Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres

I recently bought these and my impressions are quite positive so far. I've driven them for about 200 miles mainly on highways at high speeds. <br />
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In the wet they feel like the surface is dry, very impressed with that. Others state the tyres lack some steering feel/ road feedback and that might come from the fact that there isn't much resistance in the steering wheel once you turn in. The steering wheel remains light when you park as well. In spite of this, the tyres react instantly, sharply and precisely to your steering inputs, so I guess it's a matter of time you get used to the steering feel it has. This is my daily car, it's oriented towards stability and comfort, so I can't tell if someone driving a hot hatch will enjoy the Hakook Ventus Evo as much as I do, but I reckon the tyres have got some good dynamics.<br />
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In terms of comfort, I don't find much difference compared to Michelin Pilot Sport 4 or the Linglong Sport Master. It's probably a tad bit quieter. The Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 (that I use as a winter tyre) might be a bit more comfy over harsh bumps and less noisy, however, the Hankooks are way more pleasant to drive and consume a tad bit less fuel (too early to provide actual results, though). Someone mentioned in terms of rolling resistance that the car simply glides on the road and I can report the same too. Hopefully, that will result in better fuel economy in the future.<br />
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I would recommend them to anyone who can't decide whether they need a touring or a UHP tyre. These Hankooks are a great all-rounder.

Had the F1 GSD2 to replace a set of stock ContinentalSportContact CH90 that had no grip but confortable...<br />
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The F1 had a very good grip, had tried them on a frind's car and solved that problem but were just too noisy cornering.<br />
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Also there was no rim protection and smashed two wheels on day 2... on this size the tyres looked like they were smaller than reality.<br />
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Would not buy them again on this size and replaced than with an awesome set of Michelin Pilot Exalto that were a perfect match for car/size.

I replaced Potenza Sport with Potenza Sport Evo to my tuned 911 Turbo S. Bridgestone has improved almost all details as better handling in high speed, wet grip and control in extreme wet roads. For me this is the fastest tire in wet conditions. Compared to Michelin PS 4S, Sport Evo is much better tire.

After 62000 my ContiSportContact 5 got very harsh and noisy.<br />
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Wanted more confortable and silent sporty tyres.<br />
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Was between the Pilot Sport 5 and the Ventus Evo. <br />
Price and the 2026 Summertyre review did the rest!<br />
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Tried on highway, mountain roads.and city driving.<br />
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They are very nice, silent, progressive, and more confortable than the CSC5 as new! Very nice indeed as my car has a hard suspension and very low tyres.<br />
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Hoping for good grip in the wet too...

My first need is: perfect cornering and cotrol on dry or wet tarmac only, for heavy RAM 1500 HEMI truck. This tires, with profile reduced from standard factory 60 to 55, are perfect for this condition. Full control in corners is maintained

I've been ride my Michelin PS5 for almost 25k km, the treads having 75% left. But for my front tyres on my car, it starting to tear off on the inner shoulder (The inner steel belts can be look by eyes). Not sure what's happening on my DOT 3224 tyres (Now May 2026), probably aged or heated because of weather. But overall experience was pretty great.

2786 miles in now. I've driven in cold, icy conditions, 24 degrees April sunshine and heavy rain. I've driven on the motorway doing 200 mile journeys, b-road blasts and regular school run.<br />
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These tyres are fantastic. They work when driven sensibly but at the speed limit in cold weather with 265bhp with no loss in grip or confidence.<br />
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They ride speed bumps very well even with a hard, cup chassis.<br />
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They stick incredibly in warm weather, minimum steering input, no understeer, the car and tyre combined can go faster than my ability or my balls could muster whereas the PS4S would slide in cold conditions.<br />
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Fuel economy is great, getting 33mpg combined using Momentum 99 and Archoil fuel additive whereas the PS4S albeit in 19inch I was struggling to get into the 30s.<br />
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I love these tyres. Absolutely love them. The front don't seem to show much wear, the rears even moreso.<br />
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I usually swear by Michelin but these? Much cheaper and I'd argue better.

A very good stock Sport tyre, they lasted way beyond expected (62000km/7 years), rotated at 30000km (usually at 20000Km but forgot).<br />
The rears are perfect worn, the fronts have some dry rot in last months.<br />
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I've been driving smoothly, only push them ocasionally on curvy, mountain and B roads. <br />
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Very good handling in perfect roads, dry or wet, never failed, but too harsh besides that and scary on potholes, but it is a 40 profile and the car suspension is too hard too... I can feel everything on the road, anything, these tyres seem like a block.<br />
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A little noisy and too pointy for me, could be more predictable and progressive at the edge and smoother to my liking. <br />
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Hope the next ones will be Hankook Ventus Evo or Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (too expensive).

the feedback feels vague, and you never quite know where the limit is. I found the same thing on a Cupra 290. Wear life does seem much longer than Continental SportContact 5s(Cupra) and Pirelli Zero Corsa(Gulia), though<br />
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Overall, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S is a much better tyre and generally feels safe at speed.<br />
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I’m looking forward to Pirelli making suitable sizes for the P Zero R and PZ5.

Have these on my S2000, it has no traction control, so wanted a tyre with awesome grip. Finding it a very predictable tyre, fits an S2000 very well.<br />
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Will be buying them again.

I’ve used them on the i20N and 208 GTI. They take a while to warm up, but once they do, the handling is fantastic. The compound is quite hard. This makes them a bit uncomfortable, but the durability is superb. They tend to slip a lot when cold. The performance in the rain is definitely poor. I had no complaints about noise levels. A top-tier tire for use in dry and hot weather.

These tires came as factory tires on my Audi A3. It’s a tire that takes a while to warm up. Once it’s warmed up, it grips well. However, even though it’s a 150 HP car, it tends to spin its wheels more than expected in 1st and 2nd gears. It can also exhibit understeer in corners. I’m not entirely sure how much of this is due to the car itself. I didn’t like its performance in the rain at all. It fell short of my expectations. Also not exactly a quiet tire.