Lexus Rc-f Tires

While Lexus is usually associated with premium luxury sedans and SUVs, they’ve also gotten their feet wet in the high-performance world. The Lexus IS sports coupe is in high-performance trim, like the Lexus RC (“radical coupe”). The RC’s F model features a 463 hp 5.0L V8, beefed-up brakes and suspension, and an optional carbon fiber package. The RC-F is made to perform with track-inspired features like a programmable differential with Street, Slalom, and Track settings, Brembo oversize brakes, functional front fender ducts for brake cooling, functional hood air vent and a gauge package that monitors things like torque vectoring, G-force, stopwatch, and oil and water temperature. The RC-F is available in a Track Edition/Performance Package model, with 180 lbs of weight reduction.

Here at SimpleTire, our team has reviewed the catalog and rounded up some of the best premium tires for your Lexus RC-F, including all-season, all-season UHP, and UHP/summer tire options, then ranked them in Best/Great/Good order. We then used our SimpleScore system to calculate a numerical value for each tire's traction, longevity, and handling categories. Ready? Let’s go in for a closer look:

1. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive - Best All-Weather Tire

We’re going to kick this list off with an all-weather tire from Pirelli, the Cinturato WeatherActive. We know that the all-weather tire category might still be unfamiliar to some drivers. While all-weather tires have much in common with their all-season counterparts, they’re also built with a focus on improved performance in winter conditions. That’s all without serious compromises regarding handling, braking, ride quality, tread life, road manners, and cornering dynamics. For decades, Pirelli has been one of the most respected brands for its innovation, value, and quality, and the Scorpion WeatherActive is a tire that proudly deserves Pirelli's reputation. The WeatherActive is a newer entry in the proven Scorpion family of tires; it’s certified with the tire industry’s Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service. On the highway, the Scorpion WeatherActive delivers braking and cornering that is direct and precise with a 3-rib directional tread pattern, a stiffer sidewall, and a shoulder that handles the g-forces of hard cornering with rigidity and minimal deformation and tread squirm. In wet weather, the Pirelli WeatherActive resists hydroplaning with a zigzag central groove and angled grooves that evacuate water and slush through and behind the tire’s contact patch. You can count on a ride that’s dead-quiet with the WeatherActive, too; its tread pitch is computer-tuned and randomized to keep road noise low on the highway by canceling specific resonances and frequencies. The tread compound of the Pirelli WeatherActive is tough and durable enough for excellent wear properties and long miles but stays pliable for winter grip In subfreezing weather. Pirelli covers the WeatherActive with a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty. After averaging up all the numbers for the WeatherActive, we came to SimpleScores of 9.8 for traction, 9.2 for longevity, and 9.5 for handling – the kind of scores that show the Pirelli WeatherActive to be not just a great performer but a great value all around.

2. Continental ProContact GX - Best All-Season Tire

Continental’s ProContact GX is a performance-oriented all-season tire that’s a great choice in a year-round tire for a hotrod Grand Touring 2+2 like the Lexus RC-F. In the traction category, we gave the ProContact GX a SimpleScore of 9.7; it delivers dependable grip in wet, dry, or wintry weather. Continental incorporated circumferential grooves, sipes, and multi-directional angled grooves, all working together for tenacious traction. Continental covers the ProContact GX with an 80,000 mile treadwear warranty and their Total Confidence Plan, which totals up to a SimpleScore of 8.9 for longevity. You can enjoy sharp and immediate steering response, cornering, and braking with the ProContact GX thanks to its tread design, internal construction, and sipe pattern – this is a tire that’s factory equipment for makes and models like the Jaguar XE, Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG and C300 and Subaru Forester & Outback. With that all in mind, we give the ProContact GX a SimpleScore of 9.5 for handling. We should also mention that Continental designed the ProContact GX around low rolling resistance, ride comfort, and low noise, making it a great, versatile option for a Lexus RC-F.

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport - Best UHP Tire

Our choice for a dedicated UHP tire is the Potenza Sport from Bridgestone. The Potenza Sport is designed to offer the best of both worlds: dependable traction and quiet, refined ride quality, along with a confident, thrilling driving experience on wet or dry pavement. Bridgestone designed the Potenza Sport with a sticky silica-rich tread formulation that offers excellent mechanical grip with the pavement, molded into a performance-oriented tread pattern optimized to put the most rubber possible in contact with the road. Four wide circumferential grooves channel water through and behind the contact patch to boost wet–weather performance and avoid hydroplaning. For cornering response and wet-weather traction, a network of 3D sipes enhances tread stiffness, and a tuned tread pattern ensures low noise on the highway by canceling certain resonances and frequencies. Looking through 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 in the rankings regarding longevity, with a SimpleScore of 7.3. The Potenza Sport does not come from Bridgestone with a treadwear warranty (most UHP tires don’t) and isn’t suitable for winter conditions. On tires like this, their 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 for temperatures below 40-45 degrees F.

These are a few of our ideas for great tires for your Lexus RC-F, but we’re not done yet. Here are a couple more for you to think about:

4. Kumho Ecsta PA51 - Great All-Season Tire

Next up on our list, we’ve got the Ecsta PA51 from Kumho, another all-season tire you can depend on for short braking distances, extended wear, low noise, a forgiving ride, and crisp and responsive handling. The Ecsta PA51 delivers reliable, consistent year-round grip along with the kind of cornering and overall handling that are more similar to a UHP tire. The Ecsta PA51 offers a grip that’s confident and dependable on wet roads with wide circumferential grooves that resist hydroplaning by channeling water through and behind the tire’s contact patch. Wide shoulder blocks are reinforced to handle the stresses of hard maneuvers for excellent cornering ability (and a SimpleScore of 9.4 in handling). Road manners, steering response, and straight-line stability are all enhanced by a solid center rib. The PA51 is designed with a next-generation custom blended tread compound for long, even wear, superb traction, and stiffness for enhanced cornering. Kumho backs the Ecsta PA51 with a 45,000 mile manufacturer’s tread life warranty. When winter sets in and you must contend with snowy roads, a combination of sipes and specially-designed tread blocks delivers the grip you need. SimpleScore for traction is 8.9, and the SimpleScore for longevity is 8.6, with an overall SimpleScore average of 8.8. The Kumho Ecsta PA51 might be a tire that comes in at a somewhat more affordable price point, but that doesn’t necessarily come with any serious tradeoffs in performance or quality.

5. Yokohama ADVAN Sport AS+ - Great UHP All-Season Tire:

We’re wrapping up this list with the ADVAN Sport AS+ from Yokohama, a tire that’s a great balance of year-round traction with breathtaking performance. The Yokohama ADVAN Sport AS+ is covered by a 55,000 mile manufacturer’s treadwear warranty – a tire designed for the long haul with a high-turnup sidewall, long-wearing silica-rich tread compound, and durable internal construction. That’s enough for a SimpleScore of 9.1 for longevity. Extra-large outboard shoulder blocks and 2-in-1 intermediate blocks all help deliver sharp, precise cornering, and steering response that’s accurate and immediate, registering a SimpleScore of 8.7 for handling. In wet or dry weather and road conditions, the ADVAN Sport AS+ is safe and dependable with circumferential grooves, lateral grooves, Z-shaped grooves, and Yokohama’s innovative Wavy Sipes. These tread features are all designed as a comprehensive system that resists hydroplaning on wet pavement and provides mechanical grip and adhesion on dry roads. SimpleScore for traction: 8.8. All in all, the Yokohama ADVAN Sport AS+ would be an excellent choice for a variety of sporty coupes, sedans, and crossovers for your Lexus RC-F.

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