Ellie

I've just seen the Dunlop sport bluresponse and Goodyear efficient grip performance- had anyone used either of these?
They are obviously the higher performance tyres but they score well on fuel efficiency and are the best for wet grip. They're also quiet!

I've had Bridgestones on it for the last 3yrs ( the same set!) and I'm inclined to get them again tbh. The ones I have are the turanza (er300).
I've been looking at the RE050, as I see a lot of folk rate them, but on that fuel/wet grip/noise rating they don't actually score as well on wet grip, yet they're the ones described as being 'ultra high performance'. They're also cheaper than turanza's.
So how does that work then?!
Is that rating thing just bollocks?? (It is EU so I wouldn't be surprised!)

While I'm at it, what's the deal with Vredesteins?? I can't get the sessanta in 16" so it'd have to be sportrac5's, are they any good? They rate better than the RE050 and are cheaper again.
I'm not overly bothered on prices though, i dont hang about so I'd rather have a decent tyre and not be in a ditch!

Thanks for any info!

Ellie

IanC

Seams your quite clued up on tires lol I have mich ps3s on both my cars frs and zetec s and I can't fault them wet or dry and my frs is a bit of a handful at times only thing is they are a touch deer

skinnarbi

The grip rating is only wet weather braking in a straight line, so not really a good overall handling rating. The goodyears and dunlops are both brilliant tyres but would be more suited to a long mileage motorway user. The bridgestones will be the better performance tyre but are a little out dated nowadays as the re050 has been superseeded twice over but not to do it an injustice i had a set on my mondeo and they were great just soft and didnt last as long as something like the new generation goodyears and dunlops. But you have to remember that they were designed and produced after these tyre labels came about and the bridgestones way before they were even conceived. Vredesteins are a mediocre midrange, there are much better midrange tyres on the market in my Profesional opinion such as falkens and even the new capitols are stacking up very well vs. their older competitors.

How many miles do you do a year, roughly? What tyre size are you looking for?

Regards
Matt