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Today’s Big Deal: Buy a New Porsche 959-Spec Tire for Less Than $70!?

Normally $350 each, you can get a Bridgestone RE71 Denloc tire specially made for the Porsche 959 for only $68.22 from Tire Rack. The catch? A 2017 production date.

ICYMI: Goodyear Acquires Cooper Tire

For $2.5 billion, Goodyear acquires Cooper Tire.

Maxxis Offers NASA Contingency and Discount Program

NASA member? Maxxis has some discounts for you.

New From Continental (and Hoosier): A 200tw Endurance Tire

Continental has a new 200tw tire on the way aimed at endurance use.

How much do you pay to get tires mounted?

Regardless of where it's done, how much do you spend to get tires mounted?

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Tires & Wheels: What you need to know about used raced tires

New race rubber can result in astronomical bills, but used tires can be an affordable alternative.

Suspension & Handling: How to Execute DIY Track Testing Like a Pro

You don’t have to be Consumer Reports—or even GRM—to conduct your own product tests.

Features: How to manage tire temperatures for improved on-track performance

While having tires that are too hot or too cold won’t necessarily lead to a bear mauling, ensuring that your rubber is in the “just right” range is crucial to both performance and longevity.

Tires & Wheels: Questions for a Tire Engineer: Why Can’t We Have It All?

Why can't we have an R-compound tire that still has daily driving road manners? We asked the director of product strategy for Maxxis USA, John Wu.

Tires & Wheels: Proxes Sport A/S: A Do-It-All Tire for a Do-It-All Mini

For less than 5 grand, we bought an early 2000s Mini Cooper S. But like any $5000 car, the Mini needed some work—namely replacing the dry-rotted tires.

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Revealing more about our Porsche 911’s wheel and tire setup

Want to learn more about the wheel and tire combo we chose for our 2007 Porsche 911 Carrera project car?

Here’s a deeper dive into that, including why we chose …

How much faster can new tires actually be?

After 23 separate autocross events over two years–plus about 5300 miles total–perhaps our Falken Azenis RT660 tires on our Garage Rescue Miata had aged out. Even though they …

What tires should you fit on your Porsche?

Not sure which tires to put on your classic Porsche? Watch our video for some helpful info.