Below are all the data points for the 2018 Sport Auto 19 inch UHP and Track Day Tire Test, displaying how each tire 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 tire'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.

Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Toyo Proxes Sport

Toyo R888

Nankang Noble Sport NS20

Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

Continental Sport Contact 6

Falken Azenis FK510

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 5.00 M (15.4%) | Avg: 34.50 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Toyo R888 with a result of 32.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.4%.

Toyo R888

32.4 M
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

32.9 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

33.5 M
Continental Sport Contact 6

34 M
Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

34.2 M
Falken Azenis FK510

34.7 M
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

34.9 M
Toyo Proxes Sport

36.5 M
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

37.4 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 11.00 Km/H (7.9%) | Avg: 134.37 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R with a result of 139.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.9%.

Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

139.9 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

138.8 Km/H
Toyo R888

137 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

134.6 Km/H
Continental Sport Contact 6

133.9 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

133 Km/H
Falken Azenis FK510

131.7 Km/H
Toyo Proxes Sport

131.5 Km/H
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

128.9 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 13.50 M (46.4%) | Avg: 34.91 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Azenis FK510 with a result of 29.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 31.7%.

Falken Azenis FK510

29.1 M
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

30.2 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

31 M
Continental Sport Contact 6

32.5 M
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

35.5 M
Toyo Proxes Sport

37.7 M
Toyo R888

37.7 M
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

37.9 M
Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

42.6 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 11.60 Km/H (14.4%) | Avg: 73.90 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Noble Sport NS20 with a result of 80.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.4%.

Nankang Noble Sport NS20

80.4 Km/H
Falken Azenis FK510

77.4 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

77.1 Km/H
Continental Sport Contact 6

76 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

74 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

73.1 Km/H
Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

69.5 Km/H
Toyo Proxes Sport

68.8 Km/H
Toyo R888

68.8 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 16.40 Km/H (21.2%) | Avg: 70.98 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Noble Sport NS20 with a result of 77.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 21.2%.

Nankang Noble Sport NS20

77.3 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

74.9 Km/H
Continental Sport Contact 6

74.6 Km/H
Toyo Proxes Sport

74.5 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

74.3 Km/H
Falken Azenis FK510

73.8 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

67.5 Km/H
Toyo R888

61 Km/H
Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

60.9 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 4.90 dB (7.1%) | Avg: 70.94 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Toyo R888 with a result of 68.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 6.7%.

Toyo R888

68.7 dB
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

69.7 dB
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

70.5 dB
Continental Sport Contact 6

70.5 dB
Falken Azenis FK510

70.6 dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

70.9 dB
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

71.8 dB
Toyo Proxes Sport

72.2 dB
Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

73.6 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 222.00 (177.6%) | Avg: 229.33

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Noble Sport NS20. The difference between best and worst was 64%.

Nankang Noble Sport NS20

125
Falken Azenis FK510

175
Toyo Proxes Sport

187
Toyo R888

187
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

213
Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

254
Continental Sport Contact 6

272
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

304
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

347

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.50 kg / t (16.3%) | Avg: 9.83 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 9.2 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 14%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

9.2 kg / t
Toyo Proxes Sport

9.3 kg / t
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

9.6 kg / t
Falken Azenis FK510

9.6 kg / t
Continental Sport Contact 6

9.7 kg / t
Toyo R888

9.9 kg / t
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

9.9 kg / t
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

10.6 kg / t
Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R

10.7 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	0%
2	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	0%
3	Continental Sport Contact 6	0%
4	Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R	0%
5	Toyo R888	0%
6	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2	0%
7	Falken Azenis FK510	0%
8	Toyo Proxes Sport	0%
9	Nankang Noble Sport NS20	0%

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2018 Sport Auto 19 inch UHP and Track Day Tire Test