Breaking Down Tire Performance Categories - 2024 Special Test

We understand that tire performance categories can be confusing. You want an all-season tire, but there are several all-season categories; how do you know which one is right for you? You want a summer tire, but again, which summer category? In this special demonstration we took six all-season tires from three all-season categories and three summer tires from two summer categories to lay it out for you. Category-leading tires from the Standard Touring All-Season, Grand Touring All-Season, Ultra High Performance All-Season, Max Performance Summer, and Extreme Performance Summer categories are tested so you can see exactly what each "step up" gets you as a driver and what trade-offs were made along the way.

00:00 Introduction
00:37 Standard Touring All-Season
04:10 Grand Touring All-Season
07:16 Ultra High Performance All-Season
10:43 Max Performance Summer
14:13 Extreme Performance Summer
18:54 Summary

Learn more about the tires in this test:

STANDARD TOURING ALL-SEASON
Goodyear Assurance MaxLife: https://bit.ly/419k49k
Yokohama AVID Ascend LX: https://bit.ly/3Otveyb

GRAND TOURING ALL-SEASON
Falken Sincera SN250 A/S: https://bit.ly/4c8d4eJ
Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive: https://bit.ly/3AQY1K3

ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE ALL-SEASON
BFGoodrich g-Force Comp-2 A/S PLUS: https://bit.ly/3AbGsUy
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4: https://bit.ly/4fbM7IV

MAX PERFORMANCE SUMMER
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S: https://bit.ly/3LKGXqL
Vredestein Ultrac Pro: https://bit.ly/3Zcrrdo

EXTREME PERFORMANCE SUMMER
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS: https://bit.ly/4ePz4fK

View the full breakdown and tire test report: https://bit.ly/4eNUPfZ

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