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2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
12 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2021 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.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
Pirelli P Zero PZ4
Continental Premium Contact 6
Falken Azenis FK510
GT-Radial SportActive 2
Nokian PowerProof
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
Avon ZV7
Altenzo Sports Comforter +

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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 33.18 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.1%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    33.18 M
  2. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    33.34 M
  3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    33.4 M
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    33.57 M
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    33.93 M
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    34.17 M
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    34.27 M
  8. Continental Premium Contact 6
    34.27 M
  9. Nokian PowerProof
    34.62 M
  10. Falken Azenis FK510
    34.69 M
  11. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    36.73 M
  12. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    36.81 M
  13. Avon ZV7
    36.93 M
  14. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    39.08 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport with a result of 93.92 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    93.92 s
  2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    94.34 s
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    94.42 s
  4. Continental Premium Contact 6
    94.83 s
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    94.87 s
  6. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    95.17 s
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    95.52 s
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    95.87 s
  9. Falken Azenis FK510
    95.91 s
  10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    96.04 s
  11. Nokian PowerProof
    96.17 s
  12. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    96.19 s
  13. Avon ZV7
    97.61 s
  14. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    97.97 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 with a result of 30.67 M. The difference between best and worst was 25.3%.
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    30.67 M
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    33.71 M
  3. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    34.29 M
  4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    34.79 M
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    34.82 M
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    35.08 M
  7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    35.52 M
  8. Continental Premium Contact 6
    35.86 M
  9. Avon ZV7
    36.13 M
  10. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    36.6 M
  11. Nokian PowerProof
    37.04 M
  12. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    38.09 M
  13. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    38.31 M
  14. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    41.06 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 64.46 s. The difference between best and worst was 6.6%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    64.46 s
  2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    64.53 s
  3. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    64.84 s
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    65.17 s
  5. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    65.2 s
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    65.2 s
  7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    65.23 s
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    65.23 s
  9. Continental Premium Contact 6
    65.3 s
  10. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    65.59 s
  11. Nokian PowerProof
    65.63 s
  12. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    66.2 s
  13. Avon ZV7
    66.2 s
  14. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    69 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was GT-Radial SportActive 2 with a result of 80.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 15.1%.
  1. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    80.9 Km/H
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    78.5 Km/H
  3. Continental Premium Contact 6
    77.9 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    77.4 Km/H
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    76.7 Km/H
  6. Falken Azenis FK510
    75.8 Km/H
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    75 Km/H
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    74.1 Km/H
  9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    74 Km/H
  10. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    73.4 Km/H
  11. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    72.3 Km/H
  12. Nokian PowerProof
    72.1 Km/H
  13. Avon ZV7
    70.6 Km/H
  14. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    68.7 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was GT-Radial SportActive 2 with a result of 2.4 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 29.2%.
  1. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    2.4 m/sec2
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    2.3 m/sec2
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    2.23 m/sec2
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    2.2 m/sec2
  5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    2.2 m/sec2
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    2.18 m/sec2
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    2.1 m/sec2
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    2.07 m/sec2
  9. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    2 m/sec2
  10. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    1.93 m/sec2
  11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    1.9 m/sec2
  12. Nokian PowerProof
    1.9 m/sec2
  13. Avon ZV7
    1.9 m/sec2
  14. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    1.7 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was GT-Radial SportActive 2 with a result of 69.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.4%.
  1. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    69.5 dB
  2. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    70.2 dB
  3. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    70.5 dB
  4. Avon ZV7
    70.8 dB
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    70.8 dB
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    71.1 dB
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    71.2 dB
  8. Falken Azenis FK510
    71.3 dB
  9. Nokian PowerProof
    71.3 dB
  10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    71.5 dB
  11. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    71.7 dB
  12. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    72.2 dB
  13. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    72.3 dB
  14. Continental Premium Contact 6
    73.5 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Altenzo Sports Comforter +. The difference between best and worst was 51.6%.
  1. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    46.22
  2. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    63.99
  3. Avon ZV7
    67.2
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    68.4
  5. Nokian PowerProof
    69.4
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    72.7
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    75.7
  8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    78.2
  9. Continental Premium Contact 6
    79.7
  10. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    81.1
  11. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    82.7
  12. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    88.5
  13. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    95.5

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Altenzo Sports Comforter + with a result of 7.05 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 27.2%.
  1. Altenzo Sports Comforter +
    7.05 kg / t
  2. Nokian PowerProof
    8.44 kg / t
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    8.48 kg / t
  4. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    8.55 kg / t
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    8.56 kg / t
  6. Avon ZV7
    8.66 kg / t
  7. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.84 kg / t
  8. Falken Azenis FK510
    9.1 kg / t
  9. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    9.31 kg / t
  10. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    9.44 kg / t
  11. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    9.47 kg / t
  12. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    9.62 kg / t
  13. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    9.67 kg / t
  14. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    9.68 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 0%
2 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 0%
3 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 0%
4 Bridgestone Potenza Sport 0%
5 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 0%
6 Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 0%
7 Pirelli P Zero PZ4 0%
8 Continental Premium Contact 6 0%
9 Falken Azenis FK510 0%
10 GT-Radial SportActive 2 0%
11 Nokian PowerProof 0%
12 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus 0%
13 Avon ZV7 0%
14 Altenzo Sports Comforter + 0%

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