At the tire market are constantly emerging new models across all segments. Therefore, often very large companies conduct their tests new products have emerged.
Today we bring you the test-class all-season tires Ultra-High Performance, the experts of the American Tire Rack. For the tests they took and two novinik - from Continental and Pirelli.
Tested tires:
BFGoodrich g-Force Super Sport A / S all-season tires Class Ultra High Performance, size 225/45R17 94W)
- Advantages: excellent grip and responsiveness on a dry surface.
- Disadvantages: poor traction on wet surfaces, and lack of comfort.
- Verdict: responsive, predictable tire for drivers who are not so important grip on wet surfaces.
- Rating in this test: 4 th
- rating in the previous test: place 2 (May 2008)
Continental ExtremeContact DWS (class all-season tires Ultra High Performance, size 225/45R17 91W)
- Advantages: high level of grip on wet surfaces.
- Disadvantages: not quick reaction at the helm at the beginning of the movement.
- The verdict: excellent class UHP tire for all seasons.
- Rating in this test: place 2
- rating in the previous test: Not tested
Michelin Pilot Sport A / S Plus (class all-season tires Ultra High Performance, size 225/45R17 91Y)
- Advantages: excellent road quality and speed of reaction at the helm
- Disadvantages: not quite a satisfactory grip on wet surfaces.
- The verdict: the former leader in its class, under pressure from new tires
- rating in this test: place 3
- rating in the previous test: 1 st place (August 2008)
Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season (all-season tires Class Ultra High Performance, size 225/45R17 94W)
- Advantages: excellent driveability.
- Disadvantages: slightly weak performance braking on dry surfaces.
- Verdict: perfectly balanced tire class UHP.
- Rating in this test: 1 place
- rating in the previous point: Not tested
Most often, a new generation product that surpasses the properties of its predecessors, is not difficult. Developers use the previous developments, and technologies continue to evolve, so that the new product is absolutely better than previous models. But not always so simple.
Some cars are subjected to re-design, style and lose the appeal inherent in the car the past generation, and many musical groups, conquered the charts with his first album, can not repeat the success with his second job. The same can be said about the bus companies that are trying to surpass their own successful bus - for many it turns out, but not all.
Continental managed to get into the top ten with their all-season tires ContiExtremeContact Class Ultra High Performance, which has excellent handling and a dry and wet surfaces, as well as the best in this class grip in winter conditions.
These high-quality tires for all seasons. The main difficulty was to improve the manageability of tires on dry surfaces without compromising grip in winter conditions. To this end, Continental has released new tires - ExtremeContact DWS (Dry Wet Snow).
Pirelli has faced the same problem with its popular Pirelli P Zero Nero M + S. They also needed to improve traction on wet surfaces and in winter conditions, without compromising handling and comfort on dry surfaces, which became the reason for the popularity of these tires.
Pirelli engineers had already developed a successful season tires class UHP, who entered the original equipment of several high-performance cars, and thanks to previous experience as they were able to extend the range of tires for the secondary market, providing tires Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season.
The purpose of this test was to ascertain whether managed Pirelli and Continental reach its goal of creating a new generation of all-season tires class UHP. Since re-create conditions on the winter test track Tire Rack in northern Indiana is not possible, the tires were tested on the race track and the road to determine the degree of controllability of tires on wet and dry surfaces, as well as compare their driveability.
Tyres Continental ExtremeContact DWS and Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season compared with BFGoodrich g-Force Super Sport A / S and Michelin Pilot Sport A / S Plus, which are also popular in a segment of the class all-season tires UHP. For the tests was chosen Coupe BMW E92 328i with discs the size of 17x8.0 ". We tested the new tires with tread neiznoshennym in size 225/45R17.
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