Honda Civic Type R Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacklion BH66 (2) | 95% | 80% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (78) | 95% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 77% | 86% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Pro (26) | 91% | 90% | 85% | 82% | 87% | 87% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (154) | 94% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Nokian zLine (82) | 92% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 77% | 86% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (127) | 93% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 82% | 86% |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport (142) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (404) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti R (7) | 90% | 76% | 92% | 85% | 85% | 87% |
| Yokohama Advan Sport V105 (40) | 91% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 78% | 79% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (46) | 96% | 83% | 91% | 93% | 67% | 75% |
| Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 (9) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 91% | 66% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE070 (16) | 96% | 71% | 94% | 89% | 79% | 66% |
| Falken ZE914 (98) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (298) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 74% | 83% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 (30) | 94% | 72% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (80) | 93% | 88% | 91% | 92% | 64% | 74% |
| Vredestein Quatrac Pro (32) | 89% | 91% | 87% | 79% | 81% | 91% |
| Matador MP 46 Hectorra 2 (57) | 88% | 82% | 79% | 75% | 85% | 84% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (300) | 90% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Kumho V70a (19) | 99% | 78% | 90% | 86% | 57% | 69% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (139) | 89% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 72% | 78% |
| Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS (10) | 90% | 92% | 82% | 89% | 69% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (17) | 85% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 81% | 80% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (86) | 91% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 73% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (140) | 91% | 88% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| Kleber Dynaxer UHP (7) | 83% | 80% | 86% | 73% | 72% | 96% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (42) | 83% | 78% | 81% | 81% | 74% | 86% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Evo Z K129 (3) | 90% | 83% | 90% | 80% | 60% | 77% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) | 85% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 76% |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) | 90% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 67% | 78% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 (17) | 97% | 59% | 91% | 93% | 61% | 75% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (285) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect (9) | 93% | 70% | 85% | 88% | 60% | 76% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (12) | 84% | 71% | 80% | 85% | 72% | 75% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (172) | 88% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Falken FK451 (10) | 79% | 77% | 73% | 71% | 81% | 79% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (86) | 85% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 76% | 81% |
| Federal 595RSPRO (10) | 89% | 68% | 76% | 88% | 73% | 62% |
| Kumho Ecsta XS KU36 (10) | 91% | 74% | 84% | 84% | 74% | 62% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE070r (4) | 95% | 68% | 88% | 90% | 65% | 48% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (56) | 86% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 74% | 71% |
| Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (55) | 89% | 80% | 85% | 82% | 63% | 72% |
| GT Radial CHAMPIRO SX2 (18) | 88% | 64% | 81% | 87% | 69% | 65% |
| Continental Sport Contact 6 (85) | 91% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 52% | 77% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 (9) | 87% | 76% | 82% | 82% | 65% | 63% |
| Dunlop Direzza 03G (12) | 94% | 65% | 89% | 89% | 47% | 61% |
| Vredestein Ultrac (17) | 84% | 77% | 73% | 79% | 65% | 77% |
| Nankang AR 1 (32) | 91% | 46% | 84% | 87% | 73% | 64% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Primewell Sport 910 (23) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 73% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Nankang NS2R (57) | 89% | 66% | 82% | 84% | 71% | 56% |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) | 92% | 59% | 80% | 80% | 69% | 71% |
| Prestivo PV S1 (9) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 81% | 78% | 74% |
| Triangle Sportex TSH11 (17) | 78% | 67% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 75% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Apollo Aspire XP (7) | 79% | 77% | 74% | 76% | 73% | 71% |
| Federal 595RSR (50) | 87% | 67% | 77% | 80% | 73% | 58% |
| Maxxis Victra Sport VS01 (8) | 84% | 73% | 79% | 79% | 71% | 63% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (89) | 81% | 75% | 70% | 68% | 75% | 80% |
| Three A P606 (47) | 79% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S (11) | 78% | 72% | 69% | 62% | 71% | 75% |
| Toyo T1R (286) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 74% | 63% | 70% |
| Nexen N8000 (78) | 79% | 74% | 68% | 66% | 68% | 79% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (207) | 87% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (105) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 54% | 72% |
| Toyo Proxes 4 (45) | 80% | 63% | 72% | 66% | 77% | 74% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (69) | 86% | 67% | 76% | 72% | 67% | 68% |
| Altenzo Comforter (86) | 79% | 60% | 70% | 62% | 76% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (154) | 84% | 70% | 75% | 75% | 68% | 62% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (211) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (139) | 83% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS (28) | 73% | 66% | 73% | 71% | 78% | 68% |
| Toyo Proxes Sport (18) | 75% | 67% | 70% | 67% | 68% | 71% |
| Event Potentum (14) | 75% | 67% | 59% | 66% | 74% | 68% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (161) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (36) | 81% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 70% | 64% |
| Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) | 81% | 66% | 70% | 68% | 59% | 62% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) | 79% | 58% | 74% | 70% | 65% | 57% |
| Falken FK453 (30) | 77% | 70% | 63% | 60% | 60% | 69% |
| Evergreen EU72 (48) | 75% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 73% | 67% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE50 (35) | 73% | 66% | 67% | 68% | 59% | 68% |
| Goodride SA37 (22) | 73% | 66% | 63% | 61% | 56% | 63% |
| Landsail LS388 AS (49) | 77% | 69% | 72% | 68% | 71% | 77% |
| Nexen N3000 (45) | 73% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 67% |
| Achilles 2233 (20) | 77% | 47% | 63% | 64% | 71% | 65% |
| Landsail LS988 (37) | 76% | 52% | 59% | 54% | 72% | 66% |
| GT Radial Champiro UHP1 (15) | 74% | 68% | 61% | 64% | 48% | 62% |
| Cooper Zeon 2XS (16) | 70% | 51% | 57% | 48% | 58% | 65% |
| Wanli S1015 (7) | 70% | 44% | 58% | 56% | 72% | 54% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (63) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 53% | 71% | 55% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Accelera PHI (155) | 68% | 44% | 53% | 52% | 66% | 58% |
| Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (65) | 68% | 40% | 56% | 53% | 67% | 62% |
| Evergreen Dynacontrol EU728 (4) | 57% | 43% | 53% | 47% | 90% | 60% |
| Runway ENDURO 916 Plus (45) | 66% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 62% | 41% |
| Achilles ATR Sport (53) | 62% | 42% | 54% | 47% | 62% | 57% |
| Nankang S600 (11) | 60% | 39% | 47% | 47% | 65% | 39% |
| Event WL905 (129) | 59% | 30% | 41% | 39% | 60% | 49% |
| Infinity INF 05 (68) | 56% | 31% | 42% | 39% | 62% | 45% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Mohawk M112 (28) | 59% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 53% | 46% |
| BCT S800 (86) | 51% | 29% | 38% | 37% | 60% | 32% |
| Fullrun HP199 (78) | 48% | 28% | 32% | 33% | 54% | 27% |
| Rockstone Radial F105 (25) | 38% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 54% | 36% |
Honda Civic Type R Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 given 94% (235-45-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
Quite a bit better than the PS4’s I had previously! Great feedback and grip and only done a couple of thousand miles, but very to happy they are the best wearing tires in the Bild test.
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza Sport given 74% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 20 spirited miles
On wet road this tire is brilliant. Very good on braking and handling. On the dry condition is very good also but my opinion the previous S001 was far better. The wear is high for potenza series also. I had 20.000 kilometres and the wear is obvious on the outer thead of the tire. I drive most cornering roads and i want to get maximum performance. The tire is comfortable for bridgestone potenza series. Also a compare with old s001 the Race are more comfortable.
If to buy again. hmm, i don't know yet. i need more kilometres but in general i expected something better from new Potenza's
If to buy again. hmm, i don't know yet. i need more kilometres but in general i expected something better from new Potenza's
Writing about the Hankook Ventus S1 Evo Z K129 given 84% (245-35-19-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 spirited miles
On my 2017 civic type r these were very good , good handling and felt very fast rolling and quick sporty steering. Perfect sporty tire on warm roads and preferred them to Michelin ps4s , but tread is going down quite quick now after 3 months of driving 5x a week. Want to try new Bridgestone Potenza Sport to compare as similar price but I think these hankooks will be better than them.
Writing about the Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 given 83% (275-35-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1600 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1600 spirited miles
Drive for some 1,600 miles, daily driven and spirit. Very good grip in dry, responsive in hard curves. In wet the performance is precise and some aquaplane but manageable, it's a 275 wide. The sound road is normal for performance tire with this trade ware. Still testing
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza Sport given 89% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 12 spirited miles
After Potenza s001 I choosed the newest production of Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT. So, this tire looks very good choice for some one how have high expectations from his car. Very good both for dry and wet conditions, perfect handling to the limits, typical POTENZA'S hard side's with very good rim protection. The bad thing is the wear of this tire. At this point yes POTENZA SPORT doesn't looks so good like the previus s001's and RE050a's. After 12.000 kilometres SPORT'S looks bit tired. General yes, i would buy it again
Writing about the Landsail LS588 UHP given 69% (245-30-20-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
The shop put around 41psi at the rear, so my first drive can be considered really scary. They felt unstable at the beginning the high psi did triggered the TPMS. Had to stop and deflate them to 33psi.
At 300km breaking in, I still don't feel safe when entering corners so I pump another 2psi to give it stiffer feeling for the sidewall. I can now put a bit more throttle at the corners without the scary sliding/unstable feeling.
Now at 1000km, a little improvement during cornering, however straight line pull is not stable. The rear is unstable and the car feels like floating at high speed. At 170kmh, you can feel like the tires are too soft and flexing too much even with straight line pull. Still manageable but not really as good as the Conti.
I'm not expecting the LS588 to perform like OEM Conti Sport Contact 6, but they are night and day difference.
However, at normal driving speed they can be quite comfortable. Low noise. Just that they are not really reliable/safe for spirited driving.
Writing about the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS given 74% (245-30-20-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 20 spirited miles
This OEM Tire for my '18 Type R has sensational grip and response that take full advantage of the brilliant chassis. That said, they are a nail magnet, easily get out of alignment after a few potholes or bumps in the road, and while less than some alternatives are still dear. The ride and comfort level are quite good for a 30 sidewall, and they have not let me down in the rain. The good news? They are so rewarding to push hard you'll want to buy them again. The bad news? You will get to do that much sooner than you planned.
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 given 97% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
So far outstanding performance on dry and wet road. Will see how it goes
Writing about the Vredestein Wintrac Pro given 76% (235-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 22000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 22000 easy going miles
Life cycle end review of the Wintrac Pro.
4th season, about 35000km, maybe a bit more, various countries, road conditions and driving styles, mostly smooth, relaxed touring.
High speed stability is great. Only tested it once, during the 3rd season. Speed rating W, so up to 270km/h(168mph), got it up to 262km/h without any problems.
Handling is good, not great, but it's predictable and you feel, when it starts to wash out. Strange rubbing noise, when they do though. Rubber got noticably harder over the 4 years. Stones quickly break parts of the thread out or squishes them down permanently, leaving holes in the otherwise prestine rubber blocks. Smaller stones get stuck easily and cause for quite some noise, especially in corners.
Dry grip is great, once the tires are warm. When cold, grip levels are mediocre, fine for city driving. Sporty driving is not recommended until they have at least some warmth in them. Curvy b roads make for a good place to warm them up.
Wet grip is similar to dry grip. Slightly difficult, when greasy. The tires will grip after washing out a bit, making the turn in a bit jerky at slightly higher speeds or when still cold.
Aquaplaning is hardly an issue, once the tires have warmed up, at least at speeds, that are common on roads. 120km/h in pouring rain is doable. There are enough grip reserves, but any higher than that is not recommended, except for short amounts of time to overtake the truck, that sprays your wind screen.
Snow grip is astonishingly good, only a few problems there. Up to 100km/h, the tires are predictable in a straight line, and safe to change lanes, when there is slush and snow between lanes. Braking is good, especially at lower speeds. Rear wheels might break out in corners, easy to do lift of oversteer in a FWD car. Snow grip didn't get much worse over the 4 seasons, than it was in the beginning. Tires prefer deep, fresh snow, rather than flattened one from other drivers.
Ice grip is not good. Even thin layers of ice on the road can quickly lead to the front washing out, even in low speeds. Definitely not recommended. If the ice is rough, the rubber grips a bit better, but still makes for an unpleasent ride.
Ice driving requires very gentle stearing input and thinking at least 100m ahead.
Comfort and tire noise is good, gets splightly worse over time, but not unbearibly so. Mostly due to the rubber becoming harder and the thread blocks developing holes from stones, that squished and deformed them permanently.
Thread wear is absolutely fantastic. 35000km and still 6mm of thread left on all 4 tires. Mostly gentle, economic driving, very few hard accelerations or braking.
Greasy, none road surfaces are astonishingly hardly a problem. Went on a ferry to Sweden, where other tires struggled for grip, the Wintrac Pro made it up the damp ramps easily. Sweden's rough road surface didn't inpact the thread wear at all, as it seems. Measured the thread depth before and after the 2500km trip, no difference measurable.
Noise levels rose a bit, naturally. Steering was not impacted though.
22° decline on wet cobble stone was also no problem. Very little slip, if any.
For middle European winter conditions, I'd give them an 8/10. Best for climates with little ice and either lots of fresh snow or hardly any snow. Winter climates with lots of rain are absolutely no problem whatsoever. Sporty driving is also no problem, but you have to be aware of understeer and sudden gains of grip. Excelent for long road trips.
Writing about the Vredestein Quatrac Pro given 72% (245-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
I'm very impressed thus far.
Living in South East England (London area), I've recently fitted these to use as a winter tire - Their tread pattern and UHP Bias, and wins in cold and wet testing mean that they should be optimal for my use case.
Compared to the PS4's that I was using as a summer tire, they offer a much more secure feeling in the cold and wet - Traction is comparable in a straight line, but they feel far more secure in cold and wet weather (Like the tire is rubber - Soft and pliable, rather than the hard feeling of a cold UHP Summer)
At the limit, they're impressively linear - I haven't been for any enthusiastic drives yet, but provoking the car with some liftoff on roundabouts shows the tire to be incredibly linear - moreso than the PS4 even in optimal conditions for the tire (And definitely in the cold) - This is probably due to the slightly more touring nature of the tire.
Steering is reasonably good, There is a decent level of information and general connection to the road.
In terms of NVH, Noise levels are similar to the PS4 - There weren't many miles on my PS4s, so it's a new-new comparison. At higher speeds I'd say the tires are slightly quieter.
They are more comfortable than the PS4 which I would also expect; Cats eyes and join lines in the road are now imperceptible other than a slight noise - Very pleasant for winter use.
For anyone looking for a winter (ish) tire for a high performance car in place of UHP summers with a focus on cold, wet grip (Ideal for the UK) - This is the tire for you.
Writing about the Maxxis Victra Sport VS01 given 46% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 average miles
My civic type r came with these fitted, and they seemed ok at first, if not a tad noisy. Did find that as the fronts were down to near 2.5mm that road feedback was all over, and wheel spinning was present when accelerating out of junctions etc, and if pushed too far would induce understeer.
Have also found that the rears have started feathering and deforming causing god awful rumbling noises.
Have since replaced with Nexen tires and I'm far happier with them than the Maxxis.
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 6 given 76% (245-30-20-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 12000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 12000 spirited miles
This is my 2nd set of Continental CSC6. Totally love the amount of grip these tires provide and Honda OE these tires for a good reason on the FK8R. The steering feels so precise and spot on during dry. However, these tires lasted way shorter than any other tires that I've ever used.
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