Street Tire Reviews

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The Tire Tech section contains general tire information and information on OEM tires.

Many of the aftermarket tires in the original FAQ are no longer made or widely recommended so it makse more sense to build this page from scratch. A few very brief (or empty) example reviews of aftermarket tires are included below. When adding a new tire, please follow the same layout/template for organizing this information to maintain consistency (order the models alphabetically nested within alphabetically-ordered brands). If you have used a given tire ON YOUR NSX (not your Accord, FD, Corolla, etc) and endorse it for that application, add your NSXPrime username to the alphabetical list of endorsers.

Contents 1 BFGoodrich 1.1 G-Force T/A KD 2 Bridgestone 2.1 Potenza RE01R 2.2 Potenza S-03 Pole Position 2.3 Potenza RE040 2.4 Potenza RE050A Pole Position 3 Dunlop 3.1 SP Sport Maxx 4 Falken 4.1 Azenis RT615 5 GoodYear 5.1 Eagle F1 GS D3 6 Michelin 6.1 Pilot Sport PS2 7 Yokohama 7.1 Advan Neova AD07

[edit] BFGoodrich

[edit] G-Force T/A KD

review

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993):
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001):
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):
• 17/18 Wheels:

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

[edit] Bridgestone

[edit] Potenza RE01R

review

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993):
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001):
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):
• 17/18 Wheels:

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

[edit] Potenza S-03 Pole Position

review

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993):
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001):
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):
• 17/18 Wheels:

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

[edit] Potenza RE040

review

Suggested Sizes for...

• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

[edit] Potenza RE050A Pole Position

review

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993):
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001):
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):
• 17/18 Wheels:

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

[edit] Dunlop

[edit] SP Sport Maxx

review

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993):
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001):
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):
• 17/18 Wheels:

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

[edit] Falken

[edit] Azenis RT615

This is a very popular tire for those looking for maximum dry performance from a (non-R-compund) street tire. Compared to OEM tires dry traction is improved while wet traction declines, with similar (read: short) treadlife.

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993): Same as OEM.
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001): 215/45-16 & 255/40-17.
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005): Same as OEM.
• 17/18 Wheels: 215/40/17 & 265/35/18

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

• Latzke, nsxtasy, TURBO2GO, BladesNSX, Q, NSXGMS, Matt_337

[edit] GoodYear

[edit] Eagle F1 GS D3

This is a very popular tire for those looking for an OEM replacement. Buyers note that the treadwear and wet traction was enhanced over the stock tires at a reasonable price. Dry handling characteristics are very similar to stock tires. This tire won a recent comparison test of eleven top-of-the-line tires in Car and Driver. It is the OEM tire for the Ferrari F430.

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993): Not Available
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001): 205/45-16 and 245/40-17
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005): Same as OEM.
• 17/18 Wheels: 215/40/17 & 265/35/18

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

• ANYTIME, nsxtasy, Osiris_x11, NSXGMS, slamstrom

[edit] Michelin

[edit] Pilot Sport PS2

Great dry and wet handling, perfect track tire.

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993):
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001):
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):
• 17/18 Wheels:
• 17x7.5/18x9.5 (215/45-17 & 275/40-18)

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

• Stuntman

[edit] Yokohama

[edit] Advan Neova AD07

I have about 1,000+ miles on these tires and feel that they offer excellent traction, cornering, and Braking. They also do well on wet surfaces also.

Suggested Sizes for...

• 15/16 Wheels (OEM 1991-1993):
• 16/17 Wheels (OEM 1994-2001):
• 17/17 Wheels (OEM 2002-2005):
• 17/18 Wheels: (Staggered 235/40/17 & 285/30/18)

Endorsed by the following NSXPrime members:

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