Tyre recommendations for the Mk7

[brad]

You reckon ? Do you drive on these yourself?

I'd choose Michelin PS3 over any Pirelli any day. Michelin have always worked well for me & Pirelli less so.

Besides

I was looking at maybe high priced : Pirelli PZero Rosso they seem to be great performance tyres but can get low life K's

You haven't actually said what you want from a tyre.
PS3 will give good performance in the wet & dry, comfortable ride & low noise that would satisfy most drivers. Mileage totally depends on the driver, road conditions, etc but in a FWD with tyre pressures checked & maintained properly, a good wheel alignment & x-rotation every 7500km-10,000km you'd expect ~30,000km+ out of them. I know I'd probably get 45,000km+.

Plenty of other good stuff out there. Toyo Teo, Goodyear F1A2, Conti5, Yokohama DB, etc.

[Amalgam]

I have Continental ExtremeContact DW on my EVO imported from tirerack.com. They are well priced and a great performer with good reviews.

The ContiSportContact 5 on the Passat are also excellent and are now standard fit on HSV GTS.

[pologti18t]

You reckon ? Do you drive on these yourself?

No. I currently have the older Michelin Precedas2. The PS3 is kinda of the successor.
My mate went from Precedas on his MX5 to PS3. Loves the new PS3. Great in the wet and dry

If you want something cheaper and more comfort oriented you could try the Kumho KU39. Its their luxury/Performance tyre.

[Zogger]

Had the ps3's on my mk5 gti. The tire was brilliant in the wet and dry. Will certainly be changing the conties on the mk6 gti to ps3.

[cktsi]

PS3 were outstanding for wet and dry grip on my mk6 118tsi. However, they were noisier than the eco tyres that were OEM. Fuel consumption increased from 7.2l/100 to 7.8l/100.... Largely suburban hilly sydney driving. I thought the fuel penalty was worth the extra safety and FUN.

If i still had the vehicle i might have gone for something different yet again. Maybe the assymetrics 2 or pirelli cinturato 7. If i was to get the best.... michelin super pilot sports.

I could give you my current experience, but they are irrelevant as my wheel size is completely different to yours, so these links may help. I found them when i did some hard core researching for my current ride.

MOTOR mag tyre test


MOTOR Magazine 2013 Tyre Test - Scion FR-S Forum | Subaru BRZ Forum | Toyota 86 GT 86 Forum | AS1 Forum - FT86CLUB

Some other site

Tyre test of AutoBild: finding of best tyres (225/45R17; 3.2012)212 | Laneks

This is less relevant as they cover US tyres

Monsters of Grip: Nine Summer-Performance Tires Tested - Comparison Test - Car and Driver

[cathaldinneen]

Hey guys,

Just to give you an update on what I decided to go with. Surprise, Surprise, I went with the Michelin Pilot Sports 3 over anything else ....







The car came fitted with Pirelli Cinturato P7's which were good and quite a comfortable ride. The Michelin's though are phenomenal for grip.

Comfort: A firmer ride that the Pirelli but hard to compare given the increase in wheel radius. Still far from back breaking hard.

Ascetics: As the profile is only 40% they look really nice, I hope you agree too. The sidewalls project a little outside the wheel too which might give that little protection.

Noise: The MKVII is very well insulated from road noise. I don't hear a thing in city or highway driving, I did go over some coarse bitumen on a country road and it was quite noticeable so this may be a factor for other buyers.

Fuel Economy: The tyre has a 'green leaf' associated with it, which I assume means it is somewhat more economical, than what I'm not sure. All I know is my L/100Km has gone up maybe by .4 or .5 over the Pirelli. Still it is hard to be scientific about these things because I'm having more fun with the PS3's and when I had the Pirelli's I was taking it very easy as the car was brand new.

Performance: On Ekka day I took the car for a spin to Mount Tambourine with the Missus and I can easy say these tyres were a pleasure, they gave soooo much grip into every corner and really showed their racing pedigree.

Wet Weather: It hasn't rained in Brisbane since I got they new tyres, excited to sell how they handle.

Where to Buy: I did a lot of research on prices for these tyres and ended up getting them from Kane in Kiparing Goodyear . I know your thinking, Goodyear selling Michelin, that can't be right ? But Yes, a mate put me in touch with Kane and as he's just taken over this franchise he is giving some extremely good deals on tyres. We got this fitted and allined for $85 cheaper per tyre that anyone in Brisbane CBD. So if you're in Brissie worth giving this guy a call.


Finally, if anyones interested I'm selling my old Golf MKVII 7 Highline Djion 17" wheels & Pirelli Cinturato P7 tyres

[s4206465]

Hey Cathaldinneen, how much did u end up paying for the tires in total? I'm currently upgrading my OEM wheels for my Jetta to the Motorsport wheels (225/40/R18 as well). Cheers!

[nat225]

Hey guys,

Just to give you an update on what I decided to go with. Surprise, Surprise, I went with the Michelin Pilot Sports 3 over anything else ....







.........

the car sits far too high for 18" wheels. it needs to go lower.

it's often something that people forget, with bigger wheels often sufficient (not crazy low) lowering is needed to maintain the good and balanced aesthetic look unless it's a SUV.

but it's probably just me...

[Sirocco20348]

The height of the car is perfect, please let us not end up like vwvortex

[jarryd]

sorry but I have to agree with the height , the car looks amazing ( I love the colour and I love the rims ) but I think it needs to be dropped just a tad , ive seen another 7 over near my work with 18's ( im pretty sure ) and it sits way to high in the flesh too