HANKOOK Ventus V12 evo K110
 

I am interested in these tires. I live in FL do daily driving plus also 1/4 mile track couple times a month. How are these tires?

I have them in 255 fronts and 285 backs they are pretty good tires. Great price and low road noise. It's a good allaround tire.

Bridgestone re 11's r i think the best though for the z. u went up a size on stock wheel?

If you do a quick search you will find a lot of opinions on the V12s. They are a good street tire. Grip is pretty good but the sidewalls are very soft and squishy. You lose some of the sharp and responsive steering feel with the softer sidewall. The car rolls over a bit and then takes a set. If you don't mind that, they are fine. If you want precise steering feel... you can do better.

the re 11's r a better tire tho right?

In what regard?

The RE-11s have more grip and sharper handling in the dry. But they also cost more and will wear out quicker. The V12s would also have the edge in standing water. :)

ugh so much to consider damn it im so lost

No f-ing way. My 285 RE-11 performed much better than my 205 V12s

In inches of standing water? :tup:

Yup, that is the common opinion of most users and most automotive reviews, such as the one that Car and Driver did last year.

I didn't measure it, but it was way more than what I should be driving on at 115mph. I guess the faster you go, the quicker you push the water away :)

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Seriously the V12s are way overrated due to the stupid reviews online. They are good tires to drive around on, but completely useless as a performance tires. I had them for <2000 miles, sold it as soon as I found a sucker to buy them.

That doesn't look like a black Prius to me!!!

Black one is a rental, you think I will drive mine on broken down ice/snow dirt field :)

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:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl: You are the man, cossie :icon18:

They were my snow tires though.....4th place out of 20 cars or something in a rental is not too bad

haha awesome.

anywho back to the topic. most of that uneasiness in the side wall goes away after 40psi ;)

For the price, V12s are great! Outperforms other tires in the same price range... sure there are better tires out there, but V12s will do the job.

great street tires, great for rainy driving. you will see a difference when you do most any performance driving be it autoXing or mountain driving. Side walls are soft and stiffness can be added if u up the air pressure before an event. tires are also very consistent. they grip the same all the way through each and everytime but when they heat up they will feel a lil "greasy". No comparison to the Re-11 but for the price vs performance they are perfect. I easily got 19000 miles from them with 6 autoXs, multiple mountain trips(2hr plus runs),one tail of the dragon run and a trip from SC to south beach MIA. Going back to the Re-11s due to a preference on performance over price.

would love to know the ratio of DD to serious track guys on this forum.
most of the track guys know what they are talking about though..

but if you are just going to drive your car to wal-mart and work
and every once in a while slap her in the axx when no cops are looking
the v12's will do just fine. i just bought a set and found it ironic that the whole set cost less then one 19in ray!

Just picked up ventus. 295 rear 255 front. Im a dd and they are great tires for he price, much much better than stock

Great tires, but even the 305s can't put down the power in cooler weather (60s).