Tyres - UK Mazda MX5

Feb 05, 2005 3 Replies
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Hi All



Can anyone help to identify any tyres that are particularly good on MX5s



The car is a 2002 1.8i



It is used throughout the year in Essex, England which is fairly dry but damp enough for the back to step out if I am careless enough to accelerate on a roundabout.



I don't drive like a lunatic but don't want to get caught out on a country lane when a bend suddenly tightens



The car is standard with alloys shod with Yoko 185/60 14



We have Bridgestone Potenzas on our Mazda 3 Sport which seem to do quite well.



Thanks in advance for any ideas


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FWIW, The tires I really like are the Toyo T1-S and Yoko 100ES ones. They have incredible traction in the dry and rain, but I would not recommend "seeing what happens" on snow or ice, and they do not last that long.

Leon

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My '99 1.8i rolls along on Michelin Pilot tyres. Lies in Sussex so similar weather. Last well, grip well, round and black. What more could a man want?

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What more could a man want?

How about the great dry grip and almost telepathic turn in of a Falken Azenis (195/6014, these are fun, last ~ 15,000 km)?

Or perhaps the 'lift a wheel' grip of a Kuhmo Ectsa V70A (215/50/13 or

225/45/13 on 7.5"x13" wheels, these are really fun, but don't last long
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