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2020 Auto Bild UHP 19 inch Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 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. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
  9. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
  10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
  11. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
  12. Falken Azenis FK510
  13. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
  14. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
  15. Nankang Noble Sport NS20

Test Publication:
265/35 R19 10 tyres 4 categories
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Test Publication:
Auto Bild
https://www.autobild.de/ratgeber/reifen/
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Size: 265/35 R19
Tyres Tested: 10 tyres
Test Categories:
4 categories (8 tests)
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Ultra high performance tyre tests always make us happy, and Auto Bild do some of the best. For 2020, AutoBild have tested nine sports tyres in the staggered 245/35 R19 and 265/35 R19 sizes using a Mercedes Benz C63 AMG.

Like our UHP tyre test in 2019, Auto Bild have tested the very three best UHP tyres on the market, the Continental SportContact 6, Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport, and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, along with some of the other well know UHP tyres from Hankook, Vredestein, Falken and other brands.

The end results are very close, so instead of spoiling the surprise, read on below for all the geeky data! It's particularly important to read the testers notes at the bottom of the page, as these give a small insight into the subjective feel of the tyres along side the numbers, but if you'd like to learn more about how these tyres differ subjectively, go and watch our video of a very similar test!

One addition Auto Bild have made is the inclusion of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 semi slick track day tyre. Unsurprisingly this tyre dominated the dry testing, with a significant advantage over even the best UHP tyres, but couldn't match the best in the wet, especially during the aquaplaning testing where the lack of tread grooves really impacted the tyres performance.

Dry

Continental proved to be the best in the dry, offering the shortest braking distance and the fastest lap time. Michelin was close behind, and while the Falken Azenis FK510 placed third in the braking tests, it struggled more during handling.

Goodyear, Vredestein and Hankook were also all very close in the dry, but when looking at the testing notes it was the Goodyear that offered the best steering feel and feedback.

Dry Braking

Spread: 5.50 M (16.1%)|Avg: 36.27 M
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    34.20 M
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    34.80 M
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    34.90 M
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    36.00 M
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    36.10 M
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    36.20 M
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    36.20 M
  8. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    37.20 M
  9. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    37.40 M
  10. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    39.70 M

Dry Handling

Spread: 8.10 Km/H (6.5%)|Avg: 121.21 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    124.50 Km/H
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    123.00 Km/H
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    122.90 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    122.30 Km/H
  5. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    122.20 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    121.80 Km/H
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    120.40 Km/H
  8. Falken Azenis FK510
    119.60 Km/H
  9. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    119.00 Km/H
  10. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    116.40 Km/H

Wet

As we've seen before in the wet, a tyre which works well in braking doesn't always work as well in handling.

In this test, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S offered the best wet braking performance, but could only manage seventh fastest lap time, while the Goodyear was the fastest in the wet, but took 4.4 meters longer to stop the car than the Michelin!

The only tyre with a balanced performance between braking and handling was the Falken, which finished second in both tests meaning it was the best tyre overall.

Wet Braking

Spread: 16.20 M (28.9%)|Avg: 62.26 M
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    56.00 M
  2. Falken Azenis FK510
    56.30 M
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    60.30 M
  4. Continental Sport Contact 6
    60.40 M
  5. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    60.40 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    62.20 M
  7. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    62.80 M
  8. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    63.50 M
  9. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    68.50 M
  10. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    72.20 M

Wet Handling

Spread: 7.30 Km/H (8.8%)|Avg: 80.72 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    83.10 Km/H
  2. Falken Azenis FK510
    82.90 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    82.40 Km/H
  4. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    81.90 Km/H
  5. Continental Sport Contact 6
    81.80 Km/H
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    81.20 Km/H
  7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    81.00 Km/H
  8. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    79.60 Km/H
  9. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    77.50 Km/H
  10. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    75.80 Km/H

Nankang had a significant advantage during aquaplaning testing, however this doesn't make up for the long wet braking and poor wet handling in the other wet tests.

The rest of the tyres were extremely close.

Straight Aqua

Spread: 11.20 Km/H (11.9%)|Avg: 88.46 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
  1. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    94.00 Km/H
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    89.30 Km/H
  3. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    88.70 Km/H
  4. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    88.70 Km/H
  5. Continental Sport Contact 6
    88.50 Km/H
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    88.40 Km/H
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    88.30 Km/H
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    88.10 Km/H
  9. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    87.80 Km/H
  10. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    82.80 Km/H

Environment

Hankook had the lowest rolling resistance on test, with Yokohama having the highest fuel use.

Rolling Resistance

Spread: 1.51 kg / t (18.2%)|Avg: 9.20 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    8.31 kg / t
  2. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    8.81 kg / t
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    8.97 kg / t
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    8.98 kg / t
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    9.24 kg / t
  6. Continental Sport Contact 6
    9.39 kg / t
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    9.41 kg / t
  8. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    9.41 kg / t
  9. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    9.65 kg / t
  10. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    9.82 kg / t
19,000 km
£1.45/L
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Annual Difference
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Lifetime Savings
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Extra Fuel/Energy
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Extra CO2

Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

Only the Goodyear and Yokohama tyres were significantly louder than the others on test.

Noise

Spread: 2.10 dB (2.9%)|Avg: 73.67 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    72.90 dB
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    73.00 dB
  3. Continental Sport Contact 6
    73.00 dB
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    73.00 dB
  5. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    73.50 dB
  6. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    73.50 dB
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    73.90 dB
  8. Falken Azenis FK510
    74.00 dB
  9. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    74.90 dB
  10. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    75.00 dB

As usual, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S was the most expensive tyre on test. Sadly no wear testing was done, however in previous testing Michelin, Goodyear and Continental all seem to have similar, best in class tread life.

Price

Spread: 665.00 (158.3%)|Avg: 744.00
Price in local currency (Lower is better)
  1. Nankang Noble Sport NS20
    420.00
  2. Falken Azenis FK510
    565.00
  3. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
    595.00
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
    650.00
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    710.00
  6. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    740.00
  7. Continental Sport Contact 6
    855.00
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    890.00
  9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    930.00
  10. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
    1085.00

Results

1st

Continental Sport Contact 6

265/35 R19
Continental Sport Contact 6
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 34.8 M 34.2 M +0.6 M 98.28%
Dry Handling 2nd 123 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -1.5 Km/H 98.8%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 60.4 M 56 M +4.4 M 92.72%
Wet Handling 5th 81.8 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -1.3 Km/H 98.44%
Straight Aqua 5th 88.5 Km/H 94 Km/H -5.5 Km/H 94.15%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 2nd 73 dB 72.9 dB +0.1 dB 99.86%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 7th 855 420 +435 49.12%
Rolling Resistance 6th 9.39 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +1.08 kg / t 88.5%
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

265/35 R19
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 3rd 34.9 M 34.2 M +0.7 M 97.99%
Dry Handling 3rd 122.9 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -1.6 Km/H 98.71%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 56 M 100%
Wet Handling 7th 81 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -2.1 Km/H 97.47%
Straight Aqua 6th 88.4 Km/H 94 Km/H -5.6 Km/H 94.04%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 2nd 73 dB 72.9 dB +0.1 dB 99.86%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 9th 930 420 +510 45.16%
Rolling Resistance 3rd 8.97 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +0.66 kg / t 92.64%
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Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

265/35 R19
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 34.2 M 100%
Dry Handling 1st 124.5 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 9th 68.5 M 56 M +12.5 M 81.75%
Wet Handling 9th 77.5 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -5.6 Km/H 93.26%
Straight Aqua 10th 82.8 Km/H 94 Km/H -11.2 Km/H 88.09%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 2nd 73 dB 72.9 dB +0.1 dB 99.86%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 10th 1085 420 +665 38.71%
Rolling Resistance 7th 9.41 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +1.1 kg / t 88.31%
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3rd

Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport

265/35 R19
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 6th 36.2 M 34.2 M +2 M 94.48%
Dry Handling 4th 122.3 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -2.2 Km/H 98.23%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 60.4 M 56 M +4.4 M 92.72%
Wet Handling 1st 83.1 Km/H 100%
Straight Aqua 9th 87.8 Km/H 94 Km/H -6.2 Km/H 93.4%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 10th 75 dB 72.9 dB +2.1 dB 97.2%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 8th 890 420 +470 47.19%
Rolling Resistance 4th 8.98 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +0.67 kg / t 92.54%
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4th

Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

265/35 R19
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 6th 36.2 M 34.2 M +2 M 94.48%
Dry Handling 7th 120.4 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -4.1 Km/H 96.71%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 3rd 60.3 M 56 M +4.3 M 92.87%
Wet Handling 6th 81.2 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -1.9 Km/H 97.71%
Straight Aqua 2nd 89.3 Km/H 94 Km/H -4.7 Km/H 95%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 1st 72.9 dB 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 4th 650 420 +230 64.62%
Rolling Resistance 1st 8.31 kg / t 100%
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4th

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

265/35 R19
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 5th 36.1 M 34.2 M +1.9 M 94.74%
Dry Handling 6th 121.8 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -2.7 Km/H 97.83%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 6th 62.2 M 56 M +6.2 M 90.03%
Wet Handling 3rd 82.4 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -0.7 Km/H 99.16%
Straight Aqua 8th 88.1 Km/H 94 Km/H -5.9 Km/H 93.72%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 7th 73.9 dB 72.9 dB +1 dB 98.65%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 5th 710 420 +290 59.15%
Rolling Resistance 7th 9.41 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +1.1 kg / t 88.31%
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6th

Falken Azenis FK510

265/35 R19
Falken Azenis FK510
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 36 M 34.2 M +1.8 M 95%
Dry Handling 8th 119.6 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -4.9 Km/H 96.06%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 56.3 M 56 M +0.3 M 99.47%
Wet Handling 2nd 82.9 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -0.2 Km/H 99.76%
Straight Aqua 7th 88.3 Km/H 94 Km/H -5.7 Km/H 93.94%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 8th 74 dB 72.9 dB +1.1 dB 98.51%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 2nd 565 420 +145 74.34%
Rolling Resistance 5th 9.24 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +0.93 kg / t 89.94%
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7th

Yokohama Advan Sport V105

265/35 R19
Yokohama Advan Sport V105
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 37.2 M 34.2 M +3 M 91.94%
Dry Handling 5th 122.2 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -2.3 Km/H 98.15%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 8th 63.5 M 56 M +7.5 M 88.19%
Wet Handling 4th 81.9 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -1.2 Km/H 98.56%
Straight Aqua 3rd 88.7 Km/H 94 Km/H -5.3 Km/H 94.36%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 9th 74.9 dB 72.9 dB +2 dB 97.33%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 6th 740 420 +320 56.76%
Rolling Resistance 10th 9.82 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +1.51 kg / t 84.62%
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8th

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

265/35 R19
Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 9th 37.4 M 34.2 M +3.2 M 91.44%
Dry Handling 9th 119 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -5.5 Km/H 95.58%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 7th 62.8 M 56 M +6.8 M 89.17%
Wet Handling 8th 79.6 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -3.5 Km/H 95.79%
Straight Aqua 3rd 88.7 Km/H 94 Km/H -5.3 Km/H 94.36%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 5th 73.5 dB 72.9 dB +0.6 dB 99.18%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 3rd 595 420 +175 70.59%
Rolling Resistance 2nd 8.81 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +0.5 kg / t 94.32%
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9th

Nankang Noble Sport NS20

265/35 R19
Nankang Noble Sport NS20
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 10th 39.7 M 34.2 M +5.5 M 86.15%
Dry Handling 10th 116.4 Km/H 124.5 Km/H -8.1 Km/H 93.49%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 10th 72.2 M 56 M +16.2 M 77.56%
Wet Handling 10th 75.8 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -7.3 Km/H 91.22%
Straight Aqua 1st 94 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 5th 73.5 dB 72.9 dB +0.6 dB 99.18%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 1st 420 100%
Rolling Resistance 9th 9.65 kg / t 8.31 kg / t +1.34 kg / t 86.11%
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Discussion

5 comments
  1. TyreReviews archived

    The impossible question. Without testing that combination, it's impossible to really know, however in a recent test I discovered that the PS4S was a better tyre than a * marked PSS

    #5924
  2. Adrian Berger archived

    Very interesting, I am looking at Ultrac Vorti R, since Michelins are 2x the money (Canada).

    #5875
  3. Scour archived

    Did except better result for the Goodyear in the dry. And the old Hankook did better than expected, the Evo 3 seems to be not so good als the Evo 2

    #5642
    1. TyreReviews Scour archived

      I understand why you think that regarding the Hankook, and I'm not sure what happened in the other test where the Evo3 performed poorly, but I'm confident the Eco3 will be a better tyre than the Evo2 when compared directly.

      #5643
      1. Scour TyreReviews archived

        I should mention in Autobild-Magazines Hankook mostly have better results than in other magazines here

        #5645