Dec 9, 2005 8:41:37 AM
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Re: Best tires for F430 ???
The current Car & Driver has a tire test of ultra high performance tires. Of the tires offered on the 430, they liked the PS2, then the Pirelli, then the Bridgestone. None of these were in the top three overall, however. One thing they mentioned was that sometimes the tire manufacturer will supply a special compound that may be faster than the normal tire, so it's hard to compare.
1st...Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
2nd...Continental ContiSportContact2
3rd...Yokohama Advan Neova AD07
4th...Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
5th...Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212
6th...Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
7th...Pirelli P Zero Rosso Asimmetrico
8th...Toyo Proxes T1R
9th...Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
etc...http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=10252&page_number=1
Most surprising to me was the poor showing of the Bridgestone. I had S-02A's on my 360 and thought they were great. I've got the P-Zeros on the 430 and haven't driven them hard enough to form an opinion, although they seem very good.
Gary
1st...Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
2nd...Continental ContiSportContact2
3rd...Yokohama Advan Neova AD07
4th...Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
5th...Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212
6th...Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
7th...Pirelli P Zero Rosso Asimmetrico
8th...Toyo Proxes T1R
9th...Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
etc...http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=10252&page_number=1
Most surprising to me was the poor showing of the Bridgestone. I had S-02A's on my 360 and thought they were great. I've got the P-Zeros on the 430 and haven't driven them hard enough to form an opinion, although they seem very good.
Gary
Dec 9, 2005 5:19:01 PM
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Re: Best tires for F430 ???
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Aztec said:
I have Michelin PS2s and they are very good, at least as good as the Pirelli Pzero Rossos that were on my 360
rosso on your 360?????????? impossible!!! they manufacture the 360 size only in pzero assimetrico or directionale. they have the rear wheels in rosso,but not the front(215/45/18).
another good reason to get rosso on a red 430 is the red writing pzero on the tyre..
Re: Best tires for F430 ???
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dhayek said:Quote:
Aztec said:
I have Michelin PS2s and they are very good, at least as good as the Pirelli Pzero Rossos that were on my 360
rosso on your 360?????????? impossible!!! they manufacture the 360 size only in pzero assimetrico or directionale. they have the rear wheels in rosso,but not the front(215/45/18).
another good reason to get rosso on a red 430 is the red writing pzero on the tyre..
I may be wrong, but I thought you could get the Rosso instead of the PZero for the late 360s...
Re: Best tires for F430 ???
On Top Gear the Stig and Ferrari test driver were quoted assuming F430 is quicker with Pirellis than with Bridgestones.
Auto hebdo (French mag, so no bias) says F430 with Michelin PS2 is tail-happier than with Pirellis . Ditto when they tested 360 (PS1 vs PZero); they pinpointed that slightly changing tyre pressure could dramatically change car balance.
I read that PS2, one of the best SS tyre, has better performance than PZero but is less flexible due to higher temp sensitivity. Grip tend to drop quicker than competition's with lower temps.
Auto hebdo (French mag, so no bias) says F430 with Michelin PS2 is tail-happier than with Pirellis . Ditto when they tested 360 (PS1 vs PZero); they pinpointed that slightly changing tyre pressure could dramatically change car balance.
I read that PS2, one of the best SS tyre, has better performance than PZero but is less flexible due to higher temp sensitivity. Grip tend to drop quicker than competition's with lower temps.
Re: Best tires for F430 ???
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z911 said:
On Top Gear the Stig and Ferrari test driver were quoted assuming F430 is quicker with Pirellis than with Bridgestones.
Auto hebdo (French mag, so no bias) says F430 with Michelin PS2 is tail-happier than with Pirellis . Ditto when they tested 360 (PS1 vs PZero); they pinpointed that slightly changing tyre pressure could dramatically change car balance.
I read that PS2, one of the best SS tyre, has better performance than PZero but is less flexible due to higher temp sensitivity. Grip tend to drop quicker than competition's with lower temps.
So I assume Rosso and PS2 are the best.
Dec 16, 2005 2:10:45 PM
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