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2025 Tire Rack Extreme Performance Track Tire Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 275/35 R18
Tires tested: 7
Disciplines: 9
Test vehicle: BMW M2

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tires can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Vitour Tempesta P1	94 ft	Best	0 mph
2Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	94 ft	0 ft	5 mph
2Falken Azenis RT660+	94 ft	0 ft	5 mph
4Nankang Sportnex CR S	95 ft	+1 ft	8 mph
5BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	95 ft	+1 ft	9 mph
6Yokohama Advan A052	96 ft	+2 ft	11 mph
7BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	101 ft	+7 ft	21 mph

The difference between best and worst was 7.3% (7 ft ≈ 0.5 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5 would still be travelling at 21 mph when the Vitour Tempesta P1 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Test data in partnership with

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	99.38 s	Best
2Nankang Sportnex CR S	99.43 s	+0.05 s
3BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	99.63 s	+0.25 s
4Vitour Tempesta P1	99.64 s	+0.26 s
5BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	99.7 s	+0.32 s
6Falken Azenis RT660+	99.88 s	+0.50 s
7Yokohama Advan A052	100.2 s	+0.82 s

All the tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Test data in partnership with

Dry Handling Long Run
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	99.78 s	Best
2Vitour Tempesta P1	100.08 s	+0.30 s
3BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	100.14 s	+0.36 s
4Nankang Sportnex CR S	100.57 s	+0.79 s
5Yokohama Advan A052	100.88 s	+1.10 s
6Falken Azenis RT660+	101.1 s	+1.32 s
7BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	101.35 s	+1.57 s

All the tires in the Dry Handling Long Run test finished less than 3% apart.

Test data in partnership with

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Yokohama Advan A052	8.75 Points	Best
1Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	8.75 Points	Best
1Vitour Tempesta P1	8.75 Points	Best
1Falken Azenis RT660+	8.75 Points	Best
5Nankang Sportnex CR S	8.25 Points	-0.50 Points
6BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	8 Points	-0.75 Points
6BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	8 Points	-0.75 Points

The difference between best and worst was 8.6% (0.75 Points).

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Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	156 ft	Best	0 mph
2BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	164 ft	+8 ft	18 mph
3Falken Azenis RT660+	170 ft	+14 ft	23 mph
4BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	171 ft	+15 ft	24 mph
5Yokohama Advan A052	173 ft	+17 ft	25 mph
6Vitour Tempesta P1	178 ft	+22 ft	28 mph
7Nankang Sportnex CR S	181 ft	+25 ft	30 mph

The difference between best and worst was 16.2% (25 ft ≈ 1.7 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Nankang Sportnex CR S would still be travelling at 30 mph when the Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Test data in partnership with

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	31.05 s	Best
2Yokohama Advan A052	31.15 s	+0.10 s
3BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	31.97 s	+0.92 s
4Falken Azenis RT660+	32.23 s	+1.18 s
5BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	32.24 s	+1.19 s
6Vitour Tempesta P1	32.44 s	+1.39 s
7Nankang Sportnex CR S	33.01 s	+1.96 s

The difference between best and worst was 6.3% (1.96 s).

Test data in partnership with

Subj. Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	8 Points	Best
2Yokohama Advan A052	7.25 Points	-0.75 Points
2BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	7.25 Points	-0.75 Points
2Falken Azenis RT660+	7.25 Points	-0.75 Points
5BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	6.5 Points	-1.50 Points
5Nankang Sportnex CR S	6.5 Points	-1.50 Points
7Vitour Tempesta P1	6 Points	-2.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 25% (2 Points).

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Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Yokohama Advan A052	6 Points	Best
1Nankang Sportnex CR S	6 Points	Best
1Vitour Tempesta P1	6 Points	Best
4Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	5.75 Points	-0.25 Points
5BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	5.5 Points	-0.50 Points
6BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	5.25 Points	-0.75 Points
6Falken Azenis RT660+	5.25 Points	-0.75 Points

The difference between best and worst was 12.5% (0.75 Points).

Test data in partnership with

Subj. Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Yokohama Advan A052	6.25 Points	Best
1Nankang Sportnex CR S	6.25 Points	Best
3Vitour Tempesta P1	6 Points	-0.25 Points
4Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS	5.25 Points	-1.00 Points
5BFGoodrich G Force Rival S 1.5	5 Points	-1.25 Points
5Falken Azenis RT660+	5 Points	-1.25 Points
7BFGoodrich g-Force Rival+	4.75 Points	-1.50 Points