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2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tire Test
- Tested size
- 225/45 R18
- Tires tested
- 11
- Disciplines
- 9
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | s ↓ | mph ↑ | ft/s² ↑ | dB ↓ | kg/t ↓ | ||||||||
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| 1= | 1 | 96.97 | 122 | 64.7 | 98.5 | 156 | 54.0 | 12.01 | 61.0 | 10.7 | 95.8 | 72.8 | 97.3 | 8.42 | 97.2 | |
StrengthsPremium summer tires with the best dynamic driving characteristics in the dry (direct steering with good feedback), safe wet handling, short wet and dry braking, low rolling resistance. ConsiderationsHigh price level. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.52 × 35% = 34.48 Wet95.82 × 50% = 47.91 Comfort97.25 × 5% = 4.86 Rolling Resistance97.15 × 10% = 9.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1= | 6 | 95.17 | 123 | 64.1 | 97.6 | 162 | 55.2 | 11.82 | 60.8 | 11.0 | 96.0 | 73.3 | 96.6 | 10.00 | 81.8 | |
StrengthsSporty balanced summer tire, good wet grip, good aquaplaning resistance, sporty dry handling with precise steering, short wet and dry braking distances. ConsiderationsHigh rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.57 × 35% = 34.15 Wet96.02 × 50% = 48.01 Comfort96.59 × 5% = 4.83 Rolling Resistance81.8 × 10% = 8.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3= | 2 | 96.94 | 118 | 64.6 | 99.8 | 160 | 54.4 | 11.73 | 61.8 | 11.8 | 97.1 | 73.5 | 96.3 | 9.47 | 86.4 | |
StrengthsExemplary driving characteristics, very good aquaplaning resistance, sporty handling in the wet and dry, short wet and dry braking, fair price. ConsiderationsReduced ride comfort, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.81 × 35% = 34.93 Wet97.1 × 50% = 48.55 Comfort96.33 × 5% = 4.82 Rolling Resistance86.38 × 10% = 8.64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3= | 4 | 96.46 | 121 | 63.9 | 98.1 | 157 | 53.7 | 11.95 | 60.9 | 11.6 | 96.4 | 73.2 | 96.7 | 9.01 | 90.8 | |
StrengthsGood performance potential, excellent aquaplaning resistance, stable handling the wet, sporty dry dynamics. ConsiderationsHigh price level. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.08 × 35% = 34.33 Wet96.43 × 50% = 48.21 Comfort96.72 × 5% = 4.84 Rolling Resistance90.79 × 10% = 9.08 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5= | 3 | 96.73 | 118 | 63.5 | 99.1 | 150 | 55.2 | 11.47 | 59.5 | 10.0 | 97.7 | 74.1 | 95.6 | 9.70 | 84.3 | |
StrengthsImpressive grip with sporty handling in the wet, direct steering response and stable handling in the dry, short wet and dry braking, good comfort. ConsiderationsHigh rolling resistance, high noise. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.09 × 35% = 34.68 Wet97.68 × 50% = 48.84 Comfort95.55 × 5% = 4.78 Rolling Resistance84.33 × 10% = 8.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5= | 5 | 96.12 | 118 | 64.3 | 99.6 | 162 | 54.4 | 11.76 | 59.4 | 9.4 | 94.1 | 72.2 | 98.1 | 8.76 | 93.4 | |
StrengthsBalanced tire with good driving characteristics in the dry and wet, short braking distances, low noise, low rolling resistance, low price. ConsiderationsLimited curved aquaplaning resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.57 × 35% = 34.85 Wet94.06 × 50% = 47.03 Comfort98.06 × 5% = 4.9 Rolling Resistance93.38 × 10% = 9.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 94.28 | 120 | 63.8 | 98.4 | 172 | 53.3 | 12.20 | 59.0 | 9.5 | 91.4 | 74.1 | 95.6 | 8.71 | 93.9 | |
StrengthsPremium comfort tires with stable driving on dry roads, short dry braking, fuel saving rolling resistance, good comfort. ConsiderationsLow aquaplaning resistance, longer wet braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.38 × 35% = 34.43 Wet91.36 × 50% = 45.68 Comfort95.55 × 5% = 4.78 Rolling Resistance93.92 × 10% = 9.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | 95.07 | 124 | 63.4 | 96.7 | 172 | 52.9 | 11.90 | 60.3 | 11.8 | 94.1 | 72.8 | 97.3 | 8.77 | 93.3 | |
StrengthsSafe driving characteristics in the wet and dry, good aquaplaning resistance, short dry braking, low rolling resistance, good comfort. ConsiderationsLong wet braking, limited dry cornering grip. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.66 × 35% = 33.83 Wet94.09 × 50% = 47.05 Comfort97.25 × 5% = 4.86 Rolling Resistance93.27 × 10% = 9.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 93.33 | 123 | 62.8 | 96.6 | 166 | 51.5 | 12.02 | 59.9 | 10.4 | 92.7 | 72.9 | 97.1 | 9.85 | 83.1 | |
StrengthsGood aquaplaning resistance, short dry braking, low price. ConsiderationsLimited handling in the dry and wet, weak cornering, slow steering, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.64 × 35% = 33.82 Wet92.69 × 50% = 46.34 Comfort97.12 × 5% = 4.86 Rolling Resistance83.05 × 10% = 8.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 92.68 | 124 | 61.6 | 95.4 | 187 | 48.6 | 12.34 | 61.4 | 12.1 | 89.8 | 72.3 | 97.9 | 8.62 | 94.9 | |
StrengthsGood aquaplaning resistance, short dry braking, low rolling resistance. ConsiderationsLow levels of grip in the wet with understeer balance, significantly longer wet braking distances, average ride comfort. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.39 × 35% = 33.39 Wet89.82 × 50% = 44.91 Comfort97.93 × 5% = 4.9 Rolling Resistance94.9 × 10% = 9.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 89.51 | 124 | 61.5 | 95.3 | 215 | 46.7 | 12.78 | 58.8 | 9.3 | 82.3 | 70.8 | 100.0 | 8.18 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsShort dry braking, low rolling resistance. ConsiderationsVery poor grip in the wet with severe understeer, dangerously long wet braking distances, poor aquaplaning resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.3 × 35% = 33.35 Wet82.31 × 50% = 41.16 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Rolling Resistance100 × 10% = 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4
These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.
Not ranked: a measurement needed for these weights is missing. Missing results are not treated as zero or redistributed.
Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 35% Real impact 18%
- Wet Weighting 50% Real impact 61%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 1%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 10% Real impact 20%
- Curved Aquaplaning counts for 5.5% of the score but creates 19% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 17.5% of the score but creates only 7% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 9
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 17.5% | 12% |
| Dry Handling | 17.5% | 7% |
| Wet Braking | 13% | 21% |
| Wet Handling | 13% | 11% |
| Wet Circle | 13% | 7% |
| Straight Aqua | 5.5% | 3% |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 5.5% | 19% |
| Noise | 5% | 1% |
| Rolling Resistance | 10% | 20% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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