Ultra high performance tyre tests always make us happy, and Auto Bild do some of the best. For 2020, AutoBild have tested nine sports tyres in the staggered 245/35 R19 and 265/35 R19 sizes using a Mercedes Benz C63 AMG.

Like our UHP tyre test in 2019, Auto Bild have tested the very three best UHP tyres on the market, the Continental SportContact 6, Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport, and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, along with some of the other well know UHP tyres from Hankook, Vredestein, Falken and other brands.

The end results are very close, so instead of spoiling the surprise, read on below for all the geeky data! It's particularly important to read the testers notes at the bottom of the page, as these give a small insight into the subjective feel of the tyres along side the numbers, but if you'd like to learn more about how these tyres differ subjectively, go and watch our video of a very similar test!

One addition Auto Bild have made is the inclusion of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 semi slick track day tyre. Unsurprisingly this tyre dominated the dry testing, with a significant advantage over even the best UHP tyres, but couldn't match the best in the wet, especially during the aquaplaning testing where the lack of tread grooves really impacted the tyres performance.

Dry

Continental proved to be the best in the dry, offering the shortest braking distance and the fastest lap time. Michelin was close behind, and while the Falken Azenis FK510 placed third in the braking tests, it struggled more during handling.

Goodyear, Vredestein and Hankook were also all very close in the dry, but when looking at the testing notes it was the Goodyear that offered the best steering feel and feedback.

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	34.2 m	Best
2Continental Sport Contact 6	34.8 m	+0.60 m
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	34.9 m	+0.70 m
4Falken Azenis FK510	36 m	+1.80 m
5Vredestein Ultrac Vorti	36.1 m	+1.90 m
6Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	36.2 m	+2.00 m
6Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	36.2 m	+2.00 m
8Yokohama Advan Sport V105	37.2 m	+3.00 m
9Toyo Proxes T1 Sport	37.4 m	+3.20 m
10Nankang Noble Sport NS20	39.7 m	+5.50 m

The difference between best and worst was 16.1% (5.5 m ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths).

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	124.5 km/h	Best
2Continental Sport Contact 6	123 km/h	-1.50 km/h
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	122.9 km/h	-1.60 km/h
4Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	122.3 km/h	-2.20 km/h
5Yokohama Advan Sport V105	122.2 km/h	-2.30 km/h
6Vredestein Ultrac Vorti	121.8 km/h	-2.70 km/h
7Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	120.4 km/h	-4.10 km/h
8Falken Azenis FK510	119.6 km/h	-4.90 km/h
9Toyo Proxes T1 Sport	119 km/h	-5.50 km/h
10Nankang Noble Sport NS20	116.4 km/h	-8.10 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 6.5% (8.1 Km/H).

Wet

As we've seen before in the wet, a tyre which works well in braking doesn't always work as well in handling.

In this test, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S offered the best wet braking performance, but could only manage seventh fastest lap time, while the Goodyear was the fastest in the wet, but took 4.4 meters longer to stop the car than the Michelin!

The only tyre with a balanced performance between braking and handling was the Falken, which finished second in both tests meaning it was the best tyre overall.

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	56 m	Best
2Falken Azenis FK510	56.3 m	+0.30 m
3Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	60.3 m	+4.30 m
4Continental Sport Contact 6	60.4 m	+4.40 m
4Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	60.4 m	+4.40 m
6Vredestein Ultrac Vorti	62.2 m	+6.20 m
7Toyo Proxes T1 Sport	62.8 m	+6.80 m
8Yokohama Advan Sport V105	63.5 m	+7.50 m
9Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	68.5 m	+12.50 m
10Nankang Noble Sport NS20	72.2 m	+16.20 m

The difference between best and worst was 28.9% (16.2 m ≈ 3.6 Car Lengths).

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	83.1 km/h	Best
2Falken Azenis FK510	82.9 km/h	-0.20 km/h
3Vredestein Ultrac Vorti	82.4 km/h	-0.70 km/h
4Yokohama Advan Sport V105	81.9 km/h	-1.20 km/h
5Continental Sport Contact 6	81.8 km/h	-1.30 km/h
6Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	81.2 km/h	-1.90 km/h
7Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	81 km/h	-2.10 km/h
8Toyo Proxes T1 Sport	79.6 km/h	-3.50 km/h
9Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	77.5 km/h	-5.60 km/h
10Nankang Noble Sport NS20	75.8 km/h	-7.30 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 8.8% (7.3 Km/H).

Nankang had a significant advantage during aquaplaning testing, however this doesn't make up for the long wet braking and poor wet handling in the other wet tests.

The rest of the tyres were extremely close.

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nankang Noble Sport NS20	94 km/h	Best
2Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	89.3 km/h	-4.70 km/h
3Toyo Proxes T1 Sport	88.7 km/h	-5.30 km/h
3Yokohama Advan Sport V105	88.7 km/h	-5.30 km/h
5Continental Sport Contact 6	88.5 km/h	-5.50 km/h
6Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	88.4 km/h	-5.60 km/h
7Falken Azenis FK510	88.3 km/h	-5.70 km/h
8Vredestein Ultrac Vorti	88.1 km/h	-5.90 km/h
9Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	87.8 km/h	-6.20 km/h
10Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	82.8 km/h	-11.20 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 11.9% (11.2 Km/H).

Environment

Hankook had the lowest rolling resistance on test, with Yokohama having the highest fuel use.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	8.31 kg/t	Best	£0
2Toyo Proxes T1 Sport	8.81 kg/t	+0.50 kg/t	£27
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	8.97 kg/t	+0.66 kg/t	£35
4Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	8.98 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t	£36
5Falken Azenis FK510	9.24 kg/t	+0.93 kg/t	£49
6Continental Sport Contact 6	9.39 kg/t	+1.08 kg/t	£57
7Vredestein Ultrac Vorti	9.41 kg/t	+1.10 kg/t	£58
7Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	9.41 kg/t	+1.10 kg/t	£58
9Nankang Noble Sport NS20	9.65 kg/t	+1.34 kg/t	£71
10Yokohama Advan Sport V105	9.82 kg/t	+1.51 kg/t	£80

The difference between best and worst was 18.2% (1.51 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Yokohama Advan Sport V105 uses about 55 L (£80) more fuel than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo2.

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

Only the Goodyear and Yokohama tyres were significantly louder than the others on test.

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	72.9 dB	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	73 dB	+0.10 dB
2Continental Sport Contact 6	73 dB	+0.10 dB
2Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	73 dB	+0.10 dB
5Nankang Noble Sport NS20	73.5 dB	+0.60 dB
5Toyo Proxes T1 Sport	73.5 dB	+0.60 dB
7Vredestein Ultrac Vorti	73.9 dB	+1.00 dB
8Falken Azenis FK510	74 dB	+1.10 dB
9Yokohama Advan Sport V105	74.9 dB	+2.00 dB
10Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	75 dB	+2.10 dB

All the tyres in the Noise test finished less than 3% apart.

As usual, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S was the most expensive tyre on test. Sadly no wear testing was done, however in previous testing Michelin, Goodyear and Continental all seem to have similar, best in class tread life.

Results

Highly Recommended.

Dry98.5%

Wet95.3%

Comfort99.9%

Rolling Resistance88.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 10	34.8 m	+0.60 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 10	123 km/h	-1.50 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 10	60.4 m	+4.40 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 10	81.8 km/h	-1.30 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	5^th / 10	88.5 km/h	-5.50 km/h
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 10	73 dB	+0.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	6^th / 10	9.39 kg/t	+1.08 kg/t

Price: 855.00

Highly Recommended.

Dry98.4%

Wet97.9%

Comfort99.9%

Rolling Resistance92.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 10	34.9 m	+0.70 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 10	122.9 km/h	-1.60 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 10	56 m	Best in this discipline
Wet HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 10	81 km/h	-2.10 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	6^th / 10	88.4 km/h	-5.60 km/h
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 10	73 dB	+0.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	3^rd / 10	8.97 kg/t	+0.66 kg/t

Price: 930.00

Conditionally Recommended.

Dry100%

Wet87.6%

Comfort99.9%

Rolling Resistance88.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	1^st / 10	34.2 m	Best in this discipline
Dry HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 10	124.5 km/h	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 10	68.5 m	+12.50 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 10	77.5 km/h	-5.60 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	10^th / 10	82.8 km/h	-11.20 km/h
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 10	73 dB	+0.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	7^th / 10	9.41 kg/t	+1.10 kg/t

Price: 1085.00

Recommended.

Dry96.4%

Wet95.8%

Comfort97.2%

Rolling Resistance92.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	6^th / 10	36.2 m	+2.00 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 10	122.3 km/h	-2.20 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 10	60.4 m	+4.40 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 10	83.1 km/h	Best in this discipline
Straight AquaHigher is better	9^th / 10	87.8 km/h	-6.20 km/h
NoiseLower is better	10^th / 10	75 dB	+2.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	4^th / 10	8.98 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t

Price: 890.00

Recommended.

Dry95.6%

Wet95.2%

Comfort100%

Rolling Resistance100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	6^th / 10	36.2 m	+2.00 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 10	120.4 km/h	-4.10 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 10	60.3 m	+4.30 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 10	81.2 km/h	-1.90 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	2^nd / 10	89.3 km/h	-4.70 km/h
NoiseLower is better	1^st / 10	72.9 dB	Best in this discipline
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	1^st / 10	8.31 kg/t	Best in this discipline

Price: 650.00

Dry96.3%

Wet94.4%

Comfort98.7%

Rolling Resistance88.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	5^th / 10	36.1 m	+1.90 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 10	121.8 km/h	-2.70 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 10	62.2 m	+6.20 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 10	82.4 km/h	-0.70 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	8^th / 10	88.1 km/h	-5.90 km/h
NoiseLower is better	7^th / 10	73.9 dB	+1.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	7^th / 10	9.41 kg/t	+1.10 kg/t

Price: 710.00

Good.

Dry95.5%

Wet98.6%

Comfort98.5%

Rolling Resistance89.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	4^th / 10	36 m	+1.80 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 10	119.6 km/h	-4.90 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 10	56.3 m	+0.30 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 10	82.9 km/h	-0.20 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	7^th / 10	88.3 km/h	-5.70 km/h
NoiseLower is better	8^th / 10	74 dB	+1.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5^th / 10	9.24 kg/t	+0.93 kg/t

Price: 565.00

Good.

Dry95%

Wet93.6%

Comfort97.3%

Rolling Resistance84.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 10	37.2 m	+3.00 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 10	122.2 km/h	-2.30 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	8^th / 10	63.5 m	+7.50 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 10	81.9 km/h	-1.20 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	3^rd / 10	88.7 km/h	-5.30 km/h
NoiseLower is better	9^th / 10	74.9 dB	+2.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	10^th / 10	9.82 kg/t	+1.51 kg/t

Price: 740.00

Good.

Dry93.5%

Wet92.8%

Comfort99.2%

Rolling Resistance94.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	9^th / 10	37.4 m	+3.20 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 10	119 km/h	-5.50 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 10	62.8 m	+6.80 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 10	79.6 km/h	-3.50 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	3^rd / 10	88.7 km/h	-5.30 km/h
NoiseLower is better	5^th / 10	73.5 dB	+0.60 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	2^nd / 10	8.81 kg/t	+0.50 kg/t

Price: 595.00

Not Recommended.

Dry89.8%

Wet87.2%

Comfort99.2%

Rolling Resistance86.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (7)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	10^th / 10	39.7 m	+5.50 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 10	116.4 km/h	-8.10 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 10	72.2 m	+16.20 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 10	75.8 km/h	-7.30 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	1^st / 10	94 km/h	Best in this discipline
NoiseLower is better	5^th / 10	73.5 dB	+0.60 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	9^th / 10	9.65 kg/t	+1.34 kg/t

Price: 420.00

Discussion

5 comments

TyreReviews Jul 6, 2020 archived

The impossible question. Without testing that combination, it's impossible to really know, however in a recent test I discovered that the PS4S was a better tyre than a * marked PSS

#5924
Adrian Berger Jun 11, 2020 archived

Very interesting, I am looking at Ultrac Vorti R, since Michelins are 2x the money (Canada).

#5875
Scour Mar 16, 2020 archived

Did except better result for the Goodyear in the dry. And the old Hankook did better than expected, the Evo 3 seems to be not so good als the Evo 2

#5642
1. TyreReviews Scour Mar 17, 2020 archived
  
  I understand why you think that regarding the Hankook, and I'm not sure what happened in the other test where the Evo3 performed poorly, but I'm confident the Eco3 will be a better tyre than the Evo2 when compared directly.
  
  #5643
  1. Scour TyreReviews Mar 17, 2020 archived
    
    I should mention in Autobild-Magazines Hankook mostly have better results than in other magazines here
    
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