Potenza RE730 noisier than Dunlop SP8000

[Joe Fyffe]

I'll agree with Gary on this.  I drove his car this past
Saturday for the first time, and the tires were VERY quiet, extremely grippy and
not at all uncomfortable.  Having ridden in the car with the snows on it, there
was a huge difference.  I was very impressed by how quiet the aggressive tread
was, and by the great grip.  We were attacked by a 70 mph golf shoe on the
return trip while Ed K. was driving.  Made it fairly interesting on the
interstate.
Joe

"Kaklikian, Gary" wrote:

> See the tire discussions on the S-car list. The reasonably priced summer
> tire of choice is the Sumitomo HTRZ11.  I just put them on my '92 and am
> impressed with how quiet and comfortable they are. Steering response and dry
> traction are excellent; wet traction is supposed to be incredible, though
> I've yet to encounter rain. Highly recommend them.
>
> Gary Kaklikian
> 86 4ktq
> 92 S4
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Billing [mailto:eric.billing at sdrc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:45 AM
> To: Quattro list
> Subject: Potenza RE730 noisier than Dunlop SP8000
>
> I've been considering the RE730 for my 93 S4... Therefore the recent
> discussion caught my attention.
>
> I've noticed that several of you have mentioned the RE730 is noisy. Can you
> elaborate? Is it noisy under normal driving conditions, or are you referring
> to noisy when driven aggressively (i.e. at the track)?
>
> Is the SP8000 less noisy in same situations?
>
> Thanks!
> --
>
> Eric Billing
>
> 93 100csqa
> 93 urS4
>
> eric.billing at sdrc.com