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Dry and wet grip first; not for temperatures below about 40°F. Priced at 225/45R17. 11 ranked by overall score; the top three are the picks for most people.
Summer tire with a mileage warranty and strong wet grip; cheaper than the Pilot Sport 4S.
EV-specific summer tire with foam noise damping and reinforced load capacity.
Benchmark max-performance summer tire with a rare 30k-mile warranty for the class.
Mid-price summer tire; no warranty.
Mid-price summer tire that tests well in Europe; no warranty.
Value summer tire with a 300 treadwear grade.
Lowest-priced max-performance summer tire in the catalog.
European-test favorite for wet braking; no mileage warranty in the US.
Max-performance summer tire; no mileage warranty.
Successor to the 4S in many sizes; no mileage warranty in the US.
OE on many performance cars; the lowest treadwear grade here and no warranty.
| # | Model | UTQG | Warranty | Speed | 3PMSF | $/tire | $/10k mi | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 | 340 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $200 | $67 | 4.6 |
| 2 | Michelin Pilot Sport EV | 320 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $250 | $83 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4S | 300 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $245 | $82 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Toyo Proxes Sport | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $160 | $0 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $170 | $0 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Yokohama Advan Apex V601 | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $175 | $0 | 3.7 |
| 7 | Falken Azenis FK520 | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $150 | $0 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $220 | $0 | 3.4 |
| 9 | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $220 | $0 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $225 | $0 | 3.1 |
| 11 | Pirelli P Zero PZ4 | 220 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $230 | $0 | 2.7 |