What tyres are people wearing nowadays?

[Senninha43]

The OP made me smile as I remember the Goodyear Eagle and fitting a set to my then newly acquired NSX.

I’ve tried several tyres on C204’s over the past decade with my view being:

- OEM Conti’s offer poor wet grip, rapid wear and are very hard
- The Hankooks are great when new but I suffered tirewall bulging as they aged to the front given the weight of the 350CDI
- Contrary to whitenemesis, I have found P-Zero’s to be the best suited for my driving. For many years this has been high mileage motorway use with the occasional A/B fun miles. More compliant than the Conti’s, great life cycle (current rears went on at 46k, now at 61k and have 3-4mm). Good confident wet grip.

I collect a C43 in next couple of days that has 9k miles and OEM COnti’s so will see if they have improved .. if not, then for me I’ll probably go back to P-Zero’s. I did discuss with dealer who’s personal recommendation in the Michelin Sports ...

HTH

 

[RedGull]

Goodyear asymmetric 5, Simples!!!

 

[MrRight]

depends on the car and what you're after but of the recent tyres I've had :

Michelin crossclimate + very competent tyre , didnt keep the car long enough to test wear characteristics

conti sport contact 5p - very decent grip but after around 7k miles, only 4.5mm of tread left on a gla 45 owned from brand new. not impressive wear characteristics . slightly noisy but expected from a performance tyre

conti sport contact 6p - driven on track in the damp on a c63, very impressive tyre in terms of grip, but some understeer on heavy braking and sharp turns, but overall wet grip was better than MPSS. cant comment on longevity of tyre.

MP4S - on my E46 M3. car feels AWD, hardly any slip even when pushed hard. car feels like a go kart. not the most quiet or comfortable tyre but slightly better than MPSS in this regard.

MPSS - on c63s, lack of grip is comical at any temp under around 11 degrees c. works amazingly well in 25 degrees or higher . Amazing longevity . On countless occasions I've come home only to smell burning rubber and they've got 6mm left after around 9k miles . miraculous... fishtailed a couple of times in the wet

Michellin Pilot Alpin PA4 - excellent winter tyre below around 8 degrees c. cant handle ice which is probably expected. After 5k miles of abuse , still had 7mm of tread on rear tyres which is a revelation When pushed the car wobbles a lot on the soft tread . lateral G forces cant compare to a summer tyre in Its ideal temp. very impressive in cold dry weather , eg < 3 degrees

accelera phi- stay away. comfortable and okay dry grip if driving sensibly. dangerous in the wet in a performance car.

 

[MercedesDriver]

S212 is on Pirelli Cinturato P1 and I can’t fault them, still 3-4mm thread and will be changed next April with Winter/Summer switch due to the age. 10k miles pa.
Mini has the same new P1 on rears and some tyres I can’t spell on front wheels.

 

[SlimJim]

I’ve got Bridgestone tyres on my E-Class and my Type R. The tyres on my E-Class are as supplied when new 4 years ago, so will probably need replaced before the winter. Bridgestone tyres were also new on the Honda and I’ve always replaced them with Bridgestone tyres.

 

[TeddyRuxpin]

This is a good channel: Tyre Reviews

I am going to go for Conti Premium Contact 6 on the front of my car - they replace the Premium Contact and the Sport Contact 5, and I have Conti's on the back. My wheels are too small for the Sport Contact 6

 

[Ed65]

Always fit 'MO' the OE tyres are manufactured to more stringent tolerances than rep (replacement mkt) stick 3/4psi above manufacturers recommended inflation pressure and check/adjust weekly.
Currently my fronts have done 15,000, are wearing evenly and still on 6-7mm
(pzero OE)

 

[400ixl]

Always fit 'MO' the OE tyres are manufactured to more stringent tolerances than rep (replacement mkt)

What makes you think that? All MO means is that it is a variant of the tyre which has been tested and approved by the manufacturer. That may have been the standard tyre they make generally or could have some different handling characteristic. The manufacturing process is exactly the same as every other tyre in that model range, just the "recipe" doesn't change over time. Which actually could make it worse over the years, not better.

 

[rf065]

Always fit 'MO' the OE tyres are manufactured to more stringent tolerances than rep (replacement mkt) stick 3/4psi above manufacturers recommended inflation pressure and check/adjust weekly.
Currently my fronts have done 15,000, are wearing evenly and still on 6-7mm
(pzero OE)

I've never read such bad advice on a forum for some years now, this is absolute rubbish advice!

 

[markjay]

This has been discussed before, manufacturer-specific tyres do have slight tweaks compared to the standard tyres (keen eyed memberes might notice that on some manufacturer-specific tyres the EU label has different ratings to those of the standard tyre).

The issue is that for some reason very few new models of tyres have the MO rating. So if you are after a newer model, opting for MO considerably reduces your choice.

I used MO tyres up to around 2017, but then had to give it up because none of the new Contis or Dunlops were available with MO rating (and last I checked, they are still not available today).

So in short I choose the tyre model I want, and if it's available as MO then yes I would prefer that, but if not then I would buy the standard tyre.

 

[Yex]

Just to add to the conundrum my C63 507 Coupe came with Yoko's when I bought it and they were very nice to drive on and push hard on as well. I then swapped them for Michelin PS4S all round and they are even better, but..............will judge them again when the temperature drops and road surfaces aren't as friendly as they are in the warmer months. I don't tend to push my fun cars in the winter but I do first time around to judge any change in character I need to know about should the occasion to play or get out of a situation arise.

 

[rockits]

+1 for Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. I have them on the Alfa GT and just putting them on the Vantage. I have Michelin Pilot Super Sports on the 4200 as these were the previous version of the PS4S I believe as the PS4S didn't exist then.

The XJ has PZeros on and are OK in the warm and dry but dangerous in the cold or cold/wet. I'd even go as far as to suggest that PZeros should be banned from sale in the UK With 510bhp through the rear wheels on the XJ with PZeros they are outright dangerous in the wrong conditions.