Best Tires for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD drivers have left 4 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 14,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

This page covers the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD specifically. For the full picture, the Mitsubishi Lancer page combines 217 reviews from every variant. All Mitsubishi Lancer reviews →

4owner reviews
14,000 milescovered on them
3different tires rated
91%average tire score

Most fitted size - 1 reviews 245/40 R18 To scale, mm

All 245/40 R18 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 245/40 R18 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire.

Winter tires

No Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tires made in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD reviews
1	Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	9.8	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Summer tires

No Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental SportContact 7	9.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →

All Season tires

No Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tires made in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin CrossClimate 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

All Weather tires

No Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is our highest rated, at 8.4 out of 10.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac 5	8.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	8.1	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Vredestein Quatrac Pro	8	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →

Fitment comes from each tire's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Every tire reviewed on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD drivers
Tire	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Nankang NS2R	Summer	81%	2	11,000 miles

Tire sizes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.

245/40 R18 1 reviews 235/40 R18 1 reviews 265/35 R18 1 reviews

What Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

93%

Nankang NS2R 265-35-18-W Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD 10,000 miles March 18, 2016

Super grip, Dry or Wet. I had this tire on my Evo8(700hp) and BMW M4.
Both cars are for daily and track. About 10,000 miles or more.
In short, NS-2R treadwear 120 is almost identical to AD-08. This is not what I feel, data says so. Lateral G; AD-08 1.3G, NS-2R 1.3G. Braking G; AD-08 0.8G, NS-2R 0.8G. Best Lap time also was very identical within 0.1s. Which means its drivebility is about the same too.
This is insane performance when you think of the price tag.
Mileage is also crazy. Almost not understandable. I don't understand why NS-2R goes more than 30~50% more than AD-08. Why doesn't the other tire companies make like Nankang does?
For the money, I'd give the best rating except comfort. But Hey, No sport tires are comfortable.

69%

Nankang NS2R 235-40-18- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD 1,000 miles December 22, 2014

Superb grip on dry. Tried once on winding road. I can attack those corners with much faster speed than previous tires.

The sidewall are stiff and the tire is noisy. But hey it's not for comfortable ride. I can live with the stiffness and the noisy (my exhaust note is louder than the tire)

Tried once in pouring rain. The max I can step on my throttle is 60KM/H. More than that, the car is all over the road even the AYC/ACD is on tarmac mode. Again as expected for semi slick tire.

Other than that, I'm really satisfied with this tire. Best bang for bucks. Definitely will buy again.

100%

Nokian WR A3 245-40-18- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD 3,000 miles December 30, 2013

Absolutely amazing grip. Put these on for our road trip across Europe and not once did they let us down. Excellent in snow and wet conditions and surprisingly brilliant in the dry.

Hands down, better than other winter tires i've experienced.

100%

Falken ZIEX ZE329 245-40-18- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 5SPD June 21, 2013

Great tires. I have them on a 2005 evolution 8. They are slightly stretched onto after market 18x 9.5 inch rims. Never had issues with them. I've had them on for almost a year now. Great all season of tires. In fact they are so sticky I seem to pick up every screw on the road but that's just my luck. Would definitely buy again.

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