Originally Posted by MidEngineRules

Tire Rack's primary function in life is to make money. They aren't in business to decide for you what tire to buy and only offer those. They know people pinch pennies and are happy to take advantage of a lower cost option. I'm a mere mortal. Am I going to tell any difference between a tire optimized for my car versus the generic version? Probably not. But if I buy the generic version and if it ever gives me feedback like it's not behaving the way I think it should, or it doesn't last as long as I think it should, I'll wonder if the optimized version was better in those regards and if so was probably worth the price difference. My bottom line is if there's an N version of the tire I want for my application, then I'll buy it. If there isn't I won't care.