Alfa Romeo Tires

Alfa Romeo GTV 3.2 V6, 2005 year model. The tires have transformed my Alfa from a great handling car into a proper beast, attacking corners on practically any road surface has never been easier, remember we're talking about a heavy 250 hp front wheel drive car, they excel in everything - from grip (dry & wet) to comfort (almost no noise in the cockpit!) and they have worn quite well for my driving style - aggressive 85% of the time. Fronts are at 2.5mm and rears at 3mm, the wheels are aligned to perfection though, it is quite important to the wear rate of the tires.

Definitely recommended, I would surely go for those again in a heartbeat.

As a result of the credit crunch I could just about afford 4 of these tires to get my Alfa 166 through the MOT. Initially I was pleased with myself but after about 2500 miles the noise became very worrying. I guessed it was front wheel bearings and a major cost. However when running the car with the front wheels jacked up the noise completely disappeared! It seems to me that the tire compound is not really suitable for the purpose of making contact with the road. I will change all 4 as soon as I can and will never go back to tires from Asia again.