Which Tyres? Motor Magazine test

[Duncan]

Motor have run their annual tyre test, this year the results seem to be more relevant to us....they tested 18' performance tyres

Tests were dry stopping, wet stopping and wet and dry lap times of a track at DECA.

Results:

DL - Dry Lap

DS - Dry Stop 100-0km/h

WL - Wet Lap

WS - Wet Stop 80-0km/h

Goodyear Eagle F1 WL 16.54s, WS 38.1m, DL 45.32s, DS 39.6m, Avg Price $462

Bridgestone Potenza Re040 WL 16.92s, WS 41.3m, DL 44.79s, DS 44.5m, Avg Price $413

Dunlop SP Sport 9000 WL 16.83s, WS 37.8m, DL 46.49, DS 46.1m, Avg Price $485

Pirelli P Zero Nero WL 17.02s, WS 34.7m, DL 46.09s, DS 42.7m, Avg Price $491

Falken GRB FK451 WL 17.21s, WS 32.4m, DL 45.36, DS 37.7m, Avg Price $383

Toyo Proxes T1-S WL 17.13s, WS 44m, DL 45.53s, DS 40.3m, Avg Price $411

Hankook Ventus Sport K104 WL 17.23s, WS 34.5m, DL 45.16s, DS 39.6m, Avg Price $333

Michelin Pilot Sport WL 17.32s, WS 38.8m, DL 44.83s, DS 43.2s, Avg Price $589

[RedS14T]

And which tire did they award the winner?

[Duncan]

And which tire did they award the winner?

They didn't have a "winner" as such, but interestingly the second cheapest tyre, falken fk451, was best in both wet and dry braking tests.

[Brody]

They didn't have a "winner" as such, but interestingly the second cheapest tyre, falken fk451, was best in both wet and dry braking tests.

Was the eagle f1 the "ds-g3" version? think theyre the highest? I have them on my front and theyre crazy...

[Bleach1]

The guys at motor seem to say you cant go past the Hankooks, which is a good thing since they are the cheapest tyre there.

[BHDave]

The guys at motor seem to say you cant go past the Hankooks, which is a good thing since they are the cheapest tyre there.

That was how i read it. Being a tight ass and all

Even though the website says they have a shitload of sizes in the k104 they only seem to have 18s and some 17s atm though.

[CerealKiller]

actually I thought the Michelin Pilot came out on top. It happens to be the most expensive - more expensive that Pirelli P Zero :shock:

[FitzTech]

My old man was in the tyre game for about 20 years he wreckons that michelins are the only thing to put on your car. i think hes right

[fooey]

Melb (dunno about other states) has a Goodyear tyre deal - buy 4 for the price of 3...

Picked up a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 - $245/each x 3 + $40 4w align = $775.

These German made GSD3s are substantially better than the Thailand made GSD2 - with improvements made in all aspects of the tyre too!

Otherwise I probably would have settled for the cheaper Kuhmo 712s @ 190each but then would have to buy 4...

[fooey]

In Jan 2003 motor mag ran their annual tyre test on the top 13 performance tyres

1) Dunlop Formla FM901 cost $1150

2) Pirelli P Zero Nero cost $1320

3) Bridgestone Potenza S-03 cost $1180

4) Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 cost $1516

5) Firestone SZ50 cost $884

6) Hankook Ventus K104 $688

7) Michelin Pilot Preceha $1350

8) BF Goodrich Profiler G $1140

9) Avon ZZ3 $940

10) Toyo Trampio GU:WN $892

11) Simex SM9300 $700

12) Kumho ECSTA Supra712 $780

13) Federal 589 $632

[benm]

Fooey that list above is from the last test of which the Michelin Preceda's won. I have been using them for around 6mths and they are fantastic.

I guess i'll have to take a read of the latest Motor Mag during my lunch break on Monday to read over this latest set of tests.

[Ronin 09]

Just got a set of Michelin Pilot sports on the car today;

235/40/18

265/35/18

still scrubbing them in, but they seem excellent under braking. they squeal a bit, but i think that is just the silicon coat of the new tyre wearing off

[51jay]

Don't know about the tests in the first post, as far as I can see they all lapped more than twice as fast in the wet as they did in the dry and they all stopped quicker in the wet than the dry, seems just a little odd???

[rodhog]

The thing I find funny I've tried top line tyres and cheaper (use more for bunrouts ) lower range tyres and find the Falkens and slighlty cheaper ones to be crap in the wet. Mind you I have to say, rear tyres don't last but my question why 80-0km/h in the wet test and not a 100-0km/h test. ?

[Abo Bob]

Don't know about the tests in the first post,  as far as I can see they all lapped more than twice as fast in the wet as they did in the dry and they all stopped quicker in the wet than the dry, seems just a little odd???

Me thinks the collumns got shifted in the translation. I had Bridgestone Potenzas on my SSS which I liked. Choice magazine did a test that included them and hey actually had the same stopping distance in the wet and the dry and in the dry they were I think 2nd best.

[Duncan]

haha, I think I got the columns the right way around? The wet and dry tracks were different, wet was much shorter from memory. And the dry braking test was from 100, the wet from 80

[Abo Bob]

Good one.

[Richelieu]

Why don't they just do skidpan testing? That'll tell which tyre has the greatest lateral grip straight away! The dry lap wet lap rubbish has too many variables.

[GTRman1992]

My last set of tyres were the Yokihama 539's. I thought they were great, really progressive at and beyond the limit of traction without any nasty characteristics. I also measured 1g cornering with an accelerometer around the big round about at the end of Centenary highway and Ipswich Rd.

I've now upped the anti with a set of Bridgestone R compound RE540S, now they have grip. Reduced my lap times by over 2secs.

[4 Doorz]

I am quite impressed with the Hankook k104...and average price I've found round Brisbane is $265