Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S * (3) 100% 87% 93% 97% 70% 83%
Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (5) 94% 98% 76% 82% 95% 86%
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (112) 94% 84% 90% 88% 84% 85%
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (155) 94% 87% 88% 87% 80% 85%
Continental ExtremeContact Sport (13) 92% 83% 83% 81% 88% 87%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (103) 95% 92% 88% 88% 73% 85%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (132) 93% 88% 86% 87% 82% 86%
Michelin Pilot Super Sport (143) 94% 84% 89% 86% 82% 81%
Falken Azenis FK520 (20) 92% 87% 86% 88% 79% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (234) 93% 90% 86% 88% 80% 81%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Nokian zLine (83) 91% 90% 89% 87% 76% 85%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Continental SportContact 7 (49) 97% 93% 91% 91% 71% 76%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (55) 92% 93% 82% 81% 82% 84%
Nokian Z G2 (30) 88% 89% 86% 84% 80% 83%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (177) 89% 86% 82% 82% 80% 87%
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (50) 95% 82% 91% 92% 67% 75%
Bridgestone Potenza GIII (7) 96% 83% 87% 91% 74% 66%
Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 (17) 88% 79% 86% 88% 76% 76%
Bridgestone Potenza Sport (89) 93% 88% 90% 92% 64% 74%
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (33) 89% 83% 83% 78% 72% 88%
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus (4) 88% 83% 93% 88% 75% 68%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (312) 90% 88% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) 90% 82% 82% 80% 77% 77%
Nokian Hakka Black 2 (3) 90% 95% 90% 90% 70% 65%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (89) 91% 78% 83% 87% 71% 74%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) 90% 87% 82% 78% 70% 80%
Michelin Pilot Sport (41) 92% 82% 86% 81% 73% 75%
Hankook Ventus S1 Evo Z K129 (3) 90% 83% 90% 80% 60% 77%
Nokian PowerProof (24) 87% 89% 80% 75% 67% 85%
Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat (6) 90% 83% 83% 85% 70% 72%
Syron Street Race (5) 100% 80% 96% 90% 52% 56%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Bridgestone Potenza s02 (18) 90% 79% 87% 87% 65% 63%
Bridgestone Potenza S007A (11) 83% 69% 84% 90% 75% 73%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (89) 84% 78% 78% 78% 75% 80%
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (58) 89% 79% 85% 82% 63% 72%
Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico (26) 87% 75% 79% 82% 73% 71%
Continental Sport Contact 6 (88) 91% 87% 82% 83% 53% 77%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (42) 87% 86% 73% 71% 68% 77%
Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (8) 85% 68% 80% 79% 67% 76%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) 88% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) 81% 73% 76% 73% 75% 72%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) 84% 76% 76% 79% 67% 72%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev (4) 85% 65% 83% 85% 73% 63%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (213) 87% 82% 79% 76% 51% 73%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (108) 85% 78% 77% 75% 55% 73%
Bridgestone Potenza S007 (6) 86% 76% 85% 70% 54% 54%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Bridgestone Potenza S04 Pole Position (3) 90% 73% 73% 87% 40% 67%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (158) 83% 69% 74% 74% 67% 61%
Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat (27) 83% 73% 72% 74% 71% 57%
Yokohama Advan Sport ZPS (3) 83% 73% 70% 73% 70% 57%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) 85% 73% 74% 76% 64% 64%
Pirelli P Zero Runflat (41) 83% 69% 76% 74% 58% 66%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) 83% 69% 76% 69% 66% 61%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Pirelli PZero Nero (140) 83% 66% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Pirelli P Zero (157) 84% 69% 75% 72% 58% 64%
Bridgestone Potenza s03 (7) 86% 54% 70% 67% 71% 60%
Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat (29) 87% 75% 78% 75% 48% 56%
Pirelli P Zero Silver (3) 67% 67% 67% 57% 80% 77%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (162) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD2 (8) 75% 68% 70% 64% 66% 63%
Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) 81% 66% 70% 68% 59% 62%
Falken FK453 (30) 77% 70% 63% 60% 60% 69%
Bridgestone Potenza S02A (5) 75% 65% 70% 65% 63% 63%
Nokian Hakka Black (4) 80% 83% 58% 63% 70% 53%
Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) 75% 64% 64% 61% 65% 62%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (60) 73% 59% 67% 66% 73% 49%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF (10) 79% 69% 66% 59% 44% 65%
Yokohama ADVAN Sport (35) 76% 66% 64% 65% 47% 50%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (143) 72% 54% 55% 48% 55% 32%

Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tires with no reviews

Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position, Bridgestone Potenza S01, Bridgestone Potenza S01R, Continental Sport Contact M3, Cooper Zeon RS3 S, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 060+, Falken Azenis RS820, Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar, Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar 3, Michelin Pilot Sport 4 N, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 ZP, Michelin Pilot Sport S 5, Michelin Pilot Super Sport Zero Pressure, Nokian Hakka Black 3, Nokian Powerproof 1, Pirelli P Zero Direzionale, Pirelli P Zero Rosso Direzionale, Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tires Tire Review Highlights

Continental Sport Contact 5 rated 71% while driving a Kia Motors Rio
Driving on mostly country roads for 17383 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2024-04-22 02:54:13
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 90% while driving a Honda Civic 1.5T
Driving on mostly town for 13500 easy going miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2024-04-21 10:01:19
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 86% while driving a Toyota GR86
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Great on dry roads or track, with great resistance to heat on track for a road tire.
Excellent feed-back on steering!
They are a bit sketchy on wet cold roads.
I did a pretty long track day with them and around 5'000km on the road, they have around 5'000km left.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-19 18:37:52
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport rated 44% while driving a Renault
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 spirited miles
Having run many sets of Michelin Pilot Supersports over the years on my Megane R26, I fancied a change. I bought these Goodyears and very quickly noticed a heavy pull in the direction of the camber. Furthermore, when they wore down to abo 2mm they were dreadful in the wet.
I’m now back on the Michelins and the car is a pleasure to drive once again.
Avoid.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-19 13:54:04
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 89% while driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Mivec
Driving on mostly motorways for 15000 average miles
Dry and wet grip are excellent. The handling is awesome as well. It’s less comfortable than my earlier set of tires (a set of 16” Yokohama Advan a460’s, which absorbed surface imperfections better), but now I know what sporty tires really feel. It ran about 20k kms going into their third season now. I now wish my car had a few dozen more horsepower. The fuel consumption went down by around 10% despite this is a wider set than the Yokohama’s. I would recommend the Asymmetric 6’s but for stronger/sportier cars mainly to harness their full potential.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-19 10:26:32
Bridgestone Potenza Sport rated 77% while driving a Toyota RAV4
Driving on mostly motorways for 13000 average miles
Good grip both in dry and wet conditions, pretty comfort, road noise is mild to a bit loud.
Will definitely re-buy again.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-18 04:48:23
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 88% while driving a Volkswagen Golf 5 GTI
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
Got a set of pilot sport 5 for my tuned Mk 5 golf Gti after I watched the tire review youtube video. Best tire I've ever had on the car , came with Dunlop Sport max which where terrible in the wet .Got a set of Yokohama not sure the model of Tire sorry but they where even worse .The pilot sport are fantastic in the dry car goes round corners like its on tracks only down side is , there is a bit of road noise not bad but a small price to pay i suppose . I've only done roughly 3000 miles so cant say what overall ware is like . But if you are looking for a Tire that grips has good feedback and not much sidewall roll pilot sport 5 is definition worth consideration.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-18 03:24:42
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 89% while driving a BMW 320D xDrive Gran Turismo
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Very good tire, I'm very pleased with them. Exactly what I expected, very good mix between performance/price/comfort.
Are very quiet, after 80 km/h I hear only some noise from the wind. Road feedback is very good, are very good for 18" wheels, I know very well what's happening with stearing of the car on cornering even at higher speed, good sidewall enforcement as well.
I looked for competition but were much more expensive and didn't have the same properties especially for noise level.
I used tires from competition, premium brands but I came many times back to GoodYear because they have the good mix for me.
Definitely I will buy them again. Very good job Goodyear.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-13 00:43:46
Pirelli P Zero rated 50% while driving a Hyundai Kona N
Driving on a combination of roads for 400 average miles
Unfortunately, the factory equipped tires on my 2022 Hyundai Kona N were Pirelli P-Zeros. All the Kona N's were equipped with these high-performance tires, a poor choice by Hyundai. These tires seem to be made with a very poor compound, as they mine were in this condition after the car sat a half year on the dealer's lot: Hyundai Canada won't warranty them, as they say it is a tire manufacturer issue, and the consumer needs to contact Pirelli directly, whom I have heard is very difficult to deal with. I ended up selling the car shortly after. It's disgraceful that Pirelli would put out a product like this.

As far as ride is concerned, they do grip extremely well, but only in warm (+15C and above) temperatures. Anything close to freezing temperature or below, and they basically become like hockey pucks. Don't even THINK about driving on snow with these tires! In hot weather, they are sticky. They will pick up every bit of dirt and sand and fling it against the sides and underside of your car, so consistent use on gravel is not a good idea. Also, they are fairly loud and communicate a dull roar to the passenger cabin.

In summary, I would not purchase these tires again, no way.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-12 08:33:24
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 66% while driving a Ford fiesta st
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
I've gone through 2 sets for ps4's on my mk8.5 fiesta ST so I've got a pretty good idea of how they feel. These are the OE tires that come with the car and are a good middle ground between performance/wear/comfort. The car is very often driven in a way that would land you in jail in most countries and has seen many mountain roads, highway and high speed cornering. If you want a good all round tire the ps4 will not let you down in any way(apart from them getting too hot quickly) but are in no way shape or form a tire that will extract the most out of your car(sport driving wise). If you have a sporty car which you use for cornering(such as mine) or enjoy pushing it in general just look elsewhere. The car is on Goodyear supersports now and is far superior in the sport characteristics but lacks in the wear department as expected. Lastly it is worth mentioning that both ps4 sets were pretty much done after 10k kilometers.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-11 08:31:43
Nokian Hakka Black 3 rated 77% while driving a Volvo Volvo C30 D4 R Design
Driving on a combination of roads for 1500 spirited miles
I bought the Nokian Hakka Black 3s because of their supposed high grip in both wet and dry conditions, and because of the low noise rating on harsh tarmac. Nokian also lists this as their more sporty tire, which I do generally like my tires to have sporty attributes. When I got the tires my very first impression was that these are really not very sporty, with a soft sidewall and therefore slightly delayed turn in feel. They do however load up quite nicely, but I would have liked a more crisp turn in on a tire in this segment of the market. The other thing I noticed was the really good noise performance! Compared to my actual sports tires (Goodyear eagle f1 Supersport), these are a lot quieter, except when on the limit, as they get really screechy as they run out of grip, unlike my actual sports tires in the same size. The comfort is also a nice change of pace from my other set. The grip is really good, especially in the wet, but the tires don't feel like they want to go fast, in contrast to my sports tires. They genuinely feel more like my smaller winter tires than my same size sports tires, just with much more grip. If you expect a sporty tire, you will be disappointed, but as long as you know what you're getting, they're actually quite good. I would best describe the Nokian Hakka Black 3 as a high grip touring tire. I would personally recommend this tire to all my non car enthusiast friends, because of the good wet grip, comfort and noise level, but with the current pricing, I would at the same time be hesitant to recommend it, because you could get something like the goodyear eagle f1 asymmetric 6 for a lower price on the same size. And they are supposedly a more rounded tire, with slightly less emphasis on noise and comfort, but then again better feel and handling which I personally like. I would not have these as my only summer tires, but with the f1 Supersports as my summer tire, I use these as the daily in spring and autumn for Scandinavian rainy conditions, and they probably also help me keep my license, because they don't feel like they want to go fast literally all the time. This is in contrast to my Supersports where I literally have to use cruise control 95% of the time when driving to keep myself from pinning the throttle through every corner I go round, because the tires are so mind bendingly responsive.

I have not used them enough to comment on wear.

The tires are mounted on a 18x7.5 rim.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-10 11:54:02
Dunlop SportMaxx RT rated 84% while driving a MINI Cooper
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 spirited miles
I had these tires on the Mini for some time and they have been very confident and competent. Given that they are a ten year old design and the tire is still so competent, I wonder if Dunlop has improved them quietly over the years as they are very widely available at BMW/Mini dealerships still. So after hitting the biggest pot hole in the world and broke the springs and many things, the dealer had to replace my front tires as well. They recommended the starred (bmw fitment) Dunlop Sport Maxx RT again and even though I could have got the supreme Michelin Pilot Sport 5 for a much cheaper price outside a dealership, I agreed with the dealer and chose the Dunlop again. That is how highly I rate these tires after years of driving with them and the Dunlops are phenominal at dealing with aquaplaning!
tire reviewed on 2024-04-09 16:00:21
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