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I was a Regional Manager for Super Shops and we carried Nitto as a secondary brand to BF Goodrich and Michelin. I have NT 450s on my 84 GTi autocross car and they're doing well in all aspects.
Nitto is a rather small Japanese tire company and Zues is right, most of their tires are targeted towards the low profile - performance type. The NT450 is by far their most prevalent model on the road. I must admit I rarely see a Nitto SUV tire.
Nitto is a good value product and should be compared to Toyo, Falken, Dayton, Kelly-Springfield and the other "value" brands.
I just purchased a new set of nitto touring tires for my LS400. Yep. I was gonna buy the yokohamas, but I wanted to try these nittos. I have only had them for a few days, but let me tell you that these tire are doing an excellent job. Smooth ride, they look good, holds the corners well and most of all they are quiet. Only thing left is the rain test. They are the premium touring edition, called NT460.
Aren't these cars a blast? My next move is Corbeau seats - having not used aftermarket seats in a VW, what the heck do I do for mounting points? The Rabbit, Scirocco and Jetta are different animals than the Civics and Accords most aftermarket seats are designed for--
I couldn't get sponsor money when I was a regional manager for Super Shops - at the time, the nation's largest distributor of BF Goodrich tires - that says soemthing about Nitto.
Thats all.
I definitely would be if that were me.
Opted for '68 Pontiac Tempest (Coupe) with 350 and "powerslide" - much more fun.
I used Nitto tires when they were an unknown (early 80's.) The tires were great for the price. About 50 bucks each for 205/70-14. I can't remember the model but the tread had a pattern of dogbones. Tires worked well in the wet and the dry. I have no experience with them in the snow as I don't get snow here. But those tires were on par with my favorites which are Pirellis.
Don't know anything about the new ones.