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2019 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
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Below are all the data points for the 2019 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer 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.

Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Continental Sport Contact 6
Falken Azenis FK510
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
Toyo Proxes Sport
Kumho Ecsta PS91
Accelera PHI

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 35 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.6%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    35 M
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    35.4 M
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    35.8 M
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    37.4 M
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    37.7 M
  6. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    37.7 M
  7. Toyo Proxes Sport
    38.8 M
  8. Accelera PHI
    40.5 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Sport Contact 6 with a result of 60.3 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.5%.
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    60.3 s
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    60.5 s
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    60.6 s
  4. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    60.9 s
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    61.1 s
  6. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    61.2 s
  7. Toyo Proxes Sport
    62.2 s
  8. Accelera PHI
    63.8 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Sport Contact 6 with a result of 9 Points. The difference between best and worst was 37.8%.
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    9 Points
  2. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    8.9 Points
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    8.7 Points
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    8.3 Points
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport
    7.6 Points
  6. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    7.5 Points
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    6.6 Points
  8. Accelera PHI
    5.6 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 46.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 36.8%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    46.3 M
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    46.9 M
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    48.4 M
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    48.6 M
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport
    49.9 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    53.8 M
  7. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    56.8 M
  8. Accelera PHI
    73.3 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport with a result of 70.37 s. The difference between best and worst was 18.6%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    70.37 s
  2. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    72.78 s
  3. Toyo Proxes Sport
    73.17 s
  4. Continental Sport Contact 6
    73.36 s
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    73.4 s
  6. Falken Azenis FK510
    73.54 s
  7. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    74.83 s
  8. Accelera PHI
    86.43 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport with a result of 9 Points. The difference between best and worst was 77.8%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    9 Points
  2. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    8 Points
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    7 Points
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport
    7 Points
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    6.5 Points
  6. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    6 Points
  7. Continental Sport Contact 6
    6 Points
  8. Accelera PHI
    2 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Toyo Proxes Sport with a result of 86.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.6%.
  1. Toyo Proxes Sport
    86.9 Km/H
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    86.7 Km/H
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    85.9 Km/H
  4. Continental Sport Contact 6
    85.8 Km/H
  5. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    84.7 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    83.8 Km/H
  7. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    83.6 Km/H
  8. Accelera PHI
    82.9 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Azenis FK510 with a result of 9.8 Points. The difference between best and worst was 33.7%.
  1. Falken Azenis FK510
    9.8 Points
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    8.5 Points
  3. Toyo Proxes Sport
    8 Points
  4. Accelera PHI
    8 Points
  5. Continental Sport Contact 6
    8 Points
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    7 Points
  7. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    7 Points
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    6.5 Points

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    72.1 dB
  2. Accelera PHI
    72.3 dB
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    72.4 dB
  4. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    72.5 dB
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    72.9 dB
  6. Toyo Proxes Sport
    73.3 dB
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    73.4 dB
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    73.8 dB

Tyre Weight (Kg)

Tyre Weight Per Set (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport with a result of 43.5 Kg. The difference between best and worst was 15.2%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    43.5 Kg
  2. Continental Sport Contact 6
    44.1 Kg
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    45.2 Kg
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport
    45.3 Kg
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    47.8 Kg
  6. Accelera PHI
    47.9 Kg
  7. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    50.1 Kg
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    51.3 Kg

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Sport Contact 6 with a result of 8.18 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 13.1%.
  1. Continental Sport Contact 6
    8.18 kg / t
  2. Accelera PHI
    8.31 kg / t
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    8.7 kg / t
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport
    8.91 kg / t
  5. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    9.04 kg / t
  6. Falken Azenis FK510
    9.1 kg / t
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    9.31 kg / t
  8. Kumho Ecsta PS91
    9.41 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 0%
2 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 0%
3 Continental Sport Contact 6 0%
4 Falken Azenis FK510 0%
5 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 0%
6 Toyo Proxes Sport 0%
7 Kumho Ecsta PS91 0%
8 Accelera PHI 0%

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