Audi A6 3.0 TDI Quattro Tyres
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Audi A6 3.0 TDI Quattro Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 given
94% (245-45-18-W)
Driving on
mostly motorways for 7000
spirited miles
No comments left
Writing about the
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 given
83% (225-55-17-W)
Driving on
a combination of roads for 10000
spirited miles
No comments left
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Maxxis Victra Sport 5 given
84% (245-45-19-V)
Driving on
mostly country roads for 1000
average miles
Many years ago whilst in the Isle of Man at the Manx Grande Prix (August) I spoke to a well know motorcycle racer regarding what tyres he was using. "Maxxis", he said. Never heard of them! Got home and had them put onto my road bikes. Jolly good tyres; good dry grip and pretty good wet grip too. Very impressed. They actually lasted well too being slightly harder compound. Getting to the point. I have just replaced the tyres on my Audi A6 twin turbo; lots of power if required but on soft grippy tyres that have lasted just 15000 miles. Now, tyres on the big Audi are not cheap and don't last long. The Maxxis tyres 'drive' well, no longer 'following' the poor road surfaces and have great adhesion in the wet as long as you don't allow the 'big second turbo' to take over. Most impressed. 8mm of tread as well, certainly as good as the Pirellis fitted as standard. Jolly good price as well compared to the over-priced popular tyres. Will I use Maxxis again? Yes I will. Most impressed with them.
Writing about the
Davanti DX640 given
91% (255-35-20-W)
Driving on
mostly country roads for 21000
average miles
Put these on in place of Pirelli as they didn't even last a year and the car was all of the show when there was even the site of a rain cloud. A friend had them on his A4 and rated them. I'm well impressed with them, had bridgestone and Pirelli on the car since I bought it and these are the best so far. Pirelli were a massive waste of money. For the price I'd recommend will get another set
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Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 given
82% (255-40-19-W)
Driving on
a combination of roads for 1000
average miles
Bought 4 of these Dunlops to replace the previous PZeros. The Dunlops are much quieter & smoother for sure as the pzeros were quite hard and noisy.
Dry handling is good with no issues, but don’t feel as grippy as the pzeros. They are much better than the pzeros in the wet and cold weather though with less understeer.
Feedback is good but being softer they feel a bit more squishy than the pzeros.
They took a couple hundred miles to feel really bedded in and I’ve only done a thousand miles total on them so far so can’t say about wear at the moment. My pzeros as a comparison I got 3 1/2 years out of them and 30,000 miles and they still had 2mm all round.. somehow I don’t think the Dunlops will last as long as they seem softer.
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Nokian Hakka Black given
79% (245-45-18-W)
Driving on
mostly town for 15000
average miles
Tires are soft. Very well keep the road at low temperatures. However, at an air temperature of more than +25 C, a rather rapid wear begins with an active ride. Sidewall holds the blows well. Four times wheels fell into pits up to 5 cm at a speed of 60-80 km / h - the hernia was not formed. Of the disadvantages - sensitive to rutting.
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Pace ALVENTI Pace given
74% (255-45-20-W)
Driving on
a combination of roads for 16000
spirited miles
These tyres have been punished for road driving. I do shifts and so catch the roads empty (before anyone questions my driving safety) Heavy braking, spirited cornering and done a few laps of a track I work on form time to time. The tyres are probably around 3mm left. I'll run them for the rest of the hot weather and likely replace at 20k miles. So not bad for a budget tyre. For the price to replace them more often I think it works out well. The recommended p-zeros I had were not as good in the wet as these. Came across a big highway puddle where a BMW had spun out. I caught it, felt a bit of lightening of the steering but could still brake the speed off to stop and check on the accident victim. I can't fault these tyres for the price. They brake and steer well.
A6 is a big heavy car with lots of power going through the wheels on quattro. I'm buying some more
Writing about the
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 given
90% (255-35-19-W)
Driving on
mostly town for 1000
spirited miles
Ok, so I purchased these to replace the winter tyres I had fitted on my a6 c6 3.0 tdi quattro. In terms of grip, I must admit these ps4's are supreme, manouvering between cars on the motorway feels incredibly safe and secure. The feedback and road handling is beyond words...you simply wont be able to loose traction with these tyres, whatever you do - they are literally glued on and give you that feeling of driving as on the rails both in wet and dry. They're soft tyres in terms of compound and ungortunately aren't as quiet as I would wish them to be, although in this size any tyre would struggle with noise... fuel consumption hasn't improved over my winter set which I hoped for. Can't really tell much about wear because its only been about a thousznd miles since I've got them however looking at the thread shows minimal - they do in fact look more like a race tyre in terms of thread and behaves as such. I had a chance to compare these in the workshop to other tyres like dunlop sport maxx rt2 which I also aimed for. Dunlop however had very thin walls in comparison to these, I mean so thing that when I dug my finger in it I was shocked, almost paperlike. These michelins have thicker walls although fairly flexible. The rubber on dunlops felt cheaper too. I also compared them to pirelli p zero which was my main target, however it's ratings put me off a bit - I was told and noticed in the workshop however that pirelli tyre in terms of build is supreme to other brands - they have the thickest sidewalls and never suffer from damage to their constructio, although they are superior in terms of build quality... that also impacts their noise and road feedback being the tougher compound and more complex thread. So there it is guys...hope this helped some of you and I'll post an update about the wear of this ps4 in few months however my audi has aquattro which eats through any tyres like mad so... good luck
Writing about the
Pirelli PZero Nero given
47% (245-40-18-)
Driving on
a combination of roads for 4000
spirited miles
Most bizarre feeling I have had from tyres that I can remember. Put a pair of these on the rear and the car almost feels unstable at times due to tramlining. Have used Pirellis on my tip tops for years - never these again! Previously had teh PZero Corsa and loved them.
OK an update on my purchase (and review) in Aug 2013.
I have kept these on for 29k miles and have had to change the fronts only due to my tracking being out and uneven wear, rears still have over 3mm but should last me this year until my winters go on (Dec-March).
As has been reported there is a little more noise than some but I just turn the stereo up a little :O)
Weirdly (and according to Michelin) the replacement for these is the PS4, so may well be saving up for a set for next year. But am tempted to try a set of Nokian Z lines (although apparently wear is an issue with these.
Appreciate here that mine is an AWD with 50/50 split to the drive wheels (later models were 40/60), so wear apart from curbing should be the same. Fortunately because I have winters on for 3-4 months I can do the tyre rotation then.
These have never let me down yet.
PS: I classify my driving style as 'easygoing' purely because I am not aware of any A6 driver that has gotten over 950 miles from a single tank and in excess of 50mpg (brim test) which is over 10% higher than the manufacturers claim :O)
