BMW E39 M5 Tyres:
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| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (77) | 95% | 90% | 88% | 87% | 83% | 87% | 90% | 89% | 1,510,453 |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (50) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 77% | 84% | 89% | 86% | 593,200 |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo (4) | 93% | 80% | 83% | 88% | 85% | 70% | 85% | 83% | 32,000 |
| Falken FK452 (86) | 83% | 78% | 75% | 74% | 72% | 78% | 82% | 77% | 1,024,597 |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (93) | 82% | 79% | 74% | 70% | 56% | 64% | 61% | 69% | 1,568,171 |
| Yokohama S Drive (14) | 80% | 66% | 69% | 66% | 63% | 64% | 64% | 67% | 206,803 |
Writing about the Hankook Ventus S1 evo given 91% (295-35-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Impossible to fault for the price.
Writing about the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta given 80% (275-35-18-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 8000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 8000 average miles
Hopeless grip for first few miles so take great care. Once bedded in though the grip is great, wet and dry. However, fuel consumption takes a big hit (around 7.5-10% worse than with Pilot Sport IIs on motorway journeys!) and they tram-line terribly making the car a bucking bronco over white lines and poor surfaces.
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 given 80% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 60000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 60000 average miles
When I got my 330d I was dissappointed to find that the P-Zeros that it came with (and that I replaced the first time round) only lasted about 8000 miles. I've used F1 GSD-3s ever since and on average they last about 15000 miles. Although dry grip is good the real selling point is wet grip and aquaplaning resistance which is incredible.
The cold-weather/slush/snow performance is extremely poor however as would be expected. I have a set of Nokian WRs on cheap steel rims which I change over to in the winter - they're brilliant in the Alps or even at home on the odd snowy/slushy day we get here - and you save your summer tyres and wheels in the process.
The cold-weather/slush/snow performance is extremely poor however as would be expected. I have a set of Nokian WRs on cheap steel rims which I change over to in the winter - they're brilliant in the Alps or even at home on the odd snowy/slushy day we get here - and you save your summer tyres and wheels in the process.
Writing about the Falken FK452 given 80% (275-35-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
I think for the price these tyres are superb, I have them on my M5 which has 400bhp at the back and the car has never let go yet.I need new ones after around 12000 miles due to wear in the centre(over inflation perhaps) but i am defo getting these again.
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 given 71% (275-35-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 spirited miles
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Writing about the Yokohama S Drive given 46% (235-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3200 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3200 average miles
I bought it based on Mubull's (of autoworld.com.my) recommendation. I will not buy this tire again. There are better tyres for this money.Try the famous Bridgestone Adrenalin or Continental CSC2 or Goodyear F1 or Falken. Perhaps Mubull had some unseen commission in the process? I would be selling this urgently soon.
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Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Well it's hard form me to say how they wear because I've only driven around 1000 miles on them. I have to say they are fantastic performance tires. My e39 puts out about 410-415hp with the upgrades, so if I hammer her down it puts the tires to the test. I'm a pretty spirited driver and enjoy putting my stressing my tires to the limit...and that I have. Higher speed cornering on the on/off ramps are amazing. I took a friend out one night and he said if he had taken the curves at the speeds I took them, his jeep would have turned right over. When I take them to to limit that are amazingly balanced and when I force them to cut loose they are easy to get back into control. Pure 0-60 times have improved dramatically, although I still have a tough time in first gear with spinouts...lol but not near as bad as my michi's
For the price no other tire in the world competes with these as far as I'm concerned. Grade A/A+