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Honda Civic Type R Tyres:

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The following tyres have been reviewed on the Honda Civic Type R
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (77) 95% 90% 88% 87% 83% 87% 90% 89% 1,510,453
Uniroyal Rainsport 2 (60) 89% 94% 83% 85% 77% 86% 91% 86% 543,236
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (50) 91% 88% 87% 86% 77% 84% 89% 86% 593,200
Falken FK451 (7) 84% 81% 79% 80% 93% 84% 97% 86% 97,010
Continental Sport Contact 3 (44) 88% 83% 82% 77% 64% 80% 73% 78% 659,241
Bridgestone Potenza RE070r (4) 95% 68% 88% 90% 65% 48% 88% 77% 132,500
Vredestein Ultrac (9) 80% 74% 74% 74% 73% 80% 81% 77% 89,000
Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (16) 87% 77% 76% 78% 65% 74% 74% 76% 207,560
Falken ZE912 (38) 82% 77% 73% 56% 73% 84% 78% 75% 357,070
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (38) 87% 74% 80% 75% 66% 70% 69% 75% 645,830
Avon ZZ3 (37) 81% 72% 75% 72% 64% 76% 74% 74% 726,532
Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 (4) 83% 70% 80% 83% 65% 48% 75% 72% 56,016
Toyo T1R (82) 81% 74% 75% 71% 61% 69% 72% 72% 1,184,597
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (27) 81% 75% 69% 64% 71% 65% 63% 70% 419,000
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (27) 87% 54% 72% 75% 59% 68% 69% 69% 303,500
Nexen N3000 (16) 78% 58% 67% 63% 66% 76% 67% 68% 330,733
Toyo Proxes 4 (12) 75% 58% 61% 51% 85% 84% 58% 67% 123,612
Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (20) 79% 53% 79% 68% 71% 57% 56% 66% 412,800
Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (35) 66% 50% 58% 55% 67% 47% 40% 55% 409,891

Writing about the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta given 100% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
I thought this was a budget tyre with a fancy tread pattern.............. was so wrong in the end and surprised! fantastic in the dry and especially in the wet, nice stiff sidewalls for good cornering and tread that wears well and the price of this tyre is so competitive puts so called premium brands to shame! Its almost half price of the premium competetion and better than most I tried this includes Eagle F1A, Continental CSC3 etc!
Posted at 2010-03-26 15:58:14
Writing about the Uniroyal Rainsport 2 given 100% (205-55-16-W)
Driving on mostly town for 10 average miles
I'm very pleased with the Uniroyals Rainsport2, it's amazing the difference you get by changing all the tyres. The old ones were quite worn and I hadn't realised just how much this had effected the handling. These give good grip and are very good in the wet.

They call Uniroyal Tyres the "Rain Tyre", I can see why now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

A good tyre at a reasonable price.
This tyre is made by "Continental"
Posted at 2009-08-15 13:50:21
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 given 97% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
The best tyres I have used so far and they offer so much grip and control in all conditions. And my driving style is very spirited.
Posted at 2009-11-20 15:29:07
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A given 96% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 29000 spirited miles
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Posted at 2009-12-08 17:31:40
Writing about the Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 given 92% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Had these fitted to the front of my Civic Type R to replace some very badly worn Toyo Proxes T1-R.

Initial impressions are very good, excellent grip in the wet and even better in the dry.

Comfort and road noise are reasonable for the size of the tyre and the feedback is very good.

Can’t really comment on the wear rates so I will report back once these near the end of their life to see if I’m as impressed with them.

So far so good, thumbs up for me and I would recommend these tyres!
Posted at 2009-12-17 21:00:33
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A given 90% (215-40-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Excellent tyres even though a bit pricey, good dry and wet weather grip. Good dry and wet weather braking and very progressive on the limit. Nice stiff sidewalls keeps the car smooth through corners. A very good tyre.
Posted at 2009-10-17 22:02:20
Writing about the Uniroyal Rainsport 2 given 87% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
After a while skidding and sliding with factory standard RE040s on my Civic R, I plumped for these due to the good reviews. My god, they are SO much better! Wet weather performance is like night and day compared to the Bridgestones. Not a hint of wheelspin in the wet and very grippy in the dry. The walls are a little softer than RE040s but provide a smoother and quieter ride. I'm fully used to this difference now and its not a problem. I would definately recommend this tyre for FWD cars which need all the grip they can get!
Posted at 2009-09-12 17:40:41
Writing about the Toyo Proxes 4 given 80% (215-40-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 average miles
Very good dry grip although sidewall is a little softer than the OEM RE040 potenza's leading to flex on cornering. A slight increase in tyre pressures to 34 front and 32 back seemed to solve this. In the wet they are much better than the potenza even when worn. I used to be scared driving away from the lights or pulling out of junctions when it rained because the potenza's would spin up at the slightest provocation. They would also aquaplane quite badly and made for nervous motorway driving. Proxes are very sure footed in the wet. Wear has been particularly good although 80% of journeys are motorway. Overall a very good all round tyre, not quite as good as the potenza in the dry but much better and safer in the wet.
Posted at 2010-07-27 13:28:30
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE040 given 79% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 spirited miles
Second type R bought ten tyres so far, set of 4 £365 fitted. Excellent grip dry & good wet, get about 8000m fronts 18000m rears could be better. For price/grip would recommend.
Posted at 2007-11-13 15:20:46
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE070r given 76% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 15500 average miles
My drive is a Honda Civic type R(japan version)
the tyre come with stock, it did so marvellous in dry and also when attacking the corner with high speed... done so well in grip!!
but unfortunately it was too hardcore and uncomfortable for daily use.
Posted at 2010-06-23 19:18:29
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