| | | |
[TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test
[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
| | | |
| Dry Braking | 1st | | 100% |
| Dry Handling | 1st | | 100% |
| Wet Braking | 1st | | 100% |
| Wet Handling | 1st | | 100% |
| Straight Aqua | 8th | -3.46 Km/H | 96.16% |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 8th | -0.46 m/sec2 | 84.08% |
| Subj. Comfort | 6th | -1 Points | |
| Noise | 4th | +2.2 dB | 97.01% |
| Rolling Resistance | 7th | +0.58 kg / t | 93.94% |
[h=2]Results[/h]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]1st:
Continental SportContact 7
[/h][/TD]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD]
The best in wet braking and handling by a considerable margin, fastest in the dry with shortest dry braking.
Poor aquaplaning resistance, increased rolling resistance.
The just released Continental SportContact 7 sets a new benchmark in the wet, finishing both tests with an impressive gap to the next best tyre. Fortunately this steller wet performance doesn't come at the expense of dry performance, as the new SC7 is also the fastest in the dry, with the shortest dry braking. The drawbacks, the tyre isn't the strongest in aquaplaning, and is 6% off the best in the rolling resistance test. With such an advantage in the wet the new Continental Sport Contact 7 is a deserving test winner, and with it, a new standard for the UUHP segment.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]2nd:
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]+0.56 M[/TD]
[TD]
98.34%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]+0.34 s[/TD]
[TD]
99.35%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]+2.78 M[/TD]
[TD]
94.75%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]+7.87 s[/TD]
[TD]
91.36%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]-1.97 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
97.81%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]-0.3 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
89.62%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]-0.5 Points[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]+1.7 dB[/TD]
[TD]
97.67%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]+0.05 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
99.39%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Excellent grip in the dry and wet, good aquaplaning resistance, low levels of noise, low rolling resistance.
Lack of steering feel and speed during handling tests.
The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S continues to be a tyre that does everything well, excelling in every test and having a range of abilities no tyre can rival. The negative of the PS4S is the same as always, it has slightly slower steering and worse feedback than the best on test, but this does bring levels of refinement the sportier tyres can't match.
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[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]3rd:
Bridgestone Potenza Sport[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]+2.23 M[/TD]
[TD]
93.7%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]+0.21 s[/TD]
[TD]
99.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]+3.28 M[/TD]
[TD]
93.86%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]+5.33 s[/TD]
[TD]
93.98%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
7th[/TD]
[TD]-3.2 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
96.45%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]-0.38 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
86.85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]-2 Points[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]+3.1 dB[/TD]
[TD]
95.83%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]+1.31 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
87.32%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Excellent in the dry with quick handling and sharp steering, very good in the wet.
Low aquaplaning resistance, high levels of noise, lowest comfort on test, highest rolling resistance on test.
The Bridgestone Potenza Sport continues to be an exciting tyre to drive, with sporty handling and excellent dynamic properties in the dry and wet. This does compromise the aquaplaning ability, comfort levels and rolling resistance of the tyre, and as the only tyre with the starting tread depth below 7mm, this is a tyre for the enthusiast that prioritises driving enjoyment.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]4th:
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]+1.89 M[/TD]
[TD]
94.61%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]+0.02 s[/TD]
[TD]
99.96%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
7th[/TD]
[TD]+6.52 M[/TD]
[TD]
88.49%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]+10.75 s[/TD]
[TD]
88.56%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]-4.84 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
94.63%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]-0.39 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
86.51%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]-1.5 Points[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]+3.6 dB[/TD]
[TD]
95.19%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]+0.54 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
94.38%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Excellent in the dry with the best dry handling and short dry braking distances.
Low grip in the wet with long wet braking distances, low aquaplaning resistance, noisiest tyre on test, low levels of comfort.
The Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport once again proves itself to be one of the best road bias tyres if you're interested in taking your car on track. Unfortunately, that does come at the expense of some road manners, such as wet performance and comfort levels but this is still the tyre to pick if you're planning track work.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]5th:
Nankang Sportnex AS2+[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]+4.31 M[/TD]
[TD]
88.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]+2.24 s[/TD]
[TD]
95.88%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]+5.77 M[/TD]
[TD]
89.68%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]+8.45 s[/TD]
[TD]
90.78%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]-0.64 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
99.29%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]-0.12 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
95.85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
1st[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
1st[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
100%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
3rd[/TD]
[TD]+0.18 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
98.04%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Good grip in the wet, high aquaplaning resistance, quietest tyre on test, excellent levels of comfort, low rolling resistance, low purchase price.
Poor grip in the dry with oversteer balance.
The Nankang Sportnex AS-2+ punched above its price category, beating the more established brands of Kumho and Toyo. The tyre might not have been the most dynamic in the dry, but it performed well in all the wet testing and had good levels of comfort, low noise, and low rolling resistance. The AS2+ does seem more comfort than performance bias, but it's still an impressive set of results for the price point.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]6th:
Kumho Ecsta PS71[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]+3.41 M[/TD]
[TD]
90.68%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
7th[/TD]
[TD]+1.78 s[/TD]
[TD]
96.7%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]+6.05 M[/TD]
[TD]
89.23%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
7th[/TD]
[TD]+10.62 s[/TD]
[TD]
88.69%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
1st[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
100%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
1st[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
100%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]-1.2 Points[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]+3.5 dB[/TD]
[TD]
95.32%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]+0.3 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
96.77%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Highest aquaplaning resistance on test, low rolling resistance.
Poor grip in the dry and wet.
The Kumho Ecsta PS71 seems to have put all its eggs in the deep water basket, where it excelled, however a tyre needs to perform well in more than a single category, and unfortunately the PS71 struggled in the dry and wet, in both braking and handling.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]7th:
Toyo Proxes Sport A[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
7th[/TD]
[TD]+3.66 M[/TD]
[TD]
90.06%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]+1.08 s[/TD]
[TD]
97.97%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]+10.87 M[/TD]
[TD]
82.18%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]+8.51 s[/TD]
[TD]
90.72%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]-2.41 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
97.32%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]-0.46 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
84.08%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
1st[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]+2.3 dB[/TD]
[TD]
96.88%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]+0.67 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
93.06%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Predictable wet handling, good straight aquaplaning performance, good leves of comfort.
Long braking distances in the dry and wet, high rolling resistance.
The Toyo Proxes Sport A peaked in comfort testing and wet handling, where the tyre was predictable, but the levels of grip in the dry and wet were average at best, and the tyre had long braking distances in both tests.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]8th:
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]+3.68 M[/TD]
[TD]
90.01%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]+1.35 s[/TD]
[TD]
97.48%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]+6.18 M[/TD]
[TD]
89.03%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]+10.33 s[/TD]
[TD]
88.96%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]-2.97 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
96.7%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
7th[/TD]
[TD]-0.4 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
86.16%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
1st[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]+2.4 dB[/TD]
[TD]
96.74%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]+0.62 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
93.55%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Good levels of comfort.
Poor grip in the wet and dry, average aquaplaning resistance, high rolling resistance.
The Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ was a comfortable performance tyre, but the comfort came at the cost of handling, with the Vorti+ feeling woolly with low levels of grip in the dry and wet.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]9th:
Goodride SA37[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]+4.35 M[/TD]
[TD]
88.41%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]+2.79 s[/TD]
[TD]
94.92%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
8th[/TD]
[TD]+10.84 M[/TD]
[TD]
82.22%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]+13.71 s[/TD]
[TD]
85.86%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]-1.99 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
97.79%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]-0.32 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
88.93%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
4th[/TD]
[TD]-0.5 Points[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]+2.4 dB[/TD]
[TD]
96.74%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
1st[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
100%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Good straight aquaplaning resistance, low rolling resistance, low purchase price.
Very poor grip in the dry and wet with unbalanced handling.
The mixed budget combination of Goodride and Star Performer created an unbalanced vehicle with unpredictable handling characteristics. Not Recommended.
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[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]10th:
Federal Evoluzion ST 1[/h][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 150px"]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="class: data-breadcrumb"]
[TR]
[TH]Test[/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]
[TH]Difference[/TH]
[TH]%[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Braking[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]+3.19 M[/TD]
[TD]
91.23%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dry Handling[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]+2.41 s[/TD]
[TD]
95.58%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Braking[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]+13.93 M[/TD]
[TD]
78.25%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wet Handling[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]+17.86 s[/TD]
[TD]
82.33%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Straight Aqua[/TD]
[TD]
9th[/TD]
[TD]-4.81 Km/H[/TD]
[TD]
94.66%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curved Aquaplaning[/TD]
[TD]
10th[/TD]
[TD]-0.51 m/sec2[/TD]
[TD]
82.35%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Subj. Comfort[/TD]
[TD]
6th[/TD]
[TD]-1 Points[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Noise[/TD]
[TD]
2nd[/TD]
[TD]+0.5 dB[/TD]
[TD]
99.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rolling Resistance[/TD]
[TD]
5th[/TD]
[TD]+0.42 kg / t[/TD]
[TD]
95.59%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Low external noise, low purchase price.
Extremely low grip in the wet with long wet braking distances and difficult to control handling, low aquaplaning resistance, low grip in the dry with poor handling.
The Federal Evolution ST-1 has poor grip in every condition, and dangerously long wet braking distances. Not recommended.
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[/TR]
[/TABLE]