Brian@PuenteHillsVW
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Cool looks like the re-11s will be my next tires from stock. Sticking with my stock wheels for now.. For the $$ $190 ea this seems like the best tire what you guys think?
Summary seems to be:
Best wet performance(Time/data): AD08 R/RE-11A
Best wet performance(Subjective): RE-11A
For Autocrosser looking for winning tires I think ZII or Rival is the best buy.
Yesterday saw the retirement of 2 of the first 4 tires I bought this year. Thankfully I still have 2 spares which should be done by the end of this season.
I've been quite pleased with the performance of the ZIIs, but I'm always curious when the Rivals will be out for GTI-sized wheels. Any ideas?
Yesterday saw the retirement of 2 of the first 4 tires I bought this year. Thankfully I still have 2 spares which should be done by the end of this season.
I've been quite pleased with the performance of the ZIIs, but I'm always curious when the Rivals will be out for GTI-sized wheels. Any ideas?
Looking at the RE-11 vs Ecsta XS...
Wet handling being a minor consideration, would there not be an advantage of a 12lb. weight savings (based on 4 tires) with the XS?
The XS is definitely an underrated tire, however, you do give up some wet and dry grip as well as everyday driveability compared to the RE11. Though not insignificant, the 12 lbs in and of itself wouldn't sway me away from choosing the Bridgestone. This is all, of course taking cost out of the equation. The RE11 is just an extremely good tire, this takes nothing away from the XS.