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US$ | SR | UTQG | SIZE | TYRE |
$106 | YR | 360 | 275/40-17 | Falken ZIEX ZE 512 |
$107 | WR | 280 | 275/40-17 | Kumho ECSTA Supra 712 |
$119 | WR | 220 | 275/40-17 | Sumitomo HTR Z II |
$127 | WR | 280 | 275/40-17 | Yokohama AVS ES100 |
$140 | YR | 280 | 275/40-17 | Falken GRB FK451 |
$148 | YR | 220 | 275/40-17 | Kumho Ecsta MX |
$169 | WR | 340 | 275/40-17 | Bridgestone Potenza RE750 |
$176 | ZR | 340 | 275/40-17 | Firestone Firehawk SZ50 EP |
$179 | YR | 300 | 275/40-17 | BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW |
$185 | YR | 280 | 275/40-17 | Toyo Proxes T1-S (price seems too high?) |
$187 | YR | 280 | 275/40-17 | Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 |
$223 | YR | 220 | 265/40-17 | Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position |
Sorry, I have lost the attributions:
Michelin Pilot Sport MXX3. Last well. V. Good handling. V. Expensive!
Pirelli Pzero <many>. Beware, there are many types with widely varying performance characteristics. Nero is probably the pick but available only in limited sizes. Expensive! Wear rates on Asimmetrico tyres are alarmingly high!
Bridgestone S-02 are precise and grip brilliantly in the wet, but can be noisy and harsh. Fabulous in the dry. Better than Michelins in the wet. Good until very very bald. Then very bad suddenly. Wear rate is good.
Bridgestone S-02 seems to be out of production, but it's still available, at least in some sizes, as the Firestone FZ50. Bridgestone sell the casing to Firestone, so they are genuine S02s.
Bridgestone S-03. Excellent grip. Good track tyre. Ordinary wear. Prefer S-03 to Continental Contact N1s on track, but can't tell the difference on the road. Less harsh and less noisy than S02, but very similar performance.
Continental Contact N1. Even wear. Well behaved for road. On track controllable, but S-03 better. Very happy with Conti's, prefer over the Bridgestone S-02.
Dunlop FM901. Quiet. Grippy. Fabulous in the wet and very. Predictable on the limit in the dry. Comparable to Bridgestone S03. Don't scrub and overheat like Bridgestone RE711, don't skate like Toyo Proxes. Do everything right. Really fast wear!
Prefer Michelin Pilot Preceda' s to Dunlop FM901. Very quiet, excellent grip.
Toyo. Toyo Proxy T1-S. Popular 928 S4 tyre.
Kumho 712. Widely liked as a "budget" tyre on Rennlist. Excellent value for money. A good "cheap" (relative term) tyre for your 928.
Falken. ZE502 and FK451 *very* noisy. ZE326 and the FK451 ranges are very durable and not prone to warranty issues/claims. ST115 are much quieter than the FK451s, but difficult to get in 16" sizes. RT215 is a sticky "track" tyre, very short lifespan, about 10,000 km on the road. Falken FK451, ST115 and ZE512 are worth consideration.
Sumitomo HTR+. Good reviews.
BFGoodrich Comp T/A HR4-2. Poor value.
Kumho ECSTA Supra 712. Excellent (and unusually objective) reviews. Claims to be be better than Toyo TS-1, Sumitomo HTR Z2, Yoko AVS Sport, Comp T/A, Dunlop SP5000 and Goodyear RSA (which everyone says is dreadful).
Sumitomo HTR Z. Some good reviews. Soft sidewalls. Tread wear is an issue.
Sumitomo HTR Z II. Some good reviews. A bit better in the dry than the Kumho ECSTA Supra 712, but not quite as good in the wet.
Yokohama AVS ES100. Seems likely. The AVS ES100 is definitely a better tyre than the Sumitomo HTR+, HTR Z II, and Kumho ECSTA Supra 712. In some sizes, it's not much more expensive than these.
Continental ContiExtremeContact. Beware, there are extremely mixed reviews for this tyre. Lots of balance problems. Most positive reviews relate to snow performance.
Continental ContiSportContact. Very noisy. I'm confused by this tyre. It has lousy wear rating, many reviewers who HATED it and yet there are Mercedes and Porsche drivers (where ContiSportContact is original equipment) who just LOVE this tyre.
BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDWS. The KDW or KDW-2 is probably better if snow is not an issue.
Pirelli P7000 SUPERSPORT. Wet performance suspect. Prone to irregular wear.
Kumho Ecsta MX. Noisy. Exceptional dry traction. OK in wet. Deteriorate with age, esp. in wet. Good test report. Wear just OK.
Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Asymmetrical. The Sumitomo HTR+ and BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDWS are probably a better tyres for less money.
Yokohama AVS dB S2.
Dunlop SP Sport 8000. Poor in the wet. Lousy wear.
Bridgestone Potenza RE750. Looks like a good tyre.
Firestone Firehawk SZ50 EP. Looks like a good tyre. Comparable to the BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW. The KDW is better in the dry but the SZ50 EP has the edge in the wet.
Dunlop SP Sport 9000. Soft sidewalls. Very average traction for its price class. This is a specialist wet weather tyre.
BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW-2. Looks like a good tyre. Just better than Firestone Firehawk SZ50 EP.
BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW. Looks like a good tyre. Comparable to the Firestone Firehawk SZ50 EP. The KDW is better in the dry but the SZ50 EP has the edge in the wet.
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3. This is a premium tyre. Only the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 appears decidedly superior.
Pirelli PZero System Asimmetrico. Good in dry, abysmal in wet, really fast wear.
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS. This tyre is a complete dud at the price.
Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Pos. Best overall value premium tyre? Note poor wear.
BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KD. This is a fast wearing dry weather tyre only.
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. Michelin Pilot Sport probably better if snow is not an issue.
Yokohama AVS Sport. The user reviews rate this tyre fairly poorly for the price. Kumho ECSTA MX, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 and Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position are cheaper and better.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar. Very high performance, fast wearing, dry weather only tyre.
Michelin Pilot Sport. Very expensive. Premium tyre. Only Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position, Pirelli PZero Nero are in this class. All are probably better value for money.
Visit here for good comparisons between brands,
reviews and people's comments (but watch out for uninformed comment,
small sample bias and glowing general assessment based solely on good
performance in snow): http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTires.jsp
Phil Chadwick