Hankook Ventus V12 EVO in 215/45R17 (fronts only)
Cost: $206ea
Dry Handling: Holds on really well through the corners, not much noise at all. Can't really compare to many other tyres as these were pretty much the first set on my 17"s.
Wet Handling: Also very good. Not much understeer through corners and actually grip really well, suprisingly.
I can't really give a proper rating since I haven't had much to compare to in performance tyres, but I would definately get another set of these.