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 (11) 94% 96% 78% 88% 96% 85%
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%
Michelin Pilot Super Sport (145) 94% 84% 89% 86% 82% 81%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (139) 95% 91% 88% 88% 74% 84%
Nokian zLine (83) 91% 90% 89% 87% 76% 85%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (139) 93% 88% 85% 87% 81% 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 (246) 93% 90% 86% 88% 79% 80%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (74) 91% 92% 81% 82% 84% 84%
Continental SportContact 7 (68) 97% 93% 90% 92% 68% 76%
Falken Azenis FK520 (34) 89% 87% 83% 85% 80% 83%
Nokian Z G2 (30) 88% 89% 86% 84% 80% 83%
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (56) 95% 81% 91% 91% 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 (327) 91% 88% 81% 84% 74% 78%
Continental MaxContact MC7 (5) 86% 84% 76% 80% 73% 86%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) 90% 82% 82% 80% 77% 77%
Michelin Pilot Sport (42) 92% 82% 87% 81% 73% 75%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) 90% 87% 82% 78% 70% 80%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (93) 90% 78% 83% 86% 70% 74%
Bridgestone Potenza Sport (112) 92% 87% 89% 91% 60% 72%
Nokian PowerProof (24) 87% 89% 80% 75% 67% 85%
Hankook Ventus S1 Evo Z K129 (4) 93% 80% 88% 85% 50% 77%
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 (4) 90% 87% 85% 80% 0% 65%
Syron Street Race (5) 100% 80% 96% 90% 52% 56%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (176) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar 3 (4) 90% 55% 88% 93% 60% 67%
Bridgestone Potenza s02 (18) 90% 79% 87% 87% 65% 63%
Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat (7) 87% 83% 84% 84% 70% 67%
Bridgestone Potenza S007A (11) 83% 69% 84% 90% 75% 73%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (92) 84% 78% 77% 77% 75% 79%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (57) 86% 84% 73% 73% 71% 77%
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%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) 81% 73% 76% 73% 75% 72%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) 84% 76% 76% 79% 67% 72%
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (74) 87% 76% 82% 80% 58% 69%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (217) 86% 82% 79% 76% 50% 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 (54) 85% 73% 74% 76% 65% 64%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (162) 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 (141) 83% 65% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat (31) 88% 75% 78% 75% 49% 58%
Bridgestone Potenza s03 (7) 86% 54% 70% 67% 71% 60%
Pirelli P Zero (166) 83% 68% 74% 71% 57% 63%
Pirelli P Zero Silver (3) 67% 67% 67% 57% 80% 77%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (166) 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

BFGoodrich g Force Phenom TA, Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position, Bridgestone Potenza S01, Bridgestone Potenza S01R, Continental Sport Contact M3, Cooper Zeon RS3 S, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 060+, Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar, Hankook Ventus Evo, Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72, 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

Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport rated 87% while driving a Volkswagen Mk8 GTI
Driving on mostly country roads for 35000 spirited miles
I really enjoyed these tyres, on mountain roads with lots of bends they give me confidence even at high speed, excellent response even when braking, on wet surfaces they hold well. Without exaggeration.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-28 15:35:16
Bridgestone Potenza Sport rated 60% while driving a Toyota MK2 MR2 Turbo
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 spirited miles
Swapped from Michelins.
In the front this turned the steering feel from responsive and sharp, to slightly dull and heavy. So much that i ditched the fronts and went back to Michelins super Sports up front.
Kept the Bridgestones in the rear, as the grip is phenomenal.
There are a few more things i don't like about them tho. Even if the sideways grip is great, they do tend to spin a bit easy. Even with lsd on a 300hp car, they do slip in first and second gear on the dry, in a mid engine car.
Also they are a bit noisy, and the life span is horrible. From new, to legal limit they have lasted about 15000km. Driving mostly on b roads.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-27 17:45:00
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 83% while driving a Alfa Romeo 1.9 JTD M
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
Buy this tyres in 2024 for my custom build Alfa Romeo 159. The car is FWD, Automatic and have done few engine, gearbox and suspension modifications. What can I say...this is the best tyre for hot and dry summer roads that I try till now. The grip in hot, dry road is astonishing, on wet summer days is good too. Noise is acceptable, wear is high, maybe too high, but performance always come with a price.
The only one real problem for me is the grip in temperatures under 10 Celsius. This can be feel in Spring or Autumn when temperatures varies(night and day)from 5 to 25 Celsius. Even in dry road, when temperatures are under 10 Celsius tyres loses some grip.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-26 00:46:22
Continental MaxContact MC7 rated 73% while driving a Ford Focus mk2
Driving on mostly motorways for 8000 spirited miles
A user experience from Taiwan (using translation software). I have used PS5 and Protenza Sport in the past few years. Let me talk about the disadvantages first: as the test comments on the website, the anti-skid performance is not very good. Pay attention to moderate water accumulation and bridge joints when turning in rainy days. Moderate water accumulation will make your car move left and right. On the contrary, the water-breaking performance is quite good when encountering deep water. The lateral deviation of the bridge joint will scare you (this is very interesting, because the performance of PTZS is exactly the opposite of MC7). The noise performance is already great compared with the two models mentioned above. After all, they are all summer performance tires. Advantages: comfortable, but the sidewall is still a bit soft (I used csc5 n years ago). Extreme cornering will make you lose confidence. Generally, the grip on dry and wet roads is very good. If you are also in a rainy and humid country and often use highways to commute, I would recommend ps5. In addition to the wear improvement, the straight-line hydroplaning performance is really great, but it also sacrifices a little grip. If you like to drive aggressively on mountain roads occasionally and don’t care about wear and the exciting straight-line hydroplaning, ptzs is the best choice. The hard sidewall and wet cornering impressed me. If you want to achieve some balance between the two, mc7 is what you should choose.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-24 14:08:34
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 rated 78% while driving a BMW 525D
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
I bought this tyres only based on PS71 reviews thinking that there will be an improvement. I came from Continental PremiumContact 6 and until now I am satisfied with the PS72, the car feel stable and braking distance is good. Until now I drove only in city and motorway and the handling is nice. Being RWD, I have 2 dimensions on the car, 245/45 on front wheels and 275/40 on the rear ones.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-23 06:59:32
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 92% while driving a Toyota Celica VVTi 140
Driving on mostly motorways for 20600 spirited miles
3rd Summer on these tires. Truth have to be said, this tire is a bit different than what I wanted and choose this over other tires, but i'm not regretting my purchase.
The tire still provides so much grip that my car can't use it to its full potential, dry grip is limitless, or at leas feels like it, the 7th Gen Celicas known to have a little understeer, but with this tire, my springs and shocks start to jump before the grip goes away, which means that the saying is true, best mod on any car is tire, with this tire, I don't feel the need to upgrade or modify my car any further, at least in summer conditions. On wet surface, I don't know how, but feels like the road is dry and we are back at square one, straight aqua planning is excellent, even with a car thats barely over a tonne. Because of the low weight, the tire wear is minimal if there is any, and I'm attacking corners and round abouts in at every possible chance. I cant afford cars with huge powers, so tire life was never a factor, my tires go away because of age mostly.
Bad news is, that the tires are still very loud, my car has zero insulation, and even the Blizzak winter tires are quieter in summer conditions than the Eagles, but I have to ad that they are very different in size as well 205/50/16 against 225/45/17, the sidewall is super stiff for this reason. Not fair, but have to say it.
My car have very direct steering feel, and this tire gives the ultimate road feel, I literally feel the small cracks on the road, however, sometimes this results in extreme tramlining effect. and we have very bad roads over here, and if its very bad, it can literally take the steering wheel out of your hand if you are not carefull and hold it like your life depends on it, this can be exhausting on longer trips, but again, this car encourages this more than any other reason. (however Blizzaks obviously eliminates this issue, so the tire is part of it)
I will probably buy this tire again for my new GR86 project car as well, if the need arises for a new summer tire.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-23 04:04:17
Pirelli P Zero PZ5 rated 97% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI MK7
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Just had them fitted, replacing SportContact 7. Really like the steering and the grip seems endless. Will update with wear soon but so far so good.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-21 14:06:21
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 49% while driving a Hyundai i30
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
TL;DR: A safe yet annoying to drive tyre.

Exact tyre label: 225/40R18 92Y XL FP "Made In Germany"
I'll start with the positive: these tyres feel very safe in almost all conditions, even in light winter conditions.
They also feel safe on wet roads, both on lightly damp roads and in deep standing water, with very good aquaplaning resistance.

The dry grip is quite enjoyable in summer conditions, they steer very light and easy, my steering wheel became lighter after mounting these tyres.

Now I have to address my negative experiences with these tyres:
I immediately heard more rolling noise compared to the Michelin PS4 that these tyres replaced, however the bump absorption and road feel is much better compared to PS4, they feel much softer.
On rough roads these Eagles sound like there's a window open, it's more of a heavy whooshing noise instead of a high pitch rolling noise.
Even Continental WinterContact TS850 P were much more comfortable and silent to drive on this car than the Eagle Asy6.

On wet roads and even on cold dry concrete roads the cornering traction is totally lacking, the tyre feels like it's locking up as soon as it looses a little grip and it takes away all your speed causing very jerky grip when trying to corner fast, you can really feel the compound of this tyre is not made for progressiveness during cornering.

Overall I'm extremely disappointed, they don't excel as a Touring tyre neither as a Performance tyre, it's hybrid tyre that only excels at safety only in my opinion.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-21 05:39:09
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 rated 50% while driving a Volvo S80 2.4 petrol
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
3 out of 4 brand new tires were out of round. Impossible to balance, a lot of vibrations at highway speeds. Apparently common issue with Kumho. Otherwise it would have been great, the dry grip was great, seemed like a fun tire.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-19 07:59:03
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 rated 90% while driving a Tesla 2024 Model 3 RWD
Driving on a combination of roads for 75 spirited miles
New tire without any reviews when i bought it. But Kumho is decent tires and PS71 have been doing really good i recent tests and i tought that the successor must be at least as good. I have zero regrets buying this tire. Its really grippy, responsive and fun to drive. The Michelin E-primacy i had on the car before was really boring and terrible wet grip, but would probably last longer than i could stand keeping them. The PS72 is really close to the Continental Sport Contact 6 i had on other cars before in real world driving. The only thing i dont know about is the wear. The tires is really soft and thats fun but time will tell how well they last.
At least when new - a perfect tire for the sporty daily driver!
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-17 02:31:27
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 rated 72% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI
Driving on mostly country roads for 6500 spirited miles
These came on my Mk8 GTI 380 with many mods, which I've put 6500 miles on and I've had all of the following Max/Ultra High Performance Summer Tires on hot hatches or sports coupes. I live in western NC and value handling, dry grip and feedback above wear and comfort. 18-20K is all that I've ever gotten out of a set of skins. That said, I was really disappointed that it didn't come with Contentals and really wanted to hate the Hankooks - but they are a pretty decent tire. I've had Bridgestones and Continentals (Loved), Michelins (Disappointing) most recently, and the Hankooks are just below the Michelins in dry handling and feedback. Breakaway is gradual, with the Hankooks giving you enough feedback to warn you that you're about to trash your new shiny toy. Would I replace them with the new Evo? It's an intriguing question - I've got a little time to do a Lot of research.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-16 21:17:29
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 83% while driving a BMW 330i
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Replaced my PS4 a few months ago. Had them for 6 years but only around 40k km (25k miles). My car is lowered so the tyres wear on the inside, especially the rears. The tyres still had more than 40% of tread remaining on the outside and middle part, but completely worn on the inside. With stock height, I believe I could've got a lot more mileage out of them. One thing I notice about michelin tyres, be it the PS4, PS4S, PSS, PS3 or primacy 3 and 4, they all show crack on the edges after 6 years, and it spread quickly to the point they start losing air. Bear in mind I live in a tropical climate. It's hot and humid, so it's pretty harsh on rubber.

Dry handling and grip is never an issue with the PS4. Traction control rarely kicked in. I previously had toyo t1 sport, and traction control kicked in a lot more frequently. Handling is balanced enough, but of course don't compare it to the PS4S which is in a different league.

Wet grip is pretty good for a summer tyre. Never had any issue with aquaplaning. Not that I tried driving into a puddle. It can get a little jittery in the corner if you go too fast, but overall pretty good.

Overall great tyres. I would easily recommend it to anyone.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-16 02:18:37
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