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2020 UHP, UUHP and Track Day Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
8 min read Updated
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  1. Morgan Andersson archived

    Hi. You say "the updated Vorti stands for comfort over dynamics." Is it the Vredestein Vorti Plus tested here, or an updated version of the old Vorti? A bit confusing, as EVO's test of Vorti from 2020 (same year) complained about low comfort. Could you please help clarify?
    Thanks a lot for your help,
    Morgan

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      1. Morgan Andersson TireReviews archived

        Fully understand!!
        What 19" UHP tires would you recommend for max. comfort, i.e. ride refinement and low cabin noise? Good handling and safety sure is a must, but I don't take the car to the race track. Michelin PS4, I assume? And think also Falken FK510 in that size? Any other suggestions?

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        1. TireReviews Morgan Andersson archived

          Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 is also a great balanced tire!

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  2. Tony archived

    Hello tire reviews, first congrats for your site it was really difficult before to have data’s on tires so many thanks ?. I wrote to you because I m a bit loss with all possibilities of tires we have, I bought an audi S3 8v 300hp with Michelin primacy 4 (225/40/R18/92/Y)and I want to change my tires for something with a lot of sporty feeling but keeping safety on road in wet conditions. I hesitate between Michelin pilot sport 4 (4s is not available in ??) Goodyear eagle F1 supersport or asymmetric 5 so my question is what tire you could recommend for a sporty feeling on Road ( I never go in racetrack but I like sport steering feel) ? I wish you all the best to continue your reviews ?

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    1. TireReviews Tony archived

      Thank you for the kind words. In this case I would go for the f1 supersport or continental PremiumContact 6 as this is a surprisingly sporty feeling tire in 18"

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  3. Jetronic archived

    What a nice test to see what you potentially sacrifice by going to a more sporty tire!
    It is easy to get excited by the promises of extra grip and handling with uuhp or road legal trackday tires, yet half the time the conditions on the road aren't suite to get them in their sweet spot. It is the equivalent of running a nordic winter tire on mostly clear roads...

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  4. Maroš Uhrin archived

    Hello from Slovakia. I really like your website, I'm looking for summer tire for my VW Golf GTI mk5 (225/45 R17), what will be used approximately 90% on road and 10% on track. Could you advice me some tire to 100€, please? Most I like Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, but I'm also considering about Michelin Pilot Sport 4, Continental PremiumContact 6 and Nankang NS-2R. With Nankang NS-2R I affraid of driving on wet road and noise level.

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    1. TireReviews Maroš Uhrin archived

      Forget Nankang, it doesn't have the wet grip of the others. As for the other three, they're all amazing, so buy whatever you prefer. One caveat is that I have seen the Conti wear very quickly on track. I really like the Goodyear for mixed road/track

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  5. Lukica Stipetić archived

    Great test, the only bother of me is where for "Vredestein Ultrac Worty" a comment like this: "lower grip levels in the wet" when the results in the table indicate otherwise! '

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    1. TireReviews Lukica Stipetić archived

      6th in wet braking and 5th in wet handling means the tire does have lower levels of wet grip than the best in its category. The wet braking was 3.4 meters behind the winner, which is a very large gap.

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      1. Purchaser TireReviews archived

        Hey, waiting for the 2020 best summer tires video so badly. When will it be live? Thanks!

        #5670
        1. TireReviews Purchaser archived

          Sadly covid-19 has stopped all filming in the UK so I'm not sure when I'll be able to do this. Looking at options now.

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