GT Radial CHAMPIRO SX2

Been using these for a few months now, mostly for daily driving but i also sometimes did some hard touge driving on the weekends, here are my thoughts : 1. Dry grip : it's about the same level as your typical Michelin Pilot Sport 4 which is a little bit disappointing for a "200TW extreme performance track tire", i was expecting atleast Pilot 4S kind of grip. 2. Wet grip : decent, no issues with aquaplanning but it does have some slight understeer here and there. 3. Road feedback : good, you could feel even the tiny bumps through the steering wheel. 4. Handling : very predictable, you'll know exactly what the car's gonna do, whether it'll do an understeer or oversteer. 5. Wear : I don't know about the wear yet but some guys on the forum said that these tires are really durable. 6. Comfort : Don't buy this if you wanted comfort since the sidewall is quite stiff and the noise is stupid loud, especially on the highway. 7. Buy again : Overall it's a pretty good tire for the price and what they are. For street use, they have more grip than you need and on the touge it's very predictable and will take some spirited driving abuse. I like them so far, definitely gonna buy again.

These are my first 200tw tires, and they're eye opening. On the street, these things are nuts. If you're sliding these on the street, you're driving way too fast. They just seem to grip. I've also run these in a few autocross events. I think they could use more grip here, as always. I think they're a little off of "real" 200tw tires, but I also don't have any experience driving with them so not 100% sure. In the wet, the champiros are pretty good so long as they stay in contact with the ground. With other all seasons and mild summer tires in light rain I could easily break traction in aggressive street driving. The Champiros don't have this issue at all. Full throttle in first and second is rock solid. However, they do seem to hydroplane easier. So watch out for standing water. I haven't driven in a wet autocross or track day so I cannot rate that aspect. Wear seems fine so far. I've put a couple thousand miles and ~5 autocross events and they seem to take it well. I payed $80 a tire (pre tax and install), so for the price I'm very happy. I do want to try other tires in this 200tw category so I probably won't personally buy these again. But if you're looking for the next level up from street tires or a cheap way to get into the street autocross classes, go for it.

Running in an Evo3 with 400whp. Dry grip is the party piece for this tire. Definitely still a road tire that can go on track. The dry grip is high. Easily measuring up to Advans, Toyo's or Michelins Pilot Sports. All of which I've had. It will need heat to achieve full grip. On the road, you need to be aware of this. Cold, the brake distances are much longer. But once up to temp, they do stop quite well. Wet handling is not as bad as others might make it to be. But it will aquaplane and you need to be alert. This is not too surprising as the pattern design looks more sport tire than road tire. The blocks are quite big and the grooves are not very deep. These are the same reason it handles well, grips well, good in transitions, the side-walls are stiff. Wear is a let down though. I noticed spirited driving will wear it down quicker than the Advans, Michelins. But for the price--it is a good choice.

They've got an impressive grip on dry tarmac with quite a good feedback through the steering wheel. You can tell what the tires are doing, whether understeering or oversteering. They're cheap compare to similar tires from Michelin PS4 or Bridgestone Potenza S007. The wet weather performance isn't that great, but when they do aquaplane, the tires will give you plenty of warning and quite controllable. However, if you use these tires in tarmac with a lot of dust or gravel, they will be very slippery. Golf with only around 200hp was lighting up its traction control because the tires couldn't get much grip. If you use these on the track, you need to give them some temperature as they're slippery when cold, but when the temp had come up to their operating window, they're quite sticky. Track use, they will last longer than PS4, more durable. Road use, they will have uneven wear and the middle part of the groves cave in (probably because of pressure or maybe the tires couldn't get enough temp into it) and they will start cracking after 3 years. Don't expect much from comfort because they have stiff sidewall and you could lean on the grip of the tire when the condition is right.