Lexus IS200 Tyres

Best Tyres I have Come Across,
Car Drives Exceptionally Well In All Conditions Wether its Raining,
Dry Roads,
And other weather Conditions,

This Tyre Can Cope With Everything You Can Expect On The Roads, so If You thinking In Purchasing Tyres For Your Car, DONT LOOK FURTHER THESE RAINSPORT 2 WILL GUARANTEE YOU A SMILE.

I love this tyre: Michelin PS2 has it for me. After having ContiSportContact2 and Pirelli PZeroRosso's on the Lexus IS 200 compressor, the Michelin PS2's have proven to be the best tyres I have ever had on any of my cars. I drive the car regularly in the daily commute to work where it proves to be very comfortable and stable.
The part where this tyre excels over other tyres (even the PS3) is the progressiveness & consistency when losing its grip. That is a key feature to me. It announces clearly that you're overdoing it and lets go in a fashion that allows you proper and timely response. This year alone I have done over 80 laps on the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife with these tyres in all kinds of conditions (wet & cold to hot & dry), and added a trackday and a drift course. On every occasion, the PS2 performed really well. The compound is out of this world: sticky all the way but it doesn't wear like a sticky tyre! Even with the textile coming out from under the rubber, the tyre keeps on going. The PS2 shows less understeer than the PZeroRosso and simply outclasses the Conti's. I have not had any punctures or other problems until now (2nd set of Michelin PS2's), whereas one of the Conti's carcass tore prematurely and the PZeroRosso's carcass showed a profound imbalance that could not be properly resolved with even loads of lead.
Drawback from the loads of grip this tyre provides, is the initial difficulty to provoke the car into drifting. That means it will not drift unless you force it to, which is a good thing for a road tyre.
The steering response is very good: changes of direction are accurate and the feel is very good. The tyres did more miles (22000mi or 35000km's) than any of my previous choices. Seen the track use and spirited driving, that's an excellent performance.
They are very pricey and had to be specially ordered, but I prefer these PS2's over the newer generation PS3. That choice is now also confirmed by Michelin by telling us the PS3 is not the successor of the PS2, but the Supersport is. But we knew that already...

This is the first time I have used Nokian tyres and I must say I am very impressed. In he first week of using he tyres I got 20miles more from quarter of a time than my usual milage.
The handling and drive is beats the Dunlop sports I used to have. The car feels more responsive and I am very happy with my choice.
Just wish Nokian tyres was av ailable more freely in the UK

These K110 Ventus V12 EVO tyres came fitted to my car when I got it, and the previous owner told me they'd only done a couple thousand miles prior to me buying it. Not having had any other tyres on this car, I can't make a true comparison, but for what it's worth, I really like these tyres. Granted, my car doesn't have a lot of power, plus an LSD, plus TRC, so it's not the easiest thing to "unstick", even when giving it some, but despite that, these tyres just grip and grip. Even with the TRC off and side stepping the clutch mid bend, the grip level is superb. Even in the wet, and on damp, slippery roads, they are reassuringly grippy.

Would definitely buy these again, with no qualms.

Short of cash a couple of years ago and put 2 of these on the front. They don't look at all sporty but they certainly drive sporty. On a few occassions I have tried to lose the front end on wet roundabouts where it is safe and these tyres just drive around them as if it is dry. Turn in is at least as good as Bridgestone and never hear them on the road.
Very important point. I have a S1088 on the back and I don't like it at all. The S1063's are a completely different tyre. You won't be disappointed.

I have just had these put on my IS200 and Im amazed at how quiet they are straight off. The tread pattern is awesome and offer loads of grip in the dry and wet, Since these tyres are new the ratings would be good but I must admit they are very smooth compared to my previous trashy Falkens! And I have thrown the car about on some country roads and they handle beautifully just to test them out! I cant comment on tread wear yet but friends have assured me that ill get at least 30K and more with my steady driving

These tyres lasted 28K and would have gone another 8k in my opinion if not for me popping the rears on a kerb. They are very quite on the motorway and offer superb grip wet or dry, excellent in the wet and wear well too amazing tyre and highly recommended especially for the lexus as the V tread suits the Lexus handling and balance and wear.

Not run these very long, so can't comment on longevity, but so far I've been thoroughly impressed. Bought these second hand (allegedly with under 2000 miles on them) for this winter, and fitted them Dec 1st, and so far used them once in snow, and a few times in the rain.

SNOW : massively impressed. Granted it was only a couple CM, but being a RWD car, I was expecting slip and spin on the snow and ice, and the day it snowed 2 BMW's and a Merc all tried and failed to get out of the estate (up a slope). I just cruised out like it was nothing. Likewise, down and up the next little hill, cars were struggling, even FWD, but I just poodled up with no TRC light flashing and no sliding. Their performance on the white ice was equally impressive; both moving off from standstill, and braking to standstill too. The only time the TRC light came on was moving from standstill on black ice, with just a little bit of off camber tramping - but then, you can't change the laws of physics, so still very impressed.

RAIN : Again, very impressed. Long drive (175mi) on the M11/M25/M4/A4 this eve, been raining all day more or less non stop and LOTS of standing water, including some deepish stuff on the A4. Granted, you slow down for the deeper stuff, but on the motorways, doing 70-80mph and hitting the standing water, there was not even a hint of aquaplaning. No snatching, no pulling, nothing. Just glided through. Even crossing the white lines, which can sometimes be a little slippery in the wet, gave no indication you were doing so. They are a VERY reassuring tyre in the wet, and drove nice and true, with healthy braking.

DRY : First thing I noticed when comparing them to the Hankook V12 Evo summer tyres I swapped from, was that the Uniroyals are a bit softer, in feel, than the Hankooks. This may or may not be down to, or at least attributed to, the taller side walls (Hankook's are 215/45's and the Uniroyals are 205/50's). It's possible the side walls are more forgiving than the Hankook's, resulting in a tiny bit more "roll" when cornering. But that's not to say the grip is "off" with the Uniroyals; the Hankook's are just a little bit more sure-footed is all. A great tyre tester in the dry (and wet for that matter) is the S-bend slip road from the M25 to the M11; nicely banked, long sweeping S-bend that tightens just after each apex. The Hankook's hold through that, in the dry, at about 80mph. The Uniroyals held nicely at about 70. I didn't push them harder through it, as it was only the 2nd day I had them on, but they'd probably hold just as nice at 75, though I'm not sure they'd hold identically to the Hankook's at 80mph.

All in all, for the colder, wetter, winter months, these Uniroyals are a great bet, in my opinion, and so far I've been really impressed. Only time, and mileage, will tell how long they last. Likewise, only wear will indicated when their snow capabilities drop off, but for now they've got about 7-8mm of tread across each tyre, and they coped great in the (albeit little) snow we've had, and were fantastic on the wet, rain soaked motorways. They are not as quiet as my Hankook summer tyres, but by no means are they a noisy tyre. You have to expect a little increase in road noise, considering the larger grooves and multitude of sipes on them.