I purchased these for my 1975 Datsun 280z that I have setup for spirited driving and occasional autocross events. Coming from the Federal 595-RS RR tires, these 595 RS Pro tires are such an improvement. First off, the noise level is non existent compared to the RS RR's (which sounded like a fire truck was chasing me!). Otherwise, I feel like it's almost the same tire, has great grip, does okay in the rain, and they have a cool tread pattern as well. So far, these could be my favorite tires, just remember these tend to run a little larger than other tires in the same size. I originally had 245-40-17 RS RR and had occasional rubbing on the fenders. I downsized to 235-40-17 and now I don't rub, plus the difference in how easy the car is to steer (no power steering) is fantastic, the car feels so much easier to toss around and feels much more nimble.

There are a slew of choices when shopping for tires, and I'm happy I found these directional tread tires from Federal! It's my 2nd set, so now both my 1972 Camaro & El Camino are rolling on Federal tires with that awesome looking directional tread, providing great grip in the corners and a quiet, smooth ride. American made for American Muscle Cars!

I have the RS Pro in the front of my car, and falken rt615+ in the rear. Mostly drove on these tires in the mountain pass. It's great when it's in its operating temperature. It gave me more confidence when driving due to how grippy the tires were. I'd get these again if I have no other options due to lack of certain tire sizes. Wet weather - due to having a mid engine car, I didn't like it as the tires need to be in their operating temperature. Normal city and high way driving will not get the tires in their operating temperature.

Great tires I personally run theses on my gti but I've had them on my Audi before and other cars they have great traction especially during the summertime I have no complaints on them

Context for the ratings: these are XHP track-day tires. I got over 45 days of HPDE (3-4 hours/day) of heat-cycles on my last set. The tires wear nicely, heat up well in one lap on Road Atlanta, and grip well above 1G in may areas on tracks here in the southeast.

My rear inner tire tread peeled right off exposing all the wires in the tire. Only lasted 9k and straight line traction was okay but handling was good.. until it fell apart!

I have these in 215/40R17. Like other 200TW Summer tires, they are plenty sticky. However, they are very fragile. The tire overheated and the tread pealed away on the outside corner. Yes, I probably should have more camber on my car. But we are talking about a Hyundai Elantra with an automatic transmission. There is very little acceleration. And the damage was done in a single 20 minute session at Thunderhill West. The 595 RS-RR was a much more robust tires. I can't recommend this tire for track driving but it might be good for autocross.