How do today’s top Super 200 tires perform as they wear?

Is today’s hot tire tomorrow’s also-ran?

While our regular tire tests usually feature new rubber, we also cycle through the faster ones for our own track days and competition–just like we all do.

Over the past year, however, we added something special, periodically checking in on those tires with measured testing so we could monitor their life cycles: What happens to our …

So, what tires are we running next year?

And anyone have any of those spicy 195/50R15 Toyos laying around? :)

Potential typo in the article, in the section "Top 200 Treadwear Tires: A User’s Guide" the table shows the RE-71RS twice. Presumably the second instance of it (last entry in the table) should be the CRS?

Also a question about the photo: I noticed that the CR-S shows heavy wear on the side that's to the right, while the P1 shows heavy wear on the left. Is that an actual difference in how they wore in real life, or are the tires just flipped relative to each other in the picture?

In reply to codrus (Forum Supporter) :

Actual wear. P1 was a bit more inside and CRS outside. P1 prefers less camber than CRS.

In reply to codrus (Forum Supporter) :

You would be correct, that should be the CR-S.

All fixed now, and thank you for catching that.