For those of you looking in to buying new tires here is a link to a tire test that Car and Driver did and seems to be very helpfull. The article was on the Dec05 issue of Car and Driver. The tires tested were the Max Performance type tires. These were the overall scores: http://www.caranddriver.com/ar...er=13

OVERALL SCORE

Goodyear: 1050.4
Continental: 1031.9
Yokohama: 1027.0
Michelin: 1018.7
Hankook: 1015.4
Dunlop: 1002.2
Pirelli: 1002.1
Toyo: 999.7
Bridgestone: 993.9
BFGoodrich: 993.0
Kumho: 990.7

Max points
dry performance (x2): 600
wet performance: 300
price: 100
tread wear: 100
total possible: 1100

 

Hold on there, cowboy.

First of all, it doesn't help when you post ONLY the brand name. They tested specific tires, and those scores don't apply to other tires of the same brand. So let's list which tires they're talking about:

BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KD
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
Continental ContiSportContact 2
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212
Kumho Ecsta MX
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
Pirelli P Zero Rosso Asimmetrico
Toyo Proxes T1R
Yokohama Advan Neova AD07

Second point, the web version of the article doesn't contain the six detail graphs from the article - braking distances (wet and dry), autocross lap times (wet and dry), skidpad g forces (wet and dry) - or the scores for overall wet performance and overall dry performance. Those were included only in the print version of the article.

Third, the biggest problem is that most of those tires don't even come in 15" (or even 16") sizes for our cars.

I'm not saying that the test isn't useful. It is. But make sure you're using this information in the appropriate way to can help you choose the best tires for your needs.