Below are all the data points for the 2018 Auto Bild 20 inch 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.

Nankang Noble Sport NS20

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

Hankook Ventus S1 evo

Continental Sport Contact 6

Bridgestone Potenza S001

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 4.00 M (11.1%) | Avg: 37.55 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 35.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 10%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

35.9 M
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

36.6 M
Continental Sport Contact 6

36.8 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

36.9 M
Hankook Ventus S1 evo

37.6 M
Kumho Ecsta PS71

38 M
Bridgestone Potenza S001

38.7 M
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

39.9 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.40 Km/H (4.9%) | Avg: 87.80 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R with a result of 89.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.9%.

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

89.6 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo

89.2 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

89.2 Km/H
Continental Sport Contact 6

88.5 Km/H
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

87.7 Km/H
Bridgestone Potenza S001

87.5 Km/H
Kumho Ecsta PS71

85.5 Km/H
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

85.2 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 11.20 M (24.8%) | Avg: 49.60 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 45.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.9%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

45.2 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

46.7 M
Hankook Ventus S1 evo

47.3 M
Continental Sport Contact 6

48.6 M
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

49.5 M
Kumho Ecsta PS71

51.4 M
Bridgestone Potenza S001

51.7 M
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

56.4 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 8.70 Km/H (11.6%) | Avg: 72.46 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 75.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 11.6%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

75.3 Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

74.7 Km/H
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

74.4 Km/H
Continental Sport Contact 6

74.3 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo

73.8 Km/H
Bridgestone Potenza S001

71.1 Km/H
Kumho Ecsta PS71

69.5 Km/H
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

66.6 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 7.70 Km/H (10.2%) | Avg: 70.51 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Noble Sport NS20 with a result of 75.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.2%.

Nankang Noble Sport NS20

75.5 Km/H
Kumho Ecsta PS71

73.2 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

70.3 Km/H
Bridgestone Potenza S001

70.3 Km/H
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

69.7 Km/H
Continental Sport Contact 6

69 Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

68.3 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo

67.8 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 1.20 dB (1.6%) | Avg: 73.90 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

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

Continental Sport Contact 6

73.3 dB
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

73.4 dB
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

73.6 dB
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

73.8 dB
Bridgestone Potenza S001

74.2 dB
Kumho Ecsta PS71

74.2 dB
Hankook Ventus S1 evo

74.2 dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

74.5 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.26 kg / t (13.4%) | Avg: 9.86 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta PS71 with a result of 9.38 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 11.8%.

Kumho Ecsta PS71

9.38 kg / t
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

9.58 kg / t
Hankook Ventus S1 evo

9.61 kg / t
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R

9.79 kg / t
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

9.83 kg / t
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

9.88 kg / t
Bridgestone Potenza S001

10.13 kg / t
Continental Sport Contact 6

10.64 kg / t

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	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2	0%
3	Hankook Ventus S1 evo	0%
4	Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R	0%
5	Continental Sport Contact 6	0%
6	Bridgestone Potenza S001	0%
7	Kumho Ecsta PS71	0%
8	Nankang Noble Sport NS20	0%

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2018 Auto Bild 20 inch UHP Tyre Test