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What Are UHP Tyres?

UHP tyres are Ultra High Performance tyres. They are designed to provide a superior, more luxurious performance on the road for vehicles with higher horsepower. UHP tyres have a speed index of W or Y to cope with the demands of powerful cars. The tyres are wide to increase contact with the road, while the rims are smaller to create room for larger brakes and shorten your car’s stopping distances. This has the added benefit of providing a lower aspect ratio, which gives you improved handling and stability. 

Dunlop Sport Maxx RT 2 ultra high performance tyre

Dunlop UHP tyres set technical benchmarks.

Our engineers aim for nothing less than perfection when building an ultra high performance (UHP) tyre. Every aspect of the drive is taken into consideration: the car’s characteristics and potentials, the road and weather conditions and of course all the challenging driving situations like speeding up, braking and cornering.

Based on their motorsport knowledge they develop technical solutions that are perfectly tuned to the highest demands.

Watch the videos below and learn more about Dunlop ultra high performance tyres.



Powerful tyres for powerful cars.

 

Get to know how our well-engineered ultra-high performance tyres increase the sporty performance of your car.

Dunlop focuses on three key development areas when it comes to UHP tyres:

  • Construction – Dunlop tyres have a special overlay on the tread cap which improves the tyre’s contact with the road, especially at higher speeds. This leads to better handling, stability and steering precision.
  • Compound – the material Dunlop’s UHP tyres are made of ensures the tyre adapts to the surface of the road to provide better grip.
  • Tread Pattern – Dunlop’s UHP tyres have carefully designed grooves and blocks for more rubber-to-road contact. They also have increased stiffness for better grip, control and for shorter braking distances


Your high tech advantage on the road.

Ultra-high performance tyres improve the steering precision and responsiveness of your car. The large shoulder blocks deliver enhanced cornering grip and the grooves give you more grip and better control on the road.

The resin technology in Dunlop’s UHP tyres heats up the tyre more quickly, which increases the overall tyre to road contact. 



Dunlop SportMaxx RT Winner of What Tyre UHP Tyre of The Year 2021

Sport Maxx RT 2 Benefits

  • Enhanced cornering grip on wet and dry roads - More rubber to road contact to ensure better cornering grip
  • Increased road feedback and steering precision - Reduced diameter and coating to get tyres closer to the road and boost steering
  • Shorter braking distance, especially at high speeds - Increased block rigidity ensures a shorter high speed braking distance
  • Tyres with excellent wet grip - An A/B wet grip rating highlights the tyre's ability to stick to the road in wet conditions
  • Low cabin noise - Thanks to Dunlop's Noise Shield Technology, the Sport Maxx RT 2 has an A-B noise rating which reduces the internal cabin noise generated by the tyre making for a more comfortable ride for both driver and passengers
  • Fuel efficiency - Great fuel efficiency is ensured by the Sport Maxx RT 2's low rolling resistance




Master the winter challenge.

Discover how first-class winter tyres help your performance car to deal with rain, frost, and snow.

When it comes to high volumes of rainfall, weather adapted grooves enable a larger volume of water to be evacuated underneath the tyre, preventing you from aquaplaning.

In winter temperatures, Dunlop’s UHP winter tyres remain soft for enhanced traction on cold and icy roads. Wide tread blocks reinforce the tyre’s performance by maximising the tyre’s contact with the road.

On snowy and slushy roads, the sipes channel the snow and slush aside to provide extra grip and shorten your stopping distances. 



Winter Sport 5

  • Enhanced cornering grip on wet and dry roads - More rubber to road contact to ensure better cornering grip
  • Increased road feedback and steering precision - Reduced diameter and coating to get tyres closer to the road and boost steering
  • Shorter braking distance, especially at high speeds - Increased block rigidity ensures a shorter high speed braking distance
  • Tyres with excellent wet grip - An A/B wet grip rating highlights the tyre's ability to stick to the road in wet conditions
  • Low cabin noise - Thanks to Dunlop's Noise Shield Technology, the Sport Maxx RT 2 has an A-B noise rating which reduces the internal cabin noise generated by the tyre making for a more comfortable ride for both driver and passengers
  • Fuel efficiency - Great fuel efficiency is ensured by the Sport Maxx RT 2's low rolling resistance




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