Best Tyres for the Toyota GT86

When the tyres were new the grip was 10/10 wet and dry but they let go once they have been really hot (trackday in my case). In the wet they are faster than some track rain tyres. The grip remains steady from then on until they are worn out.
They are very quiet and wear is low. The Assymmetric 5 lasted alsmost 25000 km in my case. I think the 6 will be around the same. I use them for country/mountain roads, long road trips and a trackday once a year. The fuel cosumption is noticably higher than other tyres though.

I have driven this tyre in continental winter conditions - everything except pure ice. Dry grip was excellent, and pushing it was particularly enjoyable as the tyre is very predictable and progressive at the limit. In moist and greasy my confidence is limited, but the tyre was still predictable, although the grip level gets quite low. I don't recall having any issues in the wet, including standing water.
In the snow (and they have seen proper snow) lateral load in the corners is excellent and grip under braking was good as well, proportionally in all types of snow (dry, wet, compact, slush). Traction is somewhat limited, although still quite good once moving, however setting off from standstill is by far the biggest challenge, without doubt influenced by the lightweight RWD configuration.
Finally, I decided to change them at the age of 5 as performance in the snow dropped off slightly, but still noticeably, with still plenty of tread (5 mm). When the time came I took 1 h at deserted dry tarmac with the goal to finish them off, yet there was barely any sign of wear.
Overall a very rewarding tyre in the snow, and solid, although not particularly sporty in other conditions.
P.S. I drove about 30,000 km over 3 seasons. The tyres came with the car when I bought it from the previous owner and were used the previous 2 seasons.

The tyre offers a good amount of grip both in the dry and wet, but is slightly "peaky", as expected from a high performance tyre. In a well balanced and not particularly powerful car, it's really hard to push it over the edge, but once done it breaks free quickly, although not violently. One characteristic to point out is something that feels like compliance in the side wall (not sure if it actually is that), especially in gentle change of directions when the rear feels like it's settling on the tyre and pre-rotating the car, although there's no delay at turn-in. I feel this especially at the rear, it doesn't feel uncomfortable, but definitely like the car is doing something there which I don't feel on other tyres.

The current high price of the Primacy HP forced me to choose another tire as a replacement. During my research, I saw a comparison of the Yokahama A052 and AD09 that suggested the stiffer sidewall of the AD09 inspired confidence. I believe the best feature of the Primacy HP is its confidence inspiring stiff sidewall.

Just like the A052 compared to the AD09, my new Yokohama V701s have much higher grip but softer sidewalls than the Primacies. The Primacies always let me feel when they were losing grip and I could control the understeer/oversteer balance with the throttle. A mid-corner dip or bump was easily handled. In contrast, the new tires have higher cornering limits but a mid-corner dip or bump gives an abrupt shift in the understeer/oversteer balance that is a little unsettling.

I normally drive sedately in the wet but when I first bought the car I did confirm it is easy to break the Primacies free and drift in the wet.

The Primacies are no noisier than my new tires on a smooth surface. However, I now know that it was not the stiff suspension of the GT86 that had me avoiding potholes and rough patches, it was the stiff sidewalls of the Primacies.

In conclusion, do not assume the Primacies have a soft sidewall because they are in the Premium Touring category. I replaced them with an Ultra High Performance tire and ended up with a softer ride. Perhaps I should have bought the AD09?

Fantastic in terms of duration. More than 130,000 km. Very weak in wet or wet grip. Very even wear, without the need for rotation. Dunlop will have to improve wet grip.

Excellent dry grip, not sure why everybody moans about the rs. On track the tyres didnt overheat and the level of grip is much beeter than a pilot sport 4 for example. Wet grip even when cold is pretty good. Not overly noisy for a semi slick tyre

Excellent tyre, almost as good as you can get, fairly comfortable considering the performance

Have this on my car for about 18months and first I'll say is that the wet conditions are a weak point especially having a rwd car the wheels will spin if I accelerate abit too much which also comes into the wear rate as I drive a bit quicker around corners and notice the wear is close to the tread markers already. Dry conditions is good for the average or even above average driver but if you're an enthusiast or drive hard you're better off spending extra on something else

Thought I'd try these on track as heard these were brand new competitors to the ps4 (often used on track) fronts lasted all of half a trackday, they had approx 150 miles on them and completely shredded, rears lasted 2 trackdays but are now finished. Can't argue with the grip though, they'd rather disintegrate than let go it turns out. Camber 2.5F 1.5R. 0 toe all round. Running 30psi hot. Will not be buying again.