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Nankang NS-20

Passenger - High Performance Summer
Type: / Summer
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CORNERING STABILITY SEDANS SUMMER DRY GRIP ASYMMETRICAL TREAD SILICA-INFUSED COMPOUND FUEL EFFICIENCY HYDROPLANING RESISTANCE WET GRIP UPDATED COMPOUND COUPES LOW ROAD NOISE HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORTS CARS
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Key Facts

  • Year Released: 2009
  • Regions for sale: USA+, Canada, Europe, Russia+, East Asia, Middle East, Oceania
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Summary

We spent several hours reading reviews from experts and tire owners. In summary, this is what people think about Nankang NS-20. You can agree with these conclusions by voting for any item:

Reasons to buy vote if agree

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– The tire offered a comfortable and quiet ride, according to the reviewers.
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– The car owners said these tires had great traction for acceleration, braking and cornering, and they gave a true feeling of safety and security.
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– The drivers said this tire exceeded their expectations, especially in terms of wet traction and hydroplaning resistance.
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– Numerous buyers were happy with the price and quality of the tire.
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– A large number of users praised the tire's performance in wet and dry conditions.
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– Based on some reviews, the tire was not as durable as the drivers expected.
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 86  182 in Passenger / Summer

 14  25 in High Performance Summer

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Summary

Description

The Nankang NS-20 is a high-performance summer tire designed for premium sedans, sports coupes, and performance-oriented vehicles. It replaces the Nankang NS-II and brings improved wet grip, lower noise levels, and optimized handling. Featuring an asymmetrical tread pattern, the NS-20 delivers responsive steering, enhanced stability, and superior cornering performance.

Features & Benefits

  • Advanced Summer Performance: Designed for dry and wet conditions, offering superior grip and cornering ability.
  • Silica-Infused Compound: Enhances traction on both dry and wet roads, improving braking distances.
  • Optimized Asymmetrical Tread Pattern: Reduces road noise and improves driving comfort.
  • Four Wide Circumferential Grooves: Effectively evacuates water, reducing hydroplaning risk.
  • Multi-Sipe Design: Enhances grip and handling stability, particularly at high speeds.
  • Updated Compound (2021): Improves wet braking and fuel efficiency, achieving better EU label ratings.

Year Released

The Nankang NS-20 was introduced in 2009, replacing the Nankang NS-II. In late 2021, a compound revision was applied to enhance fuel economy and wet braking performance.

Regions Availability

The NS-20 is sold in USA, Canada, Europe, Russia, East Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania.

Vehicle Compatibility / Popular Fitments

With sizes ranging from 13 to 22 inches, the NS-20 fits a broad spectrum of high-performance sedans, coupes, and sports cars.

  • BMW 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series
  • Audi A4, A5, A6, S4, S5
  • Mercedes-Benz C-Class, E-Class, S-Class
  • Lexus IS, GS, ES, LS
  • Infiniti Q50, Q70
  • Tesla Model S, Model 3
  • Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger
  • Nissan 370Z, Toyota Supra, Mazda RX-8
  • Volkswagen Golf GTI, Honda Civic Type R, Subaru WRX STI

Note: Always verify tire fitment with a tire specialist or the vehicle manufacturer before purchasing.

Final Thoughts

The Nankang NS-20 is a cost-effective high-performance summer tire, offering responsive handling, solid wet and dry grip, and improved ride comfort. It is an excellent choice for drivers seeking a sporty feel without the premium price tag.

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Detailed Information

Type and Size
Tire Model
Nankang / NS-20
Car Type
Season
Summer
Rim Diameter
13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 22 "
Width
155 / 165 / 175 / 185 / 195 / 205 / 215 / 225 / 235 / 245 / 255 / 265 / 275 / 285 / 295 / 305 mm
Aspect Ratio
30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 %
Construction
Radial
Special Features
Runflat
No
Mud and Snow
Optional
Extra Load
Optional
Speed and Load
Speed Index
H (max 130 mph) ... Z (max > 149 mph)
Load Index (max load for a tire)
 

Nankang / NS-20 Sizes & Specifications

Rim Model Size Index Features Load range Rolling resistance Price
R13 155/65 R13 73S 155/65 R13 73S F
R13 195/55 R13 80H 195/55 R13 80H
R14 155/55 R14 69H 155/55 R14 69H
R14 155/65 R14 75H 155/65 R14 75H
R14 165/55 R14 72H 165/55 R14 72H
R14 175/50 R14 74H 175/50 R14 74H
R14 205/60 R14 88H 205/60 R14 88H E
R15 165/50 R15 72H 165/50 R15 72H
R15 185/45 R15 75V 185/45 R15 75V E
R15 195/50 R15 82V 195/50 R15 82V E
R15 195/55 R15 85V 195/55 R15 85V E
R15 205/55 R15 88V 205/55 R15 88V E
R15 205/60 R15 91H 205/60 R15 91H E
R15 215/40 R15 86W XL 215/40 R15 86W XL
R16 165/40 R16 73V XL 165/40 R16 73V XL XL E
R16 165/45 R16 74V XL 165/45 R16 74V XL XL E
R16 175/50 R16 77T 175/50 R16 77T E
R16 195/40 R16 80V XL 195/40 R16 80V XL XL
R16 195/45 R16 80V 195/45 R16 80V
R16 195/45 R16 84V XL 195/45 R16 84V XL XL E
R16 195/50 R16 84H 195/50 R16 84H
R16 195/50 R16 84V 195/50 R16 84V
R16 195/50 R16 88H XL 195/50 R16 88H XL
R16 195/50 R16 88V XL 195/50 R16 88V XL XL E
R16 205/40 R16 83V XL 205/40 R16 83V XL XL F
R16 205/45 R16 83V 205/45 R16 83V
R16 205/45 R16 87V XL 205/45 R16 87V XL XL E
R16 205/50 R16 87V 205/50 R16 87V E
R16 205/50 R16 87W 205/50 R16 87W E
R16 205/55 R16 91W 205/55 R16 91W
R16 205/55 R16 94V XL 205/55 R16 94V XL XL E
R16 205/55 R16 94W XL 205/55 R16 94W XL XL E
R16 215/40 R16 82V 215/40 R16 82V
R16 215/40 R16 86V XL 215/40 R16 86V XL XL E
R16 215/45 R16 86H 215/45 R16 86H
R16 215/45 R16 90V XL 215/45 R16 90V XL XL E
R16 215/55 R16 93H 215/55 R16 93H
R16 215/55 R16 93V 215/55 R16 93V E
R16 215/55 R16 93W 215/55 R16 93W
R16 215/55 R16 97Y XL 215/55 R16 97Y XL XL E
R16 225/45 R16 89W 225/45 R16 89W E
R16 225/50 R16 92V 225/50 R16 92V
R16 225/50 R16 92W 225/50 R16 92W
R16 225/50 R16 96V XL 225/50 R16 96V XL XL E
R16 225/50 R16 96W XL 225/50 R16 96W XL XL E
R16 225/55 R16 95V 225/55 R16 95V E
R16 225/55 R16 99V XL 225/55 R16 99V XL XL
R16 225/55 R16 99Y XL 225/55 R16 99Y XL XL E
R17 165/35 R17 75V XL 165/35 R17 75V XL XL E
R17 165/40 R17 75V XL 165/40 R17 75V XL XL E
R17 185/35 R17 82V XL 185/35 R17 82V XL XL E
R17 205/40 R17 80V 205/40 R17 80V
R17 205/40 R17 84H XL 205/40 R17 84H XL XL F
R17 205/40 R17 84V XL 205/40 R17 84V XL XL E
R17 205/40 R17 84W XL 205/40 R17 84W XL XL E
R17 205/45 R17 84V 205/45 R17 84V
R17 205/45 R17 84W 205/45 R17 84W
R17 205/45 R17 88V XL 205/45 R17 88V XL XL E
R17 205/45 R17 88W XL 205/45 R17 88W XL XL E
R17 205/50 R17 89V 205/50 R17 89V
R17 205/50 R17 93V XL 205/50 R17 93V XL XL E
R17 205/50 R17 93W XL 205/50 R17 93W XL XL E
R17 205/55 R17 91V 205/55 R17 91V
R17 205/55 R17 91Y 205/55 R17 91Y
R17 205/55 R17 95V XL 205/55 R17 95V XL
R17 205/55 R17 95Y XL 205/55 R17 95Y XL XL E
R17 215/40 R17 83V 215/40 R17 83V
R17 215/40 R17 83W 215/40 R17 83W
R17 215/40 R17 87V XL 215/40 R17 87V XL XL E
R17 215/40 R17 87W XL 215/40 R17 87W XL XL E
R17 215/45 R17 87W 215/45 R17 87W
R17 215/45 R17 91V XL 215/45 R17 91V XL XL E
R17 215/45 R17 91W XL 215/45 R17 91W XL XL E
R17 215/50 R17 91W 215/50 R17 91W
R17 215/50 R17 95V XL 215/50 R17 95V XL XL E
R17 215/50 R17 95W XL 215/50 R17 95W XL XL E
R17 215/55 R17 94V 215/55 R17 94V E
R17 215/55 R17 94W 215/55 R17 94W
R17 215/55 R17 98V XL 215/55 R17 98V XL
R17 215/55 R17 98W XL 215/55 R17 98W XL XL E
R17 225/45 R17 91V 225/45 R17 91V
R17 225/45 R17 91W 225/45 R17 91W
R17 225/45 R17 94H XL 225/45 R17 94H XL XL E
R17 225/45 R17 94V XL 225/45 R17 94V XL XL E
R17 225/45 R17 94W XL 225/45 R17 94W XL XL E
R17 225/50 R17 94V 225/50 R17 94V E
R17 225/50 R17 94Y 225/50 R17 94Y
R17 225/50 R17 98V XL 225/50 R17 98V XL
R17 225/50 R17 98Y XL 225/50 R17 98Y XL XL E
R17 225/55 R17 97V 225/55 R17 97V
R17 225/55 R17 97W 225/55 R17 97W
R17 225/55 R17 101V XL 225/55 R17 101V XL
R17 225/55 R17 101W XL 225/55 R17 101W XL XL E
R17 235/40 R17 90V 235/40 R17 90V E
R17 235/40 R17 90W 235/40 R17 90W E
R17 235/45 R17 94W 235/45 R17 94W
R17 235/45 R17 97V XL 235/45 R17 97V XL XL E
R17 235/45 R17 97W XL 235/45 R17 97W XL XL E
R17 235/55 R17 99V 235/55 R17 99V
R17 235/55 R17 99W 235/55 R17 99W
R17 235/55 R17 103H XL 235/55 R17 103H XL XL E
R17 235/55 R17 103V XL 235/55 R17 103V XL
R17 235/55 R17 103W XL 235/55 R17 103W XL XL E
R17 245/40 R17 91V 245/40 R17 91V E
R17 245/40 R17 91W 245/40 R17 91W E
R17 245/45 R17 95V 245/45 R17 95V E
R17 245/45 R17 95W 245/45 R17 95W
R17 245/45 R17 95Y 245/45 R17 95Y
R17 245/45 R17 99W XL 245/45 R17 99W XL
R17 245/45 R17 99Y XL 245/45 R17 99Y XL XL E
R17 255/40 R17 94V 255/40 R17 94V E
R17 255/40 R17 94W 255/40 R17 94W E
R18 205/35 R18 81H XL 205/35 R18 81H XL XL E
R18 215/35 R18 84H XL 215/35 R18 84H XL XL E
R18 215/35 R18 84Y XL 215/35 R18 84Y XL XL E
R18 215/40 R18 85V 215/40 R18 85V
R18 215/40 R18 85W 215/40 R18 85W
R18 215/40 R18 89H XL 215/40 R18 89H XL XL F
R18 215/40 R18 89V XL 215/40 R18 89V XL
R18 215/40 R18 89W XL 215/40 R18 89W XL XL E
R18 225/35 R18 83V 225/35 R18 83V
R18 225/35 R18 83Y 225/35 R18 83Y
R18 225/35 R18 87H XL 225/35 R18 87H XL XL F
R18 225/35 R18 87V XL 225/35 R18 87V XL
R18 225/35 R18 87Y XL 225/35 R18 87Y XL XL E
R18 225/40 R18 88V 225/40 R18 88V
R18 225/40 R18 88W 225/40 R18 88W
R18 225/40 R18 92H XL 225/40 R18 92H XL XL E
R18 225/40 R18 92V XL 225/40 R18 92V XL
R18 225/40 R18 92W XL 225/40 R18 92W XL XL E
R18 225/45 R18 91V 225/45 R18 91V
R18 225/45 R18 91W 225/45 R18 91W
R18 225/45 R18 95H XL 225/45 R18 95H XL XL E
R18 225/45 R18 95V XL 225/45 R18 95V XL
R18 225/45 R18 95W XL 225/45 R18 95W XL XL E
R18 225/55 R18 98V 225/55 R18 98V E
R18 235/40 R18 91W 235/40 R18 91W
R18 235/40 R18 95H XL 235/40 R18 95H XL XL E
R18 235/40 R18 95W XL 235/40 R18 95W XL XL E
R18 245/35 R18 88W 245/35 R18 88W
R18 245/35 R18 88Y 245/35 R18 88Y
R18 245/35 R18 92H XL 245/35 R18 92H XL XL E
R18 245/35 R18 92W XL 245/35 R18 92W XL
R18 245/35 R18 92Y XL 245/35 R18 92Y XL XL E
R18 245/40 R18 93W 245/40 R18 93W
R18 245/40 R18 97H XL 245/40 R18 97H XL XL E
R18 245/40 R18 97W XL 245/40 R18 97W XL XL E
R18 245/45 R18 96Y 245/45 R18 96Y
R18 245/45 R18 100H XL 245/45 R18 100H XL XL E
R18 245/45 R18 100W XL 245/45 R18 100W XL XL E
R18 245/45 R18 100Y XL 245/45 R18 100Y XL XL E
R18 245/50 R18 100Y 245/50 R18 100Y
R18 245/50 R18 104H XL 245/50 R18 104H XL XL
R18 245/50 R18 104Y XL 245/50 R18 104Y XL XL E
R18 255/35 R18 94H XL 255/35 R18 94H XL XL E
R18 255/35 R18 94W XL 255/35 R18 94W XL XL E
R18 255/45 R18 99Y 255/45 R18 99Y E
R18 255/45 R18 103H XL 255/45 R18 103H XL XL
R18 265/35 R18 93H 265/35 R18 93H E
R18 265/35 R18 93W 265/35 R18 93W
R18 265/35 R18 93Y 265/35 R18 93Y
R18 265/35 R18 97W XL 265/35 R18 97W XL
R18 265/35 R18 97Y XL 265/35 R18 97Y XL XL E
R18 275/35 R18 95H 275/35 R18 95H E
R18 275/35 R18 95Y 275/35 R18 95Y E
R19 215/35 R19 81V 215/35 R19 81V
R19 215/35 R19 81Y 215/35 R19 81Y
R19 215/35 R19 85V XL 215/35 R19 85V XL
R19 215/35 R19 85Y XL 215/35 R19 85Y XL XL E
R19 225/35 R19 84Y 225/35 R19 84Y
R19 225/35 R19 88Y XL 225/35 R19 88Y XL XL E
R19 225/40 R19 93Y XL 225/40 R19 93Y XL XL E
R19 235/35 R19 87Y 235/35 R19 87Y
R19 235/35 R19 91Y XL 235/35 R19 91Y XL XL E
R19 245/35 R19 93W XL 245/35 R19 93W XL
R19 245/35 R19 93Y XL 245/35 R19 93Y XL XL E
R19 245/40 R19 98Y XL 245/40 R19 98Y XL XL E
R19 245/45 R19 98Y 245/45 R19 98Y
R19 255/30 R19 91W XL 255/30 R19 91W XL
R19 255/30 R19 91Y XL 255/30 R19 91Y XL XL E
R19 255/35 R19 96W 255/35 R19 96W
R19 255/35 R19 96Y XL 255/35 R19 96Y XL XL E
R19 255/40 R19 96Y 255/40 R19 96Y
R19 255/40 R19 100Y XL 255/40 R19 100Y XL XL E
R19 265/30 R19 93W XL 265/30 R19 93W XL
R19 265/30 R19 93Y XL 265/30 R19 93Y XL XL E
R19 265/35 R19 94Y 265/35 R19 94Y
R19 265/35 R19 98Y XL 265/35 R19 98Y XL XL E
R19 275/30 R19 96Y XL 275/30 R19 96Y XL XL E
R19 275/35 R19 95W 275/35 R19 95W
R19 275/35 R19 96W 275/35 R19 96W
R19 275/35 R19 96Y 275/35 R19 96Y E
R19 275/40 R19 101W XL 275/40 R19 101W XL
R19 275/40 R19 101Y 275/40 R19 101Y E
R19 285/30 R19 94Y 285/30 R19 94Y
R19 285/30 R19 98Y XL 285/30 R19 98Y XL XL E
R19 295/30 R19 100Y XL 295/30 R19 100Y XL XL E
R19 305/30 R19 102Y XL 305/30 R19 102Y XL XL E
R20 215/30 R20 82W XL 215/30 R20 82W XL XL E
R20 225/30 R20 85V XL 225/30 R20 85V XL
R20 225/30 R20 85W XL 225/30 R20 85W XL XL E
R20 225/35 R20 93Y XL 225/35 R20 93Y XL XL E
R20 235/30 R20 88Y XL 235/30 R20 88Y XL XL E
R20 235/35 R20 88V 235/35 R20 88V
R20 235/35 R20 88W 235/35 R20 88W
R20 235/35 R20 92V XL 235/35 R20 92V XL
R20 235/35 R20 92W 235/35 R20 92W
R20 235/35 R20 92W XL 235/35 R20 92W XL
R20 245/30 R20 90Y 245/30 R20 90Y
R20 245/30 R20 95Y XL 245/30 R20 95Y XL XL E
R20 245/35 R20 95Y XL 245/35 R20 95Y XL XL E
R20 245/40 R20 95Y 245/40 R20 95Y E
R20 255/30 R20 92W XL 255/30 R20 92W XL
R20 255/30 R20 92Y XL 255/30 R20 92Y XL XL E
R20 255/35 R20 97W XL 255/35 R20 97W XL
R20 255/35 R20 97Y XL 255/35 R20 97Y XL XL E
R20 275/30 R20 93W 275/30 R20 93W
R20 275/30 R20 93Y 275/30 R20 93Y
R20 275/30 R20 97W XL 275/30 R20 97W XL
R20 275/30 R20 97Y XL 275/30 R20 97Y XL XL E
R20 275/35 R20 102Y XL 275/35 R20 102Y XL XL E
R20 285/30 R20 99W XL 285/30 R20 99W XL
R20 285/30 R20 99Y XL 285/30 R20 99Y XL XL E
R22 225/30 R22 87W XL 225/30 R22 87W XL XL
R22 245/30 R22 95W XL 245/30 R22 95W XL XL E

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