New "Extreme" Summer Tires for 2013 =)

[SD_GR]

The older PZero was a directional asymmetric. It had inner and outer left/right sides. I don't recall if the Yoko 008 was also. Time flies.

[11blackSTi]

Ive got my sparkling new summers sitting in my spare bedroom waiting for warm weather...I can smell them every time I walk by...Once in a while I go in and pet them too.

[ninefourteener]

This is "only" a track tire? Why not go with the Hoosier A6s? Stickiest DOT tires on the planet.

For track tires that will "pass" as a street tire, I've always liked the Nitto NT-01, or the NT-05 if you want a dual-purpose, wet or dry tire.

[Heide264]

This is "only" a track tire? Why not go with the Hoosier A6s? Stickiest DOT tires on the planet.

For track tires that will "pass" as a street tire, I've always liked the Nitto NT-01, or the NT-05 if you want a dual-purpose, wet or dry tire.

Not a track exclusive tire. I don't have track wheels, so I'd be running them all summer. I just really like nice tires.

I actually don't think I'll be taking my car up to the track this summer, sadly. I don't see it working out financially this time around considering the changes I'd like to make before taking it back up there.

[mycologist]

^These are street tires.

The tires look good. I like the aesthetics of the rivals better, and I like that the lateral siping actually exits the tread so water can get out of the center groove. The Direzza did pull a faster wet lap than the old model they compared it to.

What I CANT STAND is that they are creating YET ANOTHER freakin' category. What a bunch of marketing BS. I want to have one category for high performance summer tires so that the test results, reviews, and surveys would have some remote chance of being relative to each other. How much of a performance hit is there really in "extreme" vs. "max" (if there is one) - we'll probably never know because they won't mix them in the tests.

[STiDriven]

This is "only" a track tire? Why not go with the Hoosier A6s? Stickiest DOT tires on the planet.

For track tires that will "pass" as a street tire, I've always liked the Nitto NT-01, or the NT-05 if you want a dual-purpose, wet or dry tire.

Because my auto-x class requires a treadwear of at least 140. The 'extreme performance' street tires are pretty much geared towards 'street tire' racing classes.

[Heide264]

What I CANT STAND is that they are creating YET ANOTHER freakin' category. What a bunch of marketing BS. I want to have one category for high performance summer tires so that the test results, reviews, and surveys would have some remote chance of being relative to each other. How much of a performance hit is there really in "extreme" vs. "max" (if there is one) - we'll probably never know because they won't mix them in the tests.

Ugh. I didn't know that. It's annoying to have them broken out like that. They should just put them in "performance summer", and you can always sort by treadwear.

[mycologist]

Ugh. I didn't know that. It's annoying to have them broken out like that. They should just put them in "performance summer", and you can always sort by treadwear.

Maybe I read it wrong - I had it in mind that the Max was the highest category before.

Even if it isn't new I hate their categories - Ultra High, Max, then Extreme - make up your mind.

[Mikie13]

Whatever happened to "Good, better, best?"