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Originally Posted by grubinski
The decision between RE-11s and AD08s was made due to the superior (according to Tire Rack surveys) steering response of the AD08s. For a street car, I think steering response contributes more to the fun factor than outright grip.
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The AD-08 is probably also the fastest of the true street tires (those legal in SCCA Street Tire classes). The only other ones close to them for our cars seem to be the RE-11, RS-3, and Star-Spec. All much faster than any Michelin tire except the MPSC which generally isn't considered a street tire. But all of these are awful when the temperature gets below about 50 F.
It's too bad we don't currently have a maximum grip street tire that can be used all year. I did hear there is a new RE-11a coming - we'll see.