Vehicles using 235/35R18 tires include:

• Audi R8
• BMW 8 Series
• Ferrari 580 Barchetta Pininfarina
• Lotus Esprit
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG
• Porsche 911

1. Yokohama Advan Apex V601 - Best UHP tire

Let’s get this list going with a great value in an ultra-high-performance tire, the Advan Apex V601 from Yokohama. The Yokohama Advan Apex V601 is designed to deliver braking, cornering, control, and steering response that are all top-notch, thanks to a silica-rich tread compound, a solid center rib for improved steering response and stability, reinforced sidewall and shoulder for stiffness and reduced tread squirm. That’s all our team needed to see to give the Advan Apex V601 a SimpleScore of 8.8 for handling. We also took notice of the Advan Apex’s long-wearing tread compound and robust construction, which are enough for Yokohama to cover the Advan Apex V601 with a 25,000 mile warranty (unusual for any UHP tire). That rates a SimpleScore of 8.1 for longevity. Wet and dry weather traction are also superb; the Advan Apex V601’s asymmetric tread features a narrow outboard groove that helps disperse heat buildup in the tire, three circumferential grooves for water evacuation and resistance to hydroplaning, and a rounded rib profile that puts more rubber in contact with the road. In the traction category, we give the Advan Apex V601 a SimpleScore of 8.6.

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport - Great UHP tire

For all-out performance, there’s nothing that can match a premium ultra-high-performance tire, and our pick for a UHP tire is the Bridgestone Potenza Sport. The Potenza Sport is a UHP tire that’s designed to deliver the best of both worlds: dependable traction and a ride that’s refined and quiet along with a driving experience that’s exhilarating and confident on wet or dry pavement. The Potenza Sport is designed around a sticky silica-rich tread formulation that offers great mechanical grip on the pavement, molded into a performance-oriented tread pattern that’s designed to put the most rubber possible in contact with the road. Four wide circumferential grooves divert water away from the tire’s contact patch to boost wet–weather performance and avoid hydroplaning. A network of 3D sipes helps enhance tread rigidity for great cornering response and wet-weather traction, and a tuned tread pattern cancels certain resonances and frequencies, helping to keep road noise to a minimum By our calculations, that comes out to a SimpleScore of 9.9 for handling and 9.9 for traction. The Potenza Sport does lose a little ground when it comes to longevity, with a SimpleScore of 7.3. The Potenza Sport doesn’t come with a mileage warranty (most UHP tires don’t) and isn’t designed for winter conditions: the softer, stickier tread formulation will stiffen up and lose traction in colder weather. Like all UHP and summer tires, the Potenza Sport shouldn’t be used if temperatures are below 40-45 degrees F.

3. Falken Azenis FK460 A/S - Best UHP All-Season tire

Let’s talk about an excellent UHP all-season tire in this lineup. Here at SimpleTire, our team has been favorably impressed with just about every tire in the Falken line for some time now, and the Azenis FK460 A/S is no exception. The Falken Azenis FK460 A/S is the tire you need for the peace of mind that comes with reliable grip in all kinds of weather, with its advanced 4D Nano tread compound. It’s just intuitive that the performance and traction of most tires decreases as tread depth wears down, but the Azenis FK460 A/S is designed with Falken’s innovative Emerging Grooves system, with grooves that open up and expand for extended performance as tread depth gets shallower. The Canyon Groove design and circumferential grooves with chamfered edges help deliver performance that’s tenacious and dependable in wet or wintry conditions, working as a system to deliver the grip you need. SimpleScore for traction: 8.6. Falken covers the Azenis FK460 A/S with a 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty (thanks in part to the excellent wear properties of that 4D Nano tread compound), rating a SimpleScore of 9.1 for longevity. Steering response, cornering, road manners, and braking performance are all nimble and quick with this tire, for a SimpleScore of 8.8 for handling. We should also mention here that the Azenis FK460 A/S has a refined and quiet ride on the highway, with grooves that are acoustically tuned to negate certain frequencies and cut wind noise, keeping road noise to a minimum.

4. Toyo Proxes Sport A/S - Great UHP All-Season tire

Here at the SimpleTire team, it’s been known for some time now that Toyo products offer great value, and the Proxes Sport A/S ranks up there with the rest of Toyo’s line in that regard. The Toyo Proxes Sport A/S is designed for long wear and reliable all-season, year-round performance along with short braking distances, quick, responsive steering, and great cornering ability. Our SimpleScore for traction is a solid 8.9, owing to the Proxes Sport A/S’s system of multi-wave sipes, angled grooves, and circumferential grooves that are designed to work together for enhanced grip on wet, dry, or snowy pavement. Handling is another area where this tire offers great value and performance, thanks to a specialized rib design, silica-infused tread formulation, and a contact patch that’s optimized to put the most rubber in contact with the road (SimpleScore: 9.1). The Proxes Sport is covered by a 40,000 mile warranty, enough to register a SimpleScore of 8.3 for longevity.

5. Nexen N’Fera SU1 - Good UHP tire

Since this tire size is almost entirely exclusive to performance cars, let’s wrap things up with another premium UHP tire, the N’Fera SU1 from Nexen. Nexen designed the N’Fera SU1 specifically for the weight, handling properties, ride quality, power, and torque of hot sports cars, making it a great choice for the makes and models listed above. Three deep tread grooves, one semi-groove, and optimized split-surface siping are designed to work together to deliver top-notch grip in wet or dry conditions, for a SimpleScore of 8.6 for traction. Increased shoulder block stiffness and a rigid internal construction help with great cornering and braking ability, so we give the Nexen N’ Fera SU1 a solid 8.6 for handling. Durability is a strong point too, with up to a Y (186 mph) speed rating and 25,000 mile warranty (when many UHP tires don’t offer mileage warranties at all) for a longevity score of 8.7.

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