MOTOR Magazine 2013 Tyre Test - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Mr Franky · 03-23-2013, 01:48 AM

From the April 2013 edition of MOTOR Magainze (Australia).

Contenders:
Bridgestone Potenza S001
Continental ContiSportContact 5
Dunlop Sport Maxx RT
Federal 595 RPM
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
Kumho Ecsta LE Sport
Maxxis Victra Sport Zero One
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Pirelli P ZERO
Toyo Proxies T1 Sport

tisb0b · 03-23-2013, 01:55 AM

Awesome thanks for posting that up =D

Blue86 · 03-23-2013, 06:28 AM

Sweet!

miodculae · 03-23-2013, 08:03 AM

Useful. I think they tested the wrong Conti. Would've preferred the ExtremeContact summer instead.

coyote · 03-23-2013, 08:30 AM

If the Tirerack specs are accurate, the Italian made 225/40R18 Pirelli PZero is a freak of a tyre. At 9.4" tread width on the recommended 8" wide wheel, it puts more rubber on the road than the 235, 245, 255 and 275 PZero (all on wider wheels). The 265 PZero is an unremarkable 2 or 3mm wider (on a 9.5" wide wheel).

I'm not saying they did, but if you were going to pick a size to ensure a PZero win - this is it.

coyote · 03-23-2013, 08:48 AM

I'm not saying tread width is everything (because a wide crap tyre is still a crap tyre), but this makes for interesting reading:

Bridgestone 8.7"
Continental 7.8"
Dunlop (not stated)
Goodyear 8.7"
Hankook 7.7"
Kumho 8.5"
Michelin 8.2"
Pirelli 9.4"

Black Tire · 03-23-2013, 10:05 AM

Nice info, but I wish they would have thrown in a 225/40/17 for comparison.

TireRack seems to have the same P Zero available for purchase in the USA.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

I am surprised that the Michelin did not do better, but I think it works better on heavier cars.

I like the car they picked for their test vehicle!

Edit: Looked more closely at the results. The P Zero did poorly in the dry slalom, only just beating the original equipment Michelin Primacy tires! What? Not much advantage here.

DarkSunrise · 03-23-2013, 10:17 AM

The Goodyear F1 A2's are impressive, especially for the money. TR currently has them for $110/ea after rebate. Very tempted to go with these for my next track/autocross tires, if I don't go with Z2 SS or Rivals.

Metabrz · 03-24-2013, 09:28 PM

This makes me very happy with my purchase. Thanks for posting

dem00n · 03-24-2013, 10:02 PM

So, P Zero or nothing eh?

d1ck · 03-24-2013, 11:20 PM

Why didn't they test any sticky tires?

Mr Franky · 03-24-2013, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d1ck

Why didn't they test any sticky tires?

They explain on the first page. These tyres are all in the same category. If you were to look on tirerack.com, they all come under Max Performance Summer.

Lateapex · 03-24-2013, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miodculae

Useful. I think they tested the wrong Conti. Would've preferred the ExtremeContact summer instead.

AU doesn't get the Extremecontact DW but I agree, an excellent tyre. I've run a lot of the top-end street tyres from Bridgestone, Yokohama and Kumho and the Continentals are easily better. (I order mine through Tirerack and have another set coming for the BRZ)

D1cker · 03-25-2013, 12:11 AM

That test seems a little weird to me, as someone who has owned quite a few of these tires, the Pirelli P Zero are not very good. They're AWFUL for wet braking, and their road manners are bad. (noisy and rough)

I think this is a much better test to refer to : http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test

03-23-2013, 01:48 AM	#1
Mr Franky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Vehicle Location: Aust Posts: 164 Thanks: 8 Thanked 91 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	MOTOR Magazine 2013 Tyre Test From the April 2013 edition of MOTOR Magainze (Australia). Contenders: Bridgestone Potenza S001 Continental ContiSportContact 5 Dunlop Sport Maxx RT Federal 595 RPM Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 Kumho Ecsta LE Sport Maxxis Victra Sport Zero One Michelin Pilot Super Sport Pirelli P ZERO Toyo Proxies T1 Sport

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tisb0b Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Grey GT86 MT Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 132 Thanks: 35 Thanked 50 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome thanks for posting that up =D

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03-23-2013, 08:03 AM	#4
miodculae FRS Adept Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Firestorm FRS Location: NYC Posts: 171 Thanks: 45 Thanked 32 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Useful. I think they tested the wrong Conti. Would've preferred the ExtremeContact summer instead.

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coyote Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: Slowly Location: brisbane.qld.au Posts: 1,064 Thanks: 212 Thanked 539 Times in 235 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	If the Tirerack specs are accurate, the Italian made 225/40R18 Pirelli PZero is a freak of a tyre. At 9.4" tread width on the recommended 8" wide wheel, it puts more rubber on the road than the 235, 245, 255 and 275 PZero (all on wider wheels). The 265 PZero is an unremarkable 2 or 3mm wider (on a 9.5" wide wheel). I'm not saying they did, but if you were going to pick a size to ensure a PZero win - this is it.

03-23-2013, 08:48 AM	#6
coyote Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: Slowly Location: brisbane.qld.au Posts: 1,064 Thanks: 212 Thanked 539 Times in 235 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm not saying tread width is everything (because a wide crap tyre is still a crap tyre), but this makes for interesting reading: Bridgestone 8.7" Continental 7.8" Dunlop (not stated) Goodyear 8.7" Hankook 7.7" Kumho 8.5" Michelin 8.2" Pirelli 9.4"

03-24-2013, 10:02 PM	#10
dem00n Member of the year - 2016 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: New York Posts: 3,575 Thanks: 788 Thanked 2,427 Times in 1,111 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So, P Zero or nothing eh?

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d1ck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Black 2013 FRS Location: Newfoundland Posts: 249 Thanks: 31 Thanked 83 Times in 54 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Why didn't they test any sticky tires?

03-25-2013, 12:11 AM	#14
D1cker Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: B9 S4/ND2 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 522 Thanks: 190 Thanked 182 Times in 106 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That test seems a little weird to me, as someone who has owned quite a few of these tires, the Pirelli P Zero are not very good. They're AWFUL for wet braking, and their road manners are bad. (noisy and rough) I think this is a much better test to refer to : http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test

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