225/40R18 XL Kumho Ecsta AST (KU25) Tires : Kumho

The new ECSTA AST combines exotic looks, high technology and everyday use durability in a low profile package. Built especially for sports cars and 'Tuned' sedans, the ECSTA AST is the perfect choice when the desire for larger rims meets a slim budget. Designed to provide all season traction, long mileage and good looks, the ECSTA AST also delivers high performance grip and handling. -

225/40R18 XL (Porsche N3) Pirelli Winter 240 Snowsport Tires : Pirelli

Features:

• New asymmetric tread design.
• Pure silica content.
• New "cap & base" application.
• Improved HP & UHP size range.
• "V" speed rated.

Benefits:

• Best in class for traction & braking on snow & ice.
• Enhanced snow/wet grip.
• Excellent stability & comfort.
• Greater coverage of HP/UHP car segments.

225/40R18 XL M0 Pirelli P-Zero Tires : Pirelli

Twenty years on, PZeroTM is still a point of reference in the ultra high performance market: technologically the most advanced, the best performing, the most coveted. A tire designed for the most prestigious OE fitments on premium new models (Ferrari 599 GTB, Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT, Audi Quattro R8, Mercedes S-Class AMG, just to name a few).The new attractive asymmetric tread design offers superior handling and braking performances on both dry and wet surfaces.The new high-grip compound with nano-composites is the perfect solution for an enhanced driving stability and sensitive steering control.Three wide longitudinal grooves ensure an high aquaplaning resistance, while the s-shaped sipes are designed to reduce rolling noise.The external area with large, rigid blocks is the ideal support to exalt handling characteristics when driving on the limit, bestowing worry-free emotion. -

225/40R18 Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval Tires : Firestone

Racing heritage. Retro look. Updated with UNI-T technology. Today's Firehawk Wide Oval is a lot more tire than it once was. Now, performance is ultra high. Turns are tight. Handling is precise. Traction is exceptional in both wet and dry conditions. The Wide Oval has been inspired by the track. This time, it's ready to rule the road.

Features:

• Innovative Tire Design - A Comprehensive Tire Design Method.This method improves handling in wet or dry conditions and reduces irregular treadwear by combining an ideal tread design, casing shape, materials and construction.
• Innovative Roundness- Roundness Is Better.Rounder overall tire shape provides better balance for wet or dry handling.
• Innovative Compound- Longer Is Stronger.L.L. Carbon utilizes a special form of molecular re-engineered carbon black, a key factor in improving tire wear while enhancing wet performance.
• Silica.Tread rubber compound reinforced with Silica enhances traction, especially in cold, wet weather when conventional rubber compounds can get brittle and lose grip.
• Consistent Surface Contact (C.S.C) C.S.C., a pattern of tread blocks designed for uniform contact pressure, improves dry and wet handling, reduces irregular wear, and results in better ride comfort.
• Spiral Wrap.Spiral Wrap is a continuous nylon wrap that encircles the whole tire, helping the tire hold its original shape to improve high speed capability.
• Weather Grip HP Tread Compound.This is a special performance tread compound formulation containing SBR and L.L. Carbon in a blend designed to promote long-wearing durability and outstanding wet performance without sacrificing dry performance.

225/40R18 Toyo Proxes R888 Tires : Toyo

Introducing Toyo's next-generation D.O.T.-approved competition radial, the Toyo Proxes R888™. In competition, the R888's improvements in casing design and the new V-shaped tread pattern improves dry performance.

General Proxes R888 setup guidelines:

Operating Temperature: 140°F to 220°F, optimum around 200°F
Hot Inflation Pressures: High 30s to Low 40s (psi)
Camber: -2.5° to -5.0°
Caster: As much positive as possible


NOTE: TOYO PROXES R888 TIRES ARE SPECIAL ORDER -

225/40R18 XL Toyo Snowprox S952 Tires : Toyo

The Snowprox S952 is an asymmetric, winter, high performance tire designed for drivers who demand extra winter traction while maintaining the wet and dry traction of their summer and all-season performance tires. -

225/40R18 XL Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 Tires : Bridgestone

The Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 is Bridgestone's newest performance winter tire, with improved snow performance over the previous generation Blizzak LM-25. The LM-60's continuous lug enhances snow traction and water evacuation. Its 3D zig - zag sipes enhance dry performance while maintaining snow, ice and wet traction.

AVAILABLE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER 2009 -

225/40ZR18 XL Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus Tires : Michelin

Unrivaled* Combination of All-Weather Performance And Wear in the Z category The next generation of all-season performance, MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport A/S Plus tires provide an unrivaled* combination of all-weather performance and tread life for high-end performance vehicles. *Compared to Bridgestone® Potenza® RE960 and Goodyear® EAGLE® F1 All Season

Features:

• MICHELIN Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires are the only UHP tires in the Michelin lineup to offer TriFusion™ Compound - three different compounds bonded together on the tread face for superior all-weather performance
• State-of-the-art directional tread pattern and wet-weather silica compound combine for extreme wet-weather control.
• MICHELIN Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires are the first to make use of the enhanced MaxTouch Construction™ - a tire design innovation that delivers dramatically improved tread life without sacrificing performance.

225/40R18 Yokohama W.Drive Tires : Yokohama

Driving exhilaration knows no season.

For driving enthusiasts, winter is no reason to start riding the brakes. New W.drive by Yokohama offers a superb combination of high performance moxie all year round, and common-sense knowhow on ice and snow. Tread features provide gripping handling in demanding driving situations, with enough backbone to master the pavement in the corners, and the flexibility you need when fall turns to winter. The W.drive evacuates snow, slush and water, putting more rubber in contact with the road. The result is the consistent performance capability you demand, in a tire that stays on track when the mercury drops. So get ready to get exhilarated. -

225/40R18 XL Kumho I*Zen XW (KW17) Run Flat Tires : Kumho

High density lateral sipes for imporved snow traction, with optimised lateral groove design for self clearing and imporved snow driving. Three main circumfential gooves to ensure resistance to aquaplannin. Outter pattern shoulder blocks to improve handling and optimised central pattern area of maximum high speed stability and traction. -