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<DIV>In the current print issue(Aug, 2012) of C&D has their newest tire test
done with Tire Rack. They pit 9 tires in a series of test with 2 E92 BMW 328i
coupe(RWD). I am sure in a while the result will be online, but here is the
paraphrased results....<BR><BR><BR>9) Pirelli P-Zero(94Y, 220AA A, $161)<BR>8)
Dunlop Direzza Star Spec: (90W, 200 A A, $143)<BR>7) Toyo Proxes R1R (91W, 140
AA A, $176)<BR>6) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2(94Y, 300 AA A, $147)<BR>5)
Continental Extremecontact DW (91W, 340 AA A, $133)<BR>4) Hankook Ventus
R-S3(94W, 140 A A, $140)<BR>3) Yokohama Advan Neova AD08(91W, 180 AA A,
$199)<BR>2) Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position(91W, 280 AA A, $166)<BR>1)
Michelin Pilot Super Sport(94Y, 300 AA A, $177)<BR><BR>The top 3 in each test
category:<BR>Dry AutoX: Yokohama(59.7), Michelin(+0.2), Dunlop(+0.5)<BR>Wet
AutoX: Continental(62.5), Michelin(+0.1), Goodyear(+0.5)<BR>Dry Braking:
Hankook(78), Bridgestone/Continental/Toyo(80, tied), Yokohama(81)<BR>Wet
Braking: Goodyear(100), Bridgestone/Toyo(101, tied), Continental/Michelin(103,
tied)<BR>Dry Skidpad: Hankook/Yokohama(0.91, tied), Michelin(0.90),
Bridgestone(0.89)<BR>Wet Skidpad: Michelin(0.86), Bridgestone(0.85),
Goodyear(0.84)<BR>Sound Level at 50mph:
Bridgestone/Continental/Goodyear/Michelin/Pirelli(65, tied),
Hankook/Toyo/Yokohama(66, tied), Dunlop(67)<BR></DIV><BR>
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