Tyres

[jojackson4]

What do you boys in the know think to Pirelli p zeros
It no track car and its road use only
By all accounts there std on Lamborghinis but no idea
Your input would be good
Thanks Peter

[seeby]

Ive got Pirelli,s all round on my Chim . I find them good all weathers. I was a bit dubious doing a track day last Sat,but was pleasantly surprised at the grip on a soaking wet track.

[Pipeandacrepe]

I've just put Dunlop Sport Maxx RT on the back. Incredible in the wet, can accelerate almost normally on standing water. Don't know what they're like in the dry yet, as it won't stop fking raining!

[jojackson4]

Got he first dibs on a pair of fronts of the zeros and wan to know about them as mine are getting close to the bone
There new and are up for a tone a peace but I have no ideas on this type of tyre more ideas on transits rubber

[QBee]

Lewis Hamilton had P Zeros on his car last Sunday, FWIW

[jojackson4]

So there ok for £200 for the pair?

[phazed]

My chim had a set of new P Zeros on when I bought it and to be honest I wasn't impressed with the grip.

Experts have said that they are designed for a heavier car and you would be better looking for a softer tyre, aledgedly!

If money is no object I really rate my R1Rs, grip is fantastic!

[QBee]

phazed said:

If money is no object I really rate my R1Rs, grip is fantastic!

Lets get this in perspective - you CAN buy cheaper tyres, of course.

But the Chimaera new cost between £30,000 and £40,000 and is a performance car.
A new set of four R1Rs cost a little under £800.

A Jaguar XF new costs between £30,000 and £40,000 and frankly, whilst nice, is a standard road car.
A new set of four for an XF is around £1000, even for the 2.2 diesel

Edited by QBee on Thursday 21st March 06:44

[SILICONEKID350HP]

I`m saving for a set of Yokohama Advan Neova AD08`s .All the other car forums are shouting about them !

Good enough for the occasional track day and superb on the road ,they also come with over 9mm of tread and come in a full range of sizes .

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Yokohama/Advan-N...

Edited by SILICONEKID350HP on Thursday 21st March 22:39

[jojackson4]

Next year then there will be some fancy rubber
Not enough work at the moment to blow £900 on boots
I would prefer to get some use out of the thing that has messed with my head 2 weeks till tax and a favour from a mate on a 4 wheel alignment bring on the sun

[jev]

I had P Zeros on the Tamora and was distinctly unimpressed. I think Phazed is right - designed for a heavier car.

Can't believe it costs anything like £900 for a set of decent tyres on a Chimaera.

[Alun450]

Yes I'd agree there too hard and need more weight on them to make em work. There bad for TVR's. I have a set on
My old wheels and I consider them a hazard.

Seeby have you considered the fact they caused your high spin at Bedford!!!!????

[QBee]

C

jev said:

I had P Zeros on the Tamora and was distinctly unimpressed. I think Phazed is right - designed for a heavier car.

Can't believe it costs anything like £900 for a set of decent tyres on a Chimaera.

It costs about £800 for the best road legal track day tyres, but there are good compromises for far less.
Depends what you are planning on doing with your Chimaera.
If you are never, or only occasionally, going to track day it, then you want road tyres, not track tyres.
If you plan to drive it only in the dry, then the choice is different again.
Wet weather, you want standard all year 3series fare
Und so weiter, as the and so on so's in Germany would say.

[db418BHP]

Federal RSRs are a cheaper trackday type tyre. Ive done a couple of thousand miles on mine. They seem ok but i can break them loose on the greasy roads quite easily. Not had a good chance to test them in good conditions yet. They are ok in the wet but you obviously have to give a little caution.

[jamienshelly]

Out of curiosity, not having much knowledge in performance rubber on TVR's, I have Toyo proxes on the rear and they seem to have pretty good traction in the wet ( unless I am down on power) and Dunlop sp 9000 on the front, but are they any good for fast road / Track driving in the dry, as I prefer to exit the corner facing the right way and not end up backwards in a ditch.

[phazed]

I did my first few TDs on T1Rs and was often facing the wrong way

You could induce power on/off over steer/under steer like crazy.

Switched to Triple 8s and all that is a memory.

My current R1Rs are better in the wet and similar in the dry, highly recommended!

[ads]

I have dunlop sp9000's all round and find them good for road driving. Not as good at the original bridgestone S02PP's though. Wish they still made them

[snorky]

A new set of four for an XF is around £1000, even for the 2.2 diesel

are they on 15" rims then ?????
else not really a comparison?

[QBee]

snorky said:

A new set of four for an XF is around £1000, even for the 2.2 diesel

are they on 15" rims then ?????
else not really a comparison?

Firstly, I do know what you are getting at. Fair question to ask.

But a tyre is a tyre, surely? You need four and that's that.
The main pricing difference isn't so much the size, its the profile of the tyres IIRC.
The lower the profile, the more they think you can afford to pay for them.
People who have sporty cars want the best and are prepared to pay for the privilege. So they are prepared to charge for the privilege too.

My Chimaera is on 17 and 18 inch SP12s anyway with its 888s. Toyo R888 for the rears are £196 plus fitting., the Fronts are around £170 plus fitting each.

My 15/16 Imolas are for the winter road jobbies. So its not that unfair a comparison.

I don't remember if the XF is on 18s, 19s, or 20s, I just remember seeing the bill in my client's accounts.

And while I am being pedantic, I have just looked it up on the computer and the four tyres fitted to the 2.2 diesel XF on 20th Feb were £1140 inc VAT

[phazed]

I am sure the reasoning behind fitting tyres that are, (and I use the term loosely) budget is because our TVRs have become affordable and often a second or third car.

Now this doesn't mean that we are made of money, often the opposite hence questions involving "TVR tax".

So while we do our best to run our cars at a sensible cost, a tyre is our only contact with mother earth so I'll buy the best I can.