Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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I have taken eight of the most popular 200 tw (tread wear) extreme performance tires, to find out exactly which tire is the fastest, which has the best heat management, which tire has the best wear on track, and most importantly, which tire is nicest to drive.

All the tested tires are 225/45 R17 and we are testing at Michelins dry handling track in south carolina, which is a high speed, high grip, high wear track.

The test vehicle is an awesome E36 BMW M3 Lightweight, which has a roll cage, harness, bucket seat etc, a truly fun track car.

The eight tires on test are:

BFGoodrich Rival S 1.5 - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/BFGoodrich/G-Force-Rival-S-1.5.htm
Cooper RS3 RS - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/Cooper/RS3-RS.htm
Dunlop Direzza ZIII - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/Dunlop/Direzza-ZIIII.htm
Falken Azenis RT660 - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/Falken/Azenis-RT660.htm
Hankook Ventus RS4 - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/Hankook/Ventus-RS4.htm
Kumho Ecsta V730 - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/Kumho/Ecsta-V730.htm
Maxxis Victra VR1 - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/Maxxis/Victra-VR1.htm
Yokohama Advan A052 - tire-reviews.com/Tyre/Yokohama/Advan-A052.htm

There is no Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 as they don't make a 200TW tire, no Bridgestone Potenza RE71R as it has been discontinued in North America with no replacement due, no Toyo products due to the R888R being 100tw and the R1R a very old tire now, no Continental or Nexen due to stock, and there's probably some other tires I've missed so feel free to tell me in the comments :)

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Tires On Test
1:48 Dry Handling
6:38 Results