In the August 2009 issue of Car And Driver, they did a test of some of the more affordable summer tires. A quick recap of the final results is listed below. For more info, head over to C&D's website at CarAndDriver.com.
Overall Results:
1. Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec
2. Hankook Ventus V12 EVO
3. Kumho ECSTA XS
4. Bridgesone Potenza RE760
5. BFGoodrich G-Force KDW
6. Yokohama S.Drive
7. Falken Azenis RT-615
8. Nitti Invo
9. Ling Long L688