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2025 AutoView Sports Tire Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 275/35R19
Tires tested: 5
Disciplines: 6
Test vehicle: BMW M3 xDrive (G80)

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tires can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72	110 ft	Best	0 mph
2Continental SportContact 7	110 ft	0 ft	5 mph
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	114 ft	+4 ft	16 mph
3Hankook Ventus Evo	114 ft	+4 ft	16 mph
5Pirelli P Zero PZ4	123 ft	+13 ft	26 mph

The difference between best and worst was 11.9% (13 ft ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 would still be travelling at 26 mph when the Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	85.95 s	Best
2Continental SportContact 7	86.46 s	+0.51 s
3Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72	86.98 s	+1.03 s
4Hankook Ventus Evo	87.62 s	+1.67 s
5Pirelli P Zero PZ4	89.23 s	+3.28 s

The difference between best and worst was 3.8% (3.28 s).

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	15 Points	Best
1Continental SportContact 7	15 Points	Best
3Hankook Ventus Evo	13.5 Points	-1.50 Points
3Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72	13.5 Points	-1.50 Points
5Pirelli P Zero PZ4	9.6 Points	-5.40 Points

The difference between best and worst was 36% (5.4 Points).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental SportContact 7	72 ft	Best	0 mph
2Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72	74 ft	+2 ft	14 mph
3Hankook Ventus Evo	75 ft	+3 ft	17 mph
4Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	81 ft	+9 ft	27 mph
5Pirelli P Zero PZ4	86 ft	+14 ft	33 mph

The difference between best and worst was 19.9% (14 ft ≈ 1 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 would still be travelling at 33 mph when the Continental SportContact 7 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	6.9 Points	Best
2Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72	6.7 Points	-0.20 Points
3Continental SportContact 7	6.6 Points	-0.30 Points
3Hankook Ventus Evo	6.6 Points	-0.30 Points
5Pirelli P Zero PZ4	6.5 Points	-0.40 Points

The difference between best and worst was 5.8% (0.4 Points).

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero PZ4	61.8 dB	Best
2Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72	62.2 dB	+0.40 dB
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	62.7 dB	+0.90 dB
3Continental SportContact 7	62.7 dB	+0.90 dB
5Hankook Ventus Evo	63.2 dB	+1.40 dB