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| Falken FK451 (5) | 80% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 92% | 86% | 96% | 84% | 90,010 |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (7) | 89% | 66% | 76% | 74% | 66% | 66% | 80% | 74% | 114,000 |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (2) | 85% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 65% | 70% | 65% | 71% | 20,000 |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 (3) | 83% | 70% | 77% | 83% | 60% | 47% | 67% | 70% | 56,000 |
| Toyo T1R (24) | 77% | 71% | 70% | 70% | 57% | 68% | 60% | 68% | 251,162 |
| Avon ZZ3 (10) | 72% | 67% | 64% | 66% | 64% | 73% | 63% | 67% | 233,000 |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (14) | 79% | 48% | 81% | 70% | 69% | 58% | 59% | 66% | 215,400 |
Writing about the Yokohama Parada Spec 2 given 76% (215-40-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
I found these tyres to be almost ideal for sports road driving. The feedback is good and inspires confidence, the dry grip is very good and wet grip resonable. The tyres strongest point is that it breaks away in a soft very user friendly way.
The only down sides are the reletively short life span and slightly higher than average noise levels.
The only down sides are the reletively short life span and slightly higher than average noise levels.
Writing about the Falken FK451 given 69% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
These are a really good budget tyre. They look like they're going to last 20k miles which is better than the stock bridgestone 040s and are much better in the wet.
Not quite as alive as the 040s but I'm not sure I've driven on a better tyre for the price.
Not quite as alive as the 040s but I'm not sure I've driven on a better tyre for the price.
Writing about the Toyo T1R given 67% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 26500 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 26500 average miles
Purchased a CTR sep 2004 brand new.OE B'stones 040 were very good in warm dry conditions.Medium compound and stiff sidewalls gave the car a very nice go-karty feel in its performance.Downside was excessive understeer in damp/wet conditions which was one reason i switched to the Toyo T1-R which is far better in wet conditions but not as good in dry.As a new tyre i immediately noticed the cars dry grip reduced but as i read in another review that they vastly improved with mileage was true and am now more confident with them in all conditions.
Writing about the Toyo T1R given 64% (215-40-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
I found these produce a good level of dry grip and give confidence inspiring feel. But I also found the break away at the grip limit to be quite abrupt, more so in the wet.
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx given 64% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 4000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 4000 spirited miles
I replaced the front Bridgestone 040's with these.
They seemed to grip better in both the dry and wet but didn't feel as precise or as firm as the 040s. Increased comfort was the result.
They seemed to be wearing quite well too when I sold the car.
They seemed to grip better in both the dry and wet but didn't feel as precise or as firm as the 040s. Increased comfort was the result.
They seemed to be wearing quite well too when I sold the car.
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE040 given 64% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
I bought my 04 plate Honda Civic type R about 7 months ago and it came with Bridgestone Potenza RE040
I was initially happy with the tyres. the weather was good everyday when i bought my car and these tyres definately perform well in the dry, they are not quick to warm up as i would say they are a medium to slightly hard compound of rubber. but generally in the dry you get lots of feedback through the steering wheel this is due to the hard walls on the tyre however having hard side walls does impact the comfort a little. When you are going round a corner a little faster than you should it does let you know that it is going to run out of grip slowly rather than just letting go of the road. It all unfortunately falls apart in the wet, I would describe these tyres as summer tyres really as in the wet an cold they dont perform. when ever i applied a lot of power in gears 1 an 2 i just got a large amount of wheel spin an didnt make too much progress. These tyres did put up with quite a bit of abuse and I do think they wear quite well so they are good for economy. Following a little research I have since put Bridgestone Potenza RE050A on my car which are a softer compund of rubber so I will expect them to wear a little quicker, as I was told by Event tyre's an although it is a little early to tell i would say they are an improvement gripwise. Event tyres were the company i choose to fit my tyres, the guy came to my house with all the kit in his van, he was very friendly and very good at what he does, I would recommend them.
I was initially happy with the tyres. the weather was good everyday when i bought my car and these tyres definately perform well in the dry, they are not quick to warm up as i would say they are a medium to slightly hard compound of rubber. but generally in the dry you get lots of feedback through the steering wheel this is due to the hard walls on the tyre however having hard side walls does impact the comfort a little. When you are going round a corner a little faster than you should it does let you know that it is going to run out of grip slowly rather than just letting go of the road. It all unfortunately falls apart in the wet, I would describe these tyres as summer tyres really as in the wet an cold they dont perform. when ever i applied a lot of power in gears 1 an 2 i just got a large amount of wheel spin an didnt make too much progress. These tyres did put up with quite a bit of abuse and I do think they wear quite well so they are good for economy. Following a little research I have since put Bridgestone Potenza RE050A on my car which are a softer compund of rubber so I will expect them to wear a little quicker, as I was told by Event tyre's an although it is a little early to tell i would say they are an improvement gripwise. Event tyres were the company i choose to fit my tyres, the guy came to my house with all the kit in his van, he was very friendly and very good at what he does, I would recommend them.
Writing about the Avon ZZ3 given 63% (215-40-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
A good tyre design with very progressive grip generation in both wet and dry conditions. My complaints would be a lack of feedback caused in my opinion by a thin tyre side wall and a tendancy to pick up punctures at an alarming rate. In total I've purchased 11 Avon ZZ3's and have lost 5 to un-repairable punctures or high speed deflations.
Writing about the Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 given 59% (---)
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
I buy this tyre because of many racing tuners recomending this. Some said it is better than Michelin Pilot Sport 2 and Pirelli Nero. So I buy it. I also do not want my friends to think I am stick in the mud. So far I am bowled by it's cornering and handling. It is stupendous. I tis very costly but I like it when my friends pat me on my back and refer me as a racing man. I feel like real man now. Only my mother and younger brother and sisters said the car is too uncomfortable riding since I put on the Neova AD-07. Sometimes they get very angry because they now have to shout at each other to make conversation because of the noise.
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE040 given 53% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 6500 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 6500 spirited miles
I'd not buy these again. They lasted all of about 6500miles on the front, though the CTR does like to eat it's tyres.
Appalling in the wet, just understeered.
The only plus from this tyre is the fantastic feedback due to the stiff sidewalls, makes the car very pointy which is nice.
Appalling in the wet, just understeered.
The only plus from this tyre is the fantastic feedback due to the stiff sidewalls, makes the car very pointy which is nice.
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 spirited miles