Hi,

sorry if this question has been answered somewhere else, I did search but couldn't find anything.....

 

I want to put new tyres on, but I really don't know which brand/type is good nowadays? Can you point me to some tests on the internet of give me some advice? They need of course to be as good as possible in dry, wet, braking, noise, etc .... price is no issue. And oh yeah, it would be nice if they don't wear out too fast...

 

Thanks !

Paul

The new michelin climates or Nokian weatherproof,lots of reviews about.

Start here:-

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

 

 

 

 

Start here:-

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

 

Nice ! We don't have that in Belgium.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/92863/all-season-tyres-test-2015-top-all-weather-tyres-tested

As regards Summer tyres I can recommend Dunlop blue response A graded wet performance top in Auto Express test, 69 db noise, much quieter and smoother than my previous Conti 2's.

Quote: Jeremy Clarkson 22/5/2012:

 

"Many, many years ago, when Tiff Needell was in his sixties, television’s helmsman king was sent by a motor-racing mag to a race track in the south of France where Pirelli was hosting a tyre-testing event. Pirelli had lined up a selection of cars, each of which could be tried on a wide variety of different tyres so that the visiting journalists could see first-hand how the Pirelli products enabled them to go harder and faster.

 

Well, Great Uncle Tiff spent the whole day whizzing about at speeds far in excess of any of the other scribblers. That evening, he called the motor-racing magazine’s editor to say that he would not be filing a piece, because: “All the tyres were exactly the same.”

 

Imagine his horror, then, when, a couple of weeks later, he began to read reports from other hacks who’d been there. People he’d lapped over and over again. They were waxing lyrical about the Pirelli tyre, and talking about tread shuffle and the onset of understeer and grip at the limit. While going half as fast, they had managed to spot a million things that Tiff simply hadn’t noticed.

 

And there was a very good reason for this. The ‘things’ weren’t there. The other hacks had simply made it all up as a thank you for being allowed to drink the bar dry. Over the years, there has been more codswallop talked about tyres than any other motoring component. I can tell you, if I’m being very boring, that Pirellis lose their bite quite quickly and Dunlops make a lot of smoke. But, in essence, nothing has really changed since Tiff spent his day in France with all those De Dion-Boutons and Frazer Nashes. Tyres were black and round. They still are. The end."

 

Full story here: http://www.topgear.com/car-news/jeremy-clarkson/jeremy-clarkson-modern-tyres

 

Too much crap talked about tyres.

My Yeti came with Pirelli P7's, never had them before but I'm very impressed, quite ride with lots of grip in both wet and dry

Edited 20 March, 201610 yr by DarrellGB

Quote: Jeremy Clarkson 22/5/2012:

 

"Many, many years ago, when Tiff Needell was in his sixties, television’s helmsman king was sent by a motor-racing mag to a race track in the south of France where Pirelli was hosting a tyre-testing event. Pirelli had lined up a selection of cars, each of which could be tried on a wide variety of different tyres so that the visiting journalists could see first-hand how the Pirelli products enabled them to go harder and faster.

 

Well, Great Uncle Tiff spent the whole day whizzing about at speeds far in excess of any of the other scribblers. That evening, he called the motor-racing magazine’s editor to say that he would not be filing a piece, because: “All the tyres were exactly the same.”

 

Imagine his horror, then, when, a couple of weeks later, he began to read reports from other hacks who’d been there. People he’d lapped over and over again. They were waxing lyrical about the Pirelli tyre, and talking about tread shuffle and the onset of understeer and grip at the limit. While going half as fast, they had managed to spot a million things that Tiff simply hadn’t noticed.

 

And there was a very good reason for this. The ‘things’ weren’t there. The other hacks had simply made it all up as a thank you for being allowed to drink the bar dry. Over the years, there has been more codswallop talked about tyres than any other motoring component. I can tell you, if I’m being very boring, that Pirellis lose their bite quite quickly and Dunlops make a lot of smoke. But, in essence, nothing has really changed since Tiff spent his day in France with all those De Dion-Boutons and Frazer Nashes. Tyres were black and round. They still are. The end."

 

Full story here: http://www.topgear.com/car-news/jeremy-clarkson/jeremy-clarkson-modern-tyres

 

Too much crap talked about tyres.

Most drivers, will notice absolutely no difference between one tyre and another of the same size & profile & depth of tread, apart from possibly road noise. I include depth of tread as a tyre's characteristics do change as the tread wears down.

My Yeti came with Pirelli P Zero Rosso tyres. Over their life, road noise increased, and ability to cope with standing water decreased - both as you'd expect. They were very poor in snow or on gravel surfaces. They did 33,000 miles, including some fairly spirited driving at times.

I replaced them with Goodyear Efficient Grip tyres. These seem slightly softer and absorb road shocks better. They are supposed to be quieter, but I don't think they are. Fuel consumption has improved slightly. Grip on gravel is better, but I've not used them in snow so cant comment on that aspect.

All pretty similar so far, but there is a significantly different feel to them. The car doesn't turn into corners as well, and handling doesn't feel as sharp. It's still good, but not as good as on the Pirellis. Now that they've done 22,000 miles, they don't seem to be wearing as well as the Pirellis and they still feel less taught.

 

But this is my opinion. I have used the car on track, I do know how a tyre behaves, but as I said at the beginning, the vast majority of drivers probably wouldn't notice any difference.

To me the obvious point is that new seems so much better in terms of noise and suppression of minor road imperfections and you'd be right p..... off if they weren't, surely.

Similar experience to Speedsport.

 

Changed the original fit Pirelli's for Michelin Cross Climate at 30k miles (rears still had 4mm on the Pirelli's, Fronts 2+mm, but had to change all 4). The Cross Climates give a 'smoother ride' and are much better in the wet - no opportunity to try in the snow this year though

In terms of absolute grip I can't comment.

 

Had Continental M&S on my Land Rover and they were good in all conditions including off road so hoping the Michelins are just as good.

The main thing is to avoid 'budget' tyres at all cost and accept that mid range tyres tend to grip well or last well, but seldom both.

Try not to mix tyres and buy a premium brand.

I must say though, if I were in the market for tyres and as I don't have a need for winter rubber down here in Cornwall (where it rains a lot in winter), my money would be going on a set of Michelin Cross Climates.

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