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2022 Tyre Reviews UUHP Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
15 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2022 Tyre Reviews UUHP 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.

Continental SportContact 7
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
Kumho Ecsta PS71
Toyo Proxes Sport A
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
Goodride SA37
Federal Evoluzion ST 1

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental SportContact 7 with a result of 33.17 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.6%.
  1. Continental SportContact 7
    33.17 M
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    33.73 M
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    35.06 M
  4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    35.4 M
  5. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    36.36 M
  6. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    36.58 M
  7. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    36.83 M
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    36.85 M
  9. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    37.48 M
  10. Goodride SA37
    37.52 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental SportContact 7 with a result of 52.16 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.1%.
  1. Continental SportContact 7
    52.16 s
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    52.18 s
  3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    52.37 s
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    52.5 s
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    53.24 s
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    53.51 s
  7. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    53.94 s
  8. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    54.4 s
  9. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    54.57 s
  10. Goodride SA37
    54.95 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental SportContact 7 with a result of 50.13 M. The difference between best and worst was 21.7%.
  1. Continental SportContact 7
    50.13 M
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    52.91 M
  3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    53.41 M
  4. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    55.9 M
  5. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    56.18 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    56.31 M
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    56.65 M
  8. Goodride SA37
    60.97 M
  9. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    61 M
  10. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    64.06 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental SportContact 7 with a result of 83.24 s. The difference between best and worst was 17.7%.
  1. Continental SportContact 7
    83.24 s
  2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    88.57 s
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    91.11 s
  4. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    91.69 s
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    91.75 s
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    93.57 s
  7. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    93.86 s
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    93.99 s
  9. Goodride SA37
    96.95 s
  10. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    101.1 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta PS71 with a result of 90.07 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.4%.
  1. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    90.07 Km/H
  2. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    89.43 Km/H
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    88.1 Km/H
  4. Goodride SA37
    88.08 Km/H
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    87.66 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    87.1 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    86.87 Km/H
  8. Continental SportContact 7
    86.61 Km/H
  9. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    85.26 Km/H
  10. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    85.23 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta PS71 with a result of 2.89 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 17.6%.
  1. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    2.89 m/sec2
  2. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    2.77 m/sec2
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    2.59 m/sec2
  4. Goodride SA37
    2.57 m/sec2
  5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    2.51 m/sec2
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    2.5 m/sec2
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    2.49 m/sec2
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    2.43 m/sec2
  9. Continental SportContact 7
    2.43 m/sec2
  10. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    2.38 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    10 Points
  2. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    10 Points
  3. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    10 Points
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    9.5 Points
  5. Goodride SA37
    9.5 Points
  6. Continental SportContact 7
    9 Points
  7. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    9 Points
  8. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    8.8 Points
  9. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    8.5 Points
  10. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    8 Points

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus with a result of 71.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.8%.
  1. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    71.3 dB
  2. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    71.8 dB
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    73 dB
  4. Continental SportContact 7
    73.5 dB
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    73.6 dB
  6. Goodride SA37
    73.7 dB
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    73.7 dB
  8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    74.4 dB
  9. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    74.8 dB
  10. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    74.9 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodride SA37 with a result of 8.985 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.
  1. Goodride SA37
    8.985 kg / t
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
    9.04 kg / t
  3. Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus
    9.165 kg / t
  4. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    9.285 kg / t
  5. Federal Evoluzion ST 1
    9.4 kg / t
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
    9.52 kg / t
  7. Continental SportContact 7
    9.565 kg / t
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    9.605 kg / t
  9. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    9.655 kg / t
  10. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    10.29 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Continental SportContact 7 98.8%
2 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96.1%
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport 94.1%
4 Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport 92.4%
5 Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus 92.2%
6 Kumho Ecsta PS71 92%
7 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus 91.6%
8 Toyo Proxes Sport A 90.3%
9 Goodride SA37 88.9%
10 Federal Evoluzion ST 1 87.5%

Test Winner

Federal Evoluzion ST 1
Federal Evoluzion ST 1

87.5%

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