Tyre recommendations for the Mk7

[cathaldinneen]

Hey Guys,

I've ordered a 110 TDI Highline MK7 which all going well, should be arriving at my dealers mid-late July. As an option I purchased the 18" Rotary wheels. For those of you who also purchased these stunning wheels, what tyres did you decide on ?

I was looking at maybe high priced : Pirelli PZero Rosso they seem to be great performance tyres but can get low life K's.

Anyone else got recommendations ? The wheel takes a 225/45/18 tyre. Also I will be selling the stock Djion 17" wheels and tyres in august if anyone is looking for them ?

[team_v]

Hey Guys,

I've ordered a 110 TDI Highline MK7 which all going well, should be arriving at my dealers mid-late July. As an option I purchased the 18" Rotary wheels. For those of you who also purchased these stunning wheels, what tyres did you decide on ?

I was looking at maybe high priced : Pirelli PZero Rosso they seem to be great performance tyres but can get low life K's.

Anyone else got recommendations ? The wheel takes a 225/45/18 tyre. Also I will be selling the stock Djion 17" wheels and tyres in august if anyone is looking for them ?

I don't really understand.
Did you order the 18" wheels as a factory or dealer fit option?
If so they will be fitted with factory provided rubber (generally whatever is available at the time) and you won't receive the stock 17" wheels.

[Martin]

If so they will be fitted with factory provided rubber (generally whatever is available at the time) and you won't receive the stock 17" wheels.

Indeed, that's what you would expect to happen

The wheel takes a 225/45/18 tyre.

More likely to be 225/40/18

I was looking at maybe high priced : Pirelli PZero Rosso they seem to be great performance tyres but can get low life K's. Anyone else got recommendations ?

See this thread for a range of options and comments:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f39/goodyear-eagle-f1-asymmetric-2-tempe-tyres-sydney-225-40-18-%24250-84435.html

There are many threads discussing Golf/GTI tyres in this size

[cathaldinneen]

I don't really understand.
Did you order the 18" wheels as a factory or dealer fit option?
If so they will be fitted with factory provided rubber (generally whatever is available at the time) and you won't receive the stock 17" wheels.

Fair enough, I shall explain myself better. The wheels are a dealer fitted option and are an extra cost onto of the car, hence why I get my 17" as well.

The problem is the tyre options are endless, I know a couple of other forum contributes have purchased the rotary wheels so it would be interesting to see what they have on them, be it factory stock rubber or their own preference.

[cathaldinneen]

More likely to be 225/40/18

Yeah your right, typo on my behalf.

See this thread for a range of options and comments:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f39/goodyear-eagle-f1-asymmetric-2-tempe-tyres-sydney-225-40-18-%24250-84435.html

There are many threads discussing Golf/GTI tyres in this size

Great, thanks mate I'll check it out !!

[team_v]

Fair enough, I shall explain myself better. The wheels are a dealer fitted option and are an extra cost onto of the car, hence why I get my 17" as well.

The problem is the tyre options are endless, I know a couple of other forum contributes have purchased the rotary wheels so it would be interesting to see what they have on them, be it factory stock rubber or their own preference.

Dealer fitted optional wheels already come shod in rubber and I believe they keep the stock wheels on hand.
May need to check on that one.

The exception wold be if you were to purchase your own set of wheels and have the dealer fit them after delivery.

[cathaldinneen]

Dealer fitted optional wheels already come shod in rubber and I believe they keep the stock wheels on hand.
May need to check on that one.

The exception wold be if you were to purchase your own set of wheels and have the dealer fit them after delivery.

Talking to the dealer, the alloy wheels are a 'Dealer Accessory' and have to be ordered separately. Hence why they don't come with rubber. Thanks for your concern team_v, but I'm on top of it with the dealer.

[team_v]

Talking to the dealer, the alloy wheels are a 'Dealer Accessory' and have to be ordered separately. Hence why they don't come with rubber. Thanks for your concern team_v, but I'm on top of it with the dealer.

No worries.
Just saw a lot of people with the Golf R upgrading to dealer accessory 19" wheels and they never got their standard 18's.

[pologti18t]

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

[cathaldinneen]

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

You reckon ? Do you drive on these yourself?

[brad]

You reckon ? Do you drive on these yourself?

I'd choose Michelin PS3 over any Pirelli any day. Michelin have always worked well for me & Pirelli less so.

Besides

I was looking at maybe high priced : Pirelli PZero Rosso they seem to be great performance tyres but can get low life K's

You haven't actually said what you want from a tyre.
PS3 will give good performance in the wet & dry, comfortable ride & low noise that would satisfy most drivers. Mileage totally depends on the driver, road conditions, etc but in a FWD with tyre pressures checked & maintained properly, a good wheel alignment & x-rotation every 7500km-10,000km you'd expect ~30,000km+ out of them. I know I'd probably get 45,000km+.

Plenty of other good stuff out there. Toyo Teo, Goodyear F1A2, Conti5, Yokohama DB, etc.

[Amalgam]

I have Continental ExtremeContact DW on my EVO imported from tirerack.com. They are well priced and a great performer with good reviews.

The ContiSportContact 5 on the Passat are also excellent and are now standard fit on HSV GTS.

[pologti18t]

You reckon ? Do you drive on these yourself?

No. I currently have the older Michelin Precedas2. The PS3 is kinda of the successor.
My mate went from Precedas on his MX5 to PS3. Loves the new PS3. Great in the wet and dry

If you want something cheaper and more comfort oriented you could try the Kumho KU39. Its their luxury/Performance tyre.

[Zogger]

Tyre recommendations for the Mk7

Had the ps3's on my mk5 gti. The tire was brilliant in the wet and dry. Will certainly be changing the conties on the mk6 gti to ps3.

[cktsi]

PS3 were outstanding for wet and dry grip on my mk6 118tsi. However, they were noisier than the eco tyres that were OEM. Fuel consumption increased from 7.2l/100 to 7.8l/100.... Largely suburban hilly sydney driving. I thought the fuel penalty was worth the extra safety and FUN.

If i still had the vehicle i might have gone for something different yet again. Maybe the assymetrics 2 or pirelli cinturato 7. If i was to get the best.... michelin super pilot sports.

I could give you my current experience, but they are irrelevant as my wheel size is completely different to yours, so these links may help. I found them when i did some hard core researching for my current ride.

MOTOR mag tyre test


MOTOR Magazine 2013 Tyre Test - Scion FR-S Forum | Subaru BRZ Forum | Toyota 86 GT 86 Forum | AS1 Forum - FT86CLUB

Some other site

Tyre test of AutoBild: finding of best tyres (225/45R17; 3.2012)212 | Laneks

This is less relevant as they cover US tyres

Monsters of Grip: Nine Summer-Performance Tires Tested - Comparison Test - Car and Driver