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I have slightly stretched Federal RS-RRs that still grip as much as the meaty Hankook V12s I used to run. Very affordable, but I've heard they're very poor in the rain.
Pros: affordable, good grip
Cons: poor in the rain
Federal FZ-201 M tires. They were as fast as my used Hoosier R7s on the same course. Ended up about 1 second faster on a 1:15 lap vs the R7s. Fairly communicative towards the limits. On Auto Cross they were very sticky.
Pros: fast, very sticky
Cons: limited sizes, short life
Vehicle:
Porsche Cayman
I test drove all 3 tire size when shopping the Arteon, don't be fooled, size does matter. As expected, 18 inch has the best ride and the 20 the worst. It was quite noticeable even on the short drive.
Pros: 18 inch best ride
Cons: 20 inch worst ride
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Tires: Federal 595 rear / Cooper Zeon RS3-A front
I use them daily for about 2 years now in SoCal. Daily drive them. I do fine at track days on them and they lasted quite a long time. Now they are pretty loud however but eh kinda get used to them.
Pros: lasted quite a long time
Cons: pretty loud
Federal RSRR. My last set lasted me 25k miles which included 4 track days and 2 auto xs
Pros: lasted 25k miles
Mileage: 40233 km
running Federal 595 RS-RRs on my RX-7 and they're not bad, certainly not as sticky as the Toyo R888s I had on previously, but I can't reallly complain otherwise.
Pros: not bad
Cons: not as sticky
Vehicle:
Mazda
I just run cheap studded federal himalaya ws2 (235/45/16) on 9x18 wheels. But im dealing with ice not snow.
Pros: dealing with ice
Cons: cheap studded
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Federals are good but if you are daily driving you will hate how much noise those bastards make, really really fast.
Pros: good performance
Cons: very noisy
Mine lasted 2.. but only because they were worn almost to the belt at the end of the second summer. I should have tossed them after the first summer of use...
Cons: worn almost to belt
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