Re: stock A4 tires

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

On Mar 20,  2:46pm, Dsbarson@aol.com wrote:
> Subject: stock A4 tires
> I have been lurking for some time, great list. I hope to take
> delivery of my A4 next week my question is which tires are better?
> I unfortunately can not even remember the models but I have
> personally seen 205/55/16 from Goodyear and Continental on new A4s.
> I am getting a 1.8TQ w/ sport package if this effects your
comments.

David,

I believe this has been discussed a while back; check the archives.

In short, the A4s have been showing up with either Goodyear RS-A
or Continental 95H tires here in the US.  I think the general
concensus is that both are fairly respectible all-season radials,
though neither really shines in their class.  Also, in comparing
the two, people seem to be of the opinion that the RS-A has a
slight edge in all-out dry performance, while the Contis have
the edge in all-season performance.  My A4Q came with RS-A, and
while I'm not a fan of anything Goodyear, they're not too bad
for an all-season tire.

Dan Masi
'96 A4Q