Technical 100HP Tyres - stylistic choices

[AB100]

So, what are the BEST choices of tyre CURRENTLY available for a 100hp?

Uniroyal Rainsports - but 195/50 for me. Great in the wet.


In the dry - when that tosser in the TD Volvo is on your back bumper at a high speed and you know you are coming to an abrupt reflex bend, you know that you'll:


a) not need to brake for bend
b) accelerate right through it with no loss of grip and full confidence
c) wonder - what Volvo?

 

[306maxi]

Is that your way of admitting that you are wrong?

 

[babbo_umbro]

Past threads show that the Vredestein Sportrac 3 is a great tyre - I think it's been replaced by the 4 now but I found it excellent in all ways.

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

Is that your way of admitting that you are wrong?

I'm not wrong at all.
Wintertires have outstanding grip, bud bad roadholding in summer.

 

[306maxi]

I'm not wrong at all.
Wintertires have outstanding grip, bud bad roadholding in summer.

That makes no sense.....

 

[AB100]

That makes no sense.....

I think he means the elasticity modulus. The rubber grips equally well in low/high temperatures, but at higher temperatures it becomes more elastic making it either stretch/distort or even marble. This is made worse by the block nature of winter tyres.

 

[Henne100HP]

Well I changed to S-Drives in 2009 and I'm very happy about the Yokohama's. The only thing is that after the tsunami in Japan they became quite expensive.. Prices went up from around €45,- to almost €90,- now.

As I need 4 fresh tires shortly I'm planning to change to the Bridgestone Potenza RE002 but then in 195/50/W15.

Should be a great tire if I read the comments.

Has anyone here experience with 50 summer tires here?

 

[AB100]

Well I changed to S-Drives in 2009 and I'm very happy about the Yokohama's. The only thing is that after the tsunami in Japan they became quite expensive.. Prices went up from around €45,- to almost €90,- now.

As I need 4 fresh tires shortly I'm planning to change to the Bridgestone Potenza RE002 but then in 195/50/W15.

Should be a great tire if I read the comments.

Has anyone here experience with 50 summer tires here?

See above - I switched to 195/50 Uniroyal Rainsports last year after flat-spotting 3 wheels on the 45s. You will NOT notice any roly-poly. It's a sensible choice.


I've also gone for 195/50 winter tyres.

 

[Dan Friel]

Vredestein Sportrac 3s were great on the Panda, but sadly no longer available. Tyre choice is such a personal thing, but this is where I've found the best reviews:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/

Should give some idea of what's best or just average. This link also gives an idea of what you should be paying (assume an extra £10 per tyre fitting):

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m53b0s99p...yres_-_15_inch_R15_inch_-_195_50_15_195_50R15

Size 195/50/15 is cheap!

 

[306maxi]

I think he means the elasticity modulus. The rubber grips equally well in low/high temperatures, but at higher temperatures it becomes more elastic making it either stretch/distort or even marble. This is made worse by the block nature of winter tyres.

And I understand this. All tyres have a window in which they work best. Tyres which work really good at 20 degrees won't be as good as harder tyres when it's 40 degrees. The idea that winter tyres will be better in any way when it's warm is simply laughable.

Yes the sipes will make the tyre flop about somewhat, but a tyre with big blocks can overheat also, part of the function of the tread design is cooling.