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Welcome to Tyrereviews.co.uk

Welcome to our new tyre reviews website. This site has been created so drivers can get impartial feedback on road and track tyres reviewed by those who know best - the people that drive on the tyres everyday.

To search our review database you can either browse by car model, tyre manufacturer or by tyre type.


Latest Updates:

So, one of our all time favourite tyres, and arguably the tyre that first got us into rubber has had a facelift! With big expectations the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 certainly has a lot to live up to. Lets see what's new...

Well, the tread pattern is new, but only very slightly. The original Pilot Sport had the old school aggressive directional tread pattern, but with the introduction of the the Pilot Sport 2 came a new asymmetric design. The Pilot Sport 3 continues this by slightly altering the snipe pattern, but very little else.

Read on for more information...

2009 ADAC Winter Tyre Test

ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.), Europes largest motoring club have published their 2009 winter tyre test.

As is always the case, ADAC have been extremely thorough testing 34 different tyres across two tire sizes. All the tyres were purchased anonymously from independent retailers to avoid any "special" test samples being delivered by the manufacturers.

The winter tyres were tested on dry and wet roads, a specially created snow surface and the local ice ring to emulate icy condtions!

Read on for the full details
Still not convinced a set of winter tyres can really make a difference on snow and ice? This might convince you otherwise. Two identical cars, one fitted with the standard fitment all season tyre and one fitted with an aftermarket winter tyre. Compared are differences between acceleration, braking and cornering capabilities on a snowy test track with dramatic differences!


2009 Year in Review

As the year draws to a close now is good time to reflect on the past 12 months in the world of tyres. This is tyrereviews first look at the year as a whole which includes predictions for 2010 and the important best and worst tyres of the year.





After a week of snow and ice on UK roads people are finally starting to take winter tyres seriously. A legal requirement in most of northern Europe winter tyres are very misunderstood in the UK. Here are 7 reasons you might want to consider swapping to winter tyres this season.

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With petrol prices rocketing and "green" being very much on the agenda, ultra low rolling resistance tyres are very much in fashion with the tyre manufacturers in 2009. With the hype has come a lot of questions regarding the fuel savings involved, and uncertainty as to whether there's a trade off in grip and performance to achieve the reduction.

Fortunately, the excellent American tyre reseller tirerack.com has tested 7 tyres ranging from the latest in fuel saving rubber, to the softest "comfort" tyres money can buy. Read on for the full test!
Too good to be true? A tyre test with premium ultra high performance tyres, mid range performance AND trackday semi slick tyres. Australian MOTOR magazine has done just that! Follow the link below for the results of the test.


Here at tyrereviews.co.uk we love Auto Bild. No other magazine comes close to the amount of tyre testing they do and being German, their testing metholodgy is always excellent.

This month they've released their 2009 All Season (175/65 R14) tyre test.



How a tyre is constructed

Tyres are wonderfully complex and often misunderstood pieces of engineering so here are tyrereviews we've cut one up to show you exactly how they're constructed!

Is this the new high performance king? Read on to the 2009 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test with some surprising results!






Autocar's latest tyre test is all about budget tyres - and how they perform compared to a premium road tyre by Continental. Unsurprisingly, they don't compare well - read on to find out exactly how badly!
 
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