Maxxis Victra Sport VS6 SUV High Performance Tyre Collection Page

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The short answer

The SUV version of Maxxis's newest ultra high performance tyre: the VS6 tread on a casing built for the weight, in 18 to 22 inch SUV sizes. Real dry grip for a quick SUV, with a record that is short, borrowed from the car version, and mixed in the wet.

  • Same tread as the VS6, with reinforced shoulder walls and a compound tuned for an SUV.
  • Not yet tested on its own. The car version's three tests average thirteenth: competitive dry braking, vague wet handling, fast wear.
  • Nylon and aramid Performance Ply under the tread, three wide grooves plus one, EV ready.
  • Ordered in from the New Zealand distributor, usually one business day. Sizes are being added; ask for yours.

What it is built to do

A performance tyre for the SUVs that share their engines with sports saloons, and for the electric SUVs that out accelerate both.

Maxxis builds the VS6 SUV on the same idea as the VS6: a nylon and aramid Performance Ply under the tread to hold the tyre's shape under a hard driver, a wide flat profile to put the most rubber on the road, and three wide circumferential grooves plus a narrower fourth to drain it. The SUV casing adds reinforced shoulder walls and a compound tuned for the weight of a tall, heavy vehicle, and the tread is tuned to cancel road noise for an electric cabin. It is the version Maxxis sells to the school run, which is a fair description of a modern performance SUV's week. We list it in the SUV sizes on this page.

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

The evidence, including the bad bit

The SUV version has not been in an independent test of its own, and there are no owner reviews of it anywhere yet. The nearest evidence is the car version, which shares the tread and the construction, and it is mixed.

0independent tests of the SUV version
3tests of the VS6 it shares its tread with, average thirteenth
15thof 50 for the VS6 in the 2026 wet and dry braking super test
18thof 20 for the VS6 in Auto Bild 2026: dry good, wet vague, wear high

What carries over. The tread and the Performance Ply are the same, so the car version's strengths are the SUV version's best guide: competitive dry braking, a low price against the brands it is tested with, and fifteenth of fifty in the 2026 braking super test. Auto Bild 2026 marked the VS6 down for vague wet handling, aquaplaning and fast wear.

What does not. A heavier casing with reinforced shoulders and a duty compound behaves differently under a heavier car, in both directions, and until someone tests the SUV version we will not pretend to know how. This page will be updated when a test arrives.

Where the Victra Sport VS6 SUV fits and where it does not

Good for

  • Quick SUVs and performance electric SUVs on 18 to 22 inch wheels
  • Drivers who want dry grip and steering response from an SUV tyre
  • A performance tyre priced 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 SUV actually any good?

Nobody has tested the SUV version on its own yet, so the honest answer leans on the car version, which shares its tread and construction: three independent tests in 2025 and 2026, average finish thirteenth, competitive dry braking at a low price, vague wet handling and fast wear in Auto Bild's 2026 test. The SUV casing adds reinforced shoulder walls and a compound tuned for the weight, which should help the wear and cannot be assumed to help the wet. A performance SUV tyre with real dry grip and a record still being written, and we would rather say so.

What is the difference from the VS6?

Sizes and casing, not tread. The VS6 comes in low profile car sizes, 35 to 45 profile on 18 to 21 inch wheels. The VS6 SUV comes in 45 to 60 profile on 18 to 22 inch wheels, with reinforced shoulder walls and a compound tuned for an SUV's weight, and the same nylon and aramid Performance Ply and three plus one groove layout underneath. If your placard size is on this page, this is your version.

Will it fit an electric SUV?

Yes, and it is built for one: Maxxis lists the VS6 SUV as EV ready, with the tread tuned to cancel road noise and extra torque control for the instant pull of an electric motor. Check the load index against your door placard, because an electric SUV is usually heavier than the petrol one it looks like. If range and quiet matter more than cornering, the Victra Sport EV is the Maxxis built for that.
Ratings and sizes

How long will it last?

There is no wear data on the SUV version yet. Tyre Reviews puts the car version at about 24,600 miles, roughly 39,700 km, from test data, and Auto Bild measured its wear at the high end of the 2026 field. The SUV casing's reinforced shoulders and heavier duty compound are Maxxis's answer to that on a heavier vehicle. There are no owner reviews of it anywhere yet, including with us.

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

Because the European label is measured per size, not per pattern. The same tread on a different casing grades 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, and on an SUV that tows or carries a full load, take the higher index where two are offered. Our load rating guide explains the numbers.
Buying

Victra Sport VS6 SUV or Bravo HP-M3?

Different jobs on the same vehicle. The Bravo HP-M3 is the long life highway tyre, treadwear 700, quiet, with average wet grip; the VS6 SUV is the performance tyre, with the aramid ply and the dry grip, and a shorter life. If your SUV is quick and you drive it that way, the VS6 SUV. If it does the open road and you want it to go a long way, the HP-M3.

Victra Sport VS6 SUV or Anchee AC828?

The AC828 is our own highway SUV tyre, 29 sizes from 15 to 20 inch, graded 520 A A, and it costs less; it is a touring tyre, not a performance one. The VS6 SUV is the tyre for the SUV that gets driven hard, and the only one of the two with any published tests behind its tread. Comfort and price, the AC828; grip, the VS6 SUV.

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 18 SUV sizes from 18 to 22 inch, 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 SUV, read 22 September 2026
  • The VS6's three tests, average thirteenth, the Auto Bild 2026 verdict and wear finding, fifteenth of fifty in the 2026 braking super test, the expected mileage, and the absence of any test or owner review of the SUV version: Tyre Reviews, read 22 September 2026
  • Performance Ply, the wide flat profile, the three plus one groove layout, the reinforced shoulder walls, the SUV compound, EV readiness and the 18 SUV sizes: Maxxis New Zealand's VS6 SUV and VS6 pages, read 22 September 2026
  • Anchee AC828 grades and sizes: our own listings, 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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Taylor Houghton

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