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New Pirelli P Zero PZ5 wins performance tyre test in stunning debut

A new performance tyre test by Tyre Reviews has made the new fifth-generation Pirelli P Zero PZ5 its highest recommendation, edging out the Continental SportContact 7, a perennial winner in the three years since its launch. The test endorses Pirelli’s claim that the fifth-generation product has added all-round capabilities to the PZ4’s specialism in handling, with additional wet grip, braking stability, and others. In addition to the Conti ultra-ultra-high performance (UUHP) product, Tyre Reviews tested premium contenders that have been among the best tyres in the segment for several years in the Bridgestone Potenza Sport, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S. The test also looked at the Falken Azenis FK520, the latest in a line of tyres that has seen the Sumitomo brand compete with the legacy premium brands, and the budget Sunny NA305. All tyres were tested on a VW Golf GTI mk8 in size 225/40 R18 92 Y.

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  2. Conti SportContact 7 ‘sets benchmark’ in Tyre Reviews UUHP tyre test
  3. 3 tyres rated ‘exemplary’ in Auto Bild’s winter tyre test
  4. Goodyear: New EfficientGrip Performance 2 tyre offers 20% more mileage than Michelin
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Season extender – Michelin tyre option for Porsche 911 GT3 RS

The secret to combating climate change is to develop a new tyre, or at least it is when change manifests itself in cooler, wet conditions. Porsche has shared details of joint development work it conducted with Michelin on a tailored version of the Pilot Sport S 5 for the 911 GT3 RS. The result is a tyre the Stuttgart-based marque considers “a perfect option for prolonging the track-day season.”

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  1. Porsche 911 GT3 RS to run on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
  2. New Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 optional original equipment tyre on Audi R8
  3. Aston Martin Valkyrie to fit Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 as original equipment tyre
  4. Conti SportContact 7 ‘sets benchmark’ in Tyre Reviews UUHP tyre test
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Davanti Tyres’ Protoura Sport Evo, manufactured in Europe, available from Q3 2025

Davanti Tyres

Davanti Tyres will launch its first ultra-ultra high performance tyre in the third quarter of 2025. The tyre also marks a second milestone for the company, based in North-West England; it will be the brand’s first product manufactured in Europe, utilising one of the continent’s “most advanced smart factories.” The Protoura Sport Evo will become Davanti’s new flagship product, extending its Protoura performance tyre range further into the high rim diameter segment of passenger car tyres. While the brand has tested its products in Europe at leading facilities like Applus IDIADA, which hosts Davanti’s European Development Centre, and Test World, it has previously partnered with factories in China throughout its decade-long history. The move will offer increased supply-chain efficiencies for its European customers, which Davanti says will increase the tyre’s competitiveness.

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  1. Davanti unveils wave of new product, partnership news at first conference
  2. Davanti launches flagship UHP tyre – Protoura Sport
  3. Davanti completes Idiada benchmarking tests: video
  4. Davanti launches first all-season passenger car tyre, Alltoura 4-Seasons
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Michelin tyres selected for new Ferrari F80

Michelin will exclusively supply tyres for the Ferrari’s new F80 supercar. Michelin reports that it used technological advances including those from the world of motorsport, to meet the “extraordinary performance requirements” the Ferrari F80. What is even more impressive is that Michelin developed the tyre in just 15 months using its digital development technology to speed up the production process.

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  1. A close technical collaboration – Michelin and the Ferrari 458 Speciale
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Hankook supplying UUHP tyres for Mercedes-AMG GT Coupé

The new Mercedes-AMG GT Coupé is available with Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z tyres as an original fitment. Hankook Tire is supplying bespoke versions of this UUHP tyre, with a modified tread pattern and compound, to ensure the 585 hp / 430 kW car achieves “maximum grip even in extreme driving conditions.” The tyre maker says that this OEM approval, including the vehicle manufacturer’s M01 (Mercedes-AMG Original) symbol on the tyre’s sidewall, marks the “first partnership between Mercedes-AMG and Hankook.”

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  1. Hankook debuts UUHP tyre on Mini John Cooper Works GP
  2. Hankook now supplying numerous tyres for Mercedes S-Class
  3. Hankook supplying OE tyres to Audi RS Q8
  4. Audi approves Hankook tyres for e-tron GT
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UK trend towards Budget segment continues in smaller UHP tyre dimensions – GfK

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Giti Tire

Retail sales at the lower end of the UK’s ultra-high performance tyre segment have seen a trend away from premium tyres, with the third-tier Budget segment continuing to increase its share, according to the latest panelmarket data from market analyst GfK. In last year’s edition of our feature on the UHP Tyre segment, Tyres & Accessories noted that there are three long-term factors at play in causing the sector dynamics we are currently witnessing: OEMs’ continued move towards the specification of 17” and 18” tyres on mass market, sub-premium car models; macroeconomic conditions in the UK, which have led to increasingly expensive retail goods at the same time as soaring borrowing costs and extremely soft growth in both the economy and wages; and the expansion in availability of low-cost tyres from sub-Premium, sub-Mid Range tyre manufacturers.

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  1. High rim diameter tyres are West, Central Europe replacement car tyre growth segment
  2. West, Central European replacement tyre market accelerating towards larger tyres
  3. Higher rim size car tyre sales rising in UK’s stratified recovery – GfK
  4. Budget segment making inroads in UK high rim diameter tyre market – GfK
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Azenis RS820 the latest Falken UHP tyre to benefit from track to tarmac strategy

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Falken

Falken entered the European ultra-ultra-high-performance (UUHP) market in 2023 with the Azenis RS820. The new pattern is designed to offer responsive handling, balanced wet and dry grip and impressive feel on both road and track. Available in an initial 38 sizes between 19 and 21 inches and a Y speed index rated up to 300km/h, the Azenis RS820 is derived from Falken’s race-winning motorsport technologies and experience honed over 20 years’ competition on the Nürburgring. The tyre provides a fitment option to a range of high-performance cars and SUVs. Falken’s development teams in Europe and Japan collaborated to produce its first UUHP pattern for the region, on that has benefited from the company’s “From track to Tarmac” development philosophy, according to product manager Philipp Wolz.

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  1. Azenis RS820 – first Falken UUHP tyre for Europe
  2. New Falken tyres, technologies introduce brand’s next generation in Europe
  3. Falken flagship UHP tyre, Azenis FK510, to expand to SUV sizes in 2017
  4. Falken Ecorun A-A tyre to extend range, efficiency of hybrids with Toyota partnership
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Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R, RS approved for new Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Goodyear’s Eagle F1 SuperSport R and SuperSport RS range-topping UUHP tyres have been homologated for the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS supercar. Specially tuned fitments of each tyre will carry the N0 code that indicates Porsche original equipment tyres. Goodyear says the tyres push “the limits of performance from a fully road-legal tyre.” Johannes Moll, managing director OE consumer, Goodyear EMEA said that the tyres “enhance the performance and handling characteristics of the most specialist machinery on the roads today.

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  3. Goodyear launches Eagle F1 Series of UHP and Supercar tyres
  4. Goodyear’s European motorsport renaissance continues despite pandemic challenges
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Spring 2024 debut for UUHP segment Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Apollo Tyres has officially launched its new Vredestein Ultrac Pro ultra-ultra-high-performance (UUHP) tyre. Available in 18- to 24-inch rim diameters, the tyre caters to a wide range of high-performance vehicles. As evidence of the Ultrac Pro’s performance credentials the tyre maker points to independent testing conducted by Applus+ IDIADA, and aesthetics come courtesy of Apollo Tyres’ collaboration with Italdesign, a partnership that celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

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  4. BMW chooses Vredestein Ultrac for X2 & 5 Series
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Apollo: New Vredestein Ultrac Pro offers ‘remarkable weight reduction’

When Apollo Tyres’ Vredestein Ultrac Pro UUHP summer tyre launches next month it will offers a “groundbreaking lightweight design that maximises performance and comfort while dramatically reducing weight and environmental impact”, according to the company.

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  1. Conserving costs, maximising business: Apollo Tyres’ response to the coronavirus pandemic
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  4. Budget segment making inroads in UK high rim diameter tyre market – GfK
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Vredestein to launch Ultrac Pro UUHP tyre in spring

Vredestein will launch a new ultra-ultra-high performance summer tyre, the Ultrac Pro, this spring. Featuring innovations in the structure and tread compound, Vredestein has engineered the tyre for “superior handling and class-leading comfort.” It will be presented for a wide range of performance vehicles and supercars with 18-24 inch wheels.

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  1. Vredestein launches Ultrac summer tyre – 15% better performance
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  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 wins Auto Express 2021 Summer Tyre Test
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Azenis RS820 – first Falken UUHP tyre for Europe

Falken Tyre Europe has unveiled a new ultra-ultra-high-performance (UUHP) tyre, the Falken Azenis RS820. It says this new pattern is designed to offer responsive handling, balanced wet and dry grip and impressive feel on both road and track.

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  4. 40 years of Falken tyres
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Bridgestone partners Gameloft on Lamborghini Revuelto eSports Challenge

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Bridgestone Potenza Sport tyres will be available for fitment on the virtual Lamborghini Revuelto alongside the manufacturer’s original equipment supply deal with the Italian supercar marque for the real-life version of the car. The first V12 hybrid plug-in HPEV super sport car rolls on the Potenza Sport in Asphalt 9: Legends, the latest game in Gameloft’s billion-downloaded arcade racing franchise, kicking off a new official eSports competition, the Lamborghini Revuelto eSports Challenge. The competition will be open to iOS, Android, Xbox, and PC players, who will compete in the Lamborghini Revuelto, unveiled in March 2023. This collaboration puts the Bridgestone brand in front of the Asphalt audience, with players able to enjoy its exclusive Bridgestone livery in game exclusively by entering the challenge.

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  1. Giti partner WS Racing secures top-10 finish in digital endurance series
  2. Falken Tyres enters virtual racing
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  4. Michelin maintains position as world’s most valuable tyre brand: Brand Finance
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Pirelli unveils P Zero Trofeo RS – it’s ‘most sporting’ semi-slick tyre yet

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Pirelli has launched the P Zero Trofeo RS, a new iteration of its semi-slick tyre range designed for sporting performance. The tyre has already been requested, in a specialised edition, for the Pagani Automobili Utopia hypercar. Pirelli said the tyre is a “technical evolution” of the P Zero Trofeo R, though the RS is primarily targeting original equipment channels, compared to the R’s positioning as an aftermarket tyre to improve on-track performance.

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  4. Tyre demand declining 15 to 26 per cent in 2020
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Goodyear develops bespoke Eagle F1 SuperSport tyre for 2023 Maserati GranTurismo

Maserati

Goodyear has developed a bespoke version of its ultra-ultra high performance Eagle F1 Supersport tyre for the different versions of the Maserati GranTurismo. The car will be available with a V6 twin-turbo configuration with two different levels of performance. The tyres have been tuned to suit the characteristics of the new Maserati models and carry MGT markings to show that they have been specifically developed for the Italian brand.

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  1. Lotus reveals new Emira sports car on Goodyear OE tyre
  2. Goodyear launches Eagle F1 Series of UHP and Supercar tyres
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  4. Fast small-batch production: Goodyear opens Luxembourg facility
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