Data Explorer / Auto Bild Sportscars
2018 Auto Bild 20 inch UHP Tire Test
- Tested size
- 245/30 R20
- Tires tested
- 8
- Disciplines
- 7
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | mph ↑ | dB ↓ | kg/t ↓ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 98.76 | 118 | 55.4 | 99.8 | 148 | 46.8 | 43.7 | 98.8 | 74.5 | 98.4 | 9.83 | 95.4 | |
StrengthsTest winner with a very balance result. Excellent handling in the wet and dry, precise steering with good feedback, short wet and dry braking distances. ConsiderationsAverage comfort, high price. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.78 × 35% = 34.92 Wet98.76 × 50% = 49.38 Comfort98.39 × 5% = 4.92 Rolling Resistance95.42 × 10% = 9.54 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 97.32 | 121 | 54.5 | 97.6 | 153 | 46.2 | 43.3 | 96.8 | 73.8 | 99.3 | 9.58 | 97.9 | |
StrengthsSporty handling with stable cornering and a good steering response, short wet and dry braking, good levels of comfort. ConsiderationsAverage dry handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.59 × 35% = 34.15 Wet96.81 × 50% = 48.4 Comfort99.32 × 5% = 4.97 Rolling Resistance97.91 × 10% = 9.79 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 96.59 | 123 | 55.4 | 97.5 | 155 | 45.9 | 42.1 | 95.5 | 74.2 | 98.8 | 9.61 | 97.6 | |
StrengthsShort braking distances in any weather, good steering response and car balance, good price / performance ratio. ConsiderationsAverage aquaplaning. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.52 × 35% = 34.13 Wet95.53 × 50% = 47.76 Comfort98.79 × 5% = 4.94 Rolling Resistance97.61 × 10% = 9.76 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 96.42 | 120 | 55.7 | 99.0 | 162 | 46.4 | 42.4 | 94.4 | 73.6 | 99.6 | 9.79 | 95.8 | |
StrengthsExcellent dry performance, sporty handling with good steering response. Quiet. ConsiderationsAverage aquaplaning. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.05 × 35% = 34.67 Wet94.39 × 50% = 47.2 Comfort99.59 × 5% = 4.98 Rolling Resistance95.81 × 10% = 9.58 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 95.69 | 121 | 55.0 | 98.2 | 159 | 46.2 | 42.9 | 95.0 | 73.3 | 100.0 | 10.64 | 88.2 | |
StrengthsGood handling and balance in the wet or dry, very quiet. ConsiderationsAverage comfort, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.16 × 35% = 34.36 Wet95.03 × 50% = 47.52 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Rolling Resistance88.16 × 10% = 8.82 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 93.18 | 127 | 54.4 | 95.2 | 170 | 44.2 | 43.7 | 91.3 | 74.2 | 98.8 | 10.13 | 92.6 | |
StrengthsGood steering and performance in the dry. ConsiderationsPoor wet handling with slow steering and long wet braking distances. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.21 × 35% = 33.32 Wet91.32 × 50% = 45.66 Comfort98.79 × 5% = 4.94 Rolling Resistance92.6 × 10% = 9.26 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 93.84 | 125 | 53.1 | 94.9 | 169 | 43.2 | 45.5 | 91.3 | 74.2 | 98.8 | 9.38 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsGood aquaplaning result, short dry braking, cheap to buy. ConsiderationsPoor wet handling with slow steering and long wet braking distances. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.95 × 35% = 33.23 Wet91.35 × 50% = 45.67 Comfort98.79 × 5% = 4.94 Rolling Resistance100 × 10% = 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 90.43 | 131 | 52.9 | 92.5 | 185 | 41.4 | 46.9 | 87.1 | 73.4 | 99.9 | 9.88 | 94.9 | |
StrengthsQuiet, low price. ConsiderationsPoor wet handling, long wet braking, spongy handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry92.53 × 35% = 32.39 Wet87.12 × 50% = 43.56 Comfort99.86 × 5% = 4.99 Rolling Resistance94.94 × 10% = 9.49 | ||||||||||||||
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Leading with these priorities
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.
Not ranked: a measurement needed for these weights is missing. Missing results are not treated as zero or redistributed.
Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 35% Real impact 24%
- Wet Weighting 50% Real impact 67%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 1%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 10% Real impact 8%
- Wet Braking counts for 20.5% of the score but creates 38% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 17.5% of the score but creates only 10% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 7
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 17.5% | 15% |
| Dry Handling | 17.5% | 10% |
| Wet Braking | 20.5% | 38% |
| Wet Handling | 20.5% | 23% |
| Straight Aqua | 9% | 6% |
| Noise | 5% | 1% |
| Rolling Resistance | 10% | 8% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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