Best Tyres for the Toyota Altezza RS200Z

Toyota Altezza RS200Z drivers have left 12 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 52,210 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

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12owner reviews
52,210 milescovered on them
10different tyres rated
76%average tyre score

Most fitted size - 5 reviews 215/45 R17 To scale, mm

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The best rated tyres that fit the Toyota Altezza RS200Z

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Toyota Altezza RS200Z driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/45 R17 and 225/45 R17 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.

Summer tyres

No Toyota Altezza RS200Z driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Toyota Altezza RS200Z sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Toyota Altezza RS200Z reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Hankook Ventus Evo	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

All Season tyres

No Toyota Altezza RS200Z driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Toyota Altezza RS200Z sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Toyota Altezza RS200Z reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin CrossClimate 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	225/45 R17	Be the first →
6	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Winter tyres

No Toyota Altezza RS200Z driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Toyota Altezza RS200Z sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Toyota Altezza RS200Z reviews
1	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	225/45 R17	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	9.4	225/45 R17	Be the first →
5	Nokian Snowproof 3P	9.4	225/45 R17	Be the first →
6	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+	9.3	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Every tyre reviewed on the Toyota Altezza RS200Z

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 8 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Toyota Altezza RS200Z drivers
Tyre	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro	Summer	92%	2	16,000 miles
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	Summer	92%	2	1,010 miles

Tyre sizes Toyota Altezza RS200Z drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.

215/45 R17 5 reviews 225/45 R17 4 reviews

What Toyota Altezza RS200Z drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

83%

Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 215-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 5,000 miles November 21, 2017

Had these tyres for just over a year now. Very happy with dry & wet grip vs. cost. I previously had Goodyear Eagle F1 Asy2 but didn't really need that level of performance anymore. They're as good in nearly every aspect as the F1s, probably even better resistance to aquaplaning, lower rolling resistance & quieter on smooth seal but do lack outright lateral grip when pushed. The side walls seem to be a lot softer but they do give you warning you're at the limit.
I've probably done about 7000 km on them now but they're not showing any signs of wear & still had approx. 7mm of tread on my last WOF (MOT) check done recently. I'll be happy if I get 40-50K km out of them.

36%

Accelera Alpha 255-30-19- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 100 miles October 29, 2017

CAUTION WITH OPTING THESE IN LOW PROFILE.
After significant testing and lengthy court issue against Mag and Turbo for fitting these - the verdict is that the low profile Accelera tyre is considered not suitable to fit for low profile. The pattern and fit of these particular tyres has caused the turn in of the tyre at both low and high speed test to dismount themselves from the wheel. This has been tested multi times with the same result. I had major damage inflicted to my wheels as a result - Mag&Turbo/Accelera had no recourse until court ruled with independence test undertaken by AA compliance NZ.
In my opinion THESE TYRE SHOULD NOT BE SOLD.

74%

Uniroyal RainExpert 3 225-45-18-W Toyota Altezza RS200Z 4,000 miles March 24, 2015

had rainsport 2 was very impressed with it .did step forward got rainsport 3.
what i can say dry grip not bad rs2 as better,nut on wet road omg unbelievable grip with rs3.wear no good no good but depend on driving style .i always driving hard.one bad point no grip at snow at all.when breaking on snow at 10 ml/h car wont stop sliding and i cant do anything about it.
super tyrer on wet.good on dry.cr*p on snow.i goin back to rs2

97%

Nokian zLine 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 6,000 miles June 18, 2014

DO NOT WASTE TIME IN READING THESE REVIEWS, IT IS VALUABLE TIME WASTED WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT THESE TYRES!!!

Honestly... i have had these on my toyota altezza RS200Z and they are absolutely fantastic! I drive hard on a daily basis, have driven to lemans and to east germany covering over 8000KM on one set and they are absolutely amazing.. I have only ever experienced slight understeer once whilst on positive road camber due to moderate braking. so fun to zoom about on and quiet when you drive about slowly too :) i love them! :D

96%

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 4,000 miles May 6, 2014

Excellent all round tyre, best available for the money and a lot better than some of the other tyres that cost 50% more.

39%

Event WL905 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 3,000 miles August 15, 2013

I use these tyres on the rear of my car that I use for drifting as they are cheap, fairly hard wearing and provide very little grip. I would not recommended these tyres to anyone who isn't comfortable with understeer or oversteer

84%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 215-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 10 miles October 2, 2012

Great on wet roads especially if you drive a FR or RWD cars....

99%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 215-45-17-W Toyota Altezza RS200Z 1,000 miles August 30, 2012

What can I say about these tyres that hasn't already been said before. So much drip! Even in the wet they put up a darn good fight before letting go & even then they're still trying to grip.
I had some Bridgestone Potenza RE001 before which were good but these are on another level again.
Can't recommend them highly enough.

86%

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 5,000 miles January 13, 2011

Excellent tyres, superb wet grip and great in the dry. Better in the wet than the goodyear asymetrics that were fitted before.
Had these fitted to a front wheel drive and now a rear wheel drive altezza, i wont use any other tyres on my road car now...untill vredestein bring out an improved version.

40%

Kumho Ecsta 712 215-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 10,000 miles January 3, 2010

Had these on the rear of my car when I brought it. They made for lots of fun around town wet or dry as you could skid up anywhere but on the open road they're just plain scary. In the wet the rear would slide out at 100km/h. I have since replaced them with Bridgestone Potenza RE001 which are far superior.

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