Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres
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| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falken Azenis RS820 (4) | 95% | 93% | 95% | 98% | 83% | 93% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Pro (3) | 93% | 93% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (9) | 93% | 98% | 79% | 88% | 98% | 88% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S * (3) | 100% | 87% | 93% | 97% | 70% | 83% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (113) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 88% | 84% | 85% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport (13) | 92% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 88% | 87% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) | 94% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (129) | 95% | 91% | 88% | 88% | 74% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport (145) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (138) | 93% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 81% | 86% |
| 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% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (243) | 93% | 90% | 86% | 88% | 79% | 81% |
| Continental SportContact 7 (62) | 97% | 93% | 91% | 92% | 69% | 77% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (69) | 91% | 93% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 84% |
| Falken Azenis FK520 (30) | 90% | 87% | 83% | 85% | 82% | 84% |
| Nokian Z G2 (30) | 88% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 80% | 83% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (55) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 92% | 70% | 74% |
| 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 (181) | 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 (323) | 90% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport (42) | 92% | 82% | 87% | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (105) | 92% | 87% | 89% | 91% | 62% | 72% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (90) | 91% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 73% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) | 90% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| 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% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar 3 (3) | 90% | 57% | 90% | 93% | 57% | 67% |
| Bridgestone Potenza s02 (18) | 90% | 79% | 87% | 87% | 65% | 63% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S007A (11) | 83% | 69% | 84% | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (53) | 86% | 84% | 72% | 72% | 71% | 78% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (92) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| 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 (89) | 90% | 86% | 81% | 82% | 53% | 77% |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (8) | 85% | 68% | 80% | 79% | 67% | 76% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (69) | 88% | 77% | 84% | 82% | 61% | 71% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 73% | 75% | 72% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 67% | 72% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (216) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 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 (53) | 85% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 64% | 64% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (161) | 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 (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (140) | 83% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Pirelli P Zero (161) | 84% | 68% | 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 (165) | 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 (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 (143) | 72% | 54% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 32% |
Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres with no reviews
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position, Bridgestone Potenza S01, Bridgestone Potenza S01R, Continental MaxContact MC7, Continental Sport Contact M3, Cooper Zeon RS3 S, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 060+, Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar, Hankook Ventus Evo, Kumho Ecsta Sport, 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 PZ5, Pirelli P Zero Rosso Direzionale
Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres Tyre Review Highlights
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rated 47% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on mostly motorways for 3300 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 3300 average miles
Not sure what Hyundai were thinking making these "Designed for Hyundai" OEM fit. They are harsh and bumpy without extra special handling and feedback so not worth the trade-off imho. They bump and skip on hard take offs even in the dry in a straight line. When lots of turn/close to lock even at 1-2mph they judder and skip (worse when cold) and I've never had a car or tyre that's done this before in my 30 years of driving.
Now on to the wear... just over 3000 miles and the fronts are down to about 3-4mm already. In contrast I've had Michelin CCs on my last two cars (a 130bhp Duster and a 200bhp Astra) that both looked much better with 15-20k miles on them. I know the i20N has 200bhp with an LSD but I've not been driving super hard yet as I get used to the car and that's also at least 50% motorway miles. I could almost understand that wear rate if they were phenomenal tyres but they just aren't so no way I'm buying them again to replace the OEMs and am already looking for new tyres.
Now on to the wear... just over 3000 miles and the fronts are down to about 3-4mm already. In contrast I've had Michelin CCs on my last two cars (a 130bhp Duster and a 200bhp Astra) that both looked much better with 15-20k miles on them. I know the i20N has 200bhp with an LSD but I've not been driving super hard yet as I get used to the car and that's also at least 50% motorway miles. I could almost understand that wear rate if they were phenomenal tyres but they just aren't so no way I'm buying them again to replace the OEMs and am already looking for new tyres.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 rated 76% while driving a MINI Cooper S Coupe
Driving on mostly town for 9000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 9000 easy going miles
Still unsure if they are runflats or not one tyre has a bubble despite only having travelled 14000 and dealer telling us 2 fronts need replacement
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 86% while driving a Volkswagen Virtus GT 1.5 110Kw DSG
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 average miles
Hi there,
Have been using it in the rough Indian roads for the past 6 months. Fitted on 16th July 2024 with a ODO reading of 54,673 Kms (34,000 Miles approx.) and today clocked 87,002 Kms (54,060 Miles approx.) About 85% of the tyre life is over and nearing the wear indicator.
Have been doing regular trips throughout South India as the car is being used for Marketing purpose. Have been driving in all kind of terrains and since this is a proper Road tyre, the performance offered in cornering are soo good. Especially in Indian roads we've to have a very good braking response from tyre as we've surprises from animals, two wheelers and pedestrians crossing in the Highway.
Have got in a pothole once and got a side bulge recently.
Punctures over 10 times.
Still running strong....
Have been using it in the rough Indian roads for the past 6 months. Fitted on 16th July 2024 with a ODO reading of 54,673 Kms (34,000 Miles approx.) and today clocked 87,002 Kms (54,060 Miles approx.) About 85% of the tyre life is over and nearing the wear indicator.
Have been doing regular trips throughout South India as the car is being used for Marketing purpose. Have been driving in all kind of terrains and since this is a proper Road tyre, the performance offered in cornering are soo good. Especially in Indian roads we've to have a very good braking response from tyre as we've surprises from animals, two wheelers and pedestrians crossing in the Highway.
Have got in a pothole once and got a side bulge recently.
Punctures over 10 times.
Still running strong....
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 93% while driving a Fiat 500 Abarth
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 spirited miles
Fitted these Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 6 tyres to my Abarth 595 competizione before a trip to the Nurburgring after seeing some positive reviews and WOW what a tyre, got me there and back and performed excellently on track then spent the last 6000 miles with mostly spirited driving and these just grip brilliantly wet or dry, They are a little noisy but thats a tiny downside when you consider the performance you get from them.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 88% while driving a Audi A4 Avant B9
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
I fitted a set of 4 225 50 17 94Y On a 2023 Audi A4 Avant after removing the original pirelli blue tyres that didn't ride smoothly. They are a great all-round tyre in dry and wet low road noise on most surfaces and good ride comfort after 20,000 miles I've rotated the tyres and think I could get another 10,000 miles as I've 5mm front and 3.7 mm rear I would recommend
Bridgestone Potenza Sport rated 70% while driving a Audi S3
Driving on mostly country roads for 1500 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 1500 average miles
Grip is out of this world in the dry and wet and they're so sharp on the steering, however the wear is really bad. 1500 miles and a track day and both fronts were done. Don't use them on track.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 74% while driving a Alfa Romeo Giuiletta
Driving on mostly town for 0 miles
Driving on mostly town for 0 miles
Great on city streets when you need the tyres to be responsive even when cold. Great when warm on mountain roads and out of town, but they last 30,000 miles and then cracks appeared, one of them is losing air and I lost faith in them. I now drive sensibly and carefully to wear the tires while looking to change them.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 94% while driving a Audi A4 2.0 TDI 140 SLine
Driving on a combination of roads for 16000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 16000 average miles
Probably the best tyres I've ever had on my daily and they saved my life.
In the dry they offer decent feedback and good grip for minimal road noise, great for long journeys.
In the wet there was no aquaplaning if driving at sensible speeds for the road I was on.
They were very progressive at the limit and you would know when the front end was close to sliding when pushing it on (useful for Audi owners...).
Wear was very even across the tread, nearside shoulder was at 1.6 mm and the main body was approx. 2 mm.
On the life saving bit, I was doing 100 km/h and a van appeared over a blind crest on the wrong side of the road. I decelerated from 100 - 0, easily within the 33 metres claimed by magazines. I've put a new set on the car and won't have anything else on the daily going forward.
In the dry they offer decent feedback and good grip for minimal road noise, great for long journeys.
In the wet there was no aquaplaning if driving at sensible speeds for the road I was on.
They were very progressive at the limit and you would know when the front end was close to sliding when pushing it on (useful for Audi owners...).
Wear was very even across the tread, nearside shoulder was at 1.6 mm and the main body was approx. 2 mm.
On the life saving bit, I was doing 100 km/h and a van appeared over a blind crest on the wrong side of the road. I decelerated from 100 - 0, easily within the 33 metres claimed by magazines. I've put a new set on the car and won't have anything else on the daily going forward.
Continental SportContact 7 rated 92% while driving a Honda 1.6 I DTEC
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 spirited miles
My car came with Cup 2s in 245/30/20 but living in a place where maximum day time temps in winter can be as low as 10 deg C I wanted something that would work a bit better all year round. No track work, daily driving or rain, just mountain twisties in the dry at a fast pace but not pushing it to the limits. Was using PS4S on a set of 19" wheels that were great but the price had jumped to $550AUD each.
As expected the SC7 don't have the same direct or sporty feel as the Cup 2s and most likely the Potenza Sport that I also considered. Subjectively they still feel very fast and balanced for my chassis which is fair stiffly sprung from the factory. While I don't push them extremely hard, they feel like they are fairly progressive and wouldn't bite you as you approached their limits.
When warm they also have a ton of dry grip and unlike the PS4S don't engage the traction control under full acceleration. In my size they also weigh over 1kg less than the PS4S so the unsprung mass is a lot closer to the factory forged wheels and Cup 2s. Compared to both the PS4S and the older SC6 that I drove on a 2018 FK8 Civic Type R the SC7 overall just feels more balanced (grown up?) with decent feedback but without compromising outright grip. As I'm not chasing laps times it means I can focus on driving the car for enjoyment and be less concerned about what the tyres are doing. Plus if I want outright steering feel, grip and an edgier ride I can just throw the factory Cup 2s on!
So overall a great match for my car and while I would have gone with something different if I was doing track work, for my use case they are brilliant.
As expected the SC7 don't have the same direct or sporty feel as the Cup 2s and most likely the Potenza Sport that I also considered. Subjectively they still feel very fast and balanced for my chassis which is fair stiffly sprung from the factory. While I don't push them extremely hard, they feel like they are fairly progressive and wouldn't bite you as you approached their limits.
When warm they also have a ton of dry grip and unlike the PS4S don't engage the traction control under full acceleration. In my size they also weigh over 1kg less than the PS4S so the unsprung mass is a lot closer to the factory forged wheels and Cup 2s. Compared to both the PS4S and the older SC6 that I drove on a 2018 FK8 Civic Type R the SC7 overall just feels more balanced (grown up?) with decent feedback but without compromising outright grip. As I'm not chasing laps times it means I can focus on driving the car for enjoyment and be less concerned about what the tyres are doing. Plus if I want outright steering feel, grip and an edgier ride I can just throw the factory Cup 2s on!
So overall a great match for my car and while I would have gone with something different if I was doing track work, for my use case they are brilliant.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 99% while driving a Audi A4 Avant Quattro 204PS (S + BE)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 average miles
Been driving for many decades but last 10 years I used to buy Vredestein until their quality dropped, so tried a few other cars with different tyres, and saw the Goodyear Assy 5's were very good. The new version Assy 6's came out so decided to use on my previous car and the results were excellent. Now have on my Audi A4 Quattro and they are utterly superb, especially when you need them (emergency stuff and poor weather). I was worried about the wear after reading all the comments which I always research, but I find the wear excellent for application (sporty will wear more than touring etc). I strongly recommend these tyres which even impress my comrades with tyre-specific sports cars when I let them drive mine. Whatever the new methods of manufacture and materials, it works well on these.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 86% while driving a Tesla Model 3 standard plus
Driving on mostly motorways for 44000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 44000 spirited miles
Frankly superb durability on the 2021 tesla model 3 SR+ unicorn motor setup. Have driven through Australian summers and torrential rain with no issues. Wet handling is great and dry handling feels like you are on rails.
Continental SportContact 7 rated 94% while driving a Audi S4
Driving on mostly town for 10000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 10000 average miles
I’d choose these tires any day of the week. I’ve tried the Michelin PS4, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, and Bridgestone Potenza S001, but none of them come close.
Driving Experience
I spend 90% of my time driving in town at an average pace of 50-80 km/h, and these tires deliver the perfect balance. They’re not overly harsh yet still offer excellent road feedback, making daily driving a smooth and enjoyable experience.
Performance
On mountain roads, these tires shine. The grip is noticeably superior to the PS4 and F1A6, giving me the confidence to drive spiritedly. While I haven’t taken them to the track, their performance in dynamic driving scenarios has been exceptional.
Highway Comfort
On the highway, these tires are significantly quieter, with much less resonance compared to others in this range. They also handle wet conditions beautifully, providing reliable grip on rainy or damp roads without any surprises.
Durability
The biggest criticism I’ve seen about these tires is wear. However, after driving 10,000 miles, I’ve noticed no drop in performance, and I expect to get another 10,000 miles from them.
Value for Money
Best of all, they’re more affordable than the Michelin PS4S in my region. Considering their performance, comfort, and cost, I honestly don’t see a reason to choose any other competitive tire.
Driving Experience
I spend 90% of my time driving in town at an average pace of 50-80 km/h, and these tires deliver the perfect balance. They’re not overly harsh yet still offer excellent road feedback, making daily driving a smooth and enjoyable experience.
Performance
On mountain roads, these tires shine. The grip is noticeably superior to the PS4 and F1A6, giving me the confidence to drive spiritedly. While I haven’t taken them to the track, their performance in dynamic driving scenarios has been exceptional.
Highway Comfort
On the highway, these tires are significantly quieter, with much less resonance compared to others in this range. They also handle wet conditions beautifully, providing reliable grip on rainy or damp roads without any surprises.
Durability
The biggest criticism I’ve seen about these tires is wear. However, after driving 10,000 miles, I’ve noticed no drop in performance, and I expect to get another 10,000 miles from them.
Value for Money
Best of all, they’re more affordable than the Michelin PS4S in my region. Considering their performance, comfort, and cost, I honestly don’t see a reason to choose any other competitive tire.
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