[V8] tire musings

[James]

I'd have to agree on the Potenza S03...  Great summer performance, with wet
traction.  They were replaced by the RE050A, and I haven't tried those, so I
can't say there.  I have used them on a TT, OG Saab 900, and Subaru SVX with
great results.  Not one complaint except they wear out for me after two
seasons (hard driving!).  That's not a big deal to me.

Of course, like Tony said, you will get ZERO help in *ANY* snow or ice with
those.  You can expect that from any of the summer-only performance tires.
I never choose the complete dry traction tires either - even condensate on
the roads here (humid days in the summer) makes them unusable for any
non-race day driving - not even an option for me, so I can't speak to
those.  A friend of mine has used the Kumho Ecstas on his 'summer only, dry
traction only' Integra Type R, and he really likes them.

I'm currently on some Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 XL on my TT - and love them.
So far, zero complaints on them as well.  Again, summer-only performance,
good wet/dry traction.

Two of my friends who normall shudder to think of an "all season" tire
actually recommended the Potenza RE960s, and they are fairly cheap!  I
bought a set for my V8q, but haven't assembled the beast far enough for them
yet...

For my winter tires (around here, we get about 10 or so 3+ inch snows a
season, and a few bouts of ice storms) I'm still on some Michelin Pilot
Alpin PA3 Green X XL tires on the TT - I can't complain.  I had the same
ones on the SVX as well, and had no complaints.

There are plenty of tires I have complained about, but they aren't even
worth mentioning ;)




On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:55 PM, Tony and Lillie <
tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Another good place to read is Tirerack's tests as well. And, I've drive on
> the General's, and they are a pretty good tire. Actually, probably nearly
> as
> much grip in teh rain as when dry. However, as an all out tire, they are
> nowhere near my Potenza S03's, or the XS. Then again, I'd take the Generals
> any day over either in the snow. Come to think of it, I'd rather walk than
> drive in snow on the XS's ;-)
>
> Tony
> ----- Original Message -----
> Subject: Re: [V8] tire musings
>
>
> > If you are going with an all-out performance tire for the summer, there
> > really isn't much anything better than the Dunlop Dirrezza Star spec for
> > the
> > price.  Its getting a bit dated now, but god, what a tire.  Falken Azenis
> > 615's are ok, but a dated design now and they have some odd habbits such
> > as
> > getting a bit slick when overly hot,   and the Hankook RS2's were amazing
> > as
> > well, so one can only assume the Rs3's have improved on a wining combo.
> >
> > If you are going for the most grip you can get from a tire, my personal
> > choice would be 1. Dunlop star spec 2. Kuhmo Ecsta XS  3. Hankook Ventus
> > RS3
> > (kinda spendy)
> >
> > I'm going to go out on a limb and say the General's offering will not be
> > on
> > par with these competitors.
> >
> > Also, you may want to check out some "tire shootouts" from Road and
> track,
> > or Grassroots motorsports, or a number of other magazines, where they
> test
> > sets of tires using the same rubric.
>
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