soundmike

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Borrowed from his post on Automotive Forums (Aug 01)

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Tires .... which ones are the best ...

We have broken down tires into several catagories and here is a short list of what I have experienced in our testing. Now remember, we do not have every single tire line in the world so, if your particular favorite is not in this list it is probably because we haven't tested it. Also, this is my take on the testing that I have completed here at The Tire Rack on our test track.

Maximum Performance:

These are the absolute best performing tires on the market. Great steering response and wet/dry traction (not for use inthe snow!!!) which is at home on the track.

1.)S-03 Pole Position
2.)Pilot Sport
3.)P-Zero Rosso
4.)S-02 Pole Position (discontinued)
5.)AVS Sport

There is 1 glaring omission in this list. It is the BFG G-Force T/A KD. The reason for this tire not being on the list is because of its lack of versatility. It is the best performing tire in the dry but, is almost scary in the wet.

Ultra High Performance:
A step down form the Max tires but, still exceptional performance which fits most application for a street tire that can be driven very aggressivley.

1.) Firehawk SZ50 EP
2.) Potenza RE730's (extreme noise issues)
3.) A520
4.) G-Force KDW
5.) Sport 8000
6.) HTR Z II

3-6 are all very close in performance levels. The noise issues of the 730's are mostly related to larger/heavier cars with rear wheel drive.

Ultra High Performance All Season
Performance tires which are capable of going through the snow.

1.) Sport 5000
2.) AVS DB (the quietest tire I have driven)
3.) G-Force KDWS
4.) Pilot XGT Z4
5.) P7000 Super Sport

I hope this helps you in your tire selections

Thanks, Luke@tirerack
877-522-8473 ext. 362

Bman

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Matthew

...Excellent post man, thanks for that data. I am actually looking pretty hard at the Yokohama AVS Db in a 245/40r18 size if I plus 1 size my 02 Max soon, he mentioned they are the quietest tires he has driven. He probably means performance tires he's driven but that is still a bold statement. I just wonder if they would suffer at all by comparison to the stock Bridestones, which are not exactly great, but would be the only thing I would have to compare to them on this particular car anyway, so as long as they were as good as or better performance wise, I can't see how I wouldn't be happy with the added width and lower profile benefits overall...

TAGURIT

one tire that they don't sell is the toyo proxes t1-s. This tire is second to only the same bfg g-force. I got these tires from a pirelli(spelling) dealer and he said there better then any of the tires that pirelli has and i bought them from him along with my superleggera's 17x8 p235-45-zr17. they are amazing the best tires i have ever owned. They have won many awards. Tirerack doesn't sell them but they are sticky very sticky ane great in the rain..

2K255HP

What he said