TractionReview

The Yokohama AVS ES100 has been designed to deliver true ultra-high performance looks and handling, plus everyday needs like low noise and ride comfort, and still come in with a moderate price tag. Very popular for use on street drivers who want/need a little more traction than a typical tire, without breaking the bank.

The Potenza RE92 is a High Performance All-Season tire designed for sports coupes and sports sedans. It was developed to provide responsive handling and year round traction, even in light snow. OEM equipment on several lower-cost sports cars such as the Scion tC, Acura Integra, Infiniti Q45, Mazda 626 and Toyota Camry.

The Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position has been the tire of which all others were judged for many years by many enthusiasts. The Potenza S-03 Pole Position features Bridgestone’s UNI-T AQ II Technology that uses advanced compound and construction features to enhance and preserve wet traction through the tire’s life.

Unfortunately, the S-03 has been discontinued in all but a few remaining sizes, replaced by the RE050A Pole Position

Bridgestone’s top of the line street tire, the RE-01R offers extreme traction and handling. Semi-slick shoulder block, wide straight groove, racing slit, wider center rib, cooling slit and silica make up the team of technologies that give you high speed, high temperature durability along with high hydro evacuation.

Designed for and fitted as the OE tire on the Subaru WRX STi, the Potenza RE070 is only available in one size. Offering a sporty blend of ride quality, noise comfort and handling, along with dry and wet traction, the RE070 is a good all around warm weather temperature tire. Don’t get caught in the snow with this one on!

The Potenza RE050A Pole Position is designed to provide exceptional dry and wet road traction along with more responsive handling than the Potenza RE050A. The Potenza RE050A Pole Position comes loaded with race-inspired technology: UNI-T for outstanding wet and dry traction, a tread pattern that promotes rapid water evacuation, variable dimensions in the tread blocks, and a smooth shape to reduce noise. An asymmetrical pattern in the RE050A Pole Position tread increases surface contact to enhance acceleration and cornering.

The Potenza RE050 features a high grip tread compound molded into a directional tread design. A continuous center rib, large tread blocks and stable shoulder elements provide responsive handling, high-speed stability and traction on dry roads, while circumferential and lateral tread grooves are aimed to pump water out from under the tire’s footprint to minimize hydroplaning and aid wet traction.

Please note, that this is NOT the Pole Position tire. That review is here: RE050A Pole Position Review

the Avon Tech M500 tire is Avon’s Ultra High Performance summer tire. Offering twin steal belts, a silica rubber compound, and a continuous center rib, the Tech M500 offers high levels of lateral grip with limited flex.

The BFGoodrich Traction T/A is a high-mileage tire designed for all-season traction in wet, dry and snow conditions. With its smooth ride and a 60,000-mile (more on some sizes and speed ratings) Manufacturer’s Limited Treadlife warranty, the Traction T/A is great choice for the commuter and speed freaks’ daily driver vehicles.

The g-Force T/A KDWS offers the best of both worlds: a capable summer tire with the ability to handle light snow and slush conditions with ease. Additionally, the KDWS offers long life expectancy due to its high treadware and low noise.

Designed for the budget-minded sport car owner, the g-Force Sport tire offers Best-in-class dry handling without the best in class price tag. The tread pattern looks as good as it performs, offering large tread blocks, hydroplane resistance, and a slip angle that the weekend autoX’er can appreciate.

The second generation (denoted by the “2″) of the g-force T/A KDW from BFGoodrich brings to the table unlimited options. With one of the largest size ranges of any brand, there’s a good chance there is a size to fit your vehicle. Large water channels help keep it stable and reduced risk of hydroplane in the wet, and its Silica-based composition helps keep it sticky in the dry.

The KUMHO ECSTA Supra 712 Directional tread was developed to meet the very highest demands of those drivers who require the absolute best in handling and traction. With its European design and styling, the ECSTA Supra delivers Ultra High Performance. Also includes RWI Technology.

The ECSTA ASX combines the best of both worlds: ultra high performance grip on dry tarmac and everyday needs of all season traction, low noise and outstanding ride comfort. Like their flagship MX series, the ASX uses a special Silica compound to provide the best traction possible.

The Ecsta SPT tire is Kumho’s unidirectional Ultra High Performance tire, second in their line only to the Kumho MX. This tire provides new tire performance in wet and dry even after the tire is more than half worn. It delivers world class technology by combining grip, handling, comfort, exceptional wear and eye appealing characteristics.

The Ecsta MX is Kumho’s top of the line Street tire. The Ecsta MX molds Kumho’s advanced silica tread rubber compound into a directional tread pattern that features massive, stable blocks to increase cornering traction and steering response, while four large, circumferential and multiple directionally aligned lateral grooves resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction.

Found as OEM equipment on some of the worlds fastest exotics, the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tire allows you to harness the true potential of your car in both wet and dry situations. Derived from the same technologies that make up their top of the line Pilot Sport Cup R-compound tire, but serves as a practical tire for the street.

BFGoodrich g-Force “KD” - which stands for Key product application, Dry traction offers state-of-the-art materials and manufacturing to deliver one of the most respectable dry traction tire available for a full-time street tire. It’s perfect for the dry climate or seasonal user who wants near R-compound levels of traction and handling as well as excellent wear potential for a tire of this type.

The ADVAN Sport is considered Yokohama’s “summer performance tire” developed for some of the world’s most acclaimed automobiles. The ADVAN Sport offers performance at a very high level, exceeding expectations on handling and steering response. Wet pavement? no problem the ADVAN Sport delivers with great traction ability and a smooth ride.

The ADVAN Neova AD07 is considered a ultra high performance tire within the family of Yokohama, developed for the sport car enthusiast in mind. The ADVAN Neova AD07 was engineered to provide superior level of high traction, great response in handling. The ADVAN is specialized for driving in dry and wet road conditions.

The latest in the Azenis series, the RT-615 takes on the characteristics of its predecessor, and attempts to improve on the downfalls it exhibited. Offering better wet traction and heat control, the RT-615 is a popular choice among street tire-class SCCA racers and drifters alike. It has also become a popular choice for high performance street use.