Tyre Group Tests?

Torkijo

Hi

Does anyone have the Which Tyre results or other fairly recent tyre group test info as all i can find is very high performance tests and i am interested in best for an MPV and for a Golf TDI.

Cheers

GT60

bump bump !!

mchale

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/total_tyre_guide/

For the Which 1 look in your local libary

AdrianHi

Your probably not going to get better than the autoexpress tests but I want to point out a rather significant limitation of the tests, here:

"We put 16 big brands to the test at Bridgestone's proving ground just south of Rome in Italy. "

Rome, Italy, warm meditaranean weather and a smooth test track. Are these representative of your driving conditions?

Personallly I drive on cracked, pot holed, rutted road surfaces of rural Hampshire in the cold and wet of a British winter.
Tyres behave very differently in this environment compared to the Italian track.
I picked up on this a few years ago when Autoexpress compared run flat tyre brands and a non-run flat on a BMW 3 series and annouced a Bridgestone Turanza run flat as the winner while saying the non run flat version of the same tyre performed worse on the car "designed for run flats". What's remarkable about this result is that there are scores of BMW 3 ( an other) series owners around who will tell you in no uncertain terms that this bridgestone run flat is the absolute worst run flat tyre you can have while at the same time accepting that it might well have been the best under the test conditions. Equaly just about any non run flat is a much better performer than any run flat.
This particular Bridgestone tyre doesn't like being cold, wet on broken road surfaces. Bridgestone are about to release 3G (third generation) run flats which sound from reports like they are much better.

The point of all this is this autoexpress test is in my view pretty much invalid unless you going to spend your time driving in similar conditions.

Seat of the pants experience would lead me to suggest Michelin Pilot Primacy HP's for the two cars you mention, good life, good all round performance worth paying the little extra for.
The Continetal Premium Contact 2 tyres are prone to early outside edge wear when used at the front.

Just my opinion of course

FakeIrish

Please also remember the same tyres can perform differently for different sizes too. They may rave about some 17" Michilin tyres but in a 16", they may be awful. Treat with caution.

AdrianHi

Agreed.
205/55R16 on my wifes Mazda 6 and my car. We both have the Michelin Pilot Primacy HP's (mine's the ZP run flat version). I'd say the continental premium contacts deal with standing water better but otherwise I prefer the Michelins.

coldasfire

I have a Peugeot 406 195/65/R15 91V and want to change the tyres. is there any thread which can give me what tyre to choose and if there are any internet companies which can give the price for those including fitting???? I know of Blackcircles.com but wondering if there are any more. Will appreciate the recommended make and the links please

DaveMacD

I used to have a 406 estate, and I'm fairly certain they took H rated tyres. Check http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator.htm for a handy way to try different sizes.

Lum

camskill.co.uk and mytyres.co.uk are the other big online tyre sellers. mytyres seem to be a bit pricey these days but camskill are good. As for what to get, I've always gone for Goodyear Eagle F1s on any "performance" car I've owned and they've never let me down, on my more modest car (Volvo 940) I put Goodyear Excellence on them and can't fault those for grip either.

AdrianHi

DaveMacD wrote: »

I used to have a 406 estate, and I'm fairly certain they took H rated tyres. Check http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator.htm for a handy way to try different sizes.

That last letter H, V etc. is a speed rating so the same car with a more powerful engine is very likely to have a different speed rating. My car is a V rated tyre, but versions of my car with the a less powerfull engine are H rated.

DaveMacD

Yup, so in that case, we need to know exactly which model the poster has, so we can figure out whether they have the right tyres on to start with.