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2022/23 UHP All Season Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
4 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2022/23 UHP All Season 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.

Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.35 M (9%) | Avg: 38.66 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 with a result of 37.25 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.3%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    37.25 M
  2. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    37.83 M
  3. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    38.95 M
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    40.6 M

Dry Handling (s)

Spread: 1.03 s (1.5%) | Avg: 69.88 s

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    69.53 s
  2. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    69.58 s
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    69.83 s
  4. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    70.56 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Spread: 1.00 Points (10%) | Avg: 9.56 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 10%.
  1. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    10 Points
  2. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    9.75 Points
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    9.5 Points
  4. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    9 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 5.52 M (18.4%) | Avg: 32.55 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 with a result of 30.08 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.5%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    30.08 M
  2. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    31.24 M
  3. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    33.28 M
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    35.6 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 1.80 s (4.6%) | Avg: 39.89 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS with a result of 39.01 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    39.01 s
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    39.08 s
  3. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    40.67 s
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    40.81 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Spread: 0.50 Points (5%) | Avg: 9.69 Points

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 5%.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    10 Points
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    9.75 Points
  3. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    9.5 Points
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    9.5 Points

Wet Circle (s)

Spread: 0.99 s (3.4%) | Avg: 29.71 s

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS with a result of 29.13 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.3%.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    29.13 s
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    29.71 s
  3. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    29.86 s
  4. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    30.12 s

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 3.09 M (22.3%) | Avg: 15.14 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus with a result of 13.87 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.2%.
  1. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    13.87 M
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    14.34 M
  3. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    15.38 M
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    16.96 M

Snow Traction (s)

Spread: 1.44 s (27.9%) | Avg: 5.93 s

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus with a result of 5.17 s. The difference between best and worst was 21.8%.
  1. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    5.17 s
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    5.84 s
  3. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    6.1 s
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    6.61 s

Snow Handling (s)

Spread: 15.90 s (15.9%) | Avg: 106.42 s

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus with a result of 100.14 s. The difference between best and worst was 13.7%.
  1. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    100.14 s
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    102.29 s
  3. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    107.2 s
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    116.04 s

Subj. Snow Handling ( Points)

Spread: 2.00 Points (20%) | Avg: 9.13 Points

Subjective Snow Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    10 Points
  2. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    9.5 Points
  3. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    9 Points
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    8 Points

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Spread: 1.25 Points (12.5%) | Avg: 9.31 Points

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    10 Points
  2. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    9.5 Points
  3. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    9 Points
  4. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    8.75 Points

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.46 kg / t (15.1%) | Avg: 10.23 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 with a result of 9.69 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 13.1%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
    9.69 kg / t
  2. Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
    9.75 kg / t
  3. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
    10.32 kg / t
  4. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus
    11.15 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 98.7%
2 Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS 96.8%
3 Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS Plus 94.8%
4 Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus 90.6%

Test Winner

Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus
Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus

90.6%

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