Tyre Reviews - Collection Of Useful Urls

[PhilMeUp]

I own and drive a taxi full-time. Everyone else just puts on the cheapest possible 16" crap but I want my car to be well setup. There are a lot of tyre choices out there that are very good but at a small portion of the cost of the big name stuff.

I spent a bunch of time last week hunting through web sites to get an insight into what tyres to start using now that I'm going to 18" rims. I've been using Accelera Alpha 235/45R17 tyres with great success for most of the last 12 months but there isn't one in an 18" size.

Here's a bunch of links and some comments that might help a few people get a head start with making their own choices:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Grid/

Sunny SN3800

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Sunny/SN3800.htm

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-European-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm

Noisy, crap in both dry and wet. Rated very low on various web sites.

Nexen N6000

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nexen/N6000.htm

Overall fairly high ratings.

Nexen N8000

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nexen/N8000.htm

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2011-Auto-Zeitung-Max-Performance-Tyre-Test.htm

Very high ratings. High rolling resistance though.

Nexen N1000

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nexen/N1000.htm

Excellent ratings, last longer than N8000.

Accelera Alpha

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Accelera/Alpha.htm

Fairly good reviews.

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Michelin/Pilot-Super-Sport.htm

Extremely good reviews, does well in various magazine comparisons.

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Dunlop/SP-Sport-Maxx-GT.htm

Very high ratings. Noisy.

The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Goodyear/Eagle-F1-Asymmetric.htm

Bridgestone Potenza RE050A

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridgestone/Potenza-RE050A.htm

Pirelli CINTURATO P7

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Pirelli/CINTURATO-P7.htm

Winner of various European comparisons. Quietest for noise. Extremely expensive.

Accelera PHI

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Accelera/PHI.htm

Pretty crap ratings.

Neuton NT5000

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Neuton/NT5000.htm

Only four reviews, all extremely positive.

Falken FK 452

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Falken/FK452.htm

Very good ratings.

Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Federal/SS595-SUPER-STEEL.htm

Fairly good ratings overall, lots of extremely negative ratings though.