Good recap PseudoRealityX.
For what it's worth the ES100's are designed to replace the AVS Intermediates. I had the AVS Intermediates on my last car - they wore down quickly (under 15,000 miles) but the grip was excellent - and I had the best time one one of the autocross courses with them too.
If the ES100's are close to the Intermediates (And I have heard they are superior to them) then from a performance standpoint - they would be a good choice.
One last point - then I'll let it go - There are lots of choices out there and lots of good tires. Kuhmo really raised the bar for all lower cost performance tires. The bar has been raised but the difference between just about all the performance brands has been narrowed.
There are good choices and there are better choices - some just a little better than others.
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