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The short answer

Maxxis's newest ultra high performance tyre, in the low profile car sizes; the SUV sizes have their own page. Real dry grip at a price below the brands it is tested against, with a short and mixed record in the wet and on wear, which we would rather say here.

  • Three independent tests so far, average finish thirteenth, best seventh of nine.
  • Dry braking competitive, wet handling vague, wear high: Auto Bild's 2026 verdict in 245/45R19, eighteenth of twenty.
  • Wet braking 4.6 percent behind the premium tyres and 10.5 percent ahead of the budget ones across the three tests that measured it.
  • Wet grip a on the size we list on the label, 72 decibels.
  • Nylon and aramid Performance Ply under the tread, Y speed rated, EV ready.
  • Ordered in from the New Zealand distributor, usually one business day. 1 size here, 18 inch.

What it is built to do

A fast road tyre for sports saloons, hot hatches and performance electric cars.

Maxxis builds the VS6 around a nylon and aramid Performance Ply under the tread, which is the reinforcement a tyre needs to keep its shape under a hard driver, and what you feel as instant steering response and a tyre that does not go soft when it gets hot. The tread profile is wide and flat to put the most rubber on the road, with three wide circumferential grooves plus a narrower fourth to drain it, and the outside shoulder is built up for cornering. It is built EV ready. The same tread on an SUV casing is the VS6 SUV. We list the VS6 in 235/45R18 98Y.

Maxxis Victra Sport VS6 tyre on an alloy wheel, angled to show the asymmetric tread and the three wide grooves
The Victra Sport VS6. Asymmetric, three wide grooves and a narrower fourth. The SUV version shares the tread.

The test record, including the bad bit

The VS6 is new enough that its record is three tests, all from 2025 and 2026, and there are no owner reviews of it anywhere yet. That is thin, and we say so. What the three tests agree on is worth knowing.

3independent tests, 2025 and 2026
13thaverage finish, best seventh of nine, worst eighteenth of twenty
15thof 50 in the 2026 wet and dry braking super test, 245/45R19
4.6%longer wet braking than the premium tyres, 10.5 percent shorter than budget

The good bit is the dry, and the price. Auto Bild's 2026 summer test in 245/45R19 rated its dry braking competitive against a field led by Hankook, Continental and Goodyear, at one of the lowest purchase prices in the test. EVO's 2025 test in 235/35R19 placed it seventh of nine, its best result. In the 2026 braking super test of 52 tyres it finished fifteenth of fifty, which for a tyre at this price is a good place to be.

The bad bit is the wet and the wear. The same Auto Bild test placed it eighteenth of twenty overall, marked down for vague wet handling, for curved and straight aquaplaning and for the wet circle, and measured tread wear among the highest in the field, which is what pushed its cost per kilometre above its low purchase price. The label on our size says A for wet grip, and that is not a contradiction: the label measures straight line wet braking, which the tyre does well, and the test found the cornering and the standing water. One test in one size is not the last word, and this page will be updated as more arrive.

Read the label for your size, not for the pattern

The European label is measured size by size, so the same tread can grade differently on a different casing. These are the grades on our listings on 22 September 2026.

Size Load and speed Fuel Wet grip Noise
235/45R18 98Y C A 72 dB

Where the Victra Sport VS6 fits and where it does not

Good for

  • Sports saloons, hot hatches and performance electric cars on low profile 18 inch wheels
  • Quick SUVs too, but in the VS6 SUV sizes
  • Dry grip and steering response at a price below the premium brands

Better served by another tyre

Not sure of your size? Read it off the sidewall of the tyre you have now, or use our tyre size calculator to compare one size against another before you change anything. The rest of the range is in our Maxxis collection.
Is it the right tyre

Is the Maxxis Victra Sport VS6 actually any good?

It is new, and the record is short and mixed. Three independent tests so far, all 2025 and 2026, average finish thirteenth, best a seventh of nine in EVO's 2025 summer test. Auto Bild's 2026 test put it eighteenth of twenty in 245/45R19: competitive dry braking and a low price, marked down for vague wet handling and fast wear. Across the three wet braking tests it stopped 4.6 percent longer than the premium tyres, 1 percent shorter than the mid range ones and 10.5 percent shorter than the budget ones. So: a proper ultra high performance tyre with real dry grip, priced below the brands it is tested against, that has not yet proved itself in the wet or on wear.

What is it not good at?

Wet handling and wear, on the evidence so far. Auto Bild 2026 found it weak in curved and straight aquaplaning, on the wet circle and in the drivers' wet handling score, and measured some of the highest tread wear in the test. The label on the size we list says A for wet grip, which measures straight line wet braking, and that is consistent: it stops well in the wet, it is the cornering and the standing water where it is vague. One test in one size is not the last word, and we will update this page as more come in.

VS6 or VS6 SUV: what is the difference?

The same tread pattern and the same construction, the nylon and aramid Performance Ply and the three plus one groove layout, in two families of sizes. The VS6 comes in low profile car sizes, 35 to 45 profile on 18 to 21 inch wheels, for sports saloons, hot hatches and performance electric cars. The VS6 SUV comes in 45 to 60 profile on 18 to 22 inch wheels, with reinforced shoulder walls and a compound tuned for the weight of an SUV, and it has its own page. Buy by the size on your placard and the right one follows.

Will it fit an electric car?

Yes, and Maxxis says so: both versions are built as EV ready, with the tread tuned to cancel road noise in a cabin that has no engine to cover it, and the SUV version with extra torque control for the instant pull of an electric motor. Check the load index against your door placard first. If range and quiet matter more to you than cornering, the Victra Sport EV is the Maxxis built for that.
Ratings and sizes

How long will it last?

Tyre Reviews puts the expected mileage at about 24,600 miles, roughly 39,700 km, from the test data, and calls that a high confidence figure. Auto Bild measured wear at the high end of its 2026 field, which is the normal trade for a soft, grippy compound. There are no owner reviews of it anywhere yet, including with us, so that figure is the tests speaking, not drivers.

Why is the rating different on two sizes of the same tyre?

Because the European label is measured per size, not per pattern. The size we list carries an A for wet grip, C for fuel and 72 decibels; other sizes of the same tyre grade differently, which is why every grade on our product pages sits against the size you are buying and never against the pattern name.

Which way round does it go on?

It is asymmetric: the tread has an inside and an outside, marked on the sidewall, and the tyre is fitted with the outside facing out. Once it is on the wheel it can move to any corner of the car, front to back or side to side, because it is not directional. Our tread pattern guide shows the three types.

What load rating do I need?

Match or beat the load index on your door placard. The VS6 sizes we list run 235/45R18 98Y. A performance SUV or an electric car usually needs the higher index where two are offered. Our load rating guide explains the numbers.
Buying

Victra Sport VS6 or Premitra HP5?

The HP5 is the safer buy and the VS6 the sharper one. The Premitra HP5 has 35 independent tests behind it, averages ninth, and costs less; the VS6 has three, averages thirteenth, and brings a stiffer aramid reinforced construction, Y speed ratings and the wider, lower sizes a performance car needs. If your size exists in both, the HP5 is the one with the evidence. If you want the tyre built for a fast car and can live with a short record, the VS6.

Victra Sport VS6 or Anchee AC818?

Same job. The AC818 is our own performance tyre, 42 sizes from 16 to 21 inch, graded 480 A A with an A or B for wet grip on 40 of its 42 labelled sizes, and it costs less. The VS6 has the aramid ply, the Y ratings and three published tests; the AC818 has none, because nobody tests a brand only sold in New Zealand. Evidence or price: the AC818 wins on the second.

How long does it take to get one?

Usually one business day for anything listed on this page, because Maxxis is ordered in from the New Zealand distributor rather than held on our shelves. Maxxis New Zealand lists 15 car sizes and 18 SUV sizes, so if yours is not here, ask.

Can you fit them for me?

Yes. Every size has a fitted and balanced option at our Te Puke workshop. Choose it on the tyre's own page, then book a time online.
Where these figures come from
  • Label grades, speed ratings and load indices: our own listings for the VS6, read 22 September 2026
  • Three tests, average thirteenth, best seventh of nine and worst eighteenth of twenty; the Auto Bild 2026 verdict and its wear finding; the EVO 2025 result; fifteenth of fifty in the 2026 braking super test; wet braking against premium, mid range and budget tyres; the expected mileage; no owner reviews: Tyre Reviews, read 22 September 2026
  • Performance Ply, the wide flat profile, the three plus one groove layout, EV readiness, the SUV version's reinforced shoulder walls and compound, and the size lists for both versions: Maxxis New Zealand's VS6 and VS6 SUV pages, read 22 September 2026
  • Anchee AC818 grades and sizes, and the Premitra HP5's record: our own listings and Tyre Reviews, read 22 September 2026

European labels apply to European market sizes. New Zealand has no tyre labelling scheme, so the grades above are context rather than a local standard.

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