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2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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Comfort 5%
Value 10%
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Test Results Data

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# Tire Total Score Dry Wet Comfort Value
Braking M Handling Km/H % Braking M Handling Km/H Straight Aqua Km/H % Subj. Comfort Points Noise dB % Price Rolling Resistance kg / t %
1 Pirelli P Zero PZ4 97.5% 35.1 99.8 2 99.9% 46.7 88.1 88.6 99.3% 6 72.9 92% 560 8.74 83.1%
2 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 95.9% 36 99.2 3 98.4% 48.7 2 87.7 2 88.9 97.5% 6 73.2 91.8% 560 8.95 81.8%
3 Continental Premium Contact 6 95.5% 36 99.2 3 98.4% 49.8 3 85.5 3 89.4 95.7% 6 73.9 91.3% 590 8.01 3 86.9%
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 94.9% 36.6 99 97.5% 50.9 85.4 92.1 95.4% 7 72.1 99.7% 675 8.3 81.5%
5 ▼1 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 94.4% 35.8 3 100 99% 52.8 85 91.2 2 93.6% 7 72.4 99.5% 535 9.54 79.7%
6 ▲2 Maxxis Premitra HP5 93.2% 35.7 2 98.2 98.3% 55.4 82.3 89.4 90.3% 5 71.6 85.7% 460 8.09 93.5%
7 ▲1 Bridgestone Turanza T005 93% 35.8 3 96.7 97.4% 55.8 80.8 88.3 89.2% 7 72.9 99.1% 560 7.31 94.1%
8 ▼2 Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 92.9% 36.6 97.7 96.8% 53.4 82.5 91 3 92% 6 71.7 2 92.8% 510 9.04 83.9%
9 ▼2 Nokian PowerProof 92.2% 35.9 98.3 98% 54.3 80.9 87.6 90% 5 72.9 84.8% 585 8.09 86.5%
10 ▲1 Fulda SportControl 2 91.9% 37.4 97.2 95.5% 54.6 80.3 87 89.4% 5 71.8 3 85.6% 495 3 7.63 2 94.9%
11 ▼3 Toyo Proxes Sport 90.3% 37.5 98.4 96% 56.2 79.8 90.8 89% 4 72.4 78% 470 2 9.69 82.8%
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Dry 100% Wet 99% Comfort 92% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.1 M
Dry Handling 99.8 Km/H 2
Wet
Wet Braking 46.7 M
Wet Handling 88.1 Km/H
Straight Aqua 88.6 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72.9 dB
Value
Price 560
Rolling Resistance 8.74 kg / t
Dry 98% Wet 98% Comfort 92% Value 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36 M
Dry Handling 99.2 Km/H 3
Wet
Wet Braking 48.7 M 2
Wet Handling 87.7 Km/H 2
Straight Aqua 88.9 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 73.2 dB
Value
Price 560
Rolling Resistance 8.95 kg / t
Dry 98% Wet 96% Comfort 91% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36 M
Dry Handling 99.2 Km/H 3
Wet
Wet Braking 49.8 M 3
Wet Handling 85.5 Km/H 3
Straight Aqua 89.4 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 73.9 dB
Value
Price 590
Rolling Resistance 8.01 kg / t 3
Dry 98% Wet 95% Comfort 100% Value 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.6 M
Dry Handling 99 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 50.9 M
Wet Handling 85.4 Km/H
Straight Aqua 92.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 72.1 dB
Value
Price 675
Rolling Resistance 8.3 kg / t
Dry 99% Wet 94% Comfort 100% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.8 M 3
Dry Handling 100 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 52.8 M
Wet Handling 85 Km/H
Straight Aqua 91.2 Km/H 2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 72.4 dB
Value
Price 535
Rolling Resistance 9.54 kg / t
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93.2%
Dry 98% Wet 90% Comfort 86% Value 94%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.7 M 2
Dry Handling 98.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55.4 M
Wet Handling 82.3 Km/H
Straight Aqua 89.4 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 71.6 dB
Value
Price 460
Rolling Resistance 8.09 kg / t
Dry 97% Wet 89% Comfort 99% Value 94%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.8 M 3
Dry Handling 96.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55.8 M
Wet Handling 80.8 Km/H
Straight Aqua 88.3 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 72.9 dB
Value
Price 560
Rolling Resistance 7.31 kg / t
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92.9%
Dry 97% Wet 92% Comfort 93% Value 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.6 M
Dry Handling 97.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 53.4 M
Wet Handling 82.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua 91 Km/H 3
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 71.7 dB 2
Value
Price 510
Rolling Resistance 9.04 kg / t
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92.2%
Dry 98% Wet 90% Comfort 85% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.9 M
Dry Handling 98.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 54.3 M
Wet Handling 80.9 Km/H
Straight Aqua 87.6 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 72.9 dB
Value
Price 585
Rolling Resistance 8.09 kg / t
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91.9%
Dry 96% Wet 89% Comfort 86% Value 95%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.4 M
Dry Handling 97.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 54.6 M
Wet Handling 80.3 Km/H
Straight Aqua 87 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 71.8 dB 3
Value
Price 495 3
Rolling Resistance 7.63 kg / t 2
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90.3%
Dry 96% Wet 89% Comfort 78% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.5 M
Dry Handling 98.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.2 M
Wet Handling 79.8 Km/H
Straight Aqua 90.8 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 4 Points
Noise 72.4 dB
Value
Price 470 2
Rolling Resistance 9.69 kg / t
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Scores are colour-coded from red (weakest) through yellow to green (strongest) to help you quickly spot each tire's strengths and weaknesses.
The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tire moves when your custom weighting is applied.
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