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[yousef]

Originally Posted by gio

I've planning on getting Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R although I don't have any experience with them. Anyone used them before?

Yes I did. RE-01R is one of the best tires I have ever used. It is very nice and I am going to get RE-01R soon. Here is my impression about some tires; RE-01, RE-01R, RE-11, Neova, and Star Spec.

The grippiest tire among these is definitely Neova. You can get awesome grip and handling, for just 5 raps. It dies after that. It's great for time attacking though I don't recommend this tire for daily driving. It is almost same as racing tire.

Danlop Star Spec is great tire too. It's much cheaper than the others, good grip, and has the longest life in this group. However, when the temperature of tire or road is cold, it won't grip at all. Not at all. OEM tire can grip way a lot more than cold Star Spec. Great for street and race use, but you really have to be patient until it gets hot.

RE-01R is my favorite and the charactor is kind like the middle between Neova and Star Spec. Good for both street and race. Very easy to control the slide, quiet, a little softer than the others. There are tons of improvements compared to RE-01.

RE-11. Well, I have never seen this in the US some how, and I just don't know why. Anyways, it is very different from RE-01R. A bit difficult to drive sometimes, difficult to control the slide, but if you drive carefully, it's faster than RE-01R for sure, even though it doesn't feel like it. Very strange tire, but it has great potential. Maybe I was not good enough to use...


This is it and sorry for my poor English. Hope this helps you a little bit.

[mikeo]

Welcome to 1Addicts, yousef, and thanks for that tire comparison.

[IDBMW]

I have been using the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 on my BMW’s. On my Z4 they are a much better grip and ride over the Bridgestone RE50A’s. Not only do they perform really well they have a great looking Chevron pattern.

[Kris]

I just ordered a set of ContiSport Contact 3 from Forum member gravityautosports!

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[Templedogg]

Dunlops Z1's for sure, I have a set for the track and they are amazing regardless of price...Dunlop could easily charge more for them. The Nitto INVO's I have are great for everyday sport tires, look awesome on, and can be rotated.

[I-One-Da?]

So no one here likes the Toyo T1-R's or the BFG g-Force KDW 2?

I am running the T1-R's on my S2000 right now and they are a good upgrade from the OEM RE050's. They seem like they are going to last longer too(I only got 21,000 from the RE050's. S2000's don't tend to eat up tires too bad).

I really wanted to go with the BFG's instead of the Toyo but I got a great deal on the Toyo.

Any one have any experience with the BFG g-Force KDW 2?