Daihatsu MK3 MR2 Roaster Tyres
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| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (14) | 91% | 84% | 86% | 81% | 74% | 81% | 90% | 84% | 25,900 |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto (36) | 87% | 83% | 76% | 82% | 84% | 76% | 84% | 82% | 1,161,430 |
| Toyo R888 (17) | 96% | 74% | 86% | 85% | 62% | 58% | 94% | 79% | 84,661 |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (36) | 80% | 58% | 77% | 69% | 67% | 59% | 54% | 66% | 722,100 |
| Pirelli P6000 (120) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 47% | 68% | 62% | 39% | 55% | 1,734,305 |
Daihatsu MK3 MR2 Roaster Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Toyo R888 given 87% (225-45-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Used for 6 months as daily driver on a turbocharged Mk3 MR2 Roadster. Used on all types of roads, in weather ranging from hot summer to cold winter & everything in between.
Dry grip levels are truly incredible. The R888 is an R compound tyre and dry grip far exceeds any conventional 'high performance' street tyre. Performance is far higher than any other tyre I've used.
Wet grip is surprisingly good. Internet horror stories regarding using the R888 in the rain (usually by people who haven't actually run them) are overrated. In my experience as long as the user understands the relationship between rain & grip levels for ANY tyre, wet grip is actually very reasonable. Similarly, as with any tyre, if you are reasonably cautious with standing water, drivability is perfectly adequate especially for a such a highly specialised, high performance piece of equipment.
Some road noise, but perfectly acceptable for an enthusiast driver.
Wear rate is very reasonable for a track tyre, similar in duration to the Toyo T1-R.
Overall, an excellent tyre, with many strengths & very reasonable weaknesses. Understand it's nature & related characteristics, & the R888 is thoroughly recommended.
Dry grip levels are truly incredible. The R888 is an R compound tyre and dry grip far exceeds any conventional 'high performance' street tyre. Performance is far higher than any other tyre I've used.
Wet grip is surprisingly good. Internet horror stories regarding using the R888 in the rain (usually by people who haven't actually run them) are overrated. In my experience as long as the user understands the relationship between rain & grip levels for ANY tyre, wet grip is actually very reasonable. Similarly, as with any tyre, if you are reasonably cautious with standing water, drivability is perfectly adequate especially for a such a highly specialised, high performance piece of equipment.
Some road noise, but perfectly acceptable for an enthusiast driver.
Wear rate is very reasonable for a track tyre, similar in duration to the Toyo T1-R.
Overall, an excellent tyre, with many strengths & very reasonable weaknesses. Understand it's nature & related characteristics, & the R888 is thoroughly recommended.
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 given 87% (205-50-15-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 3000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 3000 average miles
Replaced rear RE001s with these. The RE002s are much better in the wet and dry.
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE040 given 59% (215-45-16-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
Tyres came with the car. I feel let down by Toyota's choice of wheel sizes for the MR2 which means I have a choice of Potenzas RE40 or a couple of models from Yokohama. Feel like I'm stuck with the Bridgestones unless I decide to change the wheels altogether.
The tyres are average overall; good points are:
1. Progressiveness - grip bleeds away quite smoothly and, also due to the car itself, all slides are controllable and no tankslapping occurrs when the tyres find grip again, quite happy with that.
2. Dry grip - nothing outstanding but good grip from the puny 185/55 15s in the front, very little understeer (again, partially due to the car itself) good grip on braking, surprisingly hard to break traction at the rear (but again, the car is largely responsible for this - not enough torque).
3. Comfort - or one side of it - Potenzas have a far stiffer sidewall that Toyo T1-Rs I had on my previous MR2 (pre - facelift) but are still quite comfortable, good response and very little thudding or thumping.
Bad points:
1. Wet grip - not very bad, but not impressive either. Tyres remain progressive and easy to judge but outright grip just isn't there, especially at the front which tends to wash wide.
2. Wear - rate of wear is quite poor, considering that the car weighs less than a ton. I do tend to make tyres work quite hard, though. What's really disappinting is performance degradation. I'm close to 3 mil mark now on the rears and the handling is pretty desperate, rear floating around like it's nobody's business. The car just feels unsafe.
3. Comfort - much as the tyres complement the suspension well, they are loud. Tyre rumble actually starts to drown out wind noise around 70mph mark which is unacceptable on a
The tyres are average overall; good points are:
1. Progressiveness - grip bleeds away quite smoothly and, also due to the car itself, all slides are controllable and no tankslapping occurrs when the tyres find grip again, quite happy with that.
2. Dry grip - nothing outstanding but good grip from the puny 185/55 15s in the front, very little understeer (again, partially due to the car itself) good grip on braking, surprisingly hard to break traction at the rear (but again, the car is largely responsible for this - not enough torque).
3. Comfort - or one side of it - Potenzas have a far stiffer sidewall that Toyo T1-Rs I had on my previous MR2 (pre - facelift) but are still quite comfortable, good response and very little thudding or thumping.
Bad points:
1. Wet grip - not very bad, but not impressive either. Tyres remain progressive and easy to judge but outright grip just isn't there, especially at the front which tends to wash wide.
2. Wear - rate of wear is quite poor, considering that the car weighs less than a ton. I do tend to make tyres work quite hard, though. What's really disappinting is performance degradation. I'm close to 3 mil mark now on the rears and the handling is pretty desperate, rear floating around like it's nobody's business. The car just feels unsafe.
3. Comfort - much as the tyres complement the suspension well, they are loud. Tyre rumble actually starts to drown out wind noise around 70mph mark which is unacceptable on a
Writing about the Pirelli P6000 given 19% (---)
Driving on a combination of roads for 70 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 70 average miles
I won't buy Pirelli ever again!
The worst tyres I've ever used. As other people have said, loads of road noise, slid without warning when going 30 - 35 MPH. Especially, uneasy when used in the wet.
The worst tyres I've ever used. As other people have said, loads of road noise, slid without warning when going 30 - 35 MPH. Especially, uneasy when used in the wet.
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Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles