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Q&A With a Tire Engineer: R-Comp Race Tires vs. 200-Treadwear Extreme Street Tires

What if we could peek inside 200-treadwear tires and R-comp tires to see how the magic happens? We asked someone who could take us there.

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200tw Tire Test: Valino and Yokohama Take on Favorites From Hankook, Maxxis, Bridgestone and BFGoodrich

Can newcomers from Valino and Yokohama dethrone the current 200-Treadwear favorites for endurance and autocross?

Track Day Tire Test: Nankang, Goodyear and Pirelli

Not slicks, not R-comps, not 200-treadwear tires, but track tires for track days from Nankang, Goodyear and Pirelli.

Nine Steps to Painting Your Wheels at Home

Tired of the silver wheels that every car seems to come with these days? No problem: You can change their color in just nine steps and a few hours.

Falken Azenis RT-660 Tire Test: Autocross and Track

Will the new Falken Azenis RT-660 measure up in our Miata-based, SCCA-style tire test?

The Yokohama ADVAN Apex V601: A Max-Performance Summer Tire Designed for the American Market

While Yokohama’s performance tires have been popular with enthusiasts for decades, its new ADVAN Apex V601, a max-performance summer model, breaks ground.

Proxes Sport A/S: A Do-It-All Tire for a Do-It-All Mini

For less than 5 grand, we bought an early 2000s Mini Cooper S. But like any $5000 car, the Mini needed some work—namely replacing the dry-rotted tires.

Test Drive: Yokohama’s New Geolandar CV G058

After two years and 43,000 miles, our beloved Ridgeline continues to truck on with nary a complaint. However, while the original Firestones aren’t quite at the wear bars, they’re close …

Yokohama’s SEMA Display Celebrates Decades of Motorsports Involvement

ADVAN is back with four new offerings this year and, for the SEMA crowd, we are highlighting two: the ADVAN Apex and the ADVAN A052.

Tire Streets: Bringing Budget Tires to the Masses

We talk to Tire Streets to learn how to save a ton of money on tires without sacrificing much performance.

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