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Tire Rack tests Summer performance tires

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Don't ask me why they're testing Summer tires in the Fall, but whatever the case, here are the results:

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Keep in mind that graph is truncated (top and bottom ends cut off), so the results look like there is a bigger difference between the tires than there really is. The truth is that the lowest scoring tire, the Kumho Ecsta LE Sport, earns a score that represents 95% of the highest score, that of the Continental ExtremeContact DW (7.15 ÷ 7.55 = .95).

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Continental ExtremeContact DW Tire
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Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tire
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Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Tire
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Kumho Ecsta LE Sport Tire
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