255/40 R21 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 255/40 R21.

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV (10) 96% 90% 86% 89% 92% 86%
Kumho Crugen HP91 (18) 93% 89% 84% 84% 73% 84%
Pirelli P Zero All Season (2) 95% 90% 80% 40% 95% 90%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV (23) 92% 89% 83% 83% 73% 70%
Pirelli P Zero SUV (1) 80% 80% 70% 70% 100% 70%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (91) 84% 78% 77% 77% 75% 79%
Yokohama Advan Sport V107 (14) 89% 79% 84% 89% 55% 71%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (216) 86% 82% 79% 76% 51% 73%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (109) 85% 78% 77% 75% 55% 72%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (71) 86% 67% 76% 72% 66% 68%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Michelin Pilot Sport EV (9) 77% 50% 72% 76% 57% 72%

255/40 21 Tire Review Highlights

Yokohama Advan Sport V107 rated 74% while driving a Mercedes Benz GLC43
Driving on a combination of roads for 7500 average miles
Great tires for ride comfort and handling, but you pay for by reduced wear unfortunately. Be prepared to buy them annually if your an average driver.
tire reviewed on 2023-09-12 18:26:42
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV rated 90% while driving a Volvo V90 Cross CountryT5
Driving on mostly motorways for 22500 spirited miles
I have full confidence in its braking ablility, Im a late braker and it saved me from more than a few bumper collision. Aquaplaning is good. Wet handling - unsure, as I have not driven fast in the wet. Good grip all around, rotated twice and am on 36000km with still decent tread left. Tire’s sidewall had a chunk of rubber gorged out due to a kerb exposing the innards. Is it too soft?? Overall very good.
tire reviewed on 2023-08-15 04:05:00
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx rated 39% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 easy going miles
Extremely dissatisfied with the quality of this product. Only had the tires 3years. Having to change as tread has worn away, only driven 6500 miles in the last 2 years as the car was parked whilst working from home during covid. Do not recommend this product for Audi Q5 drivers.
tire reviewed on 2023-04-11 11:00:12
Michelin Pilot Sport EV rated 86% while driving a Tesla Model Y Perf
Driving on mostly country roads for 10500 spirited miles
I have a staggered setup with 255/40R21 in the front and 275/40R21 on the rears I love these tires. They are quite grippy and I find them good not excellent but good in the wet. Yes there are better rain tires but the are not as good in the dry. It's always a compromise. In the winter I'm driving on CrossClimate 2 SUV in 275/40R20 all around and they are better in the rain but much worse in the dry...all about the season and the compromises.
tire reviewed on 2023-01-18 10:15:52
Pirelli P Zero All Season rated 100% while driving a Volvo XC60
Driving on a combination of roads for 35000 average miles
Currently on 35,000 miles rears 6mm front 4mm would I buy again yes but then these are the only All season tires in this size
tire reviewed on 2021-08-14 10:01:50
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV rated 79% while driving a Audi SQ5
Driving on mostly motorways for 1500 easy going miles
Can be noisy on expressway surfaces although Very comfortable. Steering can change from understeer to oversteer due to soft sidewalls P zero's steer better and are quieter although much higher treadwear
tire reviewed on 2021-03-29 20:58:42
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P rated 73% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 easy going miles
If you can afford to replace them every year ,well yes, it is an excellent tire. Ok the Volvo is heavy and strong but you just expect more from premium tires that cost an arm and a leg, especially when not pushing them to the limit and adopting a easy going drive style.
tire reviewed on 2020-11-18 00:48:27
Kumho Crugen HP91 rated 81% while driving a Audi SQ5
Driving on mostly town for 6000 average miles
Bought a full set of Kumho Crugen HP91's about 12 months ago as replacements for the factory fitted Pirelli P-Zero's on my 2015 Audi SQ5. The Pirelli's were a good performer, but are stupidly expensive to replace and due to the relatively low treadwear rating they wear out very quickly (around 12,000miles / 20,000km's) and wore on the edges predominantly. Knowing I wanted to move away from the expensive Pirelli's, I found the Kumho's which rated well on multiple websites I looked at (including Tiresales.uk) for overall quality, grip and quietness, were much more reasonably priced, had a higher treadwear rating of 420 (vs 300 on the Pirelli's) so they should last longer when driven in the same manner, and had a more square shape which should help the tire wear evenly (instead of on the edges like the rounded off Pirelli's). Overall very happy with the Kumho's, they have been on the car now for around 12 months and about 6-7k miles (10,000kms). The tires are quiet to drive on, grip well in both wet and dry conditions, are wearing evenly and slowly, and look better on the rim compared to the Pirelli's. Steering feel/feedback was also noticeably better with the Kumho's, but hard to compare that aspect on brand new tires to the worn out Pirelli's they replaced.
tire reviewed on 2020-05-18 19:25:58
Continental Sport Contact 5 rated 60% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto
Driving on mostly town for 9000 easy going miles
Excellent tire, but spending 1,300€ for 12-15k kilometers is a waste. Very disappointing wear capabilities.
tire reviewed on 2019-12-21 23:51:42
Pirelli P Zero SUV rated 77% while driving a Volvo XC60
Driving on mostly motorways for 34000 miles
Fitted to my XC60 currently at 34,000 miles and still 4mm left wheels were swapped diagonally at 18,000 miles. Would like All season tires but very limeted choice in this size.
tire reviewed on 2019-11-06 07:14:04
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 rated 90% while driving a Audi SQ5
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 miles
Replaced my Pirelli PZero's after 17,000 miles and was inspired by the Dunlop series after having them on my previous Audi S4 Avant. Immediate reduction in road noise, grips in both wet and dry conditions and have complete confidence when cornering at speed. Better fuel return albeit marginally just adds to the all round thumbs up. Whilst they are a much softer compound than the PZero,s even at this stage with limited mileage, I would find it hard to consider another tire.
tire reviewed on 2019-05-28 04:32:22
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT rated 90% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on a combination of roads for 29000 average miles
These were fitted from new and have 29k on them. I have a new set ordered and am about to put them on again. I was particularly impressed with how well they handled but also how comfortable the vehicle was considering it’s weight on these tires. Tire feedback was excellent but the main factor for buying them again was the performance they gave over such a long life of 29k
tire reviewed on 2018-10-04 09:46:59
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