| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
| Dry Braking |
Pirelli P Zero |
| Rolling Resistance |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 |
| Noise |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 |
| Snow Handling |
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R |
As always, EVO have dedicated 40% of the overall scoring to the subjective feel and handling of the tyre, rather than relying on data alone to judge. This means the results don't just reflect the tyres overall grip, but also how they make the driver feel, an often overlooked but important quality for performance tyres.
The objective tests cover wet and dry handling and braking, a wet steering pad, rolling resistance testing, straight and curved aquaplaning tests, and a road route where comfort and noise are assessed.
The Top Three
Following on from a win in the AutoBild tyre test, Continental wins again with the new Sport Contact 6. The new Continental tops both the wet and dry braking tests, places strongly in wet and dry handling tests both timed and subjectively, and even manages a good result on the road route giving it an excellent all round performance.
Like the Continental, the joint second place Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 and Yokohama Advan Sport V105 earn their positions due to strong all round performances. The Goodyear scored particularly well in the wet handling, braking and aquaplaning tests and wins the road route and rolling resistance tests, while the Yokohama manages to score extremely well in both the dry and wet testing, but was a little let down by its road manners.
The Rest
Vredestein takes fourth place with the focused Ultrac Vorti R, which scores extremely well in the dry but is let down by poor aquaplaning results, whereas the fifth placed Dunlop earns its position by not excelling in any of the key tests, but by having no glaring failures either.
The Michelin Pilot Super Sport dominates in the dry both objectively and subjectively, but can only manage sixth position overall due to a weak showing in the wet, and a poor performance on the road route. This performance focused tyre clearly shows the trade in high performance driving pleasure for wet grip and comfort as the Michelin struggled with the standing water levels at the circuit.
Pirelli take seventh place overall with the older version of the P Zero. Second slowest in the dry, and scoring poorly subjective, a quick wet handling lap wasn't enough to make up for the poor braking results.
The last two places are taken by Hankook and Falken. The Hankook Ventus S1 Evo2 K117 struggled in both wet handling and braking, and only managed to beat Falken to eighth place overall due to a reasonable dry performance. The new Falken Azenis FK510 take last place, slowest in the dry, almost slowest in the wet, and second to last on the road route.
The Results
Please note, the dry and wet scoring below only reflect the handling scores, not the braking or aquaplaning. For full results please see EVO Magazine October 2016 issue.
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