255/35 R19 Tyres
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| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli P Zero PZ5 (13) | 99% | 100% | 97% | 99% | 93% | 90% |
| Blackhawk Street H HU02 (2) | 100% | 85% | 90% | 90% | 100% | 100% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 (28) | 92% | 95% | 93% | 95% | 93% | 91% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak 6 (5) | 94% | 94% | 86% | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S * (5) | 100% | 83% | 96% | 98% | 73% | 80% |
| Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus (8) | 95% | 78% | 88% | 90% | 82% | 88% |
| Continental WinterContact 8 S (5) | 96% | 96% | 92% | 92% | 80% | 76% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 S (13) | 85% | 84% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 91% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) | 94% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Pro (29) | 90% | 90% | 85% | 82% | 87% | 87% |
| Fulda SportControl (40) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (116) | 93% | 83% | 89% | 88% | 83% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport (146) | 94% | 83% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 (11) | 93% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 92% | 95% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (408) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Nokian zLine (83) | 91% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 76% | 85% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (250) | 93% | 90% | 86% | 88% | 79% | 80% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport (14) | 92% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 86% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (174) | 94% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 74% | 82% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (151) | 92% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 80% | 84% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (79) | 91% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 81% | 87% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (97) | 91% | 91% | 82% | 83% | 82% | 84% |
| Mayrun MR500 (12) | 88% | 86% | 73% | 83% | 86% | 85% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Blacklion Champoint BU66 (21) | 88% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 81% | 85% |
| Nokian Z G2 (30) | 88% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 80% | 83% |
| Nokian Wetproof 1 (13) | 83% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 71% | 87% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (61) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 91% | 71% | 74% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 (46) | 89% | 92% | 82% | 83% | 78% | 77% |
| Falken Azenis FK520 (38) | 89% | 86% | 82% | 84% | 78% | 83% |
| Continental SportContact 7 (94) | 95% | 91% | 88% | 90% | 66% | 75% |
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (52) | 89% | 91% | 82% | 87% | 78% | 80% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (305) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (183) | 88% | 85% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 86% |
| Pirelli P Zero Corsa Direzionale (2) | 95% | 90% | 80% | 95% | 45% | 90% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (339) | 90% | 87% | 81% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Yokohama Advan Sport V105 (44) | 90% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 76% | 77% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (150) | 88% | 88% | 82% | 81% | 71% | 77% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) | 90% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| General Altimax Sport (32) | 80% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 87% | 80% |
| Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS (30) | 89% | 91% | 83% | 87% | 68% | 82% |
| Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (31) | 84% | 86% | 88% | 81% | 81% | 86% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (121) | 91% | 86% | 88% | 90% | 61% | 71% |
| Nokian PowerProof (24) | 87% | 89% | 80% | 75% | 67% | 85% |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) | 90% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 67% | 78% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (288) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Syron Race 1 plus (15) | 86% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 84% | 86% |
| Sava Intensa UHP 2 (52) | 85% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 81% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (83) | 87% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 73% | 77% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Falken FK451 (10) | 79% | 77% | 73% | 71% | 81% | 79% |
| Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 (20) | 90% | 79% | 83% | 82% | 65% | 74% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 (16) | 84% | 81% | 78% | 71% | 86% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar 3 (4) | 90% | 55% | 88% | 93% | 60% | 67% |
| Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (65) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 80% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (180) | 88% | 84% | 82% | 81% | 60% | 82% |
| Hankook Winter I cept RS3 (22) | 85% | 86% | 75% | 80% | 77% | 65% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (82) | 86% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 72% | 74% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) | 83% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 87% | 86% |
| Continental Sport Contact 6 (94) | 90% | 86% | 82% | 82% | 53% | 77% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (66) | 85% | 83% | 72% | 74% | 69% | 77% |
| Sava intensa uhp (15) | 83% | 74% | 79% | 71% | 78% | 76% |
| Kormoran Kormoran UHP (38) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (245) | 87% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Infinity Ecomax (35) | 78% | 73% | 73% | 67% | 76% | 78% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (145) | 82% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (61) | 81% | 81% | 72% | 74% | 76% | 74% |
| Blacklion BH15 (13) | 76% | 65% | 74% | 74% | 85% | 84% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo (45) | 81% | 73% | 75% | 73% | 75% | 72% |
| GT Radial Champiro HPY (24) | 88% | 80% | 73% | 74% | 58% | 76% |
| Toyo R888 R (29) | 90% | 63% | 82% | 85% | 60% | 62% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (83) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 66% | 72% |
| Pirelli Dragon Sport (16) | 79% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 68% | 69% |
| Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (86) | 87% | 75% | 82% | 82% | 57% | 69% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 5 (86) | 75% | 85% | 67% | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (101) | 80% | 73% | 69% | 67% | 76% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (179) | 80% | 78% | 72% | 73% | 66% | 72% |
| Davanti DX640 (100) | 79% | 71% | 74% | 72% | 65% | 77% |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (49) | 80% | 69% | 71% | 73% | 66% | 72% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (222) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance (13) | 84% | 84% | 71% | 77% | 83% | 82% |
| Kumho Ecsta LE Sport (33) | 77% | 72% | 73% | 72% | 70% | 74% |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (109) | 85% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 55% | 72% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS91 (46) | 82% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 55% | 73% |
| Rotalla RU01 S Pace (27) | 81% | 70% | 68% | 69% | 69% | 76% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (71) | 86% | 67% | 76% | 72% | 66% | 68% |
| Nitto Invo (19) | 79% | 67% | 73% | 75% | 65% | 67% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (164) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 74% | 67% | 60% |
| Kinforest KF550 UHP (22) | 74% | 65% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (215) | 83% | 70% | 75% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Pirelli P Zero Runflat (42) | 83% | 70% | 75% | 74% | 59% | 64% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (141) | 83% | 65% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Jinyu YU63 (53) | 77% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (79) | 81% | 84% | 76% | 72% | 54% | 71% |
| Sunitrac Focus 9000 (10) | 79% | 66% | 63% | 75% | 77% | 57% |
| Toyo Proxes Sport (22) | 75% | 62% | 70% | 65% | 69% | 69% |
| Pirelli P Zero Silver (3) | 67% | 67% | 67% | 57% | 80% | 77% |
| Pirelli P Zero (177) | 84% | 68% | 74% | 71% | 57% | 63% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat (32) | 86% | 73% | 76% | 76% | 50% | 57% |
| Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (37) | 73% | 58% | 67% | 61% | 75% | 72% |
| Laufenn S fit EQ (14) | 78% | 63% | 62% | 57% | 73% | 73% |
| Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (37) | 81% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 70% | 64% |
| Event Potentum (15) | 72% | 64% | 57% | 63% | 76% | 64% |
| Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) | 81% | 66% | 70% | 68% | 59% | 62% |
| Rovelo RPX 998 (32) | 77% | 59% | 65% | 62% | 64% | 70% |
| Evergreen EU72 (49) | 75% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 73% | 67% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Tourador X Speed TU1 (3) | 75% | 65% | 60% | 70% | 30% | 80% |
| Evergreen Dynacontrol EU728 (5) | 68% | 58% | 65% | 58% | 87% | 68% |
| Davanti Protoura Sport (32) | 75% | 53% | 67% | 62% | 70% | 68% |
| Pace Toledo TL1000 (16) | 74% | 59% | 65% | 63% | 69% | 64% |
| Winrun R330 (38) | 73% | 58% | 61% | 62% | 66% | 73% |
| Barum Bravuris (19) | 79% | 57% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS (8) | 88% | 76% | 83% | 70% | 63% | 56% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 62% |
| Goodride SA37 (26) | 74% | 66% | 63% | 62% | 56% | 63% |
| Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS (52) | 74% | 68% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 56% |
| Federal 595EVO (40) | 74% | 46% | 69% | 65% | 72% | 55% |
| Achilles ATR Sport 2 (43) | 72% | 45% | 61% | 63% | 73% | 66% |
| Marangoni MPower (3) | 77% | 57% | 67% | 63% | 53% | 63% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (65) | 73% | 59% | 67% | 66% | 74% | 49% |
| Toyo T1S (10) | 66% | 49% | 63% | 57% | 65% | 65% |
| Cooper Zeon 2XS (16) | 70% | 51% | 57% | 48% | 58% | 65% |
| Accelera PHI (164) | 67% | 44% | 52% | 51% | 65% | 58% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Constancy LY688 (25) | 57% | 43% | 47% | 42% | 68% | 50% |
| RoadX RXMOTION U11 (37) | 62% | 38% | 45% | 44% | 74% | 53% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (146) | 71% | 54% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 32% |
| Firemax FM601 (10) | 54% | 43% | 49% | 47% | 34% | 58% |
| Haida HD921 (43) | 60% | 40% | 47% | 45% | 49% | 38% |
| Fullrun HP199 (81) | 48% | 29% | 33% | 34% | 54% | 28% |
255/35 R19 Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Pace Toledo TL1000
rated 93%
Actually in shock, how good these tires are there incredibly impressive period let alone for the money. Handling is nothing short of excellent Road. Feedback is superb and they are incredibly comfortable. If you have an older car like me that is in great condition and you don’t want to spend a fortune on tires, I highly recommend them.
tyre reviewed on 2026-03-12 07:32:55
Writing about the Winrun R330
rated 36%
This is one tyre I will never ever buy again, … 35mins of aggressive driving they tyre side wall raptured. Please stay away if you value your life and car
tyre reviewed on 2026-03-08 23:34:38
Writing about the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
rated 93%
Bought it in December 2023 and for last 3 winters they are on my car. They have 40% on highway and 60% city drive. Comparing with regular wintercontact there is no standard noise when is temperature higher then 7 degC. On highway they feel really confident and handling on snow and icy road is really sporty. I will buy them again. I think one more seasson they will be ok to use.
tyre reviewed on 2026-03-03 23:10:21
Writing about the Blackhawk Street H HU02
rated 99%
Don't let the fact that they are manufactured in China throw you off. B9 S5 Coupe driver, and I am now on my second set, and gladly waited for my service centre to source the tyres instead of fitting another brand. My service centre had not had previous experience with Blackhawk tyres, hence the reason for trying to get me to switch - until I showed them reviews and comparisons between what they were recommending me and what I wanted. They then made the effort to source the tyres for me (even though there was basically no stock at any of the suppliers they purchase from). If you're looking for a solid, quality, budget-friendly tyre, you will be hard-pressed to find a better solution. Excellent, excellent tyres.
tyre reviewed on 2026-01-23 00:38:13
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero PZ5
rated 94%
I have now completed 9k miles - my fronts are at 3mm treads and rears are at 4mm. I would say everything in my original review stands. I'll be changing out the set when my fronts hit 2mm. I estimated 11k miles out of these, I'd say that's pretty accurate.
The last 2k miles have been completed with a full track suspension setup, with lightweight alloys and a full 2-piece J-hooked racing brake system - under heavy braking the tyres give way before the brakes. With the heavily reduced unsprung mass and increased damping performance, I can't provide a direct 1:1 comparison to my initial review. However I feel the steering response is even better, it has excellent precision and feedback - this has come at the expense of increased road noise (with the extra wear), overall I can confidently say this is better that Pilot Sport 4S at the same tread levels.
Fuel economy is worse now than when I first got the tyres, I guess this is the tradeoff for excellent grip, I would say definitely more rolling resistance vs PS4S. Ultimately, they are perfect blend between total grip, road feedback/handling and wear characteristics. It is just a shame that the sidewall isn't a bit stiffer, there is an ounce of flex - SC7 seemed to have been firmer, as did PS4S. It could also look a bit better!
The car has seen many speedways on the continent, it is completely planted on the Autobahn, it also dealt with very heavy rain as well as some ice and snow effortlessly - no loss of grip whatsoever, even if accidentally hitting standing water in the dead of the night on an unlit road (though this could be Quattro with Sports Diff). Everything else from my original review stands and I'll be buying these again, unless Michelin brings out the aftermarket Pilot Sport S5 - these are undoubtedly the best UUHP tyre available to buy for a passenger car.
The last 2k miles have been completed with a full track suspension setup, with lightweight alloys and a full 2-piece J-hooked racing brake system - under heavy braking the tyres give way before the brakes. With the heavily reduced unsprung mass and increased damping performance, I can't provide a direct 1:1 comparison to my initial review. However I feel the steering response is even better, it has excellent precision and feedback - this has come at the expense of increased road noise (with the extra wear), overall I can confidently say this is better that Pilot Sport 4S at the same tread levels.
Fuel economy is worse now than when I first got the tyres, I guess this is the tradeoff for excellent grip, I would say definitely more rolling resistance vs PS4S. Ultimately, they are perfect blend between total grip, road feedback/handling and wear characteristics. It is just a shame that the sidewall isn't a bit stiffer, there is an ounce of flex - SC7 seemed to have been firmer, as did PS4S. It could also look a bit better!
The car has seen many speedways on the continent, it is completely planted on the Autobahn, it also dealt with very heavy rain as well as some ice and snow effortlessly - no loss of grip whatsoever, even if accidentally hitting standing water in the dead of the night on an unlit road (though this could be Quattro with Sports Diff). Everything else from my original review stands and I'll be buying these again, unless Michelin brings out the aftermarket Pilot Sport S5 - these are undoubtedly the best UUHP tyre available to buy for a passenger car.
tyre reviewed on 2026-01-21 10:52:39
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport 5
rated 67%
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tyre reviewed on 2026-01-02 13:58:16
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero Runflat
rated 54%
The worst tyre ever. I used previously run flat tyres at BMWs and know runflat pros and cons. Pirelli pzero grip generally is good.. but comfort whenever the road is not 100% flat is awful..... including vibrations since day 1 when running above 120km/h (75 miles) more noticeable when the tarmac is not 100% flat while previous turanza runflat had no vibrations.
Tried at several service centres to fine tune....but no way, rims are ok but tyres seems having problems. Not recomendable at all.... I Know now why this brand was compared by many users to an stone tyre.....
Tried at several service centres to fine tune....but no way, rims are ok but tyres seems having problems. Not recomendable at all.... I Know now why this brand was compared by many users to an stone tyre.....
tyre reviewed on 2025-12-24 09:53:55
Writing about the Continental SportContact 7
rated 64%
Overall a good tyre. But the wear is dramatic. I have 280 HP and drive a little sporty sometimes. But less than 25.000 km's (15000 miles) and they have to be replaced. Not recommended.
tyre reviewed on 2025-12-23 09:57:26
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
rated 87%
These tyres came on my BMW M440d and are run flat tyres.They are also * marked tyres so approved by BMW. I initially thought I would need to change them as I’m not a fan of how hard run flats are. These however do not give a harsh ride and feel much more comfortable than the Bridgestone Potenza run flats I had on my BMW G22 430d. There is no skipping about on corners when you hit imperfections and the wet and dry grip is excellent. Overall I would definitely consider buying these again for my summer tyres.The wear seems ok, I have done approx 6000 miles since getting the car as a used purchase, with what looked like almost new tyres on it. I do like to use the cars full performance and have had no issues with grip, but I keep traction on full as I know 700nm of torque would throw me off the road if I wasn’t careful.
tyre reviewed on 2025-12-22 17:22:54
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
rated 80%
Just listen to the Jon the tyre review man. They're f great!
CONTEXT:
When I was looking for tyres my brother had shown me the YouTube channel before so I did a deep dive. My Uniroyal Rainsport 5's were on the limit of an MOT fail so I needed new rubber. As much as I loved them and its shark skin technology written on the sidewall, and in the wet they were a blast, ultimately dynamically they were lazy in the dry and not the most fun by the end of them, but considering the car was new to me on Toyo Proxes with the sidewalls literally splitting in the cold, when I got the Uniroyals on I was having a great time getting to know the car. Really happy with the choice 9/10
FURHTER CONTEXT LOL:
Anyway, after a lot of learning and my desires for the car, I wanted the same parameters as the RS5's but just with better grip. PS5's were out my price range and I'd fear in a way would overpower the car and be too grippy and a bit boring to do drive day to day.
To mitigate this further I implemented a squarer set up (previously 225, 245 now 255, 265 front to rear) to help turn in as I felt the lack of initial grip on turn in and understeer mid corner was not nice when loaded up carefully.
So on went the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asy 6's on the front (255x35x19) with Falken Azenis FK520 rear (265x35x19)
I don't remember if Goodyear did the rear sizing or if they were ridiculously expensive so on went the Falkens as a compromise. I only did this since I bought wheels 19x9.5 front and 19x10.5 rear this was the closest tyre size pairing I could get to a square 255 all round or 265 all round.
NITTY GRITTY:
Goodyears have fantastic initial grip, on tight bends, fast ones, short ones, sweepers, the car rotates beautifully, much lighter on it's tippy toes now while providing much better stability in all areas to the Rainsport 5's. Wet grip is on par although if I'm thinking solely about the tyre give me a 255 Rainsport that might just edge it, however as a package the new set up is much more fun and agile in the wet as it is in the dry.
Stopping power is great. Despite a smaller and stiffer sidewall, road noise and day to day comfort is better behaved. Road feedback is good.
I haven't taken this set up on track yet but it will be more agile and suffer less wear, I believe it's a harder tyre to the Uniroyal.
I wish I could get the Goodyears on all 4 corners but as a pairing I have to say that the FK520's in the rear really compliment the car and the fronts very nicely indeed.
SUMMARY:
Turns out when you trust a nerd on a particular subject they know, they tend to have a good understanding of what they're talking about. John you absolute nerd thank you for the recommendation. If he can't stop saying 'but I prefer the Goodyears though' in every test, that's probably a good sign.
Nothing to fault yet.
As a tyre 9/10
For my needs 10/10 the Falkens I said as a tyre 7.5/10, for my needs 9/10
CONTEXT:
When I was looking for tyres my brother had shown me the YouTube channel before so I did a deep dive. My Uniroyal Rainsport 5's were on the limit of an MOT fail so I needed new rubber. As much as I loved them and its shark skin technology written on the sidewall, and in the wet they were a blast, ultimately dynamically they were lazy in the dry and not the most fun by the end of them, but considering the car was new to me on Toyo Proxes with the sidewalls literally splitting in the cold, when I got the Uniroyals on I was having a great time getting to know the car. Really happy with the choice 9/10
FURHTER CONTEXT LOL:
Anyway, after a lot of learning and my desires for the car, I wanted the same parameters as the RS5's but just with better grip. PS5's were out my price range and I'd fear in a way would overpower the car and be too grippy and a bit boring to do drive day to day.
To mitigate this further I implemented a squarer set up (previously 225, 245 now 255, 265 front to rear) to help turn in as I felt the lack of initial grip on turn in and understeer mid corner was not nice when loaded up carefully.
So on went the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asy 6's on the front (255x35x19) with Falken Azenis FK520 rear (265x35x19)
I don't remember if Goodyear did the rear sizing or if they were ridiculously expensive so on went the Falkens as a compromise. I only did this since I bought wheels 19x9.5 front and 19x10.5 rear this was the closest tyre size pairing I could get to a square 255 all round or 265 all round.
NITTY GRITTY:
Goodyears have fantastic initial grip, on tight bends, fast ones, short ones, sweepers, the car rotates beautifully, much lighter on it's tippy toes now while providing much better stability in all areas to the Rainsport 5's. Wet grip is on par although if I'm thinking solely about the tyre give me a 255 Rainsport that might just edge it, however as a package the new set up is much more fun and agile in the wet as it is in the dry.
Stopping power is great. Despite a smaller and stiffer sidewall, road noise and day to day comfort is better behaved. Road feedback is good.
I haven't taken this set up on track yet but it will be more agile and suffer less wear, I believe it's a harder tyre to the Uniroyal.
I wish I could get the Goodyears on all 4 corners but as a pairing I have to say that the FK520's in the rear really compliment the car and the fronts very nicely indeed.
SUMMARY:
Turns out when you trust a nerd on a particular subject they know, they tend to have a good understanding of what they're talking about. John you absolute nerd thank you for the recommendation. If he can't stop saying 'but I prefer the Goodyears though' in every test, that's probably a good sign.
Nothing to fault yet.
As a tyre 9/10
For my needs 10/10 the Falkens I said as a tyre 7.5/10, for my needs 9/10
tyre reviewed on 2025-12-12 10:02:42
Writing about the Continental SportContact 7
rated 63%
After 38,000 km, the rear tyres of my car cut out on the inside edge while there is still about 2.5 mm of rubber left. The casing is visible, the tread is peeling off. I advise you to have a thorough inspection of your tires.
tyre reviewed on 2025-12-07 07:13:24
Writing about the Haida HD921
rated 40%
They are mostly ok when they've got lots of tread in the dry, side walls don't hold up well to fast driving/cornering, expect lots of understeer, they got worse and worse as they wore down, in the wet they were ok but as they've wore down to 4mm and below I would rate these tyres as down right dangerous in the rain, expect them to aquaplane, if you have them on all 4 and you are going 70, I would expect it your car to probably spin out, thankfully I only have them on my fronts as they were on there when I bought the car, do not buy these unless you absolutely have too.
tyre reviewed on 2025-12-03 08:39:41
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