Charts 2017 Car And Driver UHP Tyre Test - Tyre Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.

How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Continental ExtremeContact Sport

Pirelli P Zero PZ4

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental ExtremeContact Sport with a result of 24 M. The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Continental ExtremeContact Sport

24 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

24 M
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

24.4 M
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

24.7 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

25 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

29.5 s
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

30 s
Continental ExtremeContact Sport

30.1 s
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

30.3 s
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

30.4 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental ExtremeContact Sport with a result of 29 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.

Continental ExtremeContact Sport

29 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

30.8 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

32.6 M
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

32.9 M
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

33.2 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental ExtremeContact Sport with a result of 31.8 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.9%.

Continental ExtremeContact Sport

31.8 s
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

32.2 s
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

33.2 s
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

33.6 s
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

33.8 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 with a result of 66 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

66 dB
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

67 dB
Continental ExtremeContact Sport

67 dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

69 dB
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

69 dB

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position	Tyre	Score
	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	0%
2	Continental ExtremeContact Sport	0%
3	Pirelli P Zero PZ4	0%
4	Hankook Ventus V12 evo2	0%
5	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3	0%

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2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test