Wet weather tyre for e55k

[nickjonesn4]

So need 4 new tyres. Will go with either PS4 or Conti Sport Contact 5.

Both are obviously very good tyres. It rains a lot in Scotland so would be good to hear any opinions on which is best in the rain.

Cheers

Nick

 

[HB]

Goodyear eagle f1 as3. Best in the wet.

 

[Alps]

all three are good in the wet, I have PS3 on the front and F1 on the rear

 

[V8andTurbos]

Wet performance uniroyal rain sports are very good. Harder compound compared to pilot sports and contis but also wear slower

 

[Gareth]

Goodyear F1s are probably much quieter than the Continentals also (they certainly are compared to the Sport Contact 3s).

 

[Lennox]

I would 2nd the Goodyear AS3s. Have these on my 535d and they are superb. I'm in Glasgow if you want a spin. (Pardon the pun)

Here's Evos tyre test results:

P zeros although good in the wet came 7th.

Results
9th Falken 91.6%
8th Hankook 92.0%
7th Pirelli 93.8%
6th Michelin 94.1%
5th Dunlop 94.2%
4th Vredestein 94.8%
2nd= Yokohama 95.0%
2nd= Goodyear 95.0%
1st Continental 95.2%

 

[Mrhanky]

Best tyre on the wet I've had on my E55k was Uniroyal rainsport 3s. The car is at 550 with a pulley remap and they performed great.

Only gripe is they wear really quick, have a soft sidewall and dry weather performance was okay. I'm running MPSS at the moment, they are fabulous in the dry but not as good as the rainsports in the wet.

 

[Lenny63]

Rainsports are great but they have an ugly sidewall

 

[Deleted member 37751]

The Dunlop Sports on the XFR had unbelievable grip in the wet, slightly noisy in the dry (but they were 20" wheels).

I was always a big fan of Conti Sports but the Dunlops are the future.

 

[Mrhanky]

Rainsports are great but they have an ugly sidewall

I liked the sidewall design especially the little shark symbols. It was the softness I had the issue with.

 

[Flyinspanner]

It would appear to show that modern tyres are all pretty good, there is just under 4% difference in performance scores between 1st and 9th place.
(But almost 30% difference in price).

I imagine the vast majority of us will not drive our cars quite so vigorously on a daily basis, but it would be interesting to see similar comparisons once the tyres are 25%, then 50% then 75% worn as many may have quite different characteristics as they wear.
I wonder if there w oiled be any suprises?

 

[nickjonesn4]

I would 2nd the Goodyear AS3s. Have these on my 535d and they are superb. I'm in Glasgow if you want a spin. (Pardon the pun)

Here's Evos tyre test results:

P zeros although good in the wet came 7th.

Results
9th Falken 91.6%
8th Hankook 92.0%
7th Pirelli 93.8%
6th Michelin 94.1%
5th Dunlop 94.2%
4th Vredestein 94.8%
2nd= Yokohama 95.0%
2nd= Goodyear 95.0%
1st Continental 95.2%

Cheers for posting. Not much in it. Will just see what I can get the best deal on outhe of the top 3 there.