Poped over to see you boys on Cliosport with the Exalto being OE on many Renaultsport models. Currently running German produced Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3s: In the dry they are fantastic, and they get even more grippy with temperature. They are nice and progressive, communicate with good feel, and don't snap with lift off oversteer. Excellent wet weather grip, although they take some warming up in the winter. As mentioned in previous posts, the V tread design fills with snow, and they are crap on ice too.
I'd go for the same again: however, since the introduction of the Goodyear Eagle Asymmetrics, production of the older GSD3 it has effectively replaced has been restricted to fewer sizes and moved to China I believe. They aren't getting great write-ups, and I've read on more than one forum of them being unreliable and that grip can suddenly seem to just disappear? Anyone else bought GSD3s recently, and / or able to comment? They are all E marked. German ones have DE on the sidewall: China CN.
Managed to find supply only Michelin Pilot Exalto 2 (195/50 R15 82V TL) for £52.51 including vat which I gather is pretty good. With the GSD3s (same size and rating) at £48.63 but now produced in China, I think it's a no-brainer to go for the Michelins.
Cheers