Tire Buyers Guide - Tech - Modified Magazine

One of the best (and easiest) ways of improving your car’s performance is to upgrade to some nice, sticky rubber. However, we realize that not everyone can roll on summer tires year-round — after all, there are seasons, and costs, to consider. What we have here is a list of many of the best tire options readily available today for varying driving conditions and budgets. Remember that tires with a lower treadwear rating (UTQG) will tend to be stickier, which is great for dry-weather performance, but they won’t last as long as higher-UTQG tires.

Continental
Extreme Contact DW Tuned
UTQG 280
Sizes 17–20"
Widths 205–295
Type All season high performance
conti-online.com

Continental
Extreme Contact DWS
UTQG 540
Sizes 16–24"
Widths 195–315
Type All season high performance
conti-online.com

Hankook
Ventus Z214
R-compound
UTQG 40
Sizes 13–18"
Widths 205–275
Type DOT-legal grooved racing slick
hankooktireusa.com

Toyo
Proxes R888
R-compound
UTQG 100
Sizes 13–20"
Widths 185–335
Type DOT-legal competition tire
toyotires.com

Hankook
Ventus RS-3
UTQG 280
Sizes 17–21"
Widths 205–305
Type Ultra high performance
hankooktireusa.com

Hankook
Ventus V4-ES
UTQG 420
Sizes 15–24"
Widths 175–295
Type Ultra high performance
hankooktireusa.com

Hankook
Ventus V12 Evo
UTQG 280
Sizes 17–21"
Widths 205–305
Type Ultra high performance
hankooktireusa.com

Bridgestone
Potenza RE760 Sport
UTQG 340
Sizes 16–20"
Widths 195–295
Type Ultra high performance
bridgestonetire.com

Falken
RT615K
UTQG 200
Sizes 14–18"
Widths 195–315
Type Ultra high performance
falkentire.com

Falken
FK452
UTQG 300
Sizes 16–24"
Widths 205–315
Type Ultra high performance
falkentire.com

Yokohama Advan
A048
R-compound
UTQG 60
Sizes 15–18"
Widths 195–315
Type DOT-legal competition tire
yokohamatire.com

Yokohama Advan
S.4
UTQG 400
Sizes 16–19"
Widths 205–275
Type Ultra high performance
yokohamatire.com

BFGoodrich
G-Force R1
R-compound
UTQG 040
Sizes 15–18"
Widths 205–335
Type DOT-legal competition tire
bfgoodrichtires.com

Yokohama Advan
Neova AD08
UTQG 180
Sizes 15–19"
Widths 205–295
Type Ultra high performance
yokohamatire.com

Yokohama Advan
Sport
UTQG 400
Sizes 17–22"
Widths 205–315
Type Ultra high performance
yokohamatire.com

Yokohama Advan
S. Drive
UTQG 300
Sizes 15–20"
Widths 175–275
Type Ultra high performance
yokohamatire.com

Maxxis
Victra MA-Z1
UTQG 280
Sizes 16–18"
Widths 185–285
Type Ultra high performance
maxxis.com

BFGoodrich
G-Force Sport COMP-2
UTQG 340
Sizes 15–20"
Widths 195–285
Type Ultra high performance
bfgoodrichtires.com

Maxxis
Victra Z4S
UTQG 400
Sizes 15–24"
Widths 195–255
Type Ultra high performance drift
maxxis.com

Dunlop
Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec
UTQG 200
Sizes 14–18"
Widths 185–275
Type Ultra high performance
dunloptires.com

Dunlop
SP Sport Maxx GT
UTQG 240
Sizes 17–21"
Widths 235–325
Type Ultra high performance
dunloptires.com

Hoosier
A6
R-compound
UTQG 040
Sizes 13–19"
Widths 205–275
Type DOT-legal competition tire
hoosiertire.com

Bridgestone
Potenza RE-11
UTQG 180
Sizes 15–19"
Widths 195–305
Type Ultra high performance
bridgestonetire.com

Goodyear
Eagle F1 Supercar
UTQG 220
Sizes 17–20"
Widths 225–325
Type Ultra high performance
goodyear.com

Goodyear
GS-D3
UTQG 280
Sizes 16–21"
Widths 205–315
Type Ultra high performance
goodyear.com

General
G-MAX AS-03
UTQG 480
Sizes 15–20"
Widths 195–275
Type All season high performance
generaltire.com

Continental
ContiSport Contact 5 P
UTQG 280
Sizes 18–21"
Widths 235–305
Type Ultra high performance
conti-online.com

Cooper
Zeon 2SX
UTQG 280
Sizes 16–20"
Widths 205–285
Type Ultra high performance
coopertire.com

Nexen
N8000
UTQG 280
Sizes 16–20"
Widths 205–275
Type All season high performance
nexentireusa.com

Toyo
Proxes 1
UTQG 240
Sizes 18–19"
Widths 235–305
Type Ultra high performance
toyotires.com

Toyo
Proxes T1 Sport
UTQG 240
Sizes 17–20"
Widths 215–285
Type Ultra high performance
toyotires.com

Dunlop
SP Sport Maxx TT
UTQG 240
Sizes 16–22"
Widths 205–275
Type Ultra high performance
dunloptires.com

Dunlop
Direzza DZ101
UTQG 300
Sizes 15–20"
Widths 195–275
Type Ultra high performance
dunloptires.com

Sumitomo
HTR Z III
UTQG 300
Sizes 17–22"
Widths 205–295
Type Ultra high performance
sumitomotire.com

BFGoodrich
KDW
UTQG 300
Sizes 16–24"
Widths 205–325
Type Ultra high performance
bfgoodrichtires.com

Hankook
Ventus TD
R-compound
UTQG 080
Sizes 15–18"
Widths 195–295
Type DOT-legal competition tire
hankooktireusa.com

Toyo
Proxes Extensa HP
UTQG 360
Sizes 16–20”
Widths 195–245
Type Ultra high performance
toyotires.com

Kumho
Ecsta XS
UTQG 180
Sizes 15–19"
Widths 205–345
Type Ultra high performance
kumhotireusa.com

Kumho
Ecsta LE Sport
UTQG 280
Sizes 16–20"
Widths 205–295
Type All season high performance
kumhotireusa.com

Goodyear
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
UTQG 300
Sizes 17–19"
Widths 215–285
Type All season high performance
goodyear.com

Yokohama
YK-580

Nitto
NT05
UTQG 200
Sizes 17–20"
Widths 225–335
Type Ultra high performance
nittotire.com

Maxxis
Victra RC-1
R-compound
UTQG 100
Sizes 15–18"
Widths 205–305
Type DOT-legal competition tire
maxxis.com

Nitto
NT01
R-compound
UTQG 100
Sizes 14–18"
Widths 205–315
Type DOT-legal competition tire
nittotire.com

Bridgestone
Potenza S-04 Pole Position
UTQG 280
Sizes 16–20"
Widths 205–305
Type Ultra high performance
bridgestonetire.com

Cooper
Zeon RS3
UTQG 220
Sizes 18–20"
Widths 275
Type Ultra high performance
coopertire.com

Toyo
Proxes R1R
UTQG 140
Sizes 15–18"
Widths 195–275
Type Ultra high performance
toyotires.com