| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Continental Sport Contact 6 |
| Dry Braking |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 |
The 2016 Auto Bild sports cars tire test places six maximum performance tires through their paces on a Jaguar F-Type, in 255/35 R20 front and 295/30 R20 rear sizes.
The new Continental Sport Contact 6 was tested against the reigning performance tire king, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport, and the result was surprising.
The previous Continental has always had the edge on the Michelin in the wet, but new the new Continental tire also has the better dry grip and steering feel, at least according to this test.
The one area they didn't test was wear, which is where Michelin usually claws back some marks, but for now the new Sport Contact 6 looks to be every bit the tire Continental have promised us!
It's also another strong performance for Hankook, with the Ventus S1 Evo 2. Hankook have been slowly improving this tire, and in the 19 inch and above sizes, it is now testing extremely well! As the cheapest tire on test, it has a price vs performance ratio that is hard to beat!
As we've yet to see the full article, we've summarised what we know in bullet points below. If you prefer this style of reporting, please let us know in the comment section at the bottom of the page.
Dry
- Dunlop Sport Maxx GT and Vredestein Ultrac Vorti have a slightly slower steering response than the best on test.
- The Yokohama steering is extremely quick, to the point of it unstabilising the car in the quicker corners.
- The new Continental is the fastest in dry and the best subjectively, with a good balance front to rear.
- Michelin is a close second in the dry, both in time and subjective feel.
- The Hankook matches the Vredestein to finish joint third.
Wet
- In the wet the Michelin aquaplaned early, something we're used to seeing from the dry optimised Pilot Super Sport.
- The Hankook is the best in the wet overall, winning the aquaplaning, wet circle and wet braking tests.
- The Yokohama and Vredestein have a good wet balance with a hint of understeer, but they can't match the Hankook under wet braking.
- The Continental almost matches the Hankook in wet grip and is subjectively very good again, with the Michelin is once again very close to the new Continental.
- The Dunlop has more oversteer in the wet than the other tires.
Update
We've a little more information on the dry and wet handling tests.
The average SPEEDS of the tires over a lap were (higher the better, ordered by dry speed, km/h)
| Tire | Dry | Wet |
| Continental | 122.4 | 79.7 |
| Michelin | 121.2 | 78.0 |
| Hankook | 120.3 | 82.1 |
| Yokohama | 119.8 | 80.5 |
| Vredestein | 119.5 | 79.7 |
| Dunlop | 119.1 | 78.7 |
As you can see, the difference between the best and worst in the group is small in both the dry and wet
Results
