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Breaking Down Tire Performance Categories - 2024 Special Test - With Winter Update

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.

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Breaking Down Tire Performance Categories - 2024 Special Test With Winter Update

Length: (26:05)

Tires Tested
BFGoodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S PLUS (Ultra High Performance All-Season)
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS (Extreme Performance Summer)
Falken Sincera SN250 A/S (Grand Touring All-Season)
Goodyear Assurance MaxLife (Standard Touring All-Season)
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (Max Performance Summer)
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (Ultra High Performance All-Season)
Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive (Grand Touring All-Season)
Vredestein Ultrac Pro (Max Performance Summer)
Yokohama AVID Ascend LX (Standard Touring All-Season)
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