Fans of performance know that tire choice makes a significant difference in the overall capabilities of a vehicle. Michelin and Goodyear have new offerings in the ultra-high-performance (UHP) street segment for 2022, and Jonathan Benson from Tyrereviews.com had the occasion to evaluate both brands – and many others – in one of his comprehensive testing sessions.
For this round of tire testing, a new Volkswagen GTI was chosen as the singular vehicle for no less than nine competing UHP tires. Actually, make that eight in the UHP group and one for Touring, as for reasons not entirely clear, Bridgestone sent a set of Turanza TW05s instead of Potenza Sports. Benson takes the opportunity to highlight the differences between Touring and UHP tires with a sidewall demonstration, showing how much flex the Turanza has versus the other tires.
