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A rain update to the review. Man, these tires rock in the wet too. Very good wet grip in braking and cornering and progressive breakaway at the limit. No real comments on the hydroplaning resistance, since I didn't hit much standing water deeper than an inch, but they're good on wet roads in the rain. These things accelerate better in the wet than Kumho supra 712's do in the dry. I could spin all 4 Kumho's in the dry with a 5k rpm launch (RPS twin C/C clutch). With the Neova's in the wet from 5k, I barely got a chirp. I got them to break loose by launching at 5k with the wheel turned.

Word of warning though, these aren't the most 'vocal' tires around (a plus in my book. Hate tires that scream and screech at every turn when you push it even a little). If you're one of the folks who uses your ears to tell you where the limit is as opposed to your ass and hands (listening for the screeching as you approach the limit as opposed to feeling where the edge of traction is), you might get caught out. They will sound off a little but not much compared to a lot of other tires, and this holds true in both dry and wet. On the hot and dry track at NG06, taking these to the edge and over was not a problem, especially with the AWD, progressive and easy to control and reign in.


Max