View Full Version : C/D Tire Test On Pirelli


Chevypowered
11-22-2005, 12:42 AM
So i just picked up an issure of C/D to read the Vette Vs. Viper, good article by the way, and as i flipped through the pages noticed that there was a tire test in it. They tested 11 tires in

dry and wet conditions. Pretty much the pirellis aren't that great which is what we all knew, they scored 7th :thumbsdow . The number one was goodyear eagle F1 Gs-D3 which are the

ones ive been wanting to get. The pirellis did really pretty poor on the skidpad :red: and the same in any wet weather. the issue also has the MX-5 Vs. Solstice. Good read!!! :twothumbs

Cobalt_Supercharged
11-22-2005, 01:26 AM
Is that the October issue?

ExHondaMan
11-22-2005, 01:58 AM
I heard about this as well..... Eagle F1 GS-D3s are NICE NICE tires..

Figured I would throw this in here... in the april 05 issue of Super Street (I know.. total ricer mag.. see screen name for explanation) they did a tire comparo...

1) Mich Pilot Sport PS2
2) Falken Azenis Sport RT-215 (would imagine 615 now trumps this)
3) Eagle F1 GS-D3s
4) Dunlop Sport Maxx
5) BFG g-Force T/A KD


11) Pirelli P Zero Rosso

xskier874
11-22-2005, 07:39 AM
yeah thoose goodyears are pretty badass the great thing is most people dont really know that. they all buy yokahma and other rice tires like that

Malaclypse
11-22-2005, 08:08 AM
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Where the hell have ya'll been?!

Trust Tirerack. Their ratings and consumer reviews are spot-on. You'll see the GS-D3 is top in its class for summer performance.

What more needs to be said?

Oh, just to add: Once I over-paid for a set of Michelins on my Monte Carlo. I burned through those in 20k miles and wasn't very happy at all. I've since run 2 sets of Kuhmo KH-11s on the same car and was much more satisfied with the performance vs price comparison. The tread pattern and compound helped a great deal for traction both off the line and in an AutoX course. Hydroplaning wasn't a problem and cornering stability/road noise were excellent for performance tires. 235/50-17 are the dimensions of the Kuhmos I've run.

c7015
11-22-2005, 09:38 AM
.............

Where the hell have ya'll been?!

Trust Tirerack. Their ratings and consumer reviews are spot-on. You'll see the GS-D3 is top in its class for summer performance.

What more needs to be said?

Oh, just to add: Once I over-paid for a set of Michelins on my Monte Carlo. I burned through those in 20k miles and wasn't very happy at all. I've since run 2 sets of Kuhmo KH-11s on the same car and was much more satisfied with the performance vs price comparison. The tread pattern and compound helped a great deal for traction both off the line and in an AutoX course. Hydroplaning wasn't a problem and cornering stability/road noise were excellent for performance tires. 235/50-17 are the dimensions of the Kuhmos I've run.

you auto X a monte Carlo ???? woah

R33P3R007
11-22-2005, 09:45 AM
thats what I was thinking ^^^

Malaclypse
11-22-2005, 04:03 PM
Yeah, tell me about it. Handling that thing was fun to say the least.

Comparitively, driving the Cobalt is like driving a roller-skate.

chipsgt
11-22-2005, 04:18 PM
I had these on my Cavy, and will probably be putting them on the cobalt, but BFGoodrich Traction T/A is an excellent tire as well!

Nick_SSSC
11-22-2005, 04:39 PM
Is that the October issue?


No its the December issue i believe. I read that article too while i was at the dental office.

Cobalt_Supercharged
11-23-2005, 01:56 AM
No its the December issue i believe. I read that article too while i was at the dental office.
Thanks, the Oct issue has a comparrison of the MX-5 vs. Solstice also, but I couldn't find the tire article. I was begining to think all these years being single was causing me to go blind. :lol:

Chevypowered
11-23-2005, 10:15 AM
Thanks, the Oct issue has a comparrison of the MX-5 vs. Solstice also, but I couldn't find the tire article. I was begining to think all these years being single was causing me to go blind. :lol:
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