Tire Tests: Turner Motorsport and Tire Rack results. Not surprisingly, I was wrong:
03-13-2007, 05:14 AM
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Tire Tests: Turner Motorsport and Tire Rack results. Not surprisingly, I was wrong:
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 1st overall "best tire so far."
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso: best wet braking
Yokohama Advan Neova AD-07: best dry tire
Overall
Goodyear
Yokohama
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso
Bridgestone POtenza RE050A
Fuzion ZRi (best budget choice)
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
Continental ContiSport Contact 2
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
Falken Azeni RT-615
Toyo Proxes T1R
Hankook Ventus S1 evo K107
Vredenstein Ultrac
BFG g-Forde T/A KD
Kumho Ecsta MX
Goodyear was 1st in Wet Lap, Wet Slalom, Wet Skidpad, adn 5th in wet braking. "Excelent in the wet, and above average in the dry."
The data are a year old, but no newer overall testing by such an esteemed group is yet available for newer models/compounds.
Mea Culpa for speaking before referring to the material. HTH those 'looking'. I know I'm about to get tires for the 855 turbo brick, adn I've changed my mind some.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1618237.phtml">Old Red thread! (TTinCT started it!)</a></li></ul>
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso: best wet braking
Yokohama Advan Neova AD-07: best dry tire
Overall
Goodyear
Yokohama
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso
Bridgestone POtenza RE050A
Fuzion ZRi (best budget choice)
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
Continental ContiSport Contact 2
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
Falken Azeni RT-615
Toyo Proxes T1R
Hankook Ventus S1 evo K107
Vredenstein Ultrac
BFG g-Forde T/A KD
Kumho Ecsta MX
Goodyear was 1st in Wet Lap, Wet Slalom, Wet Skidpad, adn 5th in wet braking. "Excelent in the wet, and above average in the dry."
The data are a year old, but no newer overall testing by such an esteemed group is yet available for newer models/compounds.
Mea Culpa for speaking before referring to the material. HTH those 'looking'. I know I'm about to get tires for the 855 turbo brick, adn I've changed my mind some.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1618237.phtml">Old Red thread! (TTinCT started it!)</a></li></ul>
03-13-2007, 05:19 AM
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BFG: the plague!
Dry:
"not the best, no bite after turn-in, good but not memorable"
"Doesn't go away as it gets hot" (.02: and doesn't get better)
Wet:
"These sucked"
"Bottom of the list for outright traction and braking"
"slides are hard to get back under control"
"No grip and no braking"
"Couldn't get on the power"
"Didn't like the trasnfer from braking to turn-in, and you had to be very gentle with them."
"not the best, no bite after turn-in, good but not memorable"
"Doesn't go away as it gets hot" (.02: and doesn't get better)
Wet:
"These sucked"
"Bottom of the list for outright traction and braking"
"slides are hard to get back under control"
"No grip and no braking"
"Couldn't get on the power"
"Didn't like the trasnfer from braking to turn-in, and you had to be very gentle with them."
03-13-2007, 06:11 AM
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Negative: EuroTuner Nov 2005 report, not C&D.
I cut & paste the relevant commentary into the thread.
I needed to get the facts since I had inadvertently reported the Goodyear as 'scary'.<ul><li><a href="http://www.eurotuner.com/techarticles/160_0511_et_2005_tire_buyers_guide/">Several pages in EuroTuner's Tech articles archive here!</a></li></ul>
I needed to get the facts since I had inadvertently reported the Goodyear as 'scary'.<ul><li><a href="http://www.eurotuner.com/techarticles/160_0511_et_2005_tire_buyers_guide/">Several pages in EuroTuner's Tech articles archive here!</a></li></ul>
03-13-2007, 06:34 AM
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Here's an interesting metareview
<ul><li><a href="http://www.consumersearch.com/www/automotive/tires/reviews.html">http://www.consumersearch.com/www/automotive/tires/reviews.html</a</li></ul>
03-13-2007, 06:36 AM
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and the C/D DEC 2005 report
Goodyear: 1050.4
Continental: 1031.9
Yokohama: 1027.0
Michelin: 1018.7
Hankook: 1015.4
Dunlop: 1002.2
Pirelli: 1002.1
Toyo: 999.7
Bridgestone: 993.9
BFGoodrich: 993.0
Kumho: 990.7<ul><li><a href="http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=10252">htt p://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=10252</a</li></ul>
Continental: 1031.9
Yokohama: 1027.0
Michelin: 1018.7
Hankook: 1015.4
Dunlop: 1002.2
Pirelli: 1002.1
Toyo: 999.7
Bridgestone: 993.9
BFGoodrich: 993.0
Kumho: 990.7<ul><li><a href="http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=10252">htt p://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=10252</a</li></ul>
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03-13-2007, 09:19 AM
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Oddly, I haven't had any of those issues. But I haven't had them to the track yet.
Maybe that's why they've lasted longer than previous tires. :^)
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I have the Goodyear's on my 01 TT. Nothing but praise for street and track. On my
second set and love them. Put about 18,000 on the first set which includes 14 track days. Do not drive in the snow with them....!!