May 19, 2011

Overlooked Hi-Performance Tyres

It is our common belief which had been 'inherited' for generations that imported tyres, especially from Europe and Japan are superior when compared to 'made-in-Asia' donuts.

For instance there are cheaper regional made tyres which are as good if not better than European equivalents for local weather and road condition. My first experience was using a set of made in Indonesia rubber compound on my 206B. To my surprise they are very comfortable and quiet without loosing grips especially on wet.

Now it is about time to replace those rubber donuts on my 308T. The original European made CSC3 225/45/17 tyres cost more than RM3000.00 per set!. There are cheaper European/Japanese made tyre which cost around RM2000++ per set as well. Majority of the 308T owners opt for these tyres instead.

There are also low-cost hi-performance tyres made in Korea and Taiwan which cost less than 50% of the price quoted for CSC3. Tread patterns look aggressive with four generous longkangs. Why not give a try.

What about locally made hi-performance tyres?
These are all-weather high-performance 'forgotten tyres' with an attractive uni-directional tread design and circumferential grooves for superior wet weather handling.The manufacturer claims what makes these tyres unique is their exceptional performance in the wet. There are also three different tread compounds onto a single tyre -creating a balance of comfort, water dispersion and cornering stability.

Probably I may give a try. These tyres cost less than 40% of the CSC3!

4 comments:

Unknown said...

csc3 are quite pricey and noisy, mine wears a Michelin PS3 rm2200 4ea.Uncle Peugeot RCZ just launched with a price tag 213k for the 156hp/auto and rm 224k for the 200hp/manual but the satnav lcd is missing...

Wan A. Hadi (one.D) said...

See my post on May 20th if you are looking for alternatives....

Unknown said...

Salam uncle dee,
Try silverstone kruizer ns700.....so far i am using a set of 215/50-17 on my 406...very quiet, stability on high speed and very good rain dispersion...and it cost rm275 per piece.......

Wan A. Hadi (one.D) said...

Where did u get those NS700 tyres?

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