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Time to reboot the 35iS. Thinking of Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport.

Anyone against/in favour, please?

Another tyre thread, this means that the usual members will give their usual preference and why you shouldn't and what you should buy. I'm of the opinion that if you read the collated test reviews on https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Goodye ... rSport.htm and decide if the subjective pro/cons are what you want from that tyre give them a go and report back.

For me the important qualities are wet grip, comfort, noise and rolling resistance, therefore list the qualities that are important to you and decide on the tyre that best meets those requirements.

Across various car forums I have been on these are usually a solid 8/10 tyre

For the tyre review site above I wouldn't pay much attention to the blue bars as the data (as I remember) is based on individuals reviews and if you read the reviews the cars range from minis to SUVs to anything which will have a different impact on the tyre use and performance. Do read the comparison tests though where they are done side by side like for like by professional testers.

Agree with the common sense sentiments as above - just go take a look at the tyre reviews site. They give a good comparison between all the front runners, and you can make your own judgement based on the variables that matter most to you.

Remember to throw price & availability in there also - not everything is available in our tire sizes & some of what looks like popular are just not being offered by resellers in all areas.

I went pilot sport 4 S on mine, but that was my preference (doesn't make it the best).

Arguably the worst tyre you could choose

Great on a dry track pretty horrible in the wet

Do any reviews test tyres with 10k miles on the clock?

flybobbie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:20 pm Do any reviews test tyres with 10k miles on the clock?

None of my rear tyres on a Z4 have seen close to 10k

Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:59 pm None of my rear tyres on a Z4 have seen close to 10k

Really? I mean 'Really'?

Pirelli P Zero last me 20k+.

Vredstein Ultrac Vorti (+) is the tyre of choice on mine, and do all the good things like longevity, grip, economy and sidewall sex appeal - Or MPS5 if you're a track-day monster, which most of us aren't but seem to be fitted on everything from high powered supercars to estate Skodas with booster seats in the back. Because internet.

Busterboo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:19 pm

Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:59 pm None of my rear tyres on a Z4 have seen close to 10k

Really? I mean 'Really'?

Pirelli P Zero last me 20k+.

Yip, Really, I don’t do doughnuts, launches etc, but it is driven hard and fast, mostly on forum runs or trips away. No commuting, trips to shops and nearest dual carriageway is 70 miles away so car is either driven on Highland A/B roads or Euro trips like Pyrenees where it was driven hard every day.

Car just traded in with just under 26k on it and fourth set of rears and second set of fronts. Was late going to pick up new car last week and had a very quick run to dealers, it definitely needs new rears again, it was more than lively on its last trip with me.

Conti’s by FAR the best tyre but the wear rate was AWFUL, if money was no option they’d go on every time but I stuck a set on a few days before I left for the Pyrenees and then had a forum run a few weeks after I came home. Can’t remember if they needed replaced before the forum run or straight after it but they only lasted 4-5k when I got the next set I asked them to measure them before they were fitted, 6.8mm is the starting tread, anything under 3mm can have your @rse squeaking so really 4mm useable tread max.

As far as I’m concerned they are what’s keeping me in contact with the tarmac, the stickier the better and the additional heat by being in Europe in the summer is only going to lead to one thing, very quick wear rate. There was an Z3M and a heavily modded 35iS on the trip, they both had recently fitted rears and both needed replacement rears as well when they came home. Z3M was running Goodyears and the 35iS Conti’s

The only tyres I've run that wear out as low as 10k miles were Pirelli P Zero Rosso, designed for the Porsche 911. Soft & fat, they began to deteriorate at 8k. Otherwise, it's 20k+ on P Zero Nero, which I drive at BMW's maximum recommended pressures - 36 & 44psi - to keep maximum tyre surface on the tarmac.

GY Asym. i getting 25k before i change before wear indicator touched.

I either need to vastly slow down or you guys need to use more of your car’s potential

Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:42 am I either need to vastly slow down or you guys need to use more of your car’s potential

I couldn’t possibly comment on either subject..

The latest Continental Sports 7s are winning most of the professional comparison tests nowadays done on rear wheel drive performance cars.

Tyres are always a toss up between price and performance, its a pretty linear scale comparing one to the other
If you pootle about town most of the time and have no intention of a track day, do you need Conti Sports 7s (which are shown to perform well on tracks rather than pot holed roads) or would something further down the price range suffice.

Oh and just as a heads up, for that tyre review site, they dont know how to use illustrative charts to properly show data. In fact, its dreadful and shows they have no statistical knowledge at all for example the charts here https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/202 ... e-Test.htm