Keadeen
Well-known member
Tyres I tried in 235/45/17 over the past 4-5 years that I liked:
- Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 - Have them on the Hawk now and am very impressed! Excellent dry grip, very impressive wet grip and a strong improvement in steering response. They also seem to be reasonably durable as wear isn't that high for the level of performance they offer. Price is good too - would recommend!
- Nokian Z-Line G2 - absolutely excellent - on par with the Goodyears for both wet and dry grip (maybe even little better in the wet), but do wear very quick - the Goodyears seem more durable so far for similar grip and better steering response. If you can get them at the right price they are a good alternative.
- Toyo T1R or now called T1 Sport - excellent tyre, good wear, better than Pirelli Zero Nero for grip in dry and wet, but maybe marginally less than the Goodyears for grip and steering response. Still... a very capable tyre and if got at the right price a reasonable alternative (running them on my A4 which takes the same size as the Hawk).
- Continential SportContact5 - very good all-round in both dry and wet, probably on par with the Toyo and Nokian for grip and on par with the Goodyear for steering response. Again a very good alternative to the Goodyears, though they tend to be a bit more expensive unless you come across a good deal.
Tyres I wouldn't get again:
- Yokohama Advan Sport - extremely good in the dry (better than the Goodyears I think), adequate in the wet when new, but from 1/2 worn the grip in wet gets bad / frightening. With our climate I wouldn't get them again.
- Bridgestone RE050A - was good in its day, but there are now better tyres at better prices (see above).
- Michelin Pilot Sport3 - very good tyre, can't fault it, but wear quick enough and the price is just too dear as the Goodyears are more durable for similar performance and probably about €20-30 cheaper per corner which makes the Michelins uneconomical when compared.
- Dunlop - forget it, doesn't rate against some of the others above IMO
- Falken FK452 - wore out very quickly and didn't give the grip or steering response the Goodyears and others provided. Probably not a million miles from the P Zero Neros (just below them I would say).
- Pirelli P Zero Nero - They wore quickly, gave ok grip in the dry and wet, but the Goodyears are several times better as are the Nokians, Continentals and Toyos mentioned in the first category. Basically not a bad tyre, but there are better ones for similar or better money and the wear rate was high which really should have given better performance as a trade off. I wouldn't get them again.
Anyone any experiences with tyres not mentioned here and can give an indication of wet/dry grip, steering response and wear when compared to the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (or others mentioned above)?
- Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 - Have them on the Hawk now and am very impressed! Excellent dry grip, very impressive wet grip and a strong improvement in steering response. They also seem to be reasonably durable as wear isn't that high for the level of performance they offer. Price is good too - would recommend!
- Nokian Z-Line G2 - absolutely excellent - on par with the Goodyears for both wet and dry grip (maybe even little better in the wet), but do wear very quick - the Goodyears seem more durable so far for similar grip and better steering response. If you can get them at the right price they are a good alternative.
- Toyo T1R or now called T1 Sport - excellent tyre, good wear, better than Pirelli Zero Nero for grip in dry and wet, but maybe marginally less than the Goodyears for grip and steering response. Still... a very capable tyre and if got at the right price a reasonable alternative (running them on my A4 which takes the same size as the Hawk).
- Continential SportContact5 - very good all-round in both dry and wet, probably on par with the Toyo and Nokian for grip and on par with the Goodyear for steering response. Again a very good alternative to the Goodyears, though they tend to be a bit more expensive unless you come across a good deal.
Tyres I wouldn't get again:
- Yokohama Advan Sport - extremely good in the dry (better than the Goodyears I think), adequate in the wet when new, but from 1/2 worn the grip in wet gets bad / frightening. With our climate I wouldn't get them again.
- Bridgestone RE050A - was good in its day, but there are now better tyres at better prices (see above).
- Michelin Pilot Sport3 - very good tyre, can't fault it, but wear quick enough and the price is just too dear as the Goodyears are more durable for similar performance and probably about €20-30 cheaper per corner which makes the Michelins uneconomical when compared.
- Dunlop - forget it, doesn't rate against some of the others above IMO
- Falken FK452 - wore out very quickly and didn't give the grip or steering response the Goodyears and others provided. Probably not a million miles from the P Zero Neros (just below them I would say).
- Pirelli P Zero Nero - They wore quickly, gave ok grip in the dry and wet, but the Goodyears are several times better as are the Nokians, Continentals and Toyos mentioned in the first category. Basically not a bad tyre, but there are better ones for similar or better money and the wear rate was high which really should have given better performance as a trade off. I wouldn't get them again.
Anyone any experiences with tyres not mentioned here and can give an indication of wet/dry grip, steering response and wear when compared to the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (or others mentioned above)?
