Linglong Sport Master 4S vs Viking Fourtech Plus
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been two tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Linglong Sport Master 4S | one | |
| Viking Fourtech Plus | one |
The Linglong Sport Master 4S and Viking Fourtech Plus have an equal number of test wins. However, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Key Strengths
- Class-leading dry braking in both tests (up to ~13% shorter than Viking)
- Faster dry handling pace and strong wet lap consistency
- Better subjective comfort/ride quality in both tests
- Competitive wet grip on circuits with acceptable handling balance
- Stronger snow performance (braking, traction, handling) in both tests
- Superior aquaplaning resistance (straight and curved)
- Lower rolling resistance and slightly lower pass-by noise
- Predictable wet-road behavior with stable winter manners
Dry Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Linglong Sport Master 4S was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Linglong Sport Master 4S stopped the vehicle in 12.43% less distance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Dry Braking: Linglong Sport Master 4S
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Linglong Sport Master 4S was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Linglong Sport Master 4S was 1.08% faster around a lap than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Linglong Sport Master 4S
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Linglong Sport Master 4S was better during one wet braking tests. On average the Linglong Sport Master 4S stopped the vehicle in 2.81% less distance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Braking: Linglong Sport Master 4S
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Linglong Sport Master 4S was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Linglong Sport Master 4S was 1.37% faster around a wet lap than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Linglong Sport Master 4S
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Circle
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Linglong Sport Master 4S was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Linglong Sport Master 4S was 1.59% faster around a wet circle than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Circle: Linglong Sport Master 4S
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
Straight Aqua
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus floated at a 7.89% higher speed than the Linglong Sport Master 4S.
Best In Straight Aqua: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus slipped out at a 26.18% higher speed than the Linglong Sport Master 4S.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two snow braking tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus stopped the vehicle in 11.09% less distance than the Linglong Sport Master 4S.
Best In Snow Braking: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus had 8.26% better snow traction than the Linglong Sport Master 4S.
Best In Snow Traction: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus was 1.71% faster around a lap than the Linglong Sport Master 4S.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Linglong Sport Master 4S was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Linglong Sport Master 4S was 1.79% faster through a slalom than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Snow Slalom: Linglong Sport Master 4S
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Linglong Sport Master 4S was better during two subj. comfort tests. On average the Linglong Sport Master 4S scored 16.26% more points than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Linglong Sport Master 4S
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Noise
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two noise tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus measured 0.49% quieter than the Linglong Sport Master 4S.
Best In Noise: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus had a 2.64% lower rolling resistance than the Linglong Sport Master 4S.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Linglong Sport Master 4S and Viking Fourtech Plus.
In total the Linglong Sport Master 4S has been reviewed 0 times and drivers have given the tire 0% overall.
The Viking Fourtech Plus has been reviewed 1 times and drivers have given the tire 84% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Viking Fourtech Plus.
View all Linglong Sport Master 4S driver reviews >>
Conclusion
Key Differences
- Dry safety: Linglong stops notably shorter on dry (11-14% advantage).
- Snow capability: Viking wins all core snow metrics across both tests.
- Aquaplaning: Viking leads in straight and curved aquaplaning by meaningful margins.
- Comfort vs. feedback: Linglong rides more comfortably; Viking feels less precise on dry.
- Efficiency/noise: Viking has lower rolling resistance and marginally less noise.
- Wet mixed picture: Linglong better in wet circles; Viking edges wet braking/handling once and resists aquaplaning better.
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.