Best types...

[MattBCardiff]

Any views on what is the best tyre brand to go for on my Boxster S (255/40 ZR17) without breaking the bank?

Currently have I Michelin but i know they are normally the most expensive but not necessarily any better than other brands like Continental, Toko etc...

Any recommendations and/or good sites online to buy from would be great.

Cheers

[pips1970]

Hi
Have you tried www.mytyres.co.uk ?
They have good deals
Thanks

[K Man S]

Evo's 2007 tyre test posted some interesting results. The tests were based on a mixture of empirical and subjective data. Testing was blind on a mk5 golf.

Wet handling (Lap-times, lateral g, subjective)
Aqua-planing (Straight line, cornering)
Braking (Wet braking, dry breaking, resistance)
Dry handling (Lap-times, lateral g, subjective)
Road-route (Subjective)

Overall %

1. 96.4 Goodyear eagle F1 asymmetric
2. 95.3 Vredestein ultrac sessanta
3. 93.5 Continental contisport contact 3
4. 92.7 Bridgestone potenza RE050-A
5. 92.4 Michelin pilos sport PS2
6. 92.0 Pirelli pzero nero
7. 88.7 Kumho ecsta stp ku31
8. 86.0 Dunlop sport maxx
9. 82.0 Yokohama s.drive

Hope this helps. Those Eagles seem to be the clear winner in the test although your Boxster is a little different to the mk5 golf i suspect.

Edited by K Man S on Tuesday 25th September 10:55

[PJ S]

And the interesting thing is in another test done by a German site or magazine has the RE050a's as the top dog, with PZero Nero's 2nd, and the F1 5th or 6th.
And Auto Express has the Vredestein top of theirs.
Just goes to show you can't really put a lot of faith and confidence in such "reviews".