GR86 Evo Tyre Test 2023 with GR86

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GR86 and test of 225/40 R18 tyres for us :)


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Interesting that the Michelin PS4S seems to have rated comparatively poorly in that test. And the Goodyear only just ahead of it. Over the last few years I've chopped and changed between them as the usual go to best choices. Looks like Continental have the edge now though...cheaper too.
 
Cheers @grisszoo86 , an interesting read and useful for any future tyre considerations.

My interior doesn't look like that though... 🤡
 
Silver Fox said:
Cheers @grisszoo86 , an interesting read and useful for any future tyre considerations.

My interior doesn't look like that though... 🤡
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mmmm……challenging to find unbiased advice…. this test carried out at “Continental’s proving ground in Hanover, Germany”

grisszoo86 picked up on “my exterior doesn’t look like that” (y)

sbc_uk provided excellent input under the Winter Tyres & Wheels thread, recommending https://youtube.com/@tyrereviews?si=o6nqdPzkuOOLHUgD - [Continental seems to edge Michelin here as well.]
 
Yeah, I’m not so sure as to the ‘independence’ of EVO’s reporting there. A bit like some of those review sites that rate the ‘TingTongTat’ impact wrench at #1 over the best makes and then provide a link to Amazon.
Also, why use an exterior shot of a Skoda and the interior of a GT86?
A decent read for sure but, I’ll stick with the Tyre Review channel on YouTube for a more unbiased review. 👍🏻
 
My local trusted tyre place always offers Maxxis tyres and I ran them on the Polestar as they were half the price of the MIchelin that were OEM (the Michelins were down to the canvas after about 8000 miles ). Couldn't fault them, even round the Nürburgring.
 
I completely missed that this was done at Continental's own facility...you're right, does raise the eyebrow somewhat :D
In my defence I was reading it on my phone while sitting on a bike at the gym, so I didn't look at the pictures, just zoomed in to read the text, and glossed over most of the preamble.
 
It was an intesting review. The Michelins used were of course 4S not the sport 4 the cars come with. The results are pretty much in line with all the online Tyre reviews In the last year. The Michelin sport 4 has been near bottoms in all the tests over that time. I guess they came out a long time back and are pretty dated now. The are very consistent though and don’t seem to get any worse as they wear down. I found the coments in the review regarding the Michelins pretty much in line with my own thoughts. It may have been continental home turf but all the on line reviews use company tire testing facilities. There will always be some bias.
 
Conscript said:
In my defence I was reading it on my phone while sitting on a bike at the gym
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That is so Gen-Z ... You weren't sucking on an Avocado smoothie and emailing your MP about the Climate Crisis at same time were you? :ROFLMAO:

[This is Banter btw, just in case a real Gen Z jumps in and has a pop about bullying]
 
I don't really understand the generation brackets which seem to have become popular labels nowadays. I think I am a millennial?
Unfortunately, I'm just fat, but exercise is boring so I always need something to read/listen to/watch on my phone.
 
Conscript said:
I don't really understand the generation brackets which seem to have become popular labels nowadays. I think I am a millennial?
Unfortunately, I'm just fat, but exercise is boring so I always need something to read/listen to/watch on my phone.
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A classic retort Sir, I salute that approach to the 'banter' - an often lost art.
 
Don't suspect bias as such, however the conti will be optimised for their test facility.
On road points it scores less. And that is a vital point, the highest grip tyre isn't always the most pleasant or even fun tyre if you're at a driver level where you enjoy exploiting weight transfer and grip limits...
 
911sse said:
A classic retort Sir, I salute that approach to the 'banter' - an often lost art.
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I went to the circus once with my Grandad and he was renowned for being a master of wit and repartee

The clown decided to pick on grandad and said to him “are you the front of a pantomime horse or the back?” .. grandad said “neither”… The clown said, “you must be a complete ass then”

Grandad thought about it for a second and said “F*ck off you red nosed Cnut”






(It’s actually an old joke I heard but I thought it was topical)
 
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I've had dozens of sets of Michelin's over the years and really like them. They even grip to the markers at 1.8mm when Conti's lose it at 3mm. Will be a hard choice when I changeover to 225's. The only thing they can't do is snow but that's expected.
 
Hard to tell but I think they're also using non standard wheels? Looks like a gold tinge to them from the photos.
Wheel width also makes quite a difference to subjective feel, wonder if this test was on 8J width.

The last evo tyre test contradicted TyreReviews advice for some tyres, and given this test was at Conti's home turf, not sure I'll be following this too closely. The sport contact 7 are undoubtedly good though.

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