TYRE CHOICE? 205/45/r17 Cooper sd

[Dodd90]

Im sure tyre choice has been talked to death on here so apologies if that's the case :P I drive a Cooper SD 2012.

I'm running Falken zeix ze914's at the moment, and personally think they are a bit st..... The front passenger side is almost illegal and the driver side is about halfway through its life.... Reason being I like roundabouts and the car has a quite a bit of torque

So my question is, what are you guys running and what do you recommend?

Many thanks!
Ben

[rigga]

Hankook v12 evo., ran them in 205/45 and liked them, so when I changed to 215/45 to loose some arch gap I went with them again.

[Clivey]

I've just had some Michelin Pilot Super Sports (205/45/R17) delivered for my R56 JCW. Can't wait to get them fitted but am going to torture the Pirelli Eufori RFTs that are on it first!

[CO2000]

I went to 215/40/17 & stayed with them when they wore out (Sessantas)

[mon the fish]

I use Parada Spec 2s - yes there's less grip in the wet, but in the 11 years and heaps of tyres I've been through with mine, I've not come across another tyre that provides so much feel of what grip there is

[Miglia 888]

My 2012 Cooper SD came with the Chili pack 17" 205/45s, but I've switched back to standard Cooper SD 16" 195/55s.
95% of the lateral grip of the 17" 205's, but 16% more sidewall for significantly greater ride comfort.
Less expensive, lighter tyres, on significantly less expensive smaller & lighter wheels, lowers the un-sprung weight, really improves the ride quality, noticeably improves acceleration & economy, and saves more than enough money at tyre replacement time, to fit top quality tyres.

As daily drivers, I run Michelin Energy Savers, which last forever even while enjoying all the torque throughout MK's roundabouts, yet still manage to hang on very well to keep up with supercars from A to B over twisty B roads on weekend runs.
Ideal compromise for my combination of weekday potholed & speed-bumped ride comfort, long life, and weekend fun use:
http://www.michelin.co.uk/tyres/michelin-energy-sa...

For absolute performance, I upsize slightly to 205/55 Toyo R1Rs or Yokohama AD08Rs, which have more grip for fewer miles from their far softer compound:
http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r-extre...
http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/detail/advan_neo...

Hope this helps. Choose whatever's best for you, and let us know how you get on.