Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec

Apart from the tyres being difficult to balance well and needing a good bit more weights added on the wheels that the string of Bridgestones (B530,So2,RE-050 & RE-050A) never needed or had problems with, and they had more road noise, they provided a good bit more grip and for spirited driving & the car was nicer to drive with an absence of tyre squeal when cornering. Would buy again if the quality control could be improved re. balancing issues.

Had these fitted as a mid-ranged (price-wise) performance tyre. The tyres gave very good to excellent grip on most road surfaces in most conditions even when the car was being driven hard. Versus the OEM Michelin Pilot tyres there was a slight decrease in road noise, improved handling, gip and feedback. The only downside was wear out more rapidly than the OEM tyres (and also versus other performace tyres which I have used on other cars) However as they cost me significantly less than the Pirelli P-Zero/Goodyear Eagle F-1/Bridgestone Potenzas that I also been considering it was a reasonable trade-off.