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

Topless69 said

Agree with 33IMP - other than to make money for Hoosier, this tire has no purpose. Tire manufacturers need to learn there is a still market for high performance 15’s and they’re shorting their customers and themselves by not offering products for us.

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The real problem would be is there actually? I've seen so many threads here and elsewhere and everyone just buys cooper cobras and radial t/a's. Somehow a lot of people still think they are "good", even some normal all-seasons you can buy now for 17'+ rims are leaps and bounds better than either of those for performance. My DD's General GMax AS-05's are leaps and bounds grippier than either of the common ones, that car could pull 0.87g on the original eco tires so I can only imagine what these can do. Getting a corporation that wants to make profit investing in low run tires in multiple sizes is extremely unlikely.

You'd be far better off by having a 17 or 18" wheel for performance. The 200 treadwear autocross tires like Dunlop Direzza ZIII or BFG G-force rivals would blow your mind. You don't need a mud and snow radial.