Below are all the data points for the 2025 AutoView Sports 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 S

Hankook Ventus Evo

Continental SportContact 7

Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72

Pirelli P Zero PZ4

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.97 M (11.9%) | Avg: 34.76 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 with a result of 33.38 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.6%.

Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72

33.38 M
Continental SportContact 7

33.5 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

34.78 M
Hankook Ventus Evo

34.78 M
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

37.35 M

Dry Handling (s)

Spread: 3.28 s (3.8%) | Avg: 87.25 s

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 85.95 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.7%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

85.95 s
Continental SportContact 7

86.46 s
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72

86.98 s
Hankook Ventus Evo

87.62 s
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

89.23 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Spread: 5.40 Points (36%) | Avg: 13.32 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental SportContact 7 with a result of 15 Points. The difference between best and worst was 36%.

Continental SportContact 7

15 Points
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

15 Points
Hankook Ventus Evo

13.5 Points
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72

13.5 Points
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

9.6 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 4.37 M (19.9%) | Avg: 23.68 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental SportContact 7 with a result of 21.91 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.6%.

Continental SportContact 7

21.91 M
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72

22.64 M
Hankook Ventus Evo

22.93 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

24.64 M
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

26.28 M

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Spread: 0.40 Points (5.8%) | Avg: 6.66 Points

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 6.9 Points. The difference between best and worst was 5.8%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

6.9 Points
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72

6.7 Points
Hankook Ventus Evo

6.6 Points
Continental SportContact 7

6.6 Points
Pirelli P Zero PZ4

6.5 Points

Noise (dB)

Spread: 1.40 dB (2.3%) | Avg: 62.52 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

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

Pirelli P Zero PZ4

61.8 dB
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72

62.2 dB
Continental SportContact 7

62.7 dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

62.7 dB
Hankook Ventus Evo

63.2 dB

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tyre	Score
	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	0%
2	Continental SportContact 7	0%
3	Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72	0%
4	Hankook Ventus Evo	0%
5	Pirelli P Zero PZ4	0%

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2025 AutoView Sports Tyre Test