200 Tread Wear Tire - Hankook R-S4 vs Dunlop Direzza ZIII vs NT01 vs others

[mainstreamer00]

I would also highly recommend Yoko A052's.
I purchased them this season based on great anecdotes/reviews. Covid has put a hold currently on my on-track experience with these, but from spirited road driving they have been super predictable, compliant, and very sticky.
Previously ran Cup 2's as well as RS-4's, so far prefer A052's on road.

edit: realize these don't come in 275/35, but their 265/35 runs about 10mm wider than measured.
I'm running them on a 10" rim with pretty square/meaty sidewall profile.

[lcrain]

As stated, the nt01 is really in a different category. One of my favorite track day tires, though I never got more than 25 heat cycles out of them. They are a lot of fun and behave a lot like a street tire in their break away characteristics and let you know when they are letting go. Many find the bridgestones to be as fast as the nitto but they tend to overheat more quickly in my experience. The nittos can handle a ton of abuse and keep giving. Neither will last long. If this is a dedicated track day tire and you don’t drive in rain I have really liked the maxxis rc1. They have given me slightly better lap times than the nittos and last forever, at least twice as long as the nittos. They don’t like to be horsed around as much (less slip angle) than the nittos. I found them to under steer a bit more on corner entry, especially if I enter a bit too hot. But they are quite a bit grippier on corner exit and once I got used to them I actually was able to turn faster laps than the nittos. Another well reviewed tire in this category is the Nanking ar-1.

Will you drive your car to the track on these tires? It can be done on an nt01 or the maxxis (they are street legal) but they are very sketchy in the wet, especially any standing water. If you will drive to and from the track and want something usable in the wet, I’d probably stick with the hankook if you liked them. They are fine and last the longest of all of those tires. Good all around tire.

[BMWahba]

check out the Nankang AR-1.. I plan to run those on my square setup

[Inizes]

Only tires I’ve used are Re71r. But I agree the can grease up with some heat. Great for a flying lap but maybe not a long session.

[Hyperboost]

I forgot NT01 is not a 200 tread wear. not a fair comparison but this tire get brought up quite a bit

[Hyperboost]

Figure I post here since the Track/Auto X doesn't get much view yet. Mod can move this later on.

I am looking to buy a set of 275/35/18 tires for track days. I don't want to run slicks.

I had past experience with the R-S4 tires before and I am very happy with them. Never tried the Direzza ZIII or NT01 on track before. The RE-71R is out because performance drop off etc...

After a lot of research and reading reviews, I am a bit torn. What are your thoughts and recommendations?

Background - I have ground control suspension, GC sways, solid bushings, BW solid mounts, SDW RTAB, BW solid FCAB.