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2019 Sport Auto 20 Inch UHP Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
5 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Dry
  3. Wet
  4. Environment
  5. Results
  6. Continental Sport Contact 6
  7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
  9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
  10. Bridgestone Potenza S001
  11. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
  12. Falken Azenis FK510
  13. Toyo Proxes Sport

Test Publication:
245/30 R20 8 tyres 4 categories
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Test Publication:
Sport Auto
https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/sport-auto-1/
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Test Size: 245/30 R20
Tyres Tested: 8 tyres
Test Categories:
4 categories (10 tests)
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For 2019, Sport Auto Magazine has tested eight ultra high performance summer tyres in 245/30 R20 using a Civic Type R.

Sadly the new Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport wasn't included in the test, and instead the twice replaced Asymmetric 2 was left representing Goodyear. This meant the Continental SportContact 6 and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S could fight it out for the top spot overall.

The data below is interesting, as it shows in this size at least the Continental SportContact 6 is the better handling, and faster tyre in the dry, and has a significant advantage in the wet when compared to the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. This once again proves that the gaps between the very best tyres on the market are extremely close, and the winner can be affected by choices such as size, vehicle used, and even driving style!

Dry

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S was the best tyre during the dry braking testing, with a 0.4 meter advantage over the second placed Continental SportContact 6.

Dry Braking

Spread: 3.00 M (8.7%)|Avg: 36.01 M
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    34.60 M
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    35.00 M
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    35.50 M
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    35.90 M
  5. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    36.00 M
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    36.30 M
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    37.20 M
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    37.60 M

During dry handling, the Continental proved to be both the fastest tyre, and have the best steering feel and handling. The usual dry-dominant Michelin could only manage the sixth fastest lap.

Dry Handling

Spread: 3.20 Km/H (2.8%)|Avg: 114.40 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    115.80 Km/H
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    115.00 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    115.00 Km/H
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    114.80 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    114.30 Km/H
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    114.00 Km/H
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    113.70 Km/H
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    112.60 Km/H

Subj. Dry Handling

Spread: 4.00 Points (40%)|Avg: 8.00 Points
Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    10.00 Points
  2. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    9.00 Points
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    9.00 Points
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    8.00 Points
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    8.00 Points
  6. Falken Azenis FK510
    7.00 Points
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    7.00 Points
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    6.00 Points

Wet

During wet braking, the Continental had a significant advantage, which is extremely unusual for this type of testing.

Wet Braking

Spread: 5.70 M (18.8%)|Avg: 33.49 M
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    30.40 M
  2. Falken Azenis FK510
    32.30 M
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    33.00 M
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    33.60 M
  5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    33.80 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    34.20 M
  7. Toyo Proxes Sport
    34.50 M
  8. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    36.10 M

The wet braking advantage the Continental had didn't carry over to wet handling, this time with the aging Goodyear being the fastest tyre on test.

Wet Handling

Spread: 5.80 Km/H (6.4%)|Avg: 87.90 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    90.90 Km/H
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    89.20 Km/H
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    88.50 Km/H
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport
    87.80 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    87.70 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    87.00 Km/H
  7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    87.00 Km/H
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    85.10 Km/H

The Continental remained the best handling tyre on test subjectively.

Subj. Wet Handling

Spread: 3.00 Points (33.3%)|Avg: 7.00 Points
Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    9.00 Points
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    8.00 Points
  3. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    7.00 Points
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    7.00 Points
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport
    7.00 Points
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    6.00 Points
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    6.00 Points
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    6.00 Points

The Toyo, the worst tyre in the dry, proved to have the best aquaplaning resistance.

Straight Aqua

Spread: 7.30 Km/H (9%)|Avg: 76.10 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
  1. Toyo Proxes Sport
    80.80 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    76.80 Km/H
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    76.50 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    75.60 Km/H
  5. Continental Sport Contact 6
    75.40 Km/H
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    75.20 Km/H
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    75.00 Km/H
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    73.50 Km/H

Environment

The Continental also did an excellent job of blending outright grip and low rolling resistance, low noise and acceptable levels of comfort.

Rolling Resistance

Spread: 1.10 kg / t (12.2%)|Avg: 9.59 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    9.00 kg / t
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    9.10 kg / t
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    9.40 kg / t
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    9.50 kg / t
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    9.60 kg / t
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    10.00 kg / t
  7. Toyo Proxes Sport
    10.00 kg / t
  8. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    10.10 kg / t

Noise

Spread: 3.00 dB (4.1%)|Avg: 73.95 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
  1. Toyo Proxes Sport
    72.60 dB
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    73.20 dB
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    73.40 dB
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    73.80 dB
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    74.30 dB
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    74.30 dB
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    74.40 dB
  8. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    75.60 dB

Subj. Comfort

Spread: 4.00 Points (40%)|Avg: 7.88 Points
Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
    10.00 Points
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    9.00 Points
  3. Toyo Proxes Sport
    9.00 Points
  4. Continental Sport Contact 6
    8.00 Points
  5. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    7.00 Points
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
    7.00 Points
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    7.00 Points
  8. Falken Azenis FK510
    6.00 Points

Results

1st

Continental Sport Contact 6

245/30 R20
Continental Sport Contact 6
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 35 M 34.6 M +0.4 M 98.86%
Dry Handling 1st 115.8 Km/H 100%
Subj. Dry Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 30.4 M 100%
Wet Handling 2nd 89.2 Km/H 90.9 Km/H -1.7 Km/H 98.13%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 9 Points 100%
Straight Aqua 5th 75.4 Km/H 80.8 Km/H -5.4 Km/H 93.32%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 4th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Noise 2nd 73.2 dB 72.6 dB +0.6 dB 99.18%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 2nd 9.1 kg / t 9 kg / t +0.1 kg / t 98.9%
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2nd

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

245/30 R20
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 34.6 M 100%
Dry Handling 6th 114 Km/H 115.8 Km/H -1.8 Km/H 98.45%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 3rd 33 M 30.4 M +2.6 M 92.12%
Wet Handling 6th 87 Km/H 90.9 Km/H -3.9 Km/H 95.71%
Subj. Wet Handling 3rd 7 Points 9 Points -2 Points 77.78%
Straight Aqua 6th 75.2 Km/H 80.8 Km/H -5.6 Km/H 93.07%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 5th 74.3 dB 72.6 dB +1.7 dB 97.71%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 5th 9.6 kg / t 9 kg / t +0.6 kg / t 93.75%
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3rd

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

245/30 R20
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 6th 36.3 M 34.6 M +1.7 M 95.32%
Dry Handling 2nd 115 Km/H 115.8 Km/H -0.8 Km/H 99.31%
Subj. Dry Handling 4th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 33.8 M 30.4 M +3.4 M 89.94%
Wet Handling 1st 90.9 Km/H 100%
Subj. Wet Handling 2nd 8 Points 9 Points -1 Points 88.89%
Straight Aqua 4th 75.6 Km/H 80.8 Km/H -5.2 Km/H 93.56%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 1st 10 Points 100%
Noise 7th 74.4 dB 72.6 dB +1.8 dB 97.58%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 4th 9.5 kg / t 9 kg / t +0.5 kg / t 94.74%
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Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

245/30 R20
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 35.9 M 34.6 M +1.3 M 96.38%
Dry Handling 7th 113.7 Km/H 115.8 Km/H -2.1 Km/H 98.19%
Subj. Dry Handling 6th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 33.6 M 30.4 M +3.2 M 90.48%
Wet Handling 8th 85.1 Km/H 90.9 Km/H -5.8 Km/H 93.62%
Subj. Wet Handling 6th 6 Points 9 Points -3 Points 66.67%
Straight Aqua 8th 73.5 Km/H 80.8 Km/H -7.3 Km/H 90.97%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 5th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Noise 4th 73.8 dB 72.6 dB +1.2 dB 98.37%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 1st 9 kg / t 100%
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5th

Bridgestone Potenza S001

245/30 R20
Bridgestone Potenza S001
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 5th 36 M 34.6 M +1.4 M 96.11%
Dry Handling 5th 114.3 Km/H 115.8 Km/H -1.5 Km/H 98.7%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 8th 36.1 M 30.4 M +5.7 M 84.21%
Wet Handling 5th 87.7 Km/H 90.9 Km/H -3.2 Km/H 96.48%
Subj. Wet Handling 3rd 7 Points 9 Points -2 Points 77.78%
Straight Aqua 2nd 76.8 Km/H 80.8 Km/H -4 Km/H 95.05%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 5th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Noise 8th 75.6 dB 72.6 dB +3 dB 96.03%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 8th 10.1 kg / t 9 kg / t +1.1 kg / t 89.11%
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Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

245/30 R20
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 3rd 35.5 M 34.6 M +0.9 M 97.46%
Dry Handling 2nd 115 Km/H 115.8 Km/H -0.8 Km/H 99.31%
Subj. Dry Handling 4th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 6th 34.2 M 30.4 M +3.8 M 88.89%
Wet Handling 6th 87 Km/H 90.9 Km/H -3.9 Km/H 95.71%
Subj. Wet Handling 6th 6 Points 9 Points -3 Points 66.67%
Straight Aqua 7th 75 Km/H 80.8 Km/H -5.8 Km/H 92.82%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 5th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Noise 3rd 73.4 dB 72.6 dB +0.8 dB 98.91%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 6th 10 kg / t 9 kg / t +1 kg / t 90%
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7th

Falken Azenis FK510

245/30 R20
Falken Azenis FK510
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 7th 37.2 M 34.6 M +2.6 M 93.01%
Dry Handling 4th 114.8 Km/H 115.8 Km/H -1 Km/H 99.14%
Subj. Dry Handling 6th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 32.3 M 30.4 M +1.9 M 94.12%
Wet Handling 3rd 88.5 Km/H 90.9 Km/H -2.4 Km/H 97.36%
Subj. Wet Handling 6th 6 Points 9 Points -3 Points 66.67%
Straight Aqua 3rd 76.5 Km/H 80.8 Km/H -4.3 Km/H 94.68%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 8th 6 Points 10 Points -4 Points 60%
Noise 5th 74.3 dB 72.6 dB +1.7 dB 97.71%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 3rd 9.4 kg / t 9 kg / t +0.4 kg / t 95.74%
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8th

Toyo Proxes Sport

245/30 R20
Toyo Proxes Sport
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 37.6 M 34.6 M +3 M 92.02%
Dry Handling 8th 112.6 Km/H 115.8 Km/H -3.2 Km/H 97.24%
Subj. Dry Handling 8th 6 Points 10 Points -4 Points 60%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 7th 34.5 M 30.4 M +4.1 M 88.12%
Wet Handling 4th 87.8 Km/H 90.9 Km/H -3.1 Km/H 96.59%
Subj. Wet Handling 3rd 7 Points 9 Points -2 Points 77.78%
Straight Aqua 1st 80.8 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 1st 72.6 dB 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 6th 10 kg / t 9 kg / t +1 kg / t 90%
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