misterbeverlyhills

I need a new set of tires, before I pull the trigger on a set of Sumitomo HTR ZIIIs again, I thought I would ask the community if there were any recent tire products I may have missed.

I am light track (4 or 5 times a year) and the car never sees rain. Not looking for the longest wearing bargain, neither do I feel like paying 3 times the money for Michelin. Which IMHO are vastly overrated and overpriced. I go through tires too quickly at Michelin prices.

I am running 17 inch twists.

HDA

It's hard to beat the HTR ZIIIs, it's a great tire and it would be my first choice.

I drove on the Firestone's 500 once and liked them though the shoulder is softer than you think and they are definitely not as good as the HTRs on the wet.
Hankook V12s have also received good feedback from friends that do few trackdays a year. I just bought a set of Kumho PS91 but I don't think they make them in 17s.

Potenza S04 would be my choice if I wanted something different but they are too pricey to beat the HTR ZIII.

misterbeverlyhills

Thanks, my feelings exactly.

BGLeduc

tfitch03

MTR

Continental recently released a new tire, their Extremecontact Sport. I'm going to give this a shot for my street tire on some Cup 1s.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+Sport

I've used the Continental DW before for street driving and it was great. This one is supposed to be a little more geared for performance, so I assume they would hold up to a few light track days.

Reviews look really good so far, so I'd add it to your short list to consider.

misterbeverlyhills

Thanks all, I have been all over TireRack, great info and prices. I agree about the Contis, have them on a Benz, they are great. No reviews yet for the new ones but definitely an option. I will check the Nittos, Sumis are not so quiet for sure.