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Best summer tire for DD!

Like the title said,

I am looking for the best quality/price for a street only car (still want to push it and have fun!).

i need you're opinions guys :)

i want them to do at least 10K miles :P.

From my research it came down to the following. You can research more at the links the other dude posted above.

High Performance + Street comfort + Medium-high grip (to keep a DD fun and comfortable, you may choose to shop from this group because it doesn't offer the highest possible grip).
Continental SportContact DW - Low price, Great wet tire
Bridgestone S04 Pole Position - Low price, Great all around tire
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 - High price, superb wet and dry traction, new tech

High Performance + Street comfort + High grip (more grip, lots more money)
Michelin Pilot Super Sport - Highest price, Best all around in category

Ultra High Performance + Street comfort + Very High grip (track or autocross, plus just comfortable enough for the street)
Bridgestone RE-11A - Med price, More track oriented "version" of the Michelin Pilot Super Sport. These seem to be the most comfortable (compliant ride & low noise) "competition" oriented tires I've found.

Competition with occasional street use Low price + Very high grip ("competition" tires that can be driven to the event. Some DD these, I'm trying not to (even though I own a set).
Hankook RS3

MotorTrend's "Monsters of Grip" summer tire test results (that get posted a lot, this list includes two categories of tire so is kind of ambiguous)

+ Ninth: Pirelli P Zero
+ Eighth: Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec
+ Seventh: Toyo Proxes R1R
+ Sixth: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
+ Fifth: Continental ExtremeContact DW
+ Fourth: Hankook Ventus R-S3
+ Third: Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
+ Second: Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position
+ First: Michelin Pilot Super Sport

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test

There's a lot more out there to read and know. Take your time, always consider the source (for bias), and most importantly your goals.

I daily drive and track my Dunlop ZII's, I'll easily get 10k miles out of them with combined use, probably more like 20k miles.

Michelin Pilot Super Sports for me.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/1...10b07b90_b.jpg

+1 on the Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Insane amounts of grip, they give up very progressively which is great for a tail happy car and are one of the best values. The up front cost may be a bit higher, but they're a 40k mile tire that will hold up to track days.

Another +1 for Pilot Super Sports, love mine.

Great grip, good tread life and they actually work in the rain.

Another +1 for the PSS. I had a set on my Corvette Grand Sport (~450whp), and they were amazing. I felt like there was no compromise in providing a ton of grip, while being quiet, and provided a nice ride. They also seemed like they were going to last a long time (25K+ miles).

I'd also suggest the Continental DW tires as well. They aren't as good as the PSS in any category, but they are still very good all round. They are also a good bit cheaper as well.

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Originally Posted by DAEMANO (Post 1514493)

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I want to know how the Hankook evo12 rated among those favorite ? bc evo12 really has good deal price vs others.