Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres

These tyres perform satisfactorily in the dry. They wear quicker than other tyres I have had. However today whilst driving at a reduced speed due to rainfall all 4 wheels lost contact with road surface due to water and I nearly crashed. I was driving in an extended following position and at a speed appropriate to the conditions like I have done so many times in similar cars on different tyres. I have now ordered a set of P Zeros despite the Bridgestone only having done 4000 miles. I want them off as soon as possible as thry are unsafe in heavy rain.

I really enjoy driving on these tyres. No matter what the road or the conditions I know they keep my connected to the road and I always feel in control with huge extra reserves of grip should I need it.

These tyres are amazing. Best buy for the money, there's nothing that comes even close to the price range. Kumho really delivered with the PS72. <br />
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I drove a set of Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 in 205/45/17 size, and I thought they were very decent. Then I've upgraded my car, and had a set of Abarth wheels with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 in 225/45/17. Dry grip was amazing, wet grip was quite bad as the tyres were 5 years old. I've decided to pull the trigger on a new set of Kumho Ecsta Sport in 225/45/17 as the tests and reviews looked very good. Dry grip is amazing, the car is just planted like it's on rails. Wet grip aswell, huge amounts of grip. Braking on dry/wet feels very good and safe.<br />
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What impressed me the most is that, somehow with this tyres, my FWD car somehow rotates around the corners better, no LSD, no rear ARB (yet). They made my car handle a lot better. Previously I usually struggled with understeer, but no more. I'm glad they used a stiffer sidewall, and didn't go with the modern softer UHP tyre sidewall. If I want a comfort biased tyre, I'm getting a touring tyre, not a UHP one. <br />
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I just can't find anything wrong with these tyres, they look great, sidewall is top notch, they drive amazing. Best tyre for the money, period. For now, I can't say anything about the mileage, however I expect them to last longer than my last set of Sailun's. <br />
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Funnily enough, I have some friends that all drive more powerful, sportier cars than mine, and are very pleased with these new Kumho's.

First impressions of the Continental SportContact 7 are extremely positive. The steering feels more precise and direct compared to previous Hankook Ventus S1 Evo3, with noticeably better front-end grip and confidence when cornering. The tires provide excellent traction both in dry and wet conditions, making the car feel more stable and predictable. Despite being a high-performance tire, road noise and ride comfort are better than expected. It's still early days, but so far the SportContact 7 seems to live up to its reputation as one of the best ultra-high-performance summer tires on the market.

I have barely covered 100km on these so the review is based on initial impressions. Mounted on a Tesla model 3, I immediately notices how silent the tyres are especially above 100kmh. Also they seem to be very comfortable despite the low profile. Handling seem compliant too. As a negative, maybe the fact that it comes at 7mm tread depth as new which is low. I also expect short lifespan.

Coming fresh from Nankang CRS's which developed some flat spots so my opinion will be skewed.<br />
On the limit during a turn there's a sort of rubber band sendation felt through the steering wheel, it's really easy to tell when you're almost on the limit but that last 1% is super vague to me.<br />
Very comfortable and soaks up small amplitude high frequency bumps very well.<br />
It's surprisingly light, holding my old tire one one hand and this on the other it's pretty shocking the difference in weight.<br />
It takes a while to load up on a corner but again once you're on it it communicates well until it gives up.<br />
I'll update this review once I've driven it more.

This rating is strictly for the SC7 T0 (Tesla) version, I have used the normal version of SC7, the difference is HUGE. Got to say T0 version is trash, wet grip is like none, slip everywhere, I’m not even driving that fast. Just avoid the T0 version.