Originally Posted by E36DJ

You can't beat Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s, made in Germany (so don't think just because it's Goodyear it's a domestic only tire) engineered for euro/handling/performance cars. They are the only tire to beat out the S03s in dry/wet tests, and have a better treadwear. I dropped a little over 220 per tire at the time, but that was for 255/35/18s.

ps: just checked, the 17s are right around $140 on tirerack..
Check out the tread pattern on these things,


edit:Tire Rack.. Max Performance Summer
How Did This Tire Rank In Its Category? - 1 out of 18 tires (Score of 8.8 vs best tire in category score of 8.8)