235/35 R19 Tyres
The following tyres have been reviewed in 235/35 R19.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli P Zero PZ5 (5) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 (26) | 92% | 95% | 93% | 95% | 93% | 91% |
| Falken Azenis RS820 (4) | 95% | 93% | 95% | 98% | 83% | 93% |
| Dynamo STREET H MH01 (3) | 93% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 85% | 93% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S * (4) | 100% | 87% | 95% | 98% | 70% | 88% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (11) | 94% | 96% | 78% | 88% | 96% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (23) | 93% | 92% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 80% |
| Hankook Ventus Evo (5) | 93% | 95% | 75% | 88% | 0% | 88% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport (13) | 92% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 88% | 87% |
| Giti GitiSport S1 (10) | 92% | 81% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 86% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (114) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 88% | 84% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) | 94% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Dynamo STREET H MU02 (16) | 93% | 83% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 85% |
| Vredestein Wintrac (3) | 87% | 93% | 90% | 63% | 80% | 87% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 S (12) | 85% | 83% | 87% | 88% | 91% | 92% |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport (145) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact 2 (26) | 87% | 90% | 83% | 79% | 81% | 96% |
| Nokian zLine (83) | 91% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 76% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (407) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X (2) | 85% | 90% | 75% | 80% | 0% | 75% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (248) | 93% | 90% | 86% | 88% | 79% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (145) | 94% | 91% | 87% | 87% | 73% | 83% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (142) | 93% | 88% | 85% | 86% | 80% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (79) | 91% | 92% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 84% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R (8) | 90% | 76% | 92% | 85% | 85% | 87% |
| Continental SportContact 7 (76) | 96% | 93% | 90% | 91% | 67% | 77% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Continental PremiumContact 7 (35) | 92% | 95% | 85% | 84% | 80% | 77% |
| Blacklion Champoint BU66 (21) | 88% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 81% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport Cup (3) | 100% | 70% | 97% | 90% | 73% | 60% |
| Falken Azenis FK520 (35) | 89% | 87% | 83% | 85% | 78% | 83% |
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) | 89% | 92% | 82% | 87% | 79% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (58) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 92% | 71% | 75% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 (16) | 93% | 75% | 89% | 89% | 75% | 75% |
| Sumitomo HTR Z III (13) | 87% | 80% | 86% | 80% | 81% | 87% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (303) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Semperit Speed Grip 3 (7) | 84% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 88% | 89% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (182) | 88% | 86% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 86% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus (4) | 88% | 83% | 93% | 88% | 75% | 68% |
| Fulda SportControl 2 (29) | 83% | 83% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 92% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (328) | 91% | 87% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (147) | 88% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 (14) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 83% | 83% |
| Yokohama Advan Sport V105S (13) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 76% | 72% | 72% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport (42) | 92% | 82% | 87% | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (125) | 89% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 74% | 77% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) | 90% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (113) | 92% | 87% | 89% | 91% | 61% | 72% |
| BFGoodrich g Force Profiler (11) | 84% | 78% | 83% | 70% | 93% | 73% |
| Nokian PowerProof (24) | 87% | 89% | 80% | 75% | 67% | 85% |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) | 90% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 67% | 78% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (287) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 65% | 83% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (27) | 92% | 91% | 79% | 87% | 73% | 76% |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (20) | 84% | 85% | 83% | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect (9) | 93% | 70% | 85% | 88% | 60% | 76% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (124) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (81) | 87% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 73% | 77% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 (20) | 94% | 60% | 88% | 93% | 59% | 74% |
| Pirelli P Zero Trofeo (2) | 100% | 85% | 95% | 95% | 45% | 75% |
| Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R (3) | 100% | 60% | 93% | 93% | 70% | 60% |
| Federal Evoluzion ST 1 (28) | 85% | 70% | 72% | 81% | 77% | 84% |
| General Altimax One S (15) | 86% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 86% | 75% |
| Minerva Emi Zero 4S (2) | 75% | 70% | 65% | 80% | 80% | 95% |
| Lassa DriveWays Sport (11) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 77% | 86% | 62% |
| Maxxis Victra Sport 5 (28) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 83% | 65% | 78% |
| Federal 595RSPRO (10) | 89% | 68% | 76% | 88% | 73% | 62% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (92) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (58) | 86% | 84% | 73% | 74% | 71% | 77% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Continental Sport Contact 6 (91) | 90% | 86% | 81% | 82% | 53% | 77% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (245) | 87% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Kormoran Kormoran UHP (36) | 83% | 68% | 75% | 72% | 79% | 79% |
| Accelera 651 Sport (25) | 82% | 70% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 73% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Vredestein Ultrac SUV Sessanta (3) | 87% | 77% | 87% | 83% | 45% | 90% |
| Nankang AR 1 (37) | 91% | 45% | 85% | 87% | 69% | 64% |
| Toyo R888 R (28) | 90% | 64% | 82% | 85% | 61% | 63% |
| Nankang NS2R (61) | 88% | 66% | 81% | 84% | 72% | 55% |
| Matador MP 47 Hectorra 3 (29) | 80% | 67% | 75% | 76% | 74% | 79% |
| GT Radial Champiro HPY (24) | 88% | 80% | 73% | 74% | 58% | 76% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Pirelli Dragon Sport (16) | 79% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 68% | 69% |
| Syron Premium Performance (2) | 80% | 60% | 75% | 80% | 90% | 70% |
| Pirelli Powergy (28) | 84% | 77% | 71% | 76% | 65% | 77% |
| Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (75) | 87% | 76% | 82% | 80% | 57% | 69% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (97) | 80% | 73% | 69% | 67% | 76% | 79% |
| Rovelo Sport A1 (25) | 78% | 68% | 71% | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| Triangle Sportex TSH11 (18) | 78% | 64% | 76% | 74% | 69% | 71% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (183) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (91) | 79% | 86% | 76% | 73% | 61% | 75% |
| Davanti DX640 (99) | 79% | 71% | 74% | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Toyo R888 (37) | 90% | 63% | 80% | 78% | 59% | 55% |
| Maxxis M35 Victra Asymmet (13) | 83% | 69% | 73% | 67% | 68% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (43) | 86% | 88% | 76% | 78% | 56% | 77% |
| Nexen N6000 (63) | 81% | 70% | 74% | 65% | 71% | 74% |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZS Plus (3) | 83% | 67% | 67% | 63% | 77% | 77% |
| Tracmax X Privilo TX3 (10) | 84% | 68% | 67% | 69% | 68% | 70% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (217) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 50% | 73% |
| Kumho Ecsta LE Sport (33) | 77% | 72% | 73% | 72% | 70% | 74% |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (109) | 85% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 55% | 72% |
| Jinyu YU61 (46) | 80% | 65% | 68% | 63% | 73% | 75% |
| Toyo Proxes 4 (45) | 80% | 63% | 72% | 66% | 77% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S007 (6) | 86% | 76% | 85% | 70% | 54% | 54% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS91 (43) | 82% | 72% | 76% | 74% | 55% | 72% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 3 Plus (3) | 93% | 87% | 90% | 83% | 70% | 67% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (71) | 86% | 67% | 76% | 72% | 66% | 68% |
| Landsail Qirin 990 (8) | 85% | 76% | 57% | 51% | 73% | 80% |
| Altenzo Comforter (87) | 78% | 59% | 69% | 62% | 75% | 79% |
| Aoteli P607 (25) | 78% | 62% | 69% | 68% | 76% | 70% |
| Kinforest KF550 UHP (21) | 74% | 65% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (162) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 74% | 67% | 60% |
| Continental ContiForceContact (3) | 87% | 73% | 70% | 80% | 50% | 57% |
| Pirelli P Zero Corsa (6) | 88% | 55% | 83% | 83% | 50% | 60% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Nitto NT05 (8) | 84% | 63% | 83% | 84% | 59% | 43% |
| Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus (27) | 84% | 67% | 73% | 69% | 59% | 67% |
| Jinyu YU63 (53) | 77% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 71% |
| Winrun R330 (33) | 76% | 61% | 65% | 65% | 73% | 76% |
| Pirelli P Zero (166) | 83% | 68% | 74% | 71% | 57% | 63% |
| Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (37) | 73% | 58% | 67% | 61% | 75% | 72% |
| Laufenn S fit EQ (13) | 78% | 63% | 62% | 57% | 73% | 73% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (166) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Event Potentum (15) | 72% | 64% | 57% | 63% | 76% | 64% |
| Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) | 81% | 66% | 70% | 68% | 59% | 62% |
| Falken FK453 (30) | 77% | 70% | 63% | 60% | 60% | 69% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Barum Bravuris (19) | 79% | 57% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 68% |
| Davanti Protoura Sport (29) | 73% | 52% | 66% | 60% | 70% | 68% |
| Pace Toledo TL1000 (15) | 73% | 56% | 63% | 61% | 69% | 61% |
| Aptany RA301 (21) | 73% | 62% | 65% | 65% | 48% | 67% |
| Hifly HF805 (64) | 74% | 60% | 64% | 63% | 53% | 63% |
| Triangle SporteX TH201 (29) | 71% | 51% | 58% | 56% | 64% | 65% |
| Zeta Alventi (18) | 72% | 65% | 53% | 49% | 56% | 54% |
| Nordexx NS9000 (12) | 67% | 50% | 55% | 51% | 68% | 55% |
| Sunny SN3970 (46) | 71% | 49% | 54% | 54% | 65% | 54% |
| Primewell PZ900 (59) | 72% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| Accelera PHI (161) | 68% | 44% | 53% | 51% | 66% | 58% |
| Durun A One (24) | 72% | 52% | 62% | 48% | 49% | 55% |
| Marangoni Verso (38) | 69% | 48% | 55% | 47% | 49% | 54% |
| Zeta Ztr10 (33) | 60% | 44% | 48% | 47% | 61% | 59% |
| Achilles ATR Sport (58) | 61% | 40% | 53% | 47% | 60% | 55% |
| RoadX RXMOTION U11 (34) | 62% | 36% | 44% | 41% | 74% | 52% |
| Rotalla F105 (29) | 64% | 31% | 45% | 41% | 58% | 58% |
| Landsail LS688 (2) | 45% | 45% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Minerva minerva F105 (16) | 59% | 41% | 47% | 38% | 53% | 48% |
| Fortuna F3000 (4) | 45% | 48% | 40% | 38% | 53% | 45% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Wanli S1088 (85) | 57% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 59% | 38% |
| Triangle TR968 (69) | 53% | 31% | 40% | 38% | 61% | 38% |
| BCT S800 (87) | 50% | 29% | 38% | 37% | 60% | 32% |
| Powertrac CityRacing (11) | 43% | 36% | 39% | 41% | 34% | 44% |
| Fullrun HP199 (80) | 48% | 29% | 33% | 33% | 54% | 27% |
| Sunny SN3800 (63) | 50% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 44% | 28% |
235/35 19 Tyre Review Highlights
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A rated 33% while driving a Porsche 987 Boxster S
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
I inherited these tyres on a 2010 Porsche Boxter S. In the dry from a standing start it sends the traction control off at anything above 1/2 throttle. In the wet they are not much good also. They fare better for handling. There is plenty of tread left and they are not too old 03/22 on the ID mark but they need to be replaced asap to get the best out of the car.
Continental SportContact 7 rated 83% while driving a Hyundai I30N
Driving on a combination of roads for 22000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 22000 average miles
The Continental Sport Contact 7s replaced the OEM Pirelli P Zero PZ4, the difference in dry/wet handling/breaking and general dynamics was a night and day difference. After about 35K kilometres the Continentals SC7s are due for replacement, with a new set are going back on my vehicle. I had thought of trying the Michelin Pilot Sport 4s, or the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, but I was suitably impressed by the Continentals to give them another go.
Hankook Ventus Evo rated 74% while driving a MINI JCW 2020
Driving on mostly country roads for 13000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 13000 spirited miles
Brilliant tyre performance on Schnitzer wheels / suspension. Tyre wear = as expected.
PROBLEM = never had so many punctures / need to reset tyre pressures using this tyre brand - over 7000 miles in 2 years.
I have driven sport cars for 40 years - tyres mostly Pirelli, Michelin or (in earlier years) Goodyear , until this Hankook tyre.
QU: please can I ask why you did not consider Hankook in your 2025 best performance tyre test ?
Schnitzer recommend Falcon for its Mini JCW F56 wheel - but I think I am going to go with Pirelli, having read your 2025 review
Keith
PROBLEM = never had so many punctures / need to reset tyre pressures using this tyre brand - over 7000 miles in 2 years.
I have driven sport cars for 40 years - tyres mostly Pirelli, Michelin or (in earlier years) Goodyear , until this Hankook tyre.
QU: please can I ask why you did not consider Hankook in your 2025 best performance tyre test ?
Schnitzer recommend Falcon for its Mini JCW F56 wheel - but I think I am going to go with Pirelli, having read your 2025 review
Keith
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport rated 94% while driving a SEAT Cupra R
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
I have Seat Leon Cupra R 265hp from factory + mods (I don't know how much hp right now). I have them for over 6000 miles, and I think I can leave good review now. First of all, when you are buying Tyre, you need to be sure that you are buying correct Tyre for your car!! This step is very very important! Some of them have symbol for BMW, some of them for VW some for Audi etc. Correct symbol for your car you can find in GoodYear web site! They are not the same tires even they look the same and only one symbol is different. That can have big impact on your performance in you buy wrong brand tire. On dry I'm sure that this is the best UUHP tyre. Reasons for that are few. First GoodYear Super Sport has better heat resistance from PS4S or Continental Sport Contact 7. This tyre can hold much more punishment without losing performance or feedback. PS4S or SC7 overheat much faster and they start to lose performance a lot. Also wear as soon as you overheat PS4S or SC7 is terrible side walls cries especially. GoodYear did much better job here as well. GoodYear has much better side walls and that's very important if you are going on track or some roads where you have rocks on the ground. They are stronger, also they have rim protection as well. On Dry GoodYear simply has the edge, feedback, performance are simply on highest level for UUHP tyres. On wet is different story, SC7 is much better but don't worry it's not like on Ice, SC7 is just better in wet even GoodYear is good in wet as well. Braking: I think SC7 is better here but only until tyre starts to overheat. Overheated tyre and braking into corner are not for SC7 or PS4S. It will kill them, GoodYear overall is better here as well. On other Side Comfort is a bit better for PS4S just a bit, but the best on SC7. Noise completely the same situation. Now Wear: This is UUHP tyre, I hate when people buy them and except from sticky tyre to last over 50-60k miles. This tyres are for performance not for long milage, but if you drive in regular daily conditions, faster to make some fun on open road on weekends you can except like 30-50k miles for sure without burnouts or similar. Everything depends on how hard you drive. Conclusions: If you want best performance, feedback and that performance last GoodYear is simply the best. This is the sportiest UUHP tyre you can buy. If you are more on comfort side but you need performance, go for PS4S. SC7 is the best if you have more rainy days like in UK for example. If you live in very hot area, go for GoodYear. Also, GoodYear produced in Germany is much better class then in some other factories in Balkan or similar. Be careful where do you buy tires as well.
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 89% while driving a Peugeot 308 GTi by P.S. 200Kw
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 miles
Hello! After years of Ps4s, an excellent tyre, I tried, for a too short period, Bridgestone Potenza Sport (later I will provide my final analysis on this excellent but soft tyre) however, one look was enough, for those who know Michelin, to review this tyre, in fact I immediately had confirmation that it is an excellent Gran Turismo Sport tyre unlike the Michelin Ps4s, where the Racing vocation shines through, I confirm your reviews! So, more comfort, more tread for the rain, lower fuel consumption for sure, as is certainly the better final mileage especially compared to Bridgestone.. let's say that... it's an excellent choice for those who don't want to give up a tyre that still performs but also starts to take a look at the family budget and wallet ahahah at the only price of a lower feeling and grip in racing situations... to sum up... It's a great GTS tyre.
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti rated 56% while driving a Volkswagen Golf MK7 R 300 BHP
Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 average miles
3 year old from manufacture and lots of cracking resulting in the tyres deflating. DO NOT BUY!
Continental SportContact 7 rated 99% while driving a Ford Focus
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 spirited miles
The best all-round tire for "racing" on public roads :). It does everything perfectly, having awesome dry grip, wet grip, braking distances, feedback, and on the other hand it is still quiet, comfy. The perfect bland. This, and the Asy6 are my Favorite tires (after trying: S1EVO2&3, P zero, Asy5, PS4, PS4S, etc) These 2 tires are both extraordinary in every aspect, but the SC7 is fine tuned for the sporty side and the Asy6 is for the comfy side(Asy6 grips superbly as well, 10/9). So! The SC7! Using ot an mk3 RS Focus. It needs a touch of warming up, (4-5corners) and then it grips like hell. It could be a tiny bit better, but that would be sem-slick territory, or a tire which starts to fall in the other aspects (comfort, wet grip, etc) Compared to the PS4S…imo it is almost impossible to tell the differences on public roads. The environment differences are bigger impacts than the tire differences. Dry grip is about the same, braking is better on SC7(insane good), wet grip is better as well, out of this world, AWD helps as well, but I can push the car just like in the dry, I still cannot believe it, how fast it is in the wet…I would say there is no "wet conditions" anymore :D . This tire is almost perfect. I would sacrifice a tiny bit wet grip for semi-slick level dry grip but still, this is THE tire for a daily sportscar. (CUP2 is unusable on random daily rushes…that is purely on track based use, or nonstop just public-racing :D )
Pirelli P Zero PZ5 rated 0% while driving a SEAT Leon Cupra ST 290 (FWD)
Driving on a combination of roads for 200 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 200 spirited miles
Initial thoughts on PZ5 compared to SportContact 7 which I had previously fitted on 235/35R19 size.
The PZ5 sits a lot more square on a 8.5 inch wheel on this size. Previous SportContact 7 almost had a slight stretched look whilst the PZ5 looks like it fits a wider rim more comfortably.
PZ5 is significantly more comfortable on small bumps and unevenness of the road and quieter and than SC7. There is a slight "howling" noise at around 80-90kmh on the PZ5 that I didn't notice on SC7 but they also were significantly louder all around.
Steering feel I find on the PZ5 to be a lot poorer on the initial input. The SC7 felt super sharp almost go-karty whilst the PZ5 feels you need to load the tire a lot more to get the same reaction. This feeling is amplified at highway speeds 120-140kmh where the PZ5 feels way more unstable on sharp direction changes compared to the SC7. Once the PZ5 is loaded to its side after the poorer initial reaction during cornering the grip feels to be the same.
Conclusions: If you want a tire that offers the best feel whilst sacrificing comfort and noise choose the SportContact7. If you want a more comfortable and quieter tire and you are willing to sacrifice initial steering feel go for the PZ5.
The PZ5 sits a lot more square on a 8.5 inch wheel on this size. Previous SportContact 7 almost had a slight stretched look whilst the PZ5 looks like it fits a wider rim more comfortably.
PZ5 is significantly more comfortable on small bumps and unevenness of the road and quieter and than SC7. There is a slight "howling" noise at around 80-90kmh on the PZ5 that I didn't notice on SC7 but they also were significantly louder all around.
Steering feel I find on the PZ5 to be a lot poorer on the initial input. The SC7 felt super sharp almost go-karty whilst the PZ5 feels you need to load the tire a lot more to get the same reaction. This feeling is amplified at highway speeds 120-140kmh where the PZ5 feels way more unstable on sharp direction changes compared to the SC7. Once the PZ5 is loaded to its side after the poorer initial reaction during cornering the grip feels to be the same.
Conclusions: If you want a tire that offers the best feel whilst sacrificing comfort and noise choose the SportContact7. If you want a more comfortable and quieter tire and you are willing to sacrifice initial steering feel go for the PZ5.
Continental SportContact 7 rated 100% while driving a Audi A3
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 spirited miles
These tires have exceeded my expectations—great grip, smooth ride, and noticeably quiet on the road. Handling feels confident in both dry and wet conditions. Definitely a solid upgrade that improves both comfort and performance.
Pirelli P Zero PZ5 rated 97% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI MK7
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Just had them fitted, replacing SportContact 7. Really like the steering and the grip seems endless. Will update with wear soon but so far so good.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 rated 72% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI
Driving on mostly country roads for 6500 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 6500 spirited miles
These came on my Mk8 GTI 380 with many mods, which I've put 6500 miles on and I've had all of the following Max/Ultra High Performance Summer Tires on hot hatches or sports coupes. I live in western NC and value handling, dry grip and feedback above wear and comfort. 18-20K is all that I've ever gotten out of a set of skins. That said, I was really disappointed that it didn't come with Contentals and really wanted to hate the Hankooks - but they are a pretty decent tire. I've had Bridgestones and Continentals (Loved), Michelins (Disappointing) most recently, and the Hankooks are just below the Michelins in dry handling and feedback. Breakaway is gradual, with the Hankooks giving you enough feedback to warn you that you're about to trash your new shiny toy. Would I replace them with the new Evo? It's an intriguing question - I've got a little time to do a Lot of research.
Davanti Protoura Sport rated 89% while driving a Mercedes Benz c43
Driving on mostly country roads for 4500 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 4500 average miles
Fitted to my Mercedes coupe, very impressed with them so far. Had them put on at the end of winter and they’ve been very grippy despite the cold weather and frost. Seem to be wearing really well and they seem a lot quieter than the original tyres which were fitted - Continental which only lasted 9,000 miles from new.
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