Best 15" Road tyres?
Discussion
My mk2 RS needs new shoes - driven on lovely sweeping A and B roads for just over 100 miles a day, from the south coast up through Sussex.
Won't be seeing track use, as have other wheels for that, happy to spend up to £250-300 for four fitted.
Re002? AD08R too racy? Federal?
Cheers!
Sam
Won't be seeing track use, as have other wheels for that, happy to spend up to £250-300 for four fitted.
Re002? AD08R too racy? Federal?
Cheers!
Sam
skinny said:
I always like Michelin. Got pilot sport 3 waiting to go on mine
Swear by these - brilliant all round tyres even for Autosoloing and trackdays.Wet weather performance exceptional.
Local to Reading - on-line MOTest and/or F1 Autocentres.
Camskill hard to beat but you do need to find a local fitter who won't over-charge for the privilege of fitting them.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe.
I've just ordered a set or Bridgestone RE002, to be fitted this weekend...
Lots of people suggesting the ps3 is a retrograde step from the ps2 (and actually a replacement for the exalto tyres which I've run before and hated), and the pilot super sports which are raved about aren't available for tiny wheels.
They're the same size as a friend runs, and he loves them on his car, so if I don't get on with them he can have some fresh-ish rubber.
Cheers!
Lots of people suggesting the ps3 is a retrograde step from the ps2 (and actually a replacement for the exalto tyres which I've run before and hated), and the pilot super sports which are raved about aren't available for tiny wheels.
They're the same size as a friend runs, and he loves them on his car, so if I don't get on with them he can have some fresh-ish rubber.
Cheers!
The PS3's are excellent in the wet as long as they can clear the water. Very good all round tyre. They have enough grip in the dry, I did track days on mine and they were pretty predictable as they got too hot over the laps and fell off gently which was nice. They might not be as good as PS2 it seems but that might just be internet folklore now .. you know how the older folk remember rose tinted tyres. PS2 are ancient!
If it was me I would have gone for the PS3's.
If it was me I would have gone for the PS3's.
pewe said:
Interesting but I note the wet weather rating is C compared to the PS3 A.
You pays your money...
Cheers, Pewe.
If that's a reference to the Bridgestone RE003's then I'm surprised. The wet weather grip was stunning when I was at oulton park last week. We had 2 MX5's there one on Yokohama Prada Spec2's which slithered all over the place. the RE003's were a revelation. even in standing water in a tight bend & a supercharged car I struggled to get the back end to step out.You pays your money...
Cheers, Pewe.
I'll be honest - I ignore the ratings as I simply cannot see their relevance as they're too simplistic.
Fuel efficiency - effectively the inverse of how grippy they are.
Wet performance - is that capability to clear standing water? Ability to generate grip in constantly cooling conditions? Tread pattern being effective at cutting through dampness? I don't know and I doubt many do.
So I go by personal opinions. I fully understand the ps3 is a well regarded tyre, with a level of performance a lot of people love. It's not a 'premium' tyre though, being OE spec for mid range hatchbacks and saloons (which is what the Exalto used to be - and I personally didn't like them on a lightweight rwd car).
The Bridgestones I've gone for are at least OE spec for a few sports cars, and relatively light ones at that. There seems mixed reviews about their wet performance, which I've concluded means they're fairly average at generating grip in damp/wet conditions, but good at dealing with standing water.
What I do know, is that if I don't like them I won't lose out, and even if they are crap in the wet they're likely to be dead from mileage before it'll be a big issue!
This winter I'll be fitting either all seasons or rainsports on my existing Rotas, next summer the plan is to be running a much higher performance tyre on a nice fresh set of 6ULs.
Always worth trying something new!
Fuel efficiency - effectively the inverse of how grippy they are.
Wet performance - is that capability to clear standing water? Ability to generate grip in constantly cooling conditions? Tread pattern being effective at cutting through dampness? I don't know and I doubt many do.
So I go by personal opinions. I fully understand the ps3 is a well regarded tyre, with a level of performance a lot of people love. It's not a 'premium' tyre though, being OE spec for mid range hatchbacks and saloons (which is what the Exalto used to be - and I personally didn't like them on a lightweight rwd car).
The Bridgestones I've gone for are at least OE spec for a few sports cars, and relatively light ones at that. There seems mixed reviews about their wet performance, which I've concluded means they're fairly average at generating grip in damp/wet conditions, but good at dealing with standing water.
What I do know, is that if I don't like them I won't lose out, and even if they are crap in the wet they're likely to be dead from mileage before it'll be a big issue!
This winter I'll be fitting either all seasons or rainsports on my existing Rotas, next summer the plan is to be running a much higher performance tyre on a nice fresh set of 6ULs.
Always worth trying something new!
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