Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tires

Below are all the reviewed passenger car summer max performance tires on Tire Reviews. Please click into each tire for further details.

Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Pirelli P Zero PZ5 (8) 99% 100% 94% 99% 90% 90%
Falken Azenis RS820 (4) 95% 93% 95% 98% 83% 93%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S * (4) 100% 87% 95% 98% 70% 88%
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 (3) 97% 90% 83% 97% 0% 73%
Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (11) 94% 96% 78% 88% 96% 85%
Continental ExtremeContact Sport (13) 92% 83% 83% 81% 88% 87%
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) 94% 87% 88% 87% 80% 85%
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (115) 93% 83% 89% 88% 84% 85%
Michelin Pilot Super Sport (145) 94% 84% 89% 86% 82% 81%
Nokian zLine (83) 91% 90% 89% 87% 76% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (407) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Bridgestone Potenza S01 (3) 97% 77% 97% 97% 67% 70%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (149) 94% 91% 87% 88% 73% 83%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (248) 93% 90% 86% 88% 79% 80%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (143) 93% 87% 85% 86% 80% 85%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (81) 91% 92% 82% 83% 84% 85%
Vredestein Ultrac Pro (5) 92% 88% 82% 92% 75% 82%
Continental MaxContact MC7 (7) 90% 87% 81% 84% 73% 87%
Hankook Ventus Evo (7) 94% 94% 83% 92% 70% 83%
Continental SportContact 7 (78) 96% 92% 90% 91% 67% 76%
Nokian Z G2 (30) 88% 89% 86% 84% 80% 83%
Falken Azenis FK520 (35) 89% 87% 83% 85% 78% 83%
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (58) 95% 81% 91% 92% 71% 75%
Bridgestone Potenza GIII (7) 96% 83% 87% 91% 74% 66%
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (34) 89% 83% 83% 78% 73% 87%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (182) 88% 86% 81% 81% 79% 86%
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Plus (4) 88% 83% 93% 88% 75% 68%
Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 (20) 88% 78% 86% 89% 73% 75%
Nokian Hakka Black 2 (4) 90% 93% 90% 90% 73% 67%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (328) 91% 87% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) 90% 82% 82% 80% 77% 77%
Michelin Pilot Sport (42) 92% 82% 87% 81% 73% 75%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) 90% 87% 82% 78% 70% 80%
Bridgestone Potenza Sport (114) 92% 87% 89% 91% 61% 72%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (94) 90% 78% 82% 86% 70% 73%
Nokian PowerProof (24) 87% 89% 80% 75% 67% 85%
Hankook Ventus S1 Evo Z K129 (4) 93% 80% 88% 85% 50% 77%
Syron Street Race (5) 100% 80% 96% 90% 52% 56%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (176) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar 3 (4) 90% 55% 88% 93% 60% 67%
Bridgestone Potenza s02 (18) 90% 79% 87% 87% 65% 63%
Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat (7) 87% 83% 84% 84% 70% 67%
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 (8) 91% 84% 83% 83% 0% 61%
Bridgestone Potenza S007A (11) 83% 69% 84% 90% 75% 73%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (92) 84% 78% 77% 77% 75% 79%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (58) 86% 84% 73% 74% 71% 77%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev (5) 86% 70% 84% 86% 78% 70%
Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico (26) 87% 75% 79% 82% 73% 71%
Continental Sport Contact 6 (92) 90% 86% 82% 82% 54% 77%
Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (8) 85% 68% 80% 79% 67% 76%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (245) 87% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (81) 85% 76% 76% 79% 67% 73%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) 81% 73% 76% 73% 75% 72%
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (75) 87% 76% 82% 80% 57% 69%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (217) 86% 82% 79% 76% 50% 73%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (109) 85% 78% 77% 75% 55% 72%
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%
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 (54) 85% 73% 74% 76% 65% 64%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (162) 83% 69% 74% 74% 67% 60%
Pirelli P Zero Runflat (41) 83% 69% 76% 74% 58% 66%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) 83% 69% 76% 69% 66% 61%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (213) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Pirelli PZero Nero (141) 83% 65% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Bridgestone Potenza s03 (7) 86% 54% 70% 67% 71% 60%
Pirelli P Zero (168) 84% 68% 74% 71% 57% 63%
Pirelli P Zero Silver (3) 67% 67% 67% 57% 80% 77%
Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat (32) 86% 73% 76% 76% 50% 57%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (166) 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%
Nokian Hakka Black (4) 80% 83% 58% 63% 70% 53%
Bridgestone Potenza S02A (5) 75% 65% 70% 65% 63% 63%
Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) 75% 64% 64% 61% 65% 62%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (61) 72% 59% 67% 65% 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 (145) 71% 54% 55% 48% 55% 32%
Nokian Hakka Z (3) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tires with no reviews

BFGoodrich g Force Phenom TA, Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position, Bridgestone Potenza S005, Bridgestone Potenza S01R, Continental Sport Contact M3, Cooper Zeon RS3 S, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 060+, Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar, 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 Hakka Z, Nokian Powerproof 1, Pirelli P Zero Direzionale, Pirelli P Zero Rosso Direzionale

Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tires Tire Review Highlights

Vredestein Ultrac Pro rated 67% while driving a Mercedes Benz E Class
Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 average miles
I drove this tire for 18.000km (11.000 miles US).
Dry/wet grip, handling, noise and fuel consumption were all ok, but the front tires (245/40/20) started to delaminate after about 12.000km (when I put them on for the second summer season). After 18.000km I had to replace them because there were parts of tire missing, they were ripped off (chipped off) all across the width of the tire on both front tires. The rears which were 275/35/20 wore down evenly without chip offs but had max 3.000-5.000km of life left in them.
Very disapointing, good performance but a tire with the shortest life I have ever driven, both summer and winter.
It was mostly city driving with some highway and less than usual spirited open road driving.
Changed to Hankook Ventus Evo, and will write a review for them after some milage driven.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-23 06:56:43
Continental Sport Contact 6 rated 69% while driving a Polestar 2 Performance
Driving on mostly town for 2100 spirited miles
Overall tire is pretty good for grip and driving but the extreme quick wear and tear is ridiculous. Tire has similar performance to Michelin PS4S (not quite as good though). I’ve put roughly 3200km on them with my AWD Polestar 2 Performance and they are down to barely 5MM of medium/mixed driving. The tires came with the vehicle and will probably need to be replaced at the end of this season. I’ve had the Michelin PS4S on my previous car before and they lasted 2 full summers of harder/sportier driving. I do not think these Continental are worth the money since they do not last.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-20 08:13:26
Falken Azenis FK520 rated 84% while driving a Peugeot 308
Driving on track for 0 easy going miles
Tested on a Peugeot 308SW, the tire offers truly excellent lateral grip on dry surfaces, on roundabouts and in curves. It's progressive to the limit, yet always composed and comfortable. The only downside is that it tends to deform a little when braking on dry surfaces, but nothing too serious. On wet surfaces, it provides exceptional braking and starts from a standing start without any slippage, all with outside temperatures around 28 degrees.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-19 11:53:27
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A rated 71% while driving a Skoda Octavia RS Wagon 162TSI
Driving on a combination of roads for 12422 spirited miles
Factory fit on a Skoda Octavia RS Wagon. Excellent grip when new and for first 6,000km. Wore down quickly after and wet grip deteriorated. Harder sidewall resulted in excellent handling & feedback but a harder ride. Replaced with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 which did most things better.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-19 08:58:04
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 96% while driving a Skoda Octavia RS Wagon 162TSI
Driving on a combination of roads for 18700 spirited miles
Upgrade from the stock Bridgestones which came with the Skoda Octavia RS Wagon. Comfort, Noise, Wet & Dry traction were all superb, as was wear over 30,000km. Never lost traction accelerating hard from lower speeds, unlike the Bridgestones. Excellent tire and well worth the Premium.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-19 08:48:04
Continental MaxContact MC7 rated 90% while driving a Renault Renault Megane 3 Coupe GT220
Driving on mostly country roads for 500 spirited miles
Very please with this tire.
Running on Renault Sport Megane GT220 with refreshed suspension (shocks and bushings and a few other worn item replaced with new OEM parts)
Car has no limited slip differential like other Renault Sport so front grip is especially important for this vehicle
I use the car for spirited mountain driving.
Use to Run Maxxis HP5 since two near new tires came on the rear when purchased and I got matching ones for the front.
The HP5's are a great wet and dry tire for regular driving but struggled when pushed on demand twisty mountain roads both on corner exit traction and side wall rigidly, rolling over with excess wear.

Replaced the rim and tire running some Dunlop Direzza Ziii's which drastically improved grip and handling yet where also noisy in curtain conditions and required heat and pressure monitoring to get the best of them.
Due to being winter ATM I decided to save the Ziii's for summer and track driving and replace the HP5'S with Max Contact 7. I got the XL (extra load version) with the re-enforced sidewall. For me they perfectly bride the gap between a comfortable high grip road tire and a semi slick. No warm up required they start grippy straight away as soon as you arrive at your favourite twisty road, braking is excellent, I didn't once have the ABS pulsate even in very heavy breaking or at least feel like it cut in at all.
Traction is dramatically improved as well as cornering ability and lateral gfoce I can feel working my core to keep me in the seat bolster.
Initial turn in is fantastic and is very stable, however unlike a semi slick like the Ziii it does need a very small moment to deal with fast direction change loads like suddenly going into a sharp right directly after a hard left without straighten up in between.
That's where the a quality semi slick will be noticeably different.

Noise level is definitely very good obviously alot better than my Ziii although being the XL version the re-enforced side wall means it's rides more on the sporty side rather than plush ride but certainly still very acceptable for the type of tire.

For the price point in Australia I don't think there's any UHP tire that is comparable. I've driven on Michelin PS4's and Bridgestone Potenza sports both fantastic but also 2-3 times the price for what I think are both comparable tires.

Price point wise in Australia the Maxxis HP5 and Bridgetone RE003 are Kuhmo Ecsta PS71 (I've driven on all 3) are all in the same ball park.

The HP5 is grippy wet and dry tire for street use but above 7/10ths on a twisty road and it falls apart.

The RE003 is a nice weekend dry tire in warm weather but is a bit old now. It only has an A not AA wet traction rating and just doesn't have the dynamic range of a modern UHP tires to cope with all conditions.
The PS71 (yes I know the PS72 is now out but it's in a higher price point) has a nice blend of performance and dynamics in wet and dry however it's ultimate grip and ability sits below current top shelf UHP tires including the MC7.

Can't comment on wear cause I haven't had it long but I didn't get excess shoulder wear like I did on the HP5 after an aggressive mountain drive.
The tread wear rating is apparently 360 too.
Which is surprising given the grip.
The RE003 has a 220 rating, the HP5 has a 340 rating and my Ziii has a 200tw.
Grip wise they feel in between the RE003 and the Ziii. However being a new tire with new compound technology is it possible for both high grip and long life? Only time will tell.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-18 21:02:52
Bridgestone Potenza S005 rated 70% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI
Driving on a combination of roads for 37000 spirited miles
Have a set of Potenza S005 from factory on my Golf GTI MK8. Looking to change these after 37,000 kilometres of a mixture of motorway and city driving. The tires struggle with grip when not warmed up. The wheels keep spinning even in 3rd gear if you accelerate hard. Launch control on these tires results in a lot of wheel spin even when the tires are warmed up. Going through corners at speed can be very rewarding though, especially on a twisty country road. Breaking is very confident in pretty much any weather conditions.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-18 03:59:32
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 94% while driving a Mazda MX5 2.0 Manual
Driving on mostly town for 5000 spirited miles
Use them on a MX5 ND, amazing grip, especially in the wet, good feed near the limit, progress loss of grip so easy to push. Wear is ok but maybe not for someone doing high mileage.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-17 14:14:31
Pirelli P Zero rated 63% while driving a Porsche 718 GTS
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 spirited miles
Porsche Boxster GTS and Pirelli P Zero tire combination. The car and tires were both new in 2020.
Ride was harsh and noisy, grip in the wet never inspired confidence and felt on tiptoes. In the dry feedback was wodden, slow speed maneuvering on tight lock was grabby and uncomfortable.
In early 2023 I changed all four tires, even though they were only part worn with plentry of tread depth left front and rear (about 7000 miles) to a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S N0. The car was transformed with none of the poor traits of the Pirellis.
I understand that Pirelli have apparently made some improvements to the P Zero since 2020.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-17 04:17:55
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 76% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on mostly town for 4500 spirited miles
These tires can factory fitted to my I20N.
The front tires lasted approximately 4500 miles. Not the best but they are classed as a soft compound. Replaced like for like. They have just released the PZ5.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-17 00:55:45
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 81% while driving a BMW 218d Active Tourer
Driving on mostly motorways for 15000 spirited miles
I fitted 4 of these on M140i 2 years ago. These are amazing all round tires. Much beterr grip then the Pilot Super Sports * the car came with. However this tires lacks some steering feel, its steers very light, coming from worn super sports it almost felt my tires where still in the air, when driving away after fitting. The limit in dry of the tires is very far, its almost impossible to reach on public roads. In the wet is feels like you are driving on rails. The are very comfortable, they smooth out ridges and other road imperfections. The traction was great untill the last drive, I got 25k km of out of the tires. The sidewall looks nice, but the tires look a bit streched on the rim and bit too much for my liking. I can highly recommend these. However for the M140i the Pilot Sport 4S became availble so I went for these now.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-16 12:28:49
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 rated 85% while driving a Mazda 3 Series
Driving on mostly town for 500 spirited miles
At first I need to say, I bought them as brand new for price 65€ per tire, so it's stands as value price tire. And that is their problem, it's so cheap, why? This tires behave better in compare to CSC5, so I dont understand why they're so cheap.

This tire is much more quiet (while label say 72dB), much more comfy on harsh roads (in here in Czechia), petrol consumption is lover.

Now question about handling. It's new tire, so it takes time to sit, but first impressions are great. Grip is comparable to CSC5 and other premium tires. Gives not much response as my previous tire Potenza RE002 that I had for few hundreds kms. But still, handling is amazing. On curved roads, in city streets and roundabouts they're really great and fun to drive. I'm much more confident and can cut same corners and roundabouts in higher speeds than with previous tires. And quietly without squeak.
This summer isnt much rainy, so I have not much reference for wet conditions, but for that minimum that I drove in wet, it's ok. Grips firmly, turns easily and ride without wheel spin or warning light on dashboard.
I also tried higher speeds in motorway, it's calm and quiet, holding straight line easily and without vibrations (from tires).

Thats my first impressions. Even it's low cost tire, it's really great and premium tire brand beater.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-16 05:34:58
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