Tires FEDERAL or NANKANG

I'm running 255/35R18 Federal 595RS-Pro and like them alot. Pretty affordable and nice level of grip.

Nankang NS2-R is best bang for buck track tyre hands down.

It’s marginally slower than most other semi-slicks, but it will last longer, it will be faster than any premium road tyre on track.

That being said, the CR-S is an incredible tire if your focus is driving on dry tracks. I found wear to be good with very consistent laptimes, it doesn‘t overheat easily, which is something I very much enjoy. Being able to push for many laps with the tire staying consistent and predictable is quite a treat if you ask me. Performance in the wet however isn‘t really good.

These tires wear like iron for me. They're fantastic.

The Nankangs are good

Federals will be really noisy after a few thousand miles. Almost like your wheel bearings don’t exist anymore. Had rs-rr and 615k+. 615k+ is better. Both are way off pace but great budget tires. 615k+ is actually a pretty good tire for hpde.

I have nankang econex on my 2006 twingo. But since i barely drive it, it's just fine.

CRS and AR1 are great track tyres and so use the AR1 myself.

However, what I think is their UHP road tyre, the NS2 is poor compared to Michelin/bridgestone/Continental offerings.

Cheapest brand I ever used was the Nankang NS-2, understeered everywhere and wore out in 2 years

Can't speak to an Elantra N, but on my GT86 they were very noisy and very uncomfortable.