Quote Originally Posted by elisiX View Post
Well that's not too bad then. lol it's a lot different to your earlier post where you estimated the wheels cost $3800!



So your rubber was about $1300? What tyres are they? - I am not familiar with them.
Read my post above - Marangoni Mythos. Had them on my R32. Good tyre in my opinion. Much better than the rubbish Conti Contact Sport 2's......god I hated that tyre.


Motor Magazine Tyre Comparo - Lifted from another forum (carandimage)

For what it's worth...

245/45 R18 this year, tested on a VE SS-V ute, 6AT (oddly, the SS-V has standard 19" wheels, but the test vehicle was fitted with the SS's 18's). Steve Pizzati was the driver. DECA was the venue.

The contenders:
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
Maxxis MA-Z1
Marangoni Mythos
Falken FK 452

Dry handling:
Dunlop 47.2 secs
Goodyear 47.3
Maxxis 47.3
Marangoni 47.4
Bridgestone 47.5
Falken 47.9

Lateral G-Force:
Bridgestone 0.78g
Goodyear 0.74
Dunlop 0.74
Falken 0.72
Marangoni 0.72
Maxxis 0.71

Dry braking 100km/h-0:
Goodyear 37.5 metres
Bridgestone 37.8
Marangoni 38.2
Falken 40.2
Maxxis 40.6
Dunlop 40.8

Wet braking 60km/h-0:
Bridgestone 20.0 metres
Falken 21.6
Dunlop 21.8
Goodyear 22.0
Maxxis 22.0
Marangoni 22.9

Final results (grip, feel, balance, cost, score):
6th Maxxis (7, 6, 4, $400, 17/30)
5th Dunlop (7, 7, 5, $378, 19/30)
4th Falken (8, 6, 5, $290, 19/30)
3rd Goodyear (8, 7, 7, $288, 22/30)
2nd Bridgestone (8, 7, 8, $278, 23/30)
1st Marangoni (9, 8, 9, $350, 26/30)

Marangoni ??? Who the fcuk are they? I must admit to having never heard of this brand. How does a tyre finish 4th, 5th, 3rd and LAST in the respective 4 tests and come out on top?

Pizzati says of the Marangoni: "These had a tonne of grip. They were sharp, balanced; really nice. In fact, they were so confidence-inspiring, that you really didn't mind having a hot go with them, because you knew they'd hang in there. They were also great on change of direction and super-stable under brakes. I like them a lot."

And of the Bridgestone: "Another really nice set. They're just a little trickier when you're right on the edge. They have good pace, but it's just a little more difficult to know what they'll do on the way out. Then again, they never actually did anything too dramitic. Turn-in was nice. Overall, a good set, both in terms of grip and feel."