Re: 2.7T Tire Suggestion

Feb 26, 2008 1 Replies

"Marc" wrote in news:HBGKa.1022$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com:


Have a used 2001 2.7T with Nokian tires. We are not happy with the
> tires as they are very noisy. Car also starts to vibrate at 60MPH and
> is there through 70MPH. Looking for suggestions for new tires. Would
> prefer smooth quiet ride to mega performance.
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Mine came with Perelli S9 or somethign like that. It was a good tire, but crappy in the wet. Replaced them with Continental ContiExtremeContact (tirerack.com) Much quieter and great grip in wet and snow. Cheers

I'm using 225/40R18 Yokohama Advan S.4. on a 3.2L A3. They're sloppier than the stock Pirelli P-Zero Rosso but they still grip well wet and dry. The S.4. has the advantage of being a quiet, comfortable, all-season tire with a much better tread life. The downside is that the S.4. are expensive.

One thing to watch out for is the load rating. Audis are grossly overweight cars. Upgraded rims make it even harder to find tires with a high enough load rating.

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