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2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Square vs Staggered Setup
  3. Dry
  4. Wet
  5. Environment
  6. Results
  7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+
  9. Falken Azenis FK510
  10. Toyo Proxes Sport A
  11. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
  12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
  13. Continental Premium Contact 6
  14. Fulda SportControl 2
  15. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
  16. GT Radial SportActive 2
  17. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3

Test Publication:
Auto Bild Sportscars
225/45 R18 11 tires 4 categories
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Test Publication:
Auto Bild Sportscars
Read the original test at Auto Bild Sportscars →
Test Size: 225/45 R18
Tires Tested: 11 tires
Test Categories:
4 categories (10 tests)
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Auto Bild Sportscars is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, Tire Reviews. This is independent editorial coverage of their published test.
The 2022 Autobild Sportscars summer tire test has tested eleven 225/45 R18 sizes using a BMW 3 Series, but has also tested four of the SAME sets in a staggered 225/45 R18 front and 255/4 R18 rear size to compare the two different options.

First up, the main test. Sadly the test was missing Goodyear and Pirelli, and interestingly the testers found the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 not only to be the best, but also to have the sportiest handling, something we're don't see often.

Even more surprising was that the Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+ finished joint first, beating every tire in the wet handling test and ending up with enough points to match the Pilot Sport 4.

It was the test of ties, with the Falken FK510 and Toyo Proxes Sport A finishing joint third and the Bridgestone Potenza Sport and Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 finishing joint fifth.

Square vs Staggered Setup

The most interesting part of the test was the square vs staggered setup. Unfortunately the Tire Reviews database can't list both results, just the square, so we'll have to explain the differences below referencing the square data we have already.

The tires tested in both square and staggered were the Michelin Pilot Sport 4, the Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+, Falken FK510 and Nexen N'Fera Sport.

In the dry, the staggered setup with the wider rear tire stopped 0.1 meters worse for the Falken and 0.2m behind for Michelin and Vredestein which is certainly counter intuitive, but the Nexen was 0.3 meters better with the wider rear tire. 

Dry handling made no more sense with the Michelin finishing 0.8 km/h faster with the wider rear tire, 1.3 km/h faster for the Vredestein, 1.5 km/h faster for the Nexen, but 1.3 km/h slower for the Falken.

Wet braking had the Michelin stopping the BMW 0.5 meters shorter with the wider rear, 1.3 meters shorter for Nexen but exactly the same for Vredestein and 0.5 longer for the Falken!

Finally, every set of tires was significantly slower in the wet with the wider rear tire.

What can we conclude regarding square vs staggered tires? The data shows that there's not a huge amount of difference with the extra 20 mm of rear tire width, and whether you get better or worse performance varies between what test is being tested, and the tire brand used!

There's more information in the full Auto Bild test, so we suggest you check that out if you're interested in further information.

Below is all the data from the 225/45 R18 square test.

Dry

Bridgestone, Hankook and Toyo had an impressive lead in dry braking.

Dry Braking

Spread: 1.80 M (5%)|Avg: 37.01 M
Dry braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    36.00 M
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    36.10 M
  3. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    36.10 M
  4. Continental Premium Contact 6
    36.70 M
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    37.00 M
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    37.10 M
  7. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    37.40 M
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    37.50 M
  9. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    37.70 M
  10. GT Radial SportActive 2
    37.70 M
  11. Fulda SportControl 2
    37.80 M

Michelin aced the dry handling test with the quickest lap time and the sportiest handling.

Dry Handling

Spread: 5.10 Km/H (4.9%)|Avg: 102.17 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    104.10 Km/H
  2. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    104.00 Km/H
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    103.50 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    103.20 Km/H
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    102.90 Km/H
  6. Continental Premium Contact 6
    102.70 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    102.20 Km/H
  8. Fulda SportControl 2
    102.10 Km/H
  9. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    101.00 Km/H
  10. GT Radial SportActive 2
    99.20 Km/H
  11. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    99.00 Km/H

Wet

Bridgestone again led the way in wet braking.

Wet Braking

Spread: 19.90 M (43.5%)|Avg: 51.55 M
Wet braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    45.70 M
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    47.60 M
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    47.90 M
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    48.80 M
  5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    49.50 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    49.50 M
  7. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    50.60 M
  8. Fulda SportControl 2
    52.40 M
  9. Continental Premium Contact 6
    52.50 M
  10. GT Radial SportActive 2
    57.00 M
  11. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    65.60 M

But couldn't quite beat Vredestein for the top place in wet handling.

Wet Handling

Spread: 13.70 Km/H (15.4%)|Avg: 84.85 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    88.90 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    88.80 Km/H
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    87.60 Km/H
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    87.50 Km/H
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    86.90 Km/H
  6. Falken Azenis FK510
    86.40 Km/H
  7. Continental Premium Contact 6
    85.80 Km/H
  8. Fulda SportControl 2
    85.10 Km/H
  9. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    82.90 Km/H
  10. GT Radial SportActive 2
    78.20 Km/H
  11. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    75.20 Km/H

GT Radial and Toyo led the way in the aquaplaning testing.

Straight Aqua

Spread: 4.80 Km/H (4.8%)|Avg: 96.96 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
  1. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    99.40 Km/H
  2. GT Radial SportActive 2
    98.80 Km/H
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    98.20 Km/H
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    98.00 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    97.90 Km/H
  6. Fulda SportControl 2
    97.00 Km/H
  7. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    96.40 Km/H
  8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    95.70 Km/H
  9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    95.60 Km/H
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    95.00 Km/H
  11. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    94.60 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Spread: 0.87 m/sec2 (23.6%)|Avg: 3.26 m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)
  1. GT Radial SportActive 2
    3.69 m/sec2
  2. Fulda SportControl 2
    3.60 m/sec2
  3. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    3.60 m/sec2
  4. Falken Azenis FK510
    3.54 m/sec2
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    3.34 m/sec2
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    3.27 m/sec2
  7. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    3.18 m/sec2
  8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    3.06 m/sec2
  9. Continental Premium Contact 6
    2.91 m/sec2
  10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    2.85 m/sec2
  11. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    2.82 m/sec2

Environment

The budget Tomket had the lowest external noise on test.

Noise

Spread: 3.30 dB (4.7%)|Avg: 72.91 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
  1. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    70.80 dB
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    72.20 dB
  3. GT Radial SportActive 2
    72.30 dB
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    72.80 dB
  5. Fulda SportControl 2
    72.80 dB
  6. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    72.90 dB
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    73.20 dB
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    73.30 dB
  9. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    73.50 dB
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    74.10 dB
  11. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    74.10 dB

And the lowest rolling resistance.

Rolling Resistance

Spread: 1.82 kg / t (22.2%)|Avg: 9.04 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
  1. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    8.18 kg / t
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    8.42 kg / t
  3. GT Radial SportActive 2
    8.62 kg / t
  4. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.71 kg / t
  5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    8.76 kg / t
  6. Fulda SportControl 2
    8.77 kg / t
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    9.01 kg / t
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    9.47 kg / t
  9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    9.70 kg / t
  10. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    9.85 kg / t
  11. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    10.00 kg / t
19,000 km
£1.45/L
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Lifetime Savings
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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tire age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

And the lowest price.

Price

Spread: 325.00 (97%)|Avg: 510.00
Price in local currency (Lower is better)
  1. Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
    335.00
  2. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    410.00
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
    485.00
  4. GT Radial SportActive 2
    490.00
  5. Fulda SportControl 2
    495.00
  6. Toyo Proxes Sport A
    495.00
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    520.00
  8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
    560.00
  9. Falken Azenis FK510
    570.00
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    590.00
  11. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    660.00

Results

1st

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

225/45 R18
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 6th 37.1 M 36 M +1.1 M 97.04%
Dry Handling 1st 104.1 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 47.6 M 45.7 M +1.9 M 96.01%
Wet Handling 5th 86.9 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -2 Km/H 97.75%
Wet Circle 7th 12.01 s 11.47 s +0.54 s 95.5%
Straight Aqua 3rd 98.2 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -1.2 Km/H 98.79%
Curved Aquaplaning 6th 3.27 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.42 m/sec2 88.62%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 4th 72.8 dB 70.8 dB +2 dB 97.25%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 11th 660 335 +325 50.76%
Rolling Resistance 2nd 8.42 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +0.24 kg / t 97.15%
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Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+

225/45 R18
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 37.5 M 36 M +1.5 M 96%
Dry Handling 4th 103.2 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -0.9 Km/H 99.14%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 49.5 M 45.7 M +3.8 M 92.32%
Wet Handling 1st 88.9 Km/H 100%
Wet Circle 4th 11.82 s 11.47 s +0.35 s 97.04%
Straight Aqua 5th 97.9 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -1.5 Km/H 98.49%
Curved Aquaplaning 5th 3.34 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.35 m/sec2 90.51%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 8th 73.3 dB 70.8 dB +2.5 dB 96.59%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 3rd 485 335 +150 69.07%
Rolling Resistance 11th 10 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +1.82 kg / t 81.8%
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3rd

Falken Azenis FK510

225/45 R18
Falken Azenis FK510
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 5th 37 M 36 M +1 M 97.3%
Dry Handling 5th 102.9 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -1.2 Km/H 98.85%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 3rd 47.9 M 45.7 M +2.2 M 95.41%
Wet Handling 6th 86.4 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -2.5 Km/H 97.19%
Wet Circle 6th 11.95 s 11.47 s +0.48 s 95.98%
Straight Aqua 4th 98 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 98.59%
Curved Aquaplaning 4th 3.54 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.15 m/sec2 95.93%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 7th 73.2 dB 70.8 dB +2.4 dB 96.72%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 9th 570 335 +235 58.77%
Rolling Resistance 7th 9.01 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +0.83 kg / t 90.79%
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3rd

Toyo Proxes Sport A

225/45 R18
Toyo Proxes Sport A
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 36.1 M 36 M +0.1 M 99.72%
Dry Handling 2nd 104 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -0.1 Km/H 99.9%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 48.8 M 45.7 M +3.1 M 93.65%
Wet Handling 4th 87.5 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 98.43%
Wet Circle 2nd 11.73 s 11.47 s +0.26 s 97.78%
Straight Aqua 1st 99.4 Km/H 100%
Curved Aquaplaning 2nd 3.6 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.09 m/sec2 97.56%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 9th 73.5 dB 70.8 dB +2.7 dB 96.33%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 5th 495 335 +160 67.68%
Rolling Resistance 8th 9.47 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +1.29 kg / t 86.38%
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5th

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

225/45 R18
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 36 M 100%
Dry Handling 7th 102.2 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -1.9 Km/H 98.17%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 45.7 M 100%
Wet Handling 2nd 88.8 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -0.1 Km/H 99.89%
Wet Circle 1st 11.47 s 100%
Straight Aqua 8th 95.7 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -3.7 Km/H 96.28%
Curved Aquaplaning 8th 3.06 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.63 m/sec2 82.93%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 10th 74.1 dB 70.8 dB +3.3 dB 95.55%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 8th 560 335 +225 59.82%
Rolling Resistance 9th 9.7 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +1.52 kg / t 84.33%
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5th

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

225/45 R18
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 36.1 M 36 M +0.1 M 99.72%
Dry Handling 3rd 103.5 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -0.6 Km/H 99.42%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 49.5 M 45.7 M +3.8 M 92.32%
Wet Handling 3rd 87.6 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -1.3 Km/H 98.54%
Wet Circle 3rd 11.76 s 11.47 s +0.29 s 97.53%
Straight Aqua 9th 95.6 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -3.8 Km/H 96.18%
Curved Aquaplaning 10th 2.85 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.84 m/sec2 77.24%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 2nd 72.2 dB 70.8 dB +1.4 dB 98.06%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 7th 520 335 +185 64.42%
Rolling Resistance 5th 8.76 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +0.58 kg / t 93.38%
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7th

Continental Premium Contact 6

225/45 R18
Continental Premium Contact 6
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 36.7 M 36 M +0.7 M 98.09%
Dry Handling 6th 102.7 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 98.66%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 9th 52.5 M 45.7 M +6.8 M 87.05%
Wet Handling 7th 85.8 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -3.1 Km/H 96.51%
Wet Circle 9th 12.2 s 11.47 s +0.73 s 94.02%
Straight Aqua 10th 95 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -4.4 Km/H 95.57%
Curved Aquaplaning 9th 2.91 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.78 m/sec2 78.86%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 10th 74.1 dB 70.8 dB +3.3 dB 95.55%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 10th 590 335 +255 56.78%
Rolling Resistance 4th 8.71 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +0.53 kg / t 93.92%
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8th

Fulda SportControl 2

225/45 R18
Fulda SportControl 2
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 11th 37.8 M 36 M +1.8 M 95.24%
Dry Handling 8th 102.1 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -2 Km/H 98.08%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 8th 52.4 M 45.7 M +6.7 M 87.21%
Wet Handling 8th 85.1 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -3.8 Km/H 95.73%
Wet Circle 5th 11.9 s 11.47 s +0.43 s 96.39%
Straight Aqua 6th 97 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -2.4 Km/H 97.59%
Curved Aquaplaning 2nd 3.6 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.09 m/sec2 97.56%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 4th 72.8 dB 70.8 dB +2 dB 97.25%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 5th 495 335 +160 67.68%
Rolling Resistance 6th 8.77 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +0.59 kg / t 93.27%
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9th

Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

225/45 R18
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 7th 37.4 M 36 M +1.4 M 96.26%
Dry Handling 9th 101 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -3.1 Km/H 97.02%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 7th 50.6 M 45.7 M +4.9 M 90.32%
Wet Handling 9th 82.9 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -6 Km/H 93.25%
Wet Circle 8th 12.02 s 11.47 s +0.55 s 95.42%
Straight Aqua 7th 96.4 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -3 Km/H 96.98%
Curved Aquaplaning 7th 3.18 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.51 m/sec2 86.18%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 6th 72.9 dB 70.8 dB +2.1 dB 97.12%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 2nd 410 335 +75 81.71%
Rolling Resistance 10th 9.85 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +1.67 kg / t 83.05%
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10th

GT Radial SportActive 2

225/45 R18
GT Radial SportActive 2
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 9th 37.7 M 36 M +1.7 M 95.49%
Dry Handling 10th 99.2 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -4.9 Km/H 95.29%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 10th 57 M 45.7 M +11.3 M 80.18%
Wet Handling 10th 78.2 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -10.7 Km/H 87.96%
Wet Circle 10th 12.34 s 11.47 s +0.87 s 92.95%
Straight Aqua 2nd 98.8 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -0.6 Km/H 99.4%
Curved Aquaplaning 1st 3.69 m/sec2 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 3rd 72.3 dB 70.8 dB +1.5 dB 97.93%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 4th 490 335 +155 68.37%
Rolling Resistance 3rd 8.62 kg / t 8.18 kg / t +0.44 kg / t 94.9%
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11th

Tomket Sport 3 Series 3

225/45 R18
Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 9th 37.7 M 36 M +1.7 M 95.49%
Dry Handling 11th 99 Km/H 104.1 Km/H -5.1 Km/H 95.1%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 11th 65.6 M 45.7 M +19.9 M 69.66%
Wet Handling 11th 75.2 Km/H 88.9 Km/H -13.7 Km/H 84.59%
Wet Circle 11th 12.78 s 11.47 s +1.31 s 89.75%
Straight Aqua 11th 94.6 Km/H 99.4 Km/H -4.8 Km/H 95.17%
Curved Aquaplaning 11th 2.82 m/sec2 3.69 m/sec2 -0.87 m/sec2 76.42%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 1st 70.8 dB 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 1st 335 100%
Rolling Resistance 1st 8.18 kg / t 100%
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Discussion

6 comments
  1. Martini Qualini archived

    Sadly missing weight :( Most important factor for me.

    #7963
    1. TireReviews Martini Qualini archived

      Out of interest, why? We have weights listed on our UHP test.

      #7964
  2. Steve Wellen archived

    The square vs staggered setup results leaves my thinking that tire technology is still a literal black art and no one can produce consistent results. It's like getting a TV with resolution between 1820and1990 x 1000and1160. It must make your job 20% frustrating and 80% fascinating.

    #7920
    1. TireReviews Steve Wellen archived

      The differences between the sizes was definitely too small to be meaningful in this test, it would have more affected balance rather than grip.

      #7921
  3. Lukica Stipetić archived

    Unfortunately, all the old models except Vredestsein and Bridgestone ... and yes, there is no GY!

    #7915
    1. TireReviews Lukica Stipetić archived

      This will have been tested back in September / October last year, hence last years models. It's difficult to do summer tests in the same year for publication around this time.

      #7916