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The speed index indicates the maximum speed intended for the tyre. Up to this value, the manufacturer guarantees optimum operation with the appropriate tyre pressure. The maximum speed allowed for this vehicle is given in the vehicle owner's manual; this information can be used to select the appropriate speed index for the tyre. The speed index is the last mark on the sidewall of the tyre.
 
Load Index
Permissible maximum axle load per tyre in kg. To be found in the registration certificate or vehicle registration document or read directly from the tyre (two-digit number). It is permitted to fit a tyre with a higher load index.
 
Driving safety despite puncture
Runflat tyres are puncture-resistant tyres with reinforced sidewalls. This creates the so-called run-flat property. In the event of damage, this allows the vehicle to continue driving up to a distance of approx. 100 km (and even beyond depending on the product) at a maximum speed of 80 km/h, even if the pressure has been completely lost. Run-flat tyres even prevent the tyre rubber from jumping off the rim in the event of a loss of air pressure. A flat tyre is therefore still a flat tyre, but it loses some of its drama. Note: All run-flat tyres are marked with the symbol "RSC" (Runflat System Component) and may only be fitted in vehicles with a functioning air pressure control system!
 
Tyres with increased load capacity
Reinforced tyres are designed for higher loads than normal tyres. They can be identified by the designation 'RF' (reinforced) or also 'XL' or 'Extra Load'. They are used on vans, minibuses, off-road vehicles, etc. However, their mounting alone does not automatically result in higher load capacity but also requires a correspondingly higher air pressure. Furthermore, the load capacity index specified in the vehicle documents continues to apply.
 
Tyres with extra high load capacity
The "C" in the term C tyres stands for "commercial". These tyres are specially designed for commercial vehicles. These can be, for example, lighter trucks, delivery vans, flatbed trucks or panel vans. In other words: vehicles that have to move higher loads at a comparatively lower speed. The multi-ply reinforced C tyres are therefore even more load-bearing than reinforced tyres.
 
Mobility-optimised tyres
A tyre with a sealing layer on the opposite side of the tyre tread. In the event of a puncture (e.g. by a nail), this layer blocks any loss of air, even if the foreign body causing the puncture is still in the tyre. It is not necessary to stop or change the tyres immediately at the roadside.
 
Mobility-optimised tyres
A tyre with a sealing layer on the opposite side of the tyre tread. In the event of a puncture (e.g. by a nail), this layer blocks any loss of air, even if the foreign body causing the puncture is still in the tyre. It is not necessary to stop or change the tyres immediately at the roadside.
 
Tyres optimised for electric vehicles.
Tyre developed for electric vehicles. These tyres can also be used without hesitation on vehicles with other drive systems.
 
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Original equipment quality: optimum adjustment to the vehicle
Tyres with a special OEM marking on the sidewall, e.g. "MO" for Mercedes-Benz, were developed in cooperation with a specific car manufacturer and the tyre industry. These tyres have been homologated by the vehicle manufacturer and are a perfect match for a specific model. They have been specially designed to highlight or further improve the performance characteristics of the car in question, thus representing the culmination of a state-of-the-art fine-tuning process that perfectly complements the latest technological developments in the automotive industry. Tyres with manufacturer's markings can of course also be used on other vehicles.
 

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Petlas Velox Sport PT741
Petlas
Petlas
Velox Sport PT741
255/45 R18 103W XL

Tyre type

 Summer tyres
limited stock
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 72 dB
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Kilometers driven 859097
07.12.2025 from Padraic Tierney
so after 14 months/25166 km of driving these tyres are down to 3 or 4mm on the front and 5.5 mm on the back. I've never had any need to brake hard in the wet but i have corned sharply at 90 km/hr using these tyres and they do hold the road well. I know i should rotate these but its hard to get time for everything. They are very good value but maybe a bit noisy on the road. I bought 4 together and at €120 each when you compare to michelin pilot sport is really great value for money. They are wearing fairly evenly too so overall the verdict is i would highly recommend these.
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Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21
Yokohama
Yokohama
BluEarth-4S AW21
255/45 R18 103Y XL BluEarth

Tyre type

 All-season tyres
limited stock
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance D Wet grip B Noise emissions 73 dB
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Kilometers driven 2100048
15.04.2024 from Phil Gillender
Had little snow this year but felt very stable good in wet.No problem s so far
19.02.2021 from Rick von Horvath
Such an amazing tyre from Yokohama. Equally as good, if not better, than both Uniroyal and Yokohama winter tyres that I have used in the past. So much quieter too than winter tyres. Top rated traction on both snow and ice. I have passed taxi drivers and over enthusiastic prestige German car drivers trying to go up steep snow covered hills as the Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 just kept on going with confidence and tenacious grip. I would swear blind that my humble Skoda Octavia Combi was a 4 x 4 rather than FWD! I understand that this tyre is TUV Sud approved and I can totally as to understand why. Such good valve tyres so go and purchase some, you will not regret it!
23.01.2021 from Viorel
Surprisingly good grip on wet road and stability. Compares very well with my previous premium brand, season dedicated. Price considered, very happy, would buy again.
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Hankook Ventus Prime 2 K115
Hankook
Hankook
Ventus Prime 2 K115
255/45 R18 103H XL 4PR SBL

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 Summer tyres
limited stock
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance B Wet grip B Noise emissions 71 dB
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Kilometers driven 25550372
24.08.2015 from Peter Levis
Good overall tyre for a large saloon car with mixed town and motorway outings.
23.08.2015 from Alan
Good all round tyre
23.02.2015 from Roy Barker
A totally different car to drive. More comfortable & quieter. Can drive more confidently now.
31.01.2015 from L B
Just about to buy a set of these tyres for the rear, really recommend these
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Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
Vredestein
Vredestein
Quatrac Pro+
255/45 R18 103Y XL, EVc

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Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 72 dB
just  153.20 £
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Yokohama Advan Sport (V103S)
Yokohama
Yokohama
Advan Sport (V103S)
255/45 R18 99Y AO

Tyre type

 Summer tyres
limited stock
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance D Wet grip B Noise emissions 71 dB
just  153.48 £
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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
Bridgestone
Bridgestone
Blizzak Ice
255/45 R18 99S Nordic Compound

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 Winter tyres
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EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance E Wet grip E Noise emissions 73 dB
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Kilometers driven 53501
10.11.2021 from Per Brukaas
Very good Nordic winter tyre, the best on ice there is.
22.04.2021 from Jon
Best winter tyres I've had. Great grip in the snow and really good on cold roads and in the rain. Have performed well now that it's started warming up. Size (not listed on the Dropbox) 245/40/18
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Pace ALVENTI
Pace
Pace
ALVENTI
255/45 R18 103W

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just  156.11 £
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Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 3
Uniroyal
Uniroyal
AllSeasonExpert 3
255/45 R18 103Y XL, EVc

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EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 73 dB
just  156.38 £
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Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
Maxxis
Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6
255/45 R18 103V XL

Tyre type

 Winter tyres
limited stock
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance D Wet grip C Noise emissions 69 dB
just  157.20 £
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BF Goodrich Advantage 2
BF Goodrich
BF Goodrich
Advantage 2
255/45 R18 103Y XL, EV Suitable

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 Summer tyres
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance B Wet grip A Noise emissions 73 dB
just  158.10 £
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Nokian Snowproof 1
Nokian
Nokian
Snowproof 1
255/45 R18 103V XL

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 Winter tyres
available
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 71 dB
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Kilometers driven 463923
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Roadstone Eurovis Sport 4
Roadstone
Roadstone
Eurovis Sport 4
255/45 R18 103W XL

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Roll resistance B Wet grip A Noise emissions 69 dB
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Kilometers driven 25000
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Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
Bridgestone
Bridgestone
Potenza Sport Evo
255/45 R18 103Y XL, Enliten / EV

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 Summer tyres
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Roll resistance C Wet grip A Noise emissions 72 dB
just  161.31 £
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Matador Hectorra 5
Matador
Matador
Hectorra 5
255/45 R18 103Y XL, EVc

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 Summer tyres
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 73 dB
just  162.83 £
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Toyo Proxes Sport 2
Toyo
Toyo
Proxes Sport 2
255/45 R18 103Y XL

Tyre type

 Summer tyres
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip A Noise emissions 71 dB
just  163.43 £
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Hankook Kinergy 4S² H750
Hankook
Hankook
Kinergy 4S² H750
255/45 R18 103Y XL 4PR SBL

Tyre type

 All-season tyres
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Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 73 dB
just  163.69 £
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Sailun Ice Blazer Alpine Evo1
Sailun
Sailun
Ice Blazer Alpine Evo1
255/45 R18 103V XL

Tyre type

 Winter tyres
limited stock
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance D Wet grip B Noise emissions 72 dB
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Kilometers driven 212499
16.10.2024 from Jurijs
One of the best winter tyres I had from year 2007, when I started to drive my own car. Confident driving also with one side on ice, another on dry surface, on wet snow or just wet surface.
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Bridgestone Turanza All season 6
Bridgestone
Bridgestone
Turanza All season 6
255/45 R18 103Y XL, Enliten / EV

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 All-season tyres
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Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 71 dB
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Kilometers driven 465920
06.09.2025 from Zoran
I have front set of 2 tires 1 year and around 20000km old, and rear set 6 months and around 10000km. Tyres are excellent for my car on dry and wet. There's not much snow in this part of England, but was some WET snow last winter and tyres were good on start and in curves but on braking just slide (wet snow i suppose). I have been on the road trip this summer 5000km+, and tyres aren't worn at all. Good grip in curves on motorway at high speed (up to 180 km/h) on dry and wet.
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Toyo Proxes TR1
Toyo
Toyo
Proxes TR1
255/45 R18 99W

Tyre type

 Summer tyres
available
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance D Wet grip B Noise emissions 72 dB
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Grip in dry conditions
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Kilometers driven 1163340
09.11.2025 from Neil McTear
Far better grip than the Falkens that came with the car, although they still had lots of tread left, they were old and on removal it was found the sidewalls and beads were perished, and were the wrong size. Toyo are current the only manufacturer producing 205/45-15's and these had previously been unavailable for the previous decade, the improvement in both grip and roadholding is impressive, can't comment on wear yet due to limited mileage, fuel consumption difference - I haven't checked.
30.05.2022 from David Hardiman
Huge difference with the new Toyo Tires compared to the older ones I had on the car. These are the best tires I have ever used.
09.12.2019 from Sebastian Dysarski
Good tire soft side wall so corners are average. But overall good price was okay wouldn’t pay more
14.11.2019 from Joe
I drive an SW20 MR2 on (almost) original tyre sizes (Rear 225/50/15 and Front 205/50/15), so my choice is limited. For over a decade I've used the original Proxes as they were pretty good all-rounders and good value. The new version are very good in the dry - communicative and grippy, you can feel the back end start to let go and everything is progressive and fun. However, the tread pattern gives me zero confidence in the wet as the pattern is in a v direction on one side of the car and a ^ direction on the other. Not a mistake, the "Outside" markings insist this way round. This has to have a huge impact on clearing standing water as the tread is reversed on one side of the car, so I have zero confidence in the wet as each side of the car will behave differently. Bring back the old style that were ^ all round please!
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New
Cooper Winter
Cooper
Cooper
Winter
255/45 R18 103V XL, EVR

Tyre type

 Winter tyres
limited stock
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance B Wet grip B Noise emissions 71 dB
just  166.09 £
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Maxxis Arctictrekker SP-02
Maxxis
Maxxis
Arctictrekker SP-02
255/45 R18 99T Nordic Compound

Tyre type

 Winter tyres
limited stock
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip D Noise emissions 72 dB
just  167.29 £
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Semperit All Season-Grip 2
Semperit
Semperit
All Season-Grip 2
255/45 R18 103Y XL, EVc

Tyre type

 All-season tyres
available
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 73 dB
just  167.59 £
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Vredestein Wintrac Pro+
Vredestein
Vredestein
Wintrac Pro+
255/45 R18 103V XL, EVc

Tyre type

 Winter tyres
limited stock
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 72 dB
just  168.27 £
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Grenlander Icehawke I
Grenlander
Icehawke I
255/45 R18 99V

Tyre type

 Winter tyres
available
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip D Noise emissions 70 dB
just  169.04 £
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Nokian Seasonproof 2
Nokian
Nokian
Seasonproof 2
255/45 R18 103Y XL Aramid Sidewalls

Tyre type

 All-season tyres
available
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance B Wet grip A Noise emissions 70 dB
just  169.63 £
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Dunlop Winter
Dunlop
Dunlop
Winter
255/45 R18 103V XL, EVs BLK

Tyre type

 Winter tyres
available
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance B Wet grip B Noise emissions 71 dB
just  169.66 £
available
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Barum Bravuris 5HM
Barum
Barum
Bravuris 5HM
255/45 R18 103Y XL, EVc

Tyre type

 Summer tyres
limited stock
EU Tyre Label
EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip B Noise emissions 73 dB
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Kilometers driven 3615392
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GT Radial SportActive 2
GT Radial
GT Radial
SportActive 2
255/45 R18 103W XL, EV Ready

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 Summer tyres
limited stock
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EU Tyre Label
Roll resistance C Wet grip A Noise emissions 69 dB
just  170.02 £
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