Tyre options - advice please

[Welshbeef]

Looking at four new tyres 255/35/R19

Options are
Michelin Pilot Sport 3's - fitted price is c£200 per tyre
Dunlop SP sport Maxx - fitted price £190 per tyre
Goodyear eagle F1 asymmetric 2 - £200 per corner (Evo tyre of the year)
Kumho Ecsta Le Sport - £156 per tyre
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Race - £332 per tyre
Pirelli P Zero Rosso - £188 per tyre
Continental sport contact 3 - £189 per tyre.
Budget Linglongs - £100 per tyre

The car will never be taken to a track it is used daily I am after very long distance out of them and also very good wet lateral grip and very short wet stopping distance.

Car is a 4wd RS6 and the full power is used frequently.


Currently the car has Continental Sport contact 3's all round. I have found that these are wearing incredibly quickly - for instance I put part worns on the rear 3-4mm in Feb and they are now close to the limit having done 2k miles!!!!!


Thoughts?
Note I'm a big fan of Michelin Pilot Sports so an lending to them currently.

[blueg33]

Pirellis were OEM on my A6 and wore very quickly.

I found the Vredsetin Ultrac Sessantas were the best over all and had a decent life.

The only time they were poor was in snow

[kambites]

I've been very impressed with the Eagle F1s on our Octavia in terms of out-right grip levels in all conditions. They're not the sharpest tyre, but I doubt you'll notice that in a two tonne estate.

They seem to be wearing pretty slowly, but then the car has less than half the power.

[VolvoT5]

Budget tyres for me, you have 4wd after all.

[Oggs]

Uniroyal RainSport 3
255/35 R19 96Y XL with kerbing rib only £138.90 from mytyres

[Effortless]

I put F1A2's on my 330d... Brilliant tyre.

And I got 25,000 miles out of the rears too... Which included 2 track days...

That's whatbid go for.

Cheers,
Effortless.

[Ozzie Osmond]

I'm a big fan of Michelin Pilot Sport.

My current car came on Goodyear Eagle F1 and they also seem a very good tyre.

[Garvin]

Michelin Pilot Super Sports. I consider these the best tyre on the planet.

[Chris Stott]

A pair of P Zeros lasted a grand total of 3k miles on the back on my 996 vs 8k for my usual Contis.

I running MPS at the moment and they feel nice, but we'll see how long they last.

[N8CYL]

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m55b0s337p108237/Avon_Ty...

Camskill are good value

For the Audi I have I used these and they're fine. £127 per corner plus £15.00 fitting

[Crafty_]

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta. I like them, £120 a corner from tyreleader.

They do have a "new" tyre out called the Ultrac Vorti, haven't used it so can't comment.

[parabolica]

Welshbeef said:

The car will never be taken to a track it is used daily I am after very long distance out of them and also very good wet lateral grip and very short wet stopping distance.

Car is a 4wd RS6 and the full power is used frequently.

That made me chuckle

Same size tyres as my 645; eagle f1s tend to be the popular choice, but I had to change all 4 tyres at the same time and nowhere could supply then quick enough. Ended up with Falken 453s and they've been fantastic. I however don't use all my power all the time as I prefer a cruise rather than 10/10ths.

[cslwannabe]

Supersport look to be available in that size so that's what I'd go for - not tried them but have had several sets of PS2 which I really rate and consensus is that Supersport is better than PS2 in every way (including wear). Just a shame they aren't available in the right size for my Boxster fronts in the UK (annoyingly they are in the US however).

[Welshbeef]

Oggs said:

Uniroyal RainSport 3
255/35 R19 96Y XL with kerbing rib only £138.90 from mytyres

What is the durability of these tyres v the Michelins? Are these 25k mile tyres or 10k for example in which case the Michelins are the overall cheaper. Option on a cost per mile basis.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Chris Stott said:

A pair of P Zeros lasted a grand total of 3k miles on the back on my 996 vs 8k for my usual Contis.

I'm sensing a certain lack of driver subtlety there...

[blueg33]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Chris Stott said:

A pair of P Zeros lasted a grand total of 3k miles on the back on my 996 vs 8k for my usual Contis.

I'm sensing a certain lack of driver subtlety there...

They last 8k miles on the Evora

[sday12]

Garvin said:

Michelin Pilot Super Sports. I consider these the best tyre on the planet.

[sars]

Just put a set of F1A2's on my E350, very grippy indeed

[Oggs]

Welshbeef said:

Oggs said:

Uniroyal RainSport 3
255/35 R19 96Y XL with kerbing rib only £138.90 from mytyres

What is the durability of these tyres v the Michelins? Are these 25k mile tyres or 10k for example in which case the Michelins are the overall cheaper. Option on a cost per mile basis.

Sorry can't answer that yet as not had them long they have had great reviews from tvr owners.

[GC8]

Proper ditchfinders start at about £65, with Nankangs which are greatly superior starting at about £90, along with Federal 595s.