Tires NANKANG or Barum

NANKANG Tires

You may also look at Nankang AR1, 100tw semi slicks, if it’s only for track and dry days.

I had great experience, my car weighs 3k lbs, and the set lasted me for 16-17 track days, and it was a used set.

The grip in these tires is insane and improved braking drastically.

Pros: insane grip, improved braking
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Barum Tires

Le avevo 4 stagioni sulla Fiat punto del 2008, la mia prima auto.

Mi sono trovato molto bene, l'ho tenuta dal 2019 al 2022, sono andato anche sulla neve in montagna, in nevicata piena, e ho avuto zero problemi.

Pros: Mi sono trovato bene
Cons: Poi ho grippato
Vehicle: Fiat Punto
Mileage: 75000 km
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NANKANG Tires

I’m a novice driver that has a total of 3 HPDE days on this set of tires. 2000 S2000, Nankang AR1 255 rear and 225 front. I had it aligned last year, with 1/4” toe in as per specs and most recommendations for the AP1 S2K. As you can see, my front tires have minimal wear compared to the rears. On track the lack of rear grip vs front is quite noticeable. There isn’t any wheel spin out of corners, the rear is just loose and twitchy in mid-high speed corners. I’m wondering if that’s why the rear wear is so much higher.

Pros: minimal front wear
Cons: lack of rear grip, rear is loose and twitchy
Vehicle: Honda S2000
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NANKANG Tires

I don’t drive my Mini much, sub 100 miles a year. I had Nankangs but they started to split after 18 months. Not sure if lack of movement didn’t help but it was annoying.

Cons: started to split
Vehicle: MINI
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Which tires to choose — NANKANG or Barum?

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Comparison of tires NANKANG and Barum
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which tires are better — Barum or NANKANG?

In March 2026 on PartReview, tires Barum and NANKANG were roughly equal.

  1. NANKANG received a PR Score of 66 out of 100, and Barum scored 77 points.
  2. NANKANG ranked 26 in the overall ranking, and Barum ranked 40.
  3. The average rating is higher for Barum (3.5) than for NANKANG (3.4).
  4. Tires Barum have better feature ratings than NANKANG:
    • Grip - owners believe, that this property for Barum is better than NANKANG.
    • Ride comfort - drivers claim, that this property for Barum is outperforms NANKANG.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for Barum is preferred to NANKANG.

Which tires are more popular — NANKANG or Barum?

In March 2026 on PartReview, tires NANKANG were overall more popular than Barum.

By vote balance, tires NANKANG surpassed Barum:

  • For NANKANG, the ratio of positive (327) to negative (168) votes is 159 votes.
  • For Barum, the ratio of positive (47) to negative (14) votes is 33 votes.

By number of reviews, tires NANKANG surpassed Barum:

  • For tires NANKANG there are 152 reviews: 83 positive, 39 neutral, 30 negative.
  • For tires Barum there are 20 reviews: 15 positive, 1 neutral, 4 negative.

Which tires do car owners prefer — NANKANG or Barum?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires NANKANG and Barum have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

Other comparisons of tires

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Also available: comparisons of tires Barum with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.

You can also see who is better among other tires manufacturers: MICHELIN or Continental, MICHELIN or Pirelli, MICHELIN or Falken, MICHELIN or BRIDGESTONE, MICHELIN or Goodyear.

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