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2019 Sport Auto 20 Inch UHP Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
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20 comments
  1. Éric Rivera archived

    Hi,

    I'm looking to replace my Continental Sport Contact 6 tires in a 2017 Honda Civic Type R. At 14,000 miles they are practically done, so I'm looking for a tire that's comfortable, resistant with potholes and other road irregularities, that has low wear and excellent grip in the dry and wet. My options are the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S and the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5. Which one do you recommend the most?

    Thank you.

    #4891
    1. TireReviews Éric Rivera archived

      Not compared the Asym 5 to 4S directly, the 4S has good levels of comfort though

      #4893
      1. Éric Rivera TireReviews archived

        Thanks for the reply!

        I've been reading several reviews where people complain about the 4S's sidewalls being too soft compared with the Conti SC6, especially from Type R owners. That's making me have second thoughts about the Michelin. Should I take that into consideration or is it just hearsay?

        #4896
  2. David archived

    Hi. I'm after new tires for my leon cupra 300 and priority number 1 is best possible traction! Read every review/test and seems to be simply down to PS4S or Sport contact 6. Many are saying the conti's are softer/wear quicker, but would this also translate to a better warm up and wider usable ambient temperature window? My drive to work and back has some nice bits of road to boot it, but is not that long a drive and often sat in slow traffic for most of it, so tires not getting much energy put in to warm up. And of course it's often not that hot out in the 1st place. Can you offer any insight? Thanks

    #4860
    1. TireReviews David archived

      In a test I've just conducted the PS4S had slightly better braking than the Conti, so should mean better traction too. That said it was VERY close.

      #4862
      1. David TireReviews archived

        Thanks that's terrific to hear as I'm a bit of a pilot sport fan boy lol.

        #4863
  3. Ted Striker archived

    Hi, I’d like to ask a contrasting question to Mario’s. What recommendation would you give for those wanting the best wet grip performance? Living in the UK means wet, damp, cold conditions are common, even in the summer, so the quality I am most interested in is wet grip/handling (especially so in my case since I drive a BMW M4 which is well known for lighting up the rear!). Having looked through the various tests and feedback, it seems the commonly lauded Michelin PS4S is primarily a winner in the dry handling categories and is often much lower down for wet handling. Besides which, I am almost never going to be pushing UHP tires to their dry limits on a public road so happy to accept some compromise in favour of wet handling. Just wondering what you would recommend?

    #4804
    1. TireReviews Ted Striker archived

      The trio of Michelin, Conti and Goodyear seem to trade places for wet grip in tests, depending on sizes, vehicle, test location etc. As a rule, Conti usually has the edge in the wet, just, at the price of slightly higher wear. This is a generalisation though.

      #4805
      1. Ted Striker TireReviews archived

        Thank you, really appreciate the reply. Loving the site / content ?

        #4806
  4. Mario Romero archived

    Hello, with this I miss an important question for my C63 Amg 235/35 19 and 255/30 19 .. Continantal Sport Contact 6 or Michelin Pilot Sport 4s? The most important thing for me is the dry grip and steering precision, and I like the feeling of hardness. What do you think is more appropriate? This summer I'll take a few laps at the Nurburgring ..
    Thank you
    regards

    #4781
    1. TireReviews Mario Romero archived

      Both very similar, you'll be happy with either!

      #4783
      1. Mario Romero TireReviews archived

        Thank you very much for the reply!! But please tell me something more concrete .. you have tried the SC6 in a C63, which do you think will have better time in Nurburgring, better feeling in curves to the limit, better tact of direction, harder and more communicative? Apologies for my insistence, but one day I am convinced to mount PS4s and another day I am convinced in SC6 ... and you are some experts ..

        thank you very much for the quick response

        regards

        #4785
        1. TireReviews Mario Romero archived

          I've not back to backed the PS4S and SC6 on the same car at the same time yet, so i would also be guessing. If you can wait until the end of June I will have done the test though. One thing worth thinking about is wear, the SC6 is meant to wear quicker on track and the PS4S so for serious track work that would steer me to Michelin.

          #4787
          1. Mario Romero TireReviews archived

            Ok, thank you very much for the response, I will be careful as I will travel to the Nurburgring in mid July and I'm not sure which one to take ... I do not care much about the wear this time, I want to take the one that offers me the best grip, better handling and better feeling of the direction and suspension to the limit .. For this time I would put Sport Cup 2 but I do not have it in 255.30.19 and I would have to put 265.30.19 and I do not know if it would cause an imbalance in the car, that's why I have to decide for SC6 or Ps4s.

            thank you

            regards

            #4790
            1. TireReviews Mario Romero archived

              Outright grip there's going to be so little between them. For all the things you describe, you'd be better off finding any track day tire in your sizes.

              #4791
              1. Mario Romero TireReviews archived

                Thank you very much for the reply. I will be attentive to our future tests and I will write my impressions of the SC6 or PS4s.
                Thank you
                regards

                #4792
              2. Mario Romero TireReviews archived

                Hello, can I ask when you are going to publish the test of CSC6 and PS4S? Will it be in a few days?
                Thank you very much!!
                regards

                #4881
                  1. Mario Romero TireReviews archived

                    Thank you very much for the reply!! I wait impatiently for Monday .. I have my tires totally flat, just like slicks ...
                    regards

                    #4884