found the EVO magazine with the tire test. picked it up in Germany in July, 2002 so it's a little old...the test was done with a Ford Focus ST170 in a 215/45/17 size.



SUBJECTIVE RANKINGS



Overall

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

2. ContiSportContact

3. Toyo Proxes T1-S

4. Pirelli P7000

5. Michelin Pilot Sport

6. Dunlop SP Sport 9000

7. Bridgestone Potenza S0-3

8. Avon ZZ3





OBJECTIVE RANKINGS



Dry Handling Times

1. ContiSportContact

2. Pirelli P7000

3. Michelin Pilot Sport

4. Bridgestone Potenza S0-3

5. Avon ZZ3

6. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

7. Toyo Proxes T1-S

8. Dunlop SP Sport 9000



Wet Handling Times

1. Toyo Proxes T1-S

2. Dunlop SP Sport 9000

3. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

4. ContiSportContact

5. Pirelli P7000

6. Avon ZZ3

7. Michelin Pilot Sport

8. Bridgestone Potenza S0-3



Dry Lateral Grip

1. Bridgestone Potenza S0-3

2. Michelin Pilot Sport

3. Toyo Proxes T1-S

4. Avon ZZ3

5. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

6. Pirelli P7000

7. ContiSportContact

8. Dunlop SP Sport 9000



Wet Lateral Grip

1. Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (tie)

1.. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 (tie)

2. Toyo Proxes T1-S

3. ContiSportContact

4. Michelin Pilot Sport

5. Pirelli P7000

6. Avon ZZ3

7. Bridgestone Potenza S0-3



Dry Slalom

1. Pirelli P7000

2. Bridgestone Potenza S0-3

3. Michelin Pilot Sport

4. Toyo Proxes T1-S

5. ContiSportContact

6. Avon ZZ3

7. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

8. Dunlop SP Sport 9000

 

Thanks for the info!

 

what about falkens?

 

i guess they arnt good enough for the top 10's

 

rx7 kid,



How did they come up w/ Goodyear as subjective winner? Oh, better yet, how do they describe in their subjective rating and have that order? If you don't mind typing, please give me the info as I'm looking to buy a new set. I was gonna go w/ s-03 or T1-s, but ....goodyear won, dang it ;D

 

goodyear gs-d3's are great tires...... grippy, best of all great for wet weather. i cant personally say that they are the best since i have never had most of those in the lineup..... but im very satisfied with them

 

Falken's got em all whooped on price.

 

Continental must buy a lot of advertising in their magazine.



I've never seen them rated better than anything other than an already flat tire.

 

Yeah all thoes ratings seem weird...



S-03's the worst wet handling tire? that is one of the reasons i bought mine...they kickass in the rain...

 

I've had a few in this line up.Some also in the road race version. BridgestonePotenza,Falken,Dunlop Sp900,BFG,VISA,Nitto,Toyo Proxie,Khumo.

I will say one trick to sticky tire is the tread wear rating.Lower the softer.Stickier.

Summitimo have a 165 TWR and let me get 1.78 60ft on low profile while eating it up on the road course.

Never owned but have driven on track the Good Years. Fine but too much money.