No way? Every tire has different performance based on climate and vehicle. It may be better in Canada, and worse in the United States depending on where you are.
It the WS80 better than WS90 in some conditions? Is the Pilot Sport 3 better than Pilot Sport 4 in some conditions?
Usually for new iterations of the same tire, there is no advantage of the old version.
We'll see when the tests come out, but I expect it to be better or equal to VC7 in all aspects.