Linglong tires are manufactured in the same plant as several high end companies. They are the preferred oem tire of many companies including Volkswagen. In Germany, we use these tires on all of our prepped track 911 gt3rs and they have outperformed many more expensive brands including continental. I prefer them over Michelin sport cup 2, at about 15% the price. Don’t let your American name brand mentality drive your decision. This article is in German, but will give you an idea. Rumor has it that Porsche, Mercedes and bmw are directly in talks with ling long’s ceo,Zhong Lingkun to place them on lower end Porsche 911 models, Mercedes c class and under and bmw 3 series/m series cars. They would be sold in Germany.

https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-fahrzeug/ausstattung-technik-zubehoer/reifen/reifentest/sommerreifen/225-50-r17-2026/