2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test

Below are all the data points for the 2020 AMS 18 Inch 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 Asymmetric 5
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Continental Premium Contact 6
Pirelli P Zero PZ4
Maxxis Victra Sport 5
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Nokian PowerProof
Falken Azenis FK510
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
Toyo Proxes Sport
GiTi GitiSport S1

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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 with a result of 34 M. The difference between best and worst was 6.6%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 9 Points. The difference between best and worst was 22.2%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 with a result of 30.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.5%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 83.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 88.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.3%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 with a result of 69.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Victra Sport 5. The difference between best and worst was 43.8%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 7.1 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.5%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 0%
2 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 0%
3 Continental Premium Contact 6 0%
4 Pirelli P Zero PZ4 0%
5 Maxxis Victra Sport 5 0%
6 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
7 Nokian PowerProof 0%
8 Falken Azenis FK510 0%
9 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 0%
10 Toyo Proxes Sport 0%
11 GiTi GitiSport S1 0%
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