felsyeh

I just got my first p-car this week and it needs a new set of tires. Going to use for spirited street driving and will be using same tires/wheels for track / DE days.

Looking right now at Hankook V12 or Sumi HTRIII, what have your experiences been like?

felsyeh

FYI these are going on 18" Sport Design wheels 225/40/18 and 285/30/18

Capt. Obvious

I have V12s on my car and I'm very happy with them. Great tire for the price point.

frisbee91

Lot's of threads on this. Do a search.
BTW, I've had the Sumi HTR-ZIII on my car for about 2 years. Very happy with them. Good all-around tire for the money.

MiamiC70

V12's

alpine003

v12's here too

Sumi's were a very cost effective bang for buck tire before the v12s came out.

trendy996

V12s came on my car and now they are the weak point in my handling. These pos tires don't cut it for my liking for gripping the roads.

fpena944

Never tried the Hankook's but I've gone through three sets of Sumis on my car in the past couple of years. I've had them on for DEs and they seem to be ok. I'm far from a pro but I don't think the tires are what is holding me back from going faster.

brad@tirerack.com

Man, you got that right!

Cliffnotes: If wet traction is more important than dry - V12. I prefer Sumitomos for overall performance and ride quality.

Please call me if I can help. Thanks

D6lc

I put Sumi's on the car when I got it 2 months ago, seem fine for the street and I do my first track event tomorrow so we will see how they fair

Topaz330ci

Call Damon in post #9. He's bang on about the wet driving conditions!

Dennis C

Neither, thank you.

SSST

Tire discussions are almost as contentious as oil discussions. I went from PS2s to Hankooks. After 4000 miles I like the Hankooks better for the street.

The wet performance is excellent.

rxbike

V12s

Dennis C

It's all very subjective too. Personally, I'll never buy another set of Hankooks.