One of two: Dunlop SP Sport or Hankook V12 EVO

Pol · 07-26-2011, 07:26 AM

I can buy a set of BMW 313s with one of the two for a fair price. As I am customed to Michelin SP2's on my Breytons I wonder which of the two would match the best against the Michelins. Thanks!

Booster · 07-26-2011, 07:28 AM

Hankooks

Eyeman · 07-26-2011, 05:46 PM

I've had Dunlop SP Sports many times on many cars and never liked or hated them. I for sure risk it based on reviews and go for the V12s.

competition · 07-26-2011, 11:15 PM

Hankook Ventus V12 hands down.

Best bang for your buck tire set! I think it came 2nd to the Michelin PS2 in a motortrend or car and driver test. I have them on my Volks and I absolutely love them for daily driving

And if you're comparing these to Michelin tires than that's like comparing apples to oranges.

1. I paid than $600 for the Ventus V12 tires
2. It's close to $900-$1000 for a set of Michelin PS2 or about $800 for the Michelin PSS
3. It's for daily driving. If I was going to get serious with track tires than I'd take the money I saved and put it towards some slicks or whatever.

timhatimay · 07-27-2011, 04:48 PM

I thought the grip with the Hankooks was pretty decent. The sidewalls were noticeably soft however, so I ran slightly higher pressures and this helped. I only noticed this during autocross however, on the street they were great. For daily driving they plenty of grip, and I would doubt you would often notice the soft sidewalls on the street. They are pretty quiet and good in the rain as well. I had the runflat version of Sp Sport 01 on my car and I was very dissatisfied with them.

Tim

fourtailpipes · 07-27-2011, 05:00 PM

i was underwhelmed with the dunlops. another nod for hankooks. their grip is superb for their class and price. with 235/265 hankooks, my car will pick up its front inside tire on some turns (to illustrate the amount of grip). sidewalls are definitely on the soft side, so not an ideal auto-x tire, but they did better than i expected on the track, and more importantly, they're great on the street. awesome in the wet too. overall awesome tire.

zamboni · 07-27-2011, 10:54 PM

Stay with Michelin you be fine.

Pol · 07-28-2011, 04:06 PM

Price for the 313's 2 x18x7.5 225-40 and 2x18x8.5 245-35 with tires (Dunlop SP Sport 01 RSC) : 1750€. Without tires 1350€. 4 Dunlop's for 400€. Not the best tire, but not bad at all.

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Pol Major 1119 Rep 1,407 Posts Drives: M2 CS BMS DCT August 2020 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	One of two: Dunlop SP Sport or Hankook V12 EVO I can buy a set of BMW 313s with one of the two for a fair price. As I am customed to Michelin SP2's on my Breytons I wonder which of the two would match the best against the Michelins. Thanks!
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competition Major 297 Rep 1,328 Posts Drives: '21 F87 M2C Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ETH 2.0 iTrader: (10)	Hankook Ventus V12 hands down. Best bang for your buck tire set! I think it came 2nd to the Michelin PS2 in a motortrend or car and driver test. I have them on my Volks and I absolutely love them for daily driving And if you're comparing these to Michelin tires than that's like comparing apples to oranges. 1. I paid than $600 for the Ventus V12 tires 2. It's close to $900-$1000 for a set of Michelin PS2 or about $800 for the Michelin PSS 3. It's for daily driving. If I was going to get serious with track tires than I'd take the money I saved and put it towards some slicks or whatever.
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timhatimay Lieutenant 129 Rep 559 Posts Drives: ///M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M3 [0.00] 2009 135i [0.00]	I thought the grip with the Hankooks was pretty decent. The sidewalls were noticeably soft however, so I ran slightly higher pressures and this helped. I only noticed this during autocross however, on the street they were great. For daily driving they plenty of grip, and I would doubt you would often notice the soft sidewalls on the street. They are pretty quiet and good in the rain as well. I had the runflat version of Sp Sport 01 on my car and I was very dissatisfied with them. Tim __________________ M3 6MT SmTo/CS ZCP 135i MT JB/CR ///MSport - Gone
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fourtailpipes Major 110 Rep 1,338 Posts Drives: the ladies crazy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: , Location, Location! iTrader: (0)	i was underwhelmed with the dunlops. another nod for hankooks. their grip is superb for their class and price. with 235/265 hankooks, my car will pick up its front inside tire on some turns (to illustrate the amount of grip). sidewalls are definitely on the soft side, so not an ideal auto-x tire, but they did better than i expected on the track, and more importantly, they're great on the street. awesome in the wet too. overall awesome tire.
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Pol Major 1119 Rep 1,407 Posts Drives: M2 CS BMS DCT August 2020 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Price for the 313's 2 x18x7.5 225-40 and 2x18x8.5 245-35 with tires (Dunlop SP Sport 01 RSC) : 1750€. Without tires 1350€. 4 Dunlop's for 400€. Not the best tire, but not bad at all.
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