P Zero or contact 5 tyres for MK2 VRS

[wesleyuk]

hi guys

 

2 front tyres (P Zero) on my MK2 VRS are amost gone. 

 

i have 2 different tyres to choose. 

 

same tyre as before P Zero 

 

or 

 

Contact 5 ? 

 

which is better? 

 

thanks 

 

[Rooted]

IMO.

Pirelli Zero Nero do the job as you have found, they are a jack of all trade, stand up to pot holes and iron work OK,

but on a Twincharger you do get more 'wheel spin' / loss of traction yellow light action than with some other tyres.

I have never used Contact 5 so no idea about them.

 

For me i am intending to run Maxxis AP2's all year,

but i will see come the warmer weather if there is heat in the Summer 

then i might stick back on the Pirelli Zero Neros, but in 215/40 R17, not 205/40 R17.

[wesleyuk]

is P Zero Nero same as P zero? 

[Rooted]

Yes, Pirelli P Zero Nero.

Then you get fancy ones, compounds etc.

[wesleyuk]

ah thanks. the way you wording zero nero made me think they are different tyres

 

2 x P Zero tyres booked for later today  

[MillsyVRS]

I had P Zero Nero's on my vRS when I first bought it, and I personally wasn't a fan. Compared to the Hankooks I've had on since, the Pirelli's were noisy, less economical and were much easier to spin from the line. Just my 2 cents, I personally wouldn't get them again.

[aholloway21]

I'm running the hankooks, can't fault them at all, except the fact I went through a front pair in 4.5k miles. Whoops

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[MillsyVRS]

I'm running the hankooks, can't fault them at all, except the fact I went through a front pair in 4.5k miles. Whoops

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4.5k?! :L

I was going to say, the other thing I like about the hankooks is that I got them fitted with about 19/20,000 miles on the clock, and I've now got 55,000 with the same 4 tyres on! I obviously swapped the front and rears a while back but they've been great. Will need some new ones in the next couple of months but it's a shame they don't make the original v12 evo's anymore because the Evo 2's (on paper in terms of their fuel economy and wet grip rating) aren't as good.