Performance tyres - is there any point anymore?

[MarkCup]

I believe @MarkCup ran them and they disappeared at a rate of knots.

Nope. Is was the Kumho PS91s that I wore out in little over 4k miles.

 

[R3k1355]

Couldn't get PS4's in under that size anyway

Yea was kinda hoping they'd do the new ones in a wider range so older stuff with smaller wheels has some options, but is not to be.

 

[McGherkin]

Nope. Is was the Kumho PS91s that I wore out in little over 4k miles.

My apologies.

PS5 looks interesting. Even more interesting is it seems the only place you can get them from is Asda tyres which is…. Unnerving. No reviews yet.

 

[R3k1355]

My apologies.

PS5 looks interesting. Even more interesting is it seems the only place you can get them from is Asda tyres which is…. Unnerving. No reviews yet.

Blackcircles have them

 

[Scrooge]

Always found the eagle f1s a good balance.

The people that run proper track tyres on the road are mental.

Never again, did a winter in the E55 with NS2rs.

I find as long as the Michelins aren’t too low they’re still fine through winter, just terrible when worn 50% or more

 

[Scrooge]

Thought of this thread last night, whilst being very late for an appointment…
182 engined Kangoo van, 195/50/15 Hankook V12 Evo tyres, and the progress I was making in really cold/damp/salted road conditions was mental. Really really impressed with them.

not really driven on them in the dry though.

They’re great in the dry, they didn’t seem to wear too hard either

 

[Cllr.Goodj]

Never again, did a winter in the E55 with NS2rs.

I find as long as the Michelins aren’t too low they’re still fine through winter, just terrible when worn 50% or more

The NS2-Rs on the Poledo were f**king lethal when the clouds over the Eifel mountains decided to open up.

On topic:
Given that UK roads are a stop-start affair of getting onto the back of the next chunk of traffic, there's almost no purpose to a "performance" car at all, other than as plummage.

Unless you sort Tyreleader for the very cheapest rubber to mount, there's no reason a car will have a problem. The driver, thats a different matter. There's a middle ground between ditchfinders and ULTRAKMEGASPORTGRIPPROPILOT9s, no-one wants the former and, on the road, no one needs the latter.

 

[Daz.]

Just an update on this - I might actually be forced soon to go for a non 'ultimate' tyre anyway as I run a 205/40/18 tyre and the availability going forward is shocking.

I was just going to go for something like a PS5 but they won't be doing them in my size!

 

[McGherkin]

Can you not go 10-20mm wider?

Given that UK roads are a stop-start affair of getting onto the back of the next chunk of traffic, there's almost no purpose to a "performance" car at all, other than as plummage.

Unless you sort Tyreleader for the very cheapest rubber to mount, there's no reason a car will have a problem. The driver, thats a different matter. There's a middle ground between ditchfinders and ULTRAKMEGASPORTGRIPPROPILOT9s, no-one wants the former and, on the road, no one needs the latter.

Not everywhere is an inner city crawlfest tbh. Once you get out on the open road you can absolutely have enough fun to want something grippy. I understand that some people won't care about the ultimate performance tyre though.

 

[Daz.]

215s make no change in tyre choice.

225s do open up a treasure trove of rubber but it'll rub the struts on the front unless you space them out, then it'll rub on the arch if you do 😂

 

[McGherkin]

Ah, shame there’s so little room to play with

 

[R3k1355]

Just an update on this - I might actually be forced soon to go for a non 'ultimate' tyre anyway as I run a 205/40/18 tyre and the availability going forward is shocking.

I was just going to go for something like a PS5 but they won't be doing them in my size!

205 profile is pretty skinny for an 18" wheel

225 is one of the most the most common for 17"

 

[Daz.]

205 is standard fit on these - wasn't an issue 2 years ago but the market seems to have dropped this size as a performance alternative.

I was going to get the new P Zero PZ4's but they only offer runflat in this size bizarrely!

 

[Krarl]

Easier and cheaper to get 225/40/18 for a MK4 RS

 

[JB21]

You can get a few options in 205/40/18 like Yoko V701 which get half decent reviews.

Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 - Tyre Reviews and Tests

205 40 r18 Tyres, Buy Online, FREE Fitting or Mobile Fitting | National

Also Continental PremiumContact 6 which get very good reviews

Continental Premium Contact 6 - Tyre Reviews and Tests

205 40 r18 Tyres, Buy Online, FREE Fitting or Mobile Fitting | National

Lastly but requires someone you know with a Costco card, Pilot 4 which get fantastic reviews.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 - Tyre Reviews and Tests

Michelin 205/40 ZR18 (86Y) PILOT SPORT 4 DT1 XL | Costco UK

 

[R3k1355]

Thats a decent price from Costco there