There comes a time during a weekend warrior's motorsports activities that he or she realizes their daily driving tires just aren't cutting it. You end up chewing up the tires and imposing uneven treadwear. Participating in autocross events can literally shave the tread blocks at their sides. Track driving can easily overheat and blister or chunk the shoulder and intermediate tread blocks, rendering your tires as unusable.
Extreme Performance Summer tires are a great bridge between street tires and D.O.T. approved slicks. The Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 came out on top during our testing of tires in this performance category. This tire brings higher grip levels than a performance street tire in both wet and dry conditions, with durability that far exceeds a Track & Competition DOT tire.
The RE-11 is also a great learning tool if you'd like to make the step up to a dedicated track tire. Slick style tires remove much of the audible feedback, and most of the seat-of-the-pants feel to approaching the limit of grip. This tire offers more grip than Max Performance Summer tires, but keeps all the feedback tendencies, making it an ideal learning tool.
Bridgestone's Potenza RE-11 is also offers a great combination of aggressive performance with radical styling. Take a look at what a few of our customers are saying about this tire:
"Best handling tire I have ever owned. Perfect for street and and track. I love the RE-11s." -- Tire Rack Consumer Review, 2001 Acura Integra R
"Awesome tire for on/off track. Very responsive and easy to identify the tire's limits. Used at autocross events and I blow cars away." -- Tire Rack Consumer Review, 1997 Toyota Starlet, Glanza V
The Kazera KZ-K (carbon fiber with machined lip) has been marked down. The more versatile 18x7.5 5-114 40 mm offset version that fits the Acura RSX and many other cars has been marked down from $184 to $149, while the limited application 18x7.5 5-100 40 mm offset version fitting the WRX and some other Subies has been marked down to $99.
RSX Tire & Wheel Package
Do you have carbon fiber trim and/or hood on your RSX? The Kazera KZ-K (carbon fiber with machined lip) will match.
The RSX's strengths are great steering response, low weight, good predictability and great overall performance. The Ultra High Performance Summer Yokohama S.drive's balance of crisp response, feedback and versatility make it a great match for the RSX. Not only are these some great wheels but your complete Tire & Wheel Package comes in at a great price. 18x7.5 5-114 40 mm offset carbon fiber w/machined lip Kazera KZ-K's on a set of 225/40-18 Yokohama S.drive tires are only $1180.***
WRX Tire & Wheel Package
Are you more of a WRX fan? The S.drive would be a good choice for the Subaru WRX as well. However, what if you wanted S.drive capability with a little more emphasis on longevity and ride compliance? Then go with the General G-MAX AS-03. The 225/40-18 General G-MAX AS-03 on a set of 18x7.5 5-100 40 mm offset carbon fiber with machined lip Kazera KZ-K wheels is only $904.***
FAQ:
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Does this wheel have actual carbon fiber attached to the spokes? No, this is a low pressure cast alloy wheel with carbon fiber pattern film applied under heat.
***Limited stock, prices subject to change, excluding shipping
Weds Sport designs race inspired, super light alloy wheels. With a rich motorsport history that has proven to be highly successful in the JGTC (Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship) series, these ultra-light street wheels contribute a race look while improving the performance of your sport import car. All the rims are engineered, developed and manufactured with space-age technology for Acura, Audi, BMW, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan and VW cars. Here are a few Weds Sport styles we offer:
Weds Sport was founded in Osaka, Japan in 1965 as an automotive supplier to Nissan. In 1977, the company's Racing Forge was introduced as Japan's first 3-piece forged wheel. They opened their North American headquarters in 2008.
Take a look at all Weds Sport
wheels we carry.
A quick look at our Tire Survey Results shows the Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring is currently the top-ranked Grand Touring All-Season tire. When looking a bit deeper at the results the tire sits on top in the hydroplaning resistance, light and deep snow traction, ice traction, and noise comfort categories.
We also conducted our independent test of this tire against three of its peers. We found that the tire delivered very similar road comfort, noise levels and on-road responsiveness as the test-winning Michelin Primacy MXM4. Fuel economy results found the Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring leading the way by just over 1%.
In the track part of our test, we found that the at-the-limit grip for this tire was adequate for this performance category. It did have wheel spin under hard acceleration a bit sooner than the Michelin and it wasn't quite as easy to take out to the limit of traction. During wet lapping, we found what is arguably the weak point for the Goodyear. It posted slower lap times and struggled with quick changes in steering and throttle inputs. However, this is in a track environment, something rarely, if ever seen on a daily commute. View the test report here.
The feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive with comments such as:
"Road noise immediately went down and the van rode like it was on a cloud. Most importantly, they cut through snow and ice in Colorado (even mountain country when we went skiing) like it was butter." -- Tire Rack Consumer, 2004 Toyota Sienna .
"They are super quiet, and they provide a very smooth comfortable ride even with her aggressive driving style." -- Tire Rack Consumer, 2003 Acura 3.2TL-S