goodyear eagle f1 gs-d3, an amazing tire...

 

Federal SS595.

 

 

Reason why this Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA new tire is the best, is the price especially. Much cheaper than any other tire I have seen in it's size.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...-tyre-test.htm

The Car:
VW Golf GTI MK5

The Track:
Bridgestone European Proving Ground - Rome

Tyre Size:
225/45 R17 Y

Anyways very quick summary:


Tyres tested:
1. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
2. Continental Contisport Contact 3
3. Dunlop Sport Maxx
4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric
5. Kumho Ecsta STP KU31
6. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 PS2
7. Pirelli PZERO Nero
8. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA
9. Yokohama S.DRIVE

Wet Handling:

Lap Times:
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 100%
2. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA - 99.05%
3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - 98.38%

Lateral G:
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 100%
2. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA - 97.85%
3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - 97.34%

Subjective:

1. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA - 100%
2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 96.15%
3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - 94.23%

Aqua-Planing:

Straight Line:

1. Dunlop Sport Maxx - 100%
2. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A - 98.85%
3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - 97.01%

Cornering:

1. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA - 100%
2. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A - 83.37%
3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 80.09%

Braking:

Wet Braking

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 100%
2. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A - 98.19%
3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - 97.44%

Dry Braking - Very little to choose between top and bottom [7% difference]

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 PS2 - 100%
2. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA - 99.08%
3. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A - 98.94%

Best at the Pumps:

Resistance (rolling):

1. Yokohama S.DRIVE - 100%
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 PS2 - 97.88%
3. Kumho Ecsta STP KU31 - 92.72%

Dry Handling:

Lap Times:

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 100%
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 PS2 - 99.79%
3. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A - 99.18%

Lateral G:

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 100%
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 PS2 - 97.19%
3. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A - 96.18%

Subjective:

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 100%
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 PS2 - 95.55%
3. Pirelli PZERO Nero - 93.33%

Road Route:

Subjective:

1. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA - 100%
2. Dunlop Sport Maxx - 92.50%
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 PS2 - 90.50%

OVERALL RESULTS:

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymmetric - 96.4

2. Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA - 95.3

3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - 93.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyWMTiXPbLQ

 

Well...I paid $565.00 for them but my company reimbursed me $500. So basically I got it for $65.

 

Looking at the Sumitomo HTR Z III for the Z. I'm looking for a tire that is under $200 a pop, does not have a noise factor that equals the Brdgsts OEM's and also have decent performance in the wet and dry. Reading Tire rack, consumers (who own sports cars as similar as possible to the Z) say all positive things about the them. Any one out there with these tires or an opinion on them please reply.

 

This may be an old subject, but...

I just got around to replacing the Bridgestones on my 2003 touring with Michelin Pilot's. Now the tire roar of old is louder than ever! Do I have undo the alignment "correction" that Nissan did a couple of years ago during their warranty extension? It sounds like it is primarily coming from the front passenger tire.

Any help would be appreciated!

p.s. the tire dealer has a replacement tire on order just in case it is a "bad" tire.

 

Anyone have any feedback on Bridgestone RE050 Pole Positions?

 

Actually, I was just at Firestone checking them out. I'm deciding btwn them and the "Vredestein". The price for 4 stock Pole Positions was quoted just a little over $1,000 inside tape weights, balance complete.

 

Bridgestone Potenza RE050A RFT nice but expensive though.

 

I purchased them about a month ago. Excellent wet handling, and very good dry handling. This is judging from two track events, and time on a wet skid pad.

Great tire!

 

Excellent..

 

Agreed. I just switched over to this tire, and it has been great so far.

 

RunFlats are overrated...

RE050A Pole Positions are my choice.


Been through RE040s, RE050s, and Nitto 555s... They were complete sh*t compared to the RE050A PP's.

 

delete.

 

General Exclaims. $450 for the 4 and rated #1 on TireRack. 500 miles on mine. Low noise and good response for a daily driver. Big diif in the Potenza's and a no brainer on price.

 

According to CR, the top three are: 1. Dunlop. 2. Michelin. 3. Falken. Draw your own conclusions, dude.