Mazda MX5 Tyres
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| BFGoodrich gForce Profiler 2 (15) | 91% | 87% | 86% | 79% | 89% | 84% | 98% | 88% | 212,655 |
| Nokian WRG2 (45) | 83% | 90% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 86% | 91% | 85% | 558,212 |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 3 (19) | 83% | 91% | 81% | 75% | 83% | 84% | 97% | 85% | 142,939 |
| Uniroyal Rainsport 2 (129) | 86% | 93% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 84% | 1,030,592 |
| Continental ExtremeContact DWS (4) | 83% | 93% | 78% | 75% | 80% | 90% | 87% | 83% | 43,000 |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (36) | 90% | 86% | 85% | 75% | 76% | 83% | 86% | 83% | 397,562 |
| Nankang SV2 (8) | 84% | 88% | 77% | 65% | 84% | 85% | 93% | 82% | 13,800 |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto (32) | 87% | 82% | 77% | 82% | 84% | 76% | 84% | 82% | 1,050,130 |
| Hankook Icebear W440 (4) | 78% | 83% | 75% | 73% | 78% | 85% | 85% | 79% | 20,450 |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (84) | 85% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 79% | 83% | 79% | 1,551,400 |
| Toyo Proxes CF1 (29) | 84% | 81% | 78% | 74% | 71% | 78% | 79% | 78% | 366,100 |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD2 (3) | 77% | 77% | 73% | 70% | 93% | 80% | 67% | 77% | 66,000 |
| Toyo T1R (151) | 84% | 74% | 78% | 76% | 63% | 72% | 76% | 75% | 2,438,051 |
| Firestone TZ300 (14) | 80% | 75% | 76% | 63% | 68% | 74% | 74% | 73% | 158,429 |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (92) | 87% | 71% | 76% | 72% | 66% | 66% | 63% | 72% | 1,391,266 |
| Toyo Proxes 4 (29) | 80% | 64% | 72% | 63% | 75% | 77% | 66% | 71% | 290,862 |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (71) | 85% | 69% | 73% | 74% | 67% | 63% | 66% | 71% | 1,199,969 |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (126) | 83% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 58% | 65% | 64% | 71% | 1,891,356 |
| Goodyear Hydragrip (11) | 70% | 86% | 66% | 73% | 68% | 61% | 68% | 70% | 226,058 |
| Goodyear Excellence (67) | 78% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 70% | 74% | 60% | 70% | 1,466,156 |
| Nankang NS2 (75) | 78% | 57% | 67% | 59% | 77% | 65% | 61% | 66% | 731,161 |
| Nankang EX500 (1) | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 70% | 50% | 66% | 1,000 |
| Barum Bravuris (12) | 81% | 54% | 63% | 64% | 64% | 71% | 49% | 64% | 180,017 |
| Event WL905 (14) | 70% | 47% | 61% | 62% | 72% | 66% | 55% | 62% | 195,000 |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (27) | 76% | 63% | 66% | 59% | 62% | 59% | 46% | 62% | 597,481 |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (65) | 68% | 49% | 57% | 55% | 70% | 50% | 44% | 56% | 669,703 |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE92A (1) | 80% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 20% | 10% | 53% | 6,000 |
| Hankook Ventus K104 (10) | 66% | 43% | 50% | 44% | 57% | 59% | 44% | 52% | 56,040 |
| Firestone firehawk S790 (1) | 70% | 70% | 30% | 60% | 80% | 30% | 10% | 50% | 5,000 |
| Fulda Carat Extremo (3) | 47% | 27% | 37% | 30% | 67% | 40% | 17% | 38% | 16,010 |
Mazda MX5 Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Nankang SV2 given 93% (195-50-15-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Have had these for a few weeks now on my old MX5 so can't comment on wear, but as for the rest...
In normal cold-weather conditions they're perfectly good; not the last word in grip (which is more fun anyway) but they work well enough and much better than the Bridgestone ER30s I had on before. In the wet they seem almost better than the dry; probably perception but they certainly hang on very well.
This morning, however, I had to clear three inches of snow off the top of the car, and drive three miles to the train station on compacted snow, ice, and slushy roads. I feel that winter tyres are there to give you a greater margin of error at all times, but after a bit I just drove normally: they were disturbingly good. I even pulled into a carpark of compacted snow for some "scientific grip testing" and had to really provoke them into sliding... truly impressive.
In normal cold-weather conditions they're perfectly good; not the last word in grip (which is more fun anyway) but they work well enough and much better than the Bridgestone ER30s I had on before. In the wet they seem almost better than the dry; probably perception but they certainly hang on very well.
This morning, however, I had to clear three inches of snow off the top of the car, and drive three miles to the train station on compacted snow, ice, and slushy roads. I feel that winter tyres are there to give you a greater margin of error at all times, but after a bit I just drove normally: they were disturbingly good. I even pulled into a carpark of compacted snow for some "scientific grip testing" and had to really provoke them into sliding... truly impressive.
Writing about the Toyo T1R given 93% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Went to the T1R (215 40 17) from Bridgestone Potenza on an MX5. What a difference! The T1R has all the positive aspects of the Potenza PLUS a very smooth and comfortable ride. Gone is the shock and jar over anything except very smooth tarmac, gone is the distinctive road noise and gone is the overpricing. An excellent swap and one I warmly recommend.
Writing about the Pirelli PZero Nero given 93% (205-45-16-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
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Writing about the Nokian WRG2 given 90% (205-50-16-H)
Driving on mostly town for 500 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 500 easy going miles
Put them on a few weeks ago as winter tyres. On snow/ice etc have only driven cautiously, but able to pull away up slight slope on ice, and felt far more confident than on the summer tyres, but not as confident as our 1.4 golf which has all-weather tyres. To be fair I haven't yet had the nerve to try practising too much on snow in the mx5 - not enough ground clearance! (we lost part of the undershield on the Golf last month)
Damp, greasy roads - phenomenal, I can drive as if on a dry road. Even wet white lines don't seem to phase these tytres.
Seem quieter/more supple than the summer tyres.
Damp, greasy roads - phenomenal, I can drive as if on a dry road. Even wet white lines don't seem to phase these tytres.
Seem quieter/more supple than the summer tyres.
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 given 90% (205-45-16-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Bought them last summer 08/2008 and since then have made app. 5.000km. The tyres have a very good grip on dry and wet roads specially for my mx5 (rear drive). They are not so loud like the early F1 models (my friend got on his Seat Ibiza). Good aquaplaning reserves and good drifting reserve as well. 10/10 points for grip on highway and steering response. Definatley would buy again. Superb tyre for country roads and highway. Cheers
Writing about the BFGoodrich gForce Profiler 2 given 90% (195-50-15-V)
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 spirited miles
Fantastic hardwearing and great feedback, what more could you want in a tyre!
PS, much, much better thah TOYO Proxey4 in my opinion for this type of car!
PS, much, much better thah TOYO Proxey4 in my opinion for this type of car!
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Exalto given 90% (205-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 49000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 49000 average miles
The Michelin's were on the car when purchased in July 2006. March 2010 I have now done almost 50,000 klms - so obviously I am very pleased with these tyres. I now need to replace all 4 tyres & am thinking about reduced road noise. I have phoned around & done review searches on the internet & I am fast coming to the conclusion that I should stay with these Michelin's because I can not fault them at all & an MX5 tends to have that road noise anyway. The only time I need to be careful in the wet is at high speed in heavy storms hitting sheets of water flowing across the road - even in this situation the tyres & handling have never come close to losing control.
Writing about the Goodyear Excellence given 89% (185-60-14-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 27000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 27000 spirited miles
A very good all rounded tyre for all seasons and occasions. Definitely would buy again if there was on the market.
Writing about the Toyo Proxes CF1 given 87% (185-60-14-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
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Driving on mostly country roads for 44000 spirited miles