Best Tyres for 19" Rims for better road noise & ride

[DorsetDC]

Thanks for all your responses which have been very useful.  I have now decided that I will go and replace with Michelins.  The preferred choice is the SS but has anyone fitted the Pilot Sport 3 and if so, is it a superior/inferior tyre?

[monkeyhanger]

Both are good, had plenty of PS3s in the past, but Costco don't stock them above 18", so I went with the PSS. If the PSS were coming in at more than £30 a corner more than PS3 then i'd buy the PS3 personally.

[ajmoir36]

The MPSS are softer than the Bridgestones,  road noise is similar.

[simonpolly]

I'm on 19" Pirelli Zeros on my santis and tbh I'm very happy all round with DCC quiet at speed and superb hold 

Steer clear of these tyres,i had them on my car and the fronts just managed 6,000 miles before they needed changing and the rear needed changing at 3 years old {7500 miles} because they had cracked so badly it was picked up on the first MOT.

Drive and handling are ok just expensive and longevity is rubbish.

Not so, my P Zeros are at nearly 13k miles with 4-5 mm left. Perhaps there was another factor in yours going so soon.

Thats interesting now you have me wondering the tyres came with the car from new ,the fronts only lasted 6000 miles and the rear cracked all around the tyre wall and we're changed at 7500 miles.

My wife drives the car 99% of the time so it's not being thrashed maybe it's lack of use as it only does short journeys  and has only done 10000 miles in just over 3 years.
I replaced the rears for continental  as I had them on my MK6 and they were fine.

[Watts]

I'm on 19" Pirelli Zeros on my santis and tbh I'm very happy all round with DCC quiet at speed and superb hold 

Steer clear of these tyres,i had them on my car and the fronts just managed 6,000 miles before they needed changing and the rear needed changing at 3 years old {7500 miles} because they had cracked so badly it was picked up on the first MOT.

Drive and handling are ok just expensive and longevity is rubbish.

Not so, my P Zeros are at nearly 13k miles with 4-5 mm left. Perhaps there was another factor in yours going so soon.

Thats interesting now you have me wondering the tyres came with the car from new ,the fronts only lasted 6000 miles and the rear cracked all around the tyre wall and we're changed at 7500 miles.

My wife drives the car 99% of the time so it's not being thrashed maybe it's lack of use as it only does short journeys  and has only done 10000 miles in just over 3 years.
I replaced the rears for continental  as I had them on my MK6 and they were fine.

6k and 7.5k miles is really poor, alignment issues for the fronts, incorrect pressures perhaps? Maybe they had been sitting around in stock somewhere too before fitting. My OH's Lupo is coming up to 14 years old and has only recently gone over 40k miles - she's never worn out her tyres only had one new set which is now cracking up as did the first set so they should last 6+ years.

[simonpolly]

^^alignment and pressure  was fine and tyres only slightly older than the car,they do different variations of the p.zero maybe they were different  to yours although your spec looks very similar to mine.

My touareg has done 13000 with goodyear tyres fitted and there is still plenty of tread left on them.

[LRWmotorsport]

The CS came with P-Zeros. I'm impressed, sticky in the wet and not much road noise.
I'm a big fan of Continentals which is where I'll be heading when the Pirellis are ready for the bonfire.

[DorsetDC]

Just to keep you up to date with this post.  Two weeks ago I had four Michelin PS3s fitted and they have now done about 400 miles.  The tyres have transformed the car and the wife is happy again.  The ride is now smooth and the nervousness felt before has gone.  For the majority of road surfaces the noise level is considerably quieter and on a par with my old GTI.  I will bed them in a little more before trying the limits, but I am now a very happy owner of a Golf R.

[fredgroves]

Glad you are a happy bunny

People imagine that tyre choice is something that only really matters when you are trying to get tenths of seconds out of lap times on the track.

Thats definitely not the case - speaking as someone who does tens of thousands of road miles a year for over 30 years (mainly) obeying the speed limits and only ever done 5 laps of a race circuit!

[ajmoir36]

I feel like the Michelin tyres are quieter and ride a little softer than the Bridgestones re050a