Five year old article on the "15 inch tire problem"

It's from 2017 but certainly still applies today.

Throwback Rollers: The 15-Inch Tire Problem - Timeless Muscle Magazine

There aren't many surprises in the article but there seems to be one annoying theme here. Tire manufacturers see a trend of muscle car owners looking for performance oriented tires, transitioning over to 17" and 18" sizes, so this is where they are dedicating their resources.

This seems a lot like the transition to SUVs and CUVs in the car market. More and more people are buying them because that's all they make!

Is there any hope that a company will see this gaping market niche and make an actual sticky/non drag dedicated 15" tire in the 25"-28" range?

Avon Tires makes a performance tire called the CR6ZZ in this size range and it's supposed to be pretty good but forget about them if you live in North America. IF you can find them in stock anywhere, they will run you about $500 per tire after importing them, etc. Does anyone think they could be encouraged to stock these tires in the US/Canada or is there some reason they've never offered them here?