviewed on 2024-03-30 05:13:19
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 rated 79% while driving a Volvo XC60 T6 AWD
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
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tire reviewed on 2024-03-28 05:29:47
Pirelli Scorpion rated 0% while driving a Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2,0 280 hp
Driving on for 0 miles
It is not a review YET, but this might help others considering the tire anyway but lacking the information on their performance. I could not find reviews or ratings of Scorpion anywhere. On this site there was an almost two years old press realise which sounded good, that was all. Not counting one skimpy review. Breakthrough....a major Pirelli dealer in Poland told me that this is essentially the same tire as new Cinturato P7C2. They came on the market at the same time....P7C2 for cars and Scorpion for SUVs. This information was confirmed by Pirelli's German customer service. Cinturato P7C2 has great reviews....also on this site. So I bought them for my Alfa Romeo Stelvio. I wanted a good noise, wet, and comfort ratings. Already have them mounted but still riding on winter wheels for another month or so. Will report later my thoughts on them.
tire reviewed on 2024-03-10 07:18:02
Continental Cross Contact LX Sport rated 92% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
So far, so good.
tire reviewed on 2024-01-13 12:02:57
Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport rated 60% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on mostly country roads for 15000 average miles
Tires are 3 years old and have just failed mot.
All 4 tires have severe cuts in treads down to cords , I do not drive erratically, fast or off road.
Absolutely no idea why the tires have gone this way and I will speak to Bridgestone.
Approximately £1000 for the set .
I will never buy Bridgestone again.
tire reviewed on 2023-12-02 04:11:29
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