MK6 Wheel / Rim / Tyre Thread

[alebonau]

MY10 mk6 GTi

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT

Wish they had more dry weather grip when merging into traffic from a standing start .You don't have to push them hard to loose traction .

Cheers

Interesting comment gtimal, can cope with the grip of the michelin primacy hp I have in the dry. But in the wet think they're pretty inadequate.

Gti could definitely do with more grip I agree. When my primacy are worn down, hopefully can swap to something grippier like the pilot sport 3 michelins or something.

[AdamD]

2010 MkVI GTI - Bridgestone Potenza RE050.

Seem okay so far, albeit quite noisy at speed. Grip is decent, but I've not compared them to anything else on a GTI, so who knows.

[MkVIGTI]

2010 MkVI GTI - Bridgestone Potenze RE050.

Seem okay so far, albeit quite noisy at speed. Grip is decent, but I've not compared them to anything else on a GTI, so who knows.

Mine came with the same set of tyres. Thought they offered a good ride/handling balance, just a bit noisy over rough roads.

[MIRSAD]

If You are interested:

New 2010 EVO Tyre Test

2010 EVO Tyre Test - tyre reviews, the online tyre guide

[Corey_R]

Thanks for the link.
It's kinda annoying since to get the overall result you need to buy the magazine.
Also, they are missing several big names there, such as the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric which in previous tests with most of those tyres has 'won'. Lastly, as they mention, several of the tyres they've reviewed are outdated or have been superseeded by newer or better models. :/

[alebonau]

Thanks for the link.
It's kinda annoying since to get the overall result you need to buy the magazine.
Also, they are missing several big names there, such as the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric which in previous tests with most of those tyres has 'won'. Lastly, as they mention, several of the tyres they've reviewed are outdated or have been superseeded by newer or better models. :/

True the pilot exaltos I had on my Citroën before, was current at the time I got the car but can't buy The tyre even if wanted to. Why they didn't test the pilot sport 3 instead don't really understand.

[AdamD]

EVO 2010 FWD Tyre Test

I recently bought the December 2010 issue of EVO, with their 2010 FWD tyre test. The tyre size was 235/35 R19 - correct fitment for the Golf R running 19s IIRC (they used a Megane RS250 as the test vehicle).

The results:

1. Continental ContiSport Contact 5P (97.8%)
2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (95.5%)
3. Pirelli P Zero K1 (95.4%)
4. Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (92.9%)
5. Toyo Proxes Sport T1 (91.3%)
6. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (90.8%)
7. Bridgestone Potenza S001 (90.6%)
8. Hankook Ventus S1 EVO (88.9%)
9. Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31 (87.5%)

The results are covered in brief here.

I myself have the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric - in 225/40 R18 - on my GTI, and am quite happy with them so far.

[Corey_R]

ooh, I was going to get the Goodyear F1 Asymmetric.... but now the Conti 5P is the best! Interesting....

It's missing the Michelin PS3 though....

[AdamD]

ooh, I was going to get the Goodyear F1 Asymmetric.... but now the Conti 5P is the best! Interesting....

It's missing the Michelin PS3 though....

What's wrong with your OEM rubber? Going to 19s?

The main points of difference between the Contis and Goodyears are wet braking (Goodyear 1st, Conti 4th and 1m longer), dry braking (Conti 1st, Goodyear 7th and 2.3m longer!), rolling resistance (Conti 5th, Goodyear 9th), and dry handling (Conti typically top, Goodyear around mid field). The Goodyears are definitely better in the wet; the Contis are definitely better in the dry and are slightly better overall. In the other tests both tyres were trading places at the top.

Tirerack doesn't have the 5Ps at the moment unfortunately... the CSC3s are around US$800 a set, or $100 more than the Goodyears.

[Corey_R]

Nah - I'm not upgrading the wheels... I should have said "I'll get the F1's when my current tyres wear out!". Thanks for the details. I'm sure Tirerack will have the 5P's at some point!

[Parky]

What do you think of the Continental ExtremeContact DW ? Anyone have experiences with them? It actually beat both the F1's and PS2's in the Tirerack.com comparo. Link here http://bit.ly/hH6yP1

They're well priced too..

[brad]

What do you think of the Continental ExtremeContact DW ? Anyone have experiences with them? It actually beat both the F1's and PS2's. They're well priced too..

i think you could pick any of the top 5 tyres in that list & be pretty happy unless you drive around like Fangio all the time. I've even run the Kumho KU31 & it was more than adequate for tearing around the suburbs.

[team_v]

i think you could pick any of the top 5 tyres in that list & be pretty happy unless you drive around like Fangio all the time. I've even run the Kumho KU31 & it was more than adequate for tearing around the suburbs.

I would go Kumho's for normal use and PS3's / Eagle F1's if i was doing some serious driving.

[teodeh]

I have some KU31's on my pug gti (Currently 4 months into an 8 month wait for my R...) and although they are excellent value they are nowhere near the performance of the stock Bridgestone RE050A tyres.

Can't complain about $145/rim fitted (v.s. around $300 quoted for the PS3s)

Wet grip is verging on dangerous compared to the excellent bridgestones.

Unless you're on a budget I'd advise staying away from the KU31s.

[Corey_R]

Wow... it was only going to cost $300 a corner for the PS3's ?!?!
Do you mind confirming the tyre size and where this deal was from?