Tires Kumho or NANKANG

Kumho v730 are pretty affordable in super class. But endurance 200 will save $$.

Falken Azenis RT660 or Kumho Ecsta V730. RT660 might be a smidgen faster, but the V730 is more durable and will last for more runs.

I've never had a more tenderfoot set of rubber on any car and was really glad to have worn them out. Replaced with Kumho tires which ride like a noticeable harder compound/tire and have had no punctures since.

I have nankang econex'es on my project car. Honestly they're fine. Drove them in the rain recently and never lost grip.

Kumho tires are a decent brand.

I would agree with another poster that they are a good mid-tier brand. In that range of tires, you generally pay less and get very good performance.

What I’ve found is the mid tier brands usually give something up to the top tier brands like Michelin. For example, if you get a performance tire, the Kumho might have dry grip that is as good or better than the Michelin, but maybe the tire doesn’t last as long or isn’t quite as good in the rain.

The differences tend to be small, though. And the price premium you pay for top tier brands is usually a larger percentage than the difference in performance.

I've been on the 245/40/15 CRS V2s for all this season - on the front of a FWD (A052s on the rear). I got somewhere around 120 runs out of them and they felt pretty good right up until the end.

These are the Nankang CRS tires, saw similar wear pattern from the RT660s as well (in fact that kind of just chunked away leaving rings of cords).

The OEM Crugen is a mediocre tire, like most OEM tires, and they’re less than $250 retail.

The V730s are in the bottom of their class in rain performance in Tire Rack's testing and I tend to agree with their ranking.

I also have a bit of personal experience with Kumho - Wintercraft winter rubber. I don't like it honestly...