Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres

Below are all the reviewed passenger car summer max performance tyres on Tyre Reviews. Please click into each tyre for further details.

Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Pirelli P Zero PZ5 (3) 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 90%
Falken Azenis RS820 (4) 95% 93% 95% 98% 83% 93%
Hankook Ventus Evo (3) 95% 95% 80% 85% 0% 100%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S * (4) 100% 87% 95% 98% 70% 88%
Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (11) 94% 96% 78% 88% 96% 85%
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%
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%
Continental SportContact 7 (72) 97% 93% 90% 92% 70% 77%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (142) 94% 91% 88% 88% 73% 83%
Bridgestone Potenza S01 (3) 97% 77% 97% 97% 67% 70%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (246) 93% 90% 86% 88% 79% 80%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (77) 91% 92% 82% 82% 83% 84%
Vredestein Ultrac Pro (4) 90% 90% 83% 90% 75% 83%
Nokian Z G2 (30) 88% 89% 86% 84% 80% 83%
Falken Azenis FK520 (35) 89% 87% 83% 85% 78% 83%
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (57) 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 Potenza Sport (112) 92% 87% 89% 91% 60% 72%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (94) 90% 78% 82% 86% 70% 73%
Nokian PowerProof (24) 87% 89% 80% 75% 67% 85%
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 (5) 90% 87% 84% 82% 0% 66%
Hankook Ventus S1 Evo Z K129 (4) 93% 80% 88% 85% 50% 77%
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 (58) 86% 84% 73% 74% 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 (90) 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 evo2 (81) 85% 76% 76% 79% 67% 73%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) 81% 73% 76% 73% 75% 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 (144) 72% 54% 55% 48% 55% 33%

Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres with no reviews

BFGoodrich g Force Phenom TA, Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position, Bridgestone Potenza S01R, Continental Sport Contact M3, Cooper Zeon RS3 S, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 060+, Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar, 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 Rosso Direzionale

Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tyres Tyre Review Highlights

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 53% while driving a Mercedes Benz CLS 220
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 average miles
This is kind of an update after 6k kilometres and 2 years: I've bought it 2023.07, DOT is 2023.05. I store my car in a garage, and the wear is negligible. My main reason to switch to this PS4 was to improve the wet handling. With the 4years old P Zeros, the car was undriveable in wet conditions. Sliding, drifting all the time, instead of a safe cornering or accelerating. The PS4 was a dream. Glued the the asphalt. Nothing, just grip like its dry. Even when I' did a full throttle in the middle of a 90degree corner to test... Superb. But yesterday we had a rainy day, and it was the first time this year I drove my car in these conditons...and gosh i was devastated. I was sliding around in the town. Cannot do swift accelerate, cannot do a swift lane change. Car is drifting, sliding, spinning, the electronics are constantly working to keep the car on the road. And I'm not a road warrior, its not that... however when it was new, even the crazy stunts were easy(I was trying to find the limits) without even the safety electronics turning on, it was just pure grip. So all in all I'm devastated that a PS4, stored in a garage, no UV, no freeze, 6-6.5mm tread, cared very well... and its ready to be thrown out after 1.5seasons. (I use a 4 season for winter tire between nov and march, so it is almost like that im just storing the PS4 :D ) I'm really really devastated that my PS4 is dangearous in wet after 1.5-2years. This is unacceptable. Even a chinese cheap something lasts longer. (I'll skip the very price Michelins, since the PS4S on my other car cracked after about 6 years...i dont expect perfect grip after 6 years, but those huge, deep cracks...i could even see the steel inner of the tire...pathetic :( Hankook and GY is still king in this aspect. Pirelli and Michelin are only good for 1 year and testing/reviewing)
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-09 01:10:44
Hankook Ventus Evo rated 75% while driving a Alfa Romeo 156 SW 1.9 JTD
Driving on mostly country roads for 1200 average miles
Bought these to replace Kormoran UHP.

Wanted a "top 5" tyre, but at the best price as possible. Came over Hankook ventus Evo, as a good allrounder option. Compared with the usual Ps5, Asymetric 6, and Premium contact 6/7, Pirelli C7 cf3, the hankook at least in norway came at a better price. I have not yet tested evo s1 or evo s3. I am not sure where the Ventus evo sits between the prime and S1 series performance wise. Maybe between those two.

I am not to say the Ventus Evos are better than any of the other mentioned options. But for what they replaced the difference is night and day! And for myself and 95% of other drivers, we wont be able to tell much difference betweens these evos and any of the other premium brands. This is how good the top tyres are nowadays. I earlier have had premium contact 6 and primacy 4 on my cars for reference. The hankooks are more comfortable than both of those, but maybe not the same initial steering response than the contis. But at normal driving, you will never notice.

The upside are as mentioned; comfort, a solid, even handling caracteristic, maybe the best wet grip i have ever felt. The abs almost dont interfear anymore when panic-braking at wet surface! In norway with over 300 rain days per year, that means a lot!

The other positive are rolling resistance. The car glides like ive never felt before, better than contis and michelin, and heaps better than the kormoran, wich felt like driving with the brakes on.

The sidewall looks the best, on par with pilot sport series. And a nice, subtle rim protector also.

Have not tested wear yet, but normally in norway tyres get changed because of age before wear, because of the extra winter set and the low speeds/cold clima. We dont wear out tyres as fast as in the warm, high speed countries. I suspect wear will not be an issue for me.

All in all a great tyre and i mabye have forund my go-to, allround tyre in the Hankook Ventus Evo !

Strongly recommed this.
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-07 06:20:11
Continental Sport Contact 3 rated 61% while driving a Honda Civic 1.8
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 spirited miles
Good tyres with good grip but worst comfort wise. They are extremely noisy and you feel each and every minor road Crack in your car and steering. Not good experience comfort wise. But handling and grip is good.
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-06 12:05:12
Continental Sport Contact 6 rated 81% while driving a Honda Civic Type R
Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 spirited miles
lasted 18,000km very happy with grip & feel
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-05 23:40:15
Pirelli P Zero PZ5 rated 100% while driving a BMW 520D M Sport Touring
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 miles
I replaced my Continental Sportcontact 7 with Pirelli P Zero PZ5s. The Continentals were very good in the dry and wet, the Pirellis are better.
I've had Goodyear Asymmetric 6, Michelin Pilot Sport 4, Falken Azenis 520.
But the Pirellis are very, very good.
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-04 06:36:46
Vredestein Ultrac Pro rated 90% while driving a Mazda CX 5 turbo
Driving on mostly country roads for 6000 spirited miles
Running on 4700 lb vehicle with turbo that's driven aggressively and this tire keeps contact and transmits that road surface feel to driver. Performance with ABS engagement is superbly jarring with an unbelievably short distance at low speed, giving a full stop! now effect that is transmitted audibly to wheel. This is my second season summer switch from Wintrac Pro tires these have very little signs of wear at 6000 miles; Will definitely buy newest version when replacing them. The built in Rim Protector is an excellent feature that has kept Curb Rash away so far.
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-02 07:55:13
Continental SportContact 7 rated 47% while driving a Audi TT S
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
They were good at first version.. now they are made very soft sidewalls and no more sporty driving or feedback it's more a tourism tire now.. spirited driving around canyons will last 3000km and sidewalls are gone even with 1.4 negative camber. 300km and 40% of sidewalls are already gone. Very disappointed they are not the same anymore they probably changed compound that's my 3rd set and only 1st set felt as the reviews said.
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-02 07:21:22
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 83% while driving a Toyota Previa
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Tyres are on a Toyota Previa. These tyres have seriously good grip. Previously had used Michelin primacy 4STs and these were better in every department except wear. One year later and it is calling out to me to be replaced.
Must say I felt safe driving my MPV in both mundane city driving and some spirited driving in the countryside in the neighbouring country. Drives through rain almost like it's a dry road. Cornering feels nice, handling is good. Responsive to braking, especially when roads are wet. V slightly noisy but hey, it's a UHP tyre, it's bound to have some amount of noise. Make it last longer and I will happily buy it again.
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-02 06:33:30
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 rated 80% while driving a Honda Civic Type S 2.2 i CDTi
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
The tyres from the moment I bought them transformed the car grip and handling. It felt more engaging driving and fun. Mountain driving became more footed and the car invited you to roll at a higher pace. Breaking and accelerating were also improved. The only downside was (Comming from Hankook) wet performance was a bit worse. Not a problem just worst. And aquaplaning happened faster than the Hankook, otherwise stellar tyres. But since I live in Spain, could not care less for the trade-off.
tyre reviewed on 2025-06-01 08:11:56
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rated 89% while driving a Peugeot 308 GTi by P.S. 200Kw
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 miles
Hello! After years of Ps4s, an excellent tyre, I tried, for a too short period, Bridgestone Potenza Sport (later I will provide my final analysis on this excellent but soft tyre) however, one look was enough, for those who know Michelin, to review this tyre, in fact I immediately had confirmation that it is an excellent Gran Turismo Sport tyre unlike the Michelin Ps4s, where the Racing vocation shines through, I confirm your reviews! So, more comfort, more tread for the rain, lower fuel consumption for sure, as is certainly the better final mileage especially compared to Bridgestone.. let's say that... it's an excellent choice for those who don't want to give up a tyre that still performs but also starts to take a look at the family budget and wallet ahahah at the only price of a lower feeling and grip in racing situations... to sum up... It's a great GTS tyre.
tyre reviewed on 2025-05-29 13:51:45
Continental SportContact 7 rated 61% while driving a Toyota GR86
Driving on mostly country roads for 700 spirited miles
The biggest POS of a tire I’ve ever had, THREE out of 4 tires had some sort of dip that caused vibration, one so bad at 140kmh that I had to change a “brand new” tire, the other two I kept because it’s kind of tolerable but still pisses me off on a brand-new car. I say “brand new” because after about 1000km of country roads the guy said, “Damn how much have you driven”, I don’t think and hope they will last over 5000km. And it pisses me off because honestly it’s such a good tire on the dry, still haven’t had the chance to test it on the wet. I’ll stick to Michelin for the next set, even if the performance is worse they never fail me.
Yes if you are wondering the wheels are fine, they are brand new after all.
tyre reviewed on 2025-05-29 01:01:55
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 93% while driving a Subaru 2006 impreza wrx STI
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 average miles
I did a lot of research (thanks, Jonathan, for the great videos!) to decide which tyre would be the best fit. The car is a modified Subaru Impreza WRX STI running on coilovers. The tyres being replaced were Yokohama Advan Neova AD08Rs — stable and grippy, but with very stiff sidewalls that made the ride feel fidgety until they warmed up (virtually impossible in the winter), from a comfort perspective, they just weren’t ideal.

Yes, the car is meant to feel firm and sporty, but given the current state of the roads, I wanted something that still offered good grip and driving enjoyment, but with a significant improvement in comfort. Previously, the suspension couldn’t do its job properly because the tyres were transmitting every bump and imperfection straight into it, compromising the ride quality and ultimately grip and handling.

These new Goodyears have hit the mark perfectly — they’ve completely transformed how the car rides and drives. While they may not feel quite as sharp as the Advans at higher speeds, I’m now getting traction and compliance without sacrificing the fun of driving.

I've even recommended them to friends with other cars, like the Octavia vRS, and the feedback has been great — good wear, improved comfort, and happy drivers.

Thanks to Tyre Reviews, and thanks to Goodyear!
tyre reviewed on 2025-05-27 12:22:42
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