goodyear eagle f1's and the grip is spectacular.. on a quattro anyway not sure bout FWD
goodyear eagle f1's and the grip is spectacular.. on a quattro anyway not sure bout FWD
Also phenomenal on the fwd too in snow sleet rain and shine 100% recommended
Does anyone know which tyre out of the Bridgestone Potenza S001 235/40 18 and Goodyear Eagle F1 Assemetric 2 235/40 18 has got the best alloy wheel protection?
To answer to what you were asking I would say the GD year F1 AS2 has the better alloy wheel protection.
If you were asking me which Tyre I would choose out of them I would say neither. Audi often specify not to use the GD Year AS2.
Being a bit OCD about maintenance and care for my vehicle I like to stick to manufacture standards. And I have mentioned before in previous posts when I went and explored the GMBH factory where my Audi was built I naturally asked a lot of questions regarding the quattro system etc. The big thing they always mentioned was tyres is the biggest factor for optimal life and performance on the quattro cars. They actually gave me a list of all tyres that meet there standard and are recommended for the quattro system. Being a GD year AS2 fan for my other vehicles I noticed it was not on there. Basically it boiled down the compound being too soft, side wall is soft and the asymetric pattern causes issues - makes them prone to staggered effect or saw tooth effect . Some may have other experiences and thoughts. But for me I rather listen to these guys that built the vehicle All down to choice.
If you were to ask me which tyre I would suggest for excellent grip and rim protector I would say easily:
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 or the Dunlop Sport Maxx RT
The Bridgestone potena s001 are noisy tyres also rated 3 noisiest tyre for the 235/40/18 range. Again preference.
So what did the Audi guys say to use - may help with my choice later
Goodyear own Dunlop.
Dunlop Sport Maxx RT seems to have very good EU ratings. Not sure how much you can trust those new-fangled EU tyre ratings though.
Dunlop Spot Maxx RT
Fuel Efficiency: C
Wet Grip: A
Does anyone know which tyre out of the Bridgestone Potenza S001 235/40 18 and Goodyear Eagle F1 Assemetric 2 235/40 18 has got the best alloy wheel protection?
Volkswagen owns allVW owns Bugatti
Edit: Not sure if the reasoning behind that was made clear but there's a difference in one company trying to be jack of all trades and one splitting apart with different names, strategies and aims.
I'll buy both 4x Asymetric 3 and 4x S001I always listen to the masses
( 63 reviews and over 800,000 miles in this case ) , not just a few , and take tyre test shoot outs with a pinch as they don't reflect what they'll be like long term .
Bridgestone Vs Michelin , Goodyear , absolutely no competition .