Goodyear F1 Directional 5 (D5) Reviews anyone ?

[forge]

I looking to change over to the new Goodyears from my current Mich PS3s.For those of you interested, I found the PS3s a very soft tyre with very bad tire wear (225 45 17). Made in Spain, they only lasted 11,000 km before i need to change them. The rear tyre (245 20 17) seem to wear better, HOWEVER I had a bad experience where one of the rears shredded into 2 pieces ~10,000km in. Not sure if tire defect or tyre was cut.Prior to the PS3 , I had on Goodyear Asym 1. Again quite a soft tyre and fronts wore out ~15-18,000 km. So I don't think I'll try my luck with the replacement A2 which just came out. Bridgestone RE002s are ridiculously expensive (particularly for the rears) and my experience with the RE001 place tire wear around 18-20,000 km - not that great either.I am however interested in trying the Goodyear directional 5 (d5) which is supposed to be the replacement for the GSD3 which I used to run and really like (no longer in production for a few years now unfortunately)Has anyone here tried them and perhaps could post a few comments ?Thanks in advance!

 

[docrayboy]

Good Paul Tan write up...............

http://paultan.org/2011/09/20/the-dynamic-duo-goodyears-eagle-f1-asymmetric-2-and-directional-5-ultra-high-peformance-tyres-sampled/

 

[tIANcI]

Am running D5s on my Lancer GT, it's okay. Nothing spectacular. Nothing to complain about too.Compound is not that hard, the road noise is a little less than average. The original Advan tyres are noisy as heck. Got no complains about the grip but I feel the walls might be just slightly soft when driven hard. For every day driving it's good enough.

 

[t2ribena]

my ps3s on my camry has clocked 50000km so far and i think still good for another 5k km...

the ps3s on my ex-e81 clocked 30000km before i sold the car and the current owner is still using it...

manage to clock 18k km on the ps2 even after a gymkhana and constant hand driving...the ps2 is softer compound comparing to ps3...

there must be other factors since most of the tyres u used clocked very less mileage...u must be rempiting every day...

 

[ay39]

Maybe twice your size la.....

 

[primus2211]

If you're looking for good solid tyres that would last longer on hard driving, go for Michelin Pilot Super Sport. I'm using the older version a.k.a Pilot Sport 2 and that has lasted me almost 40,000 km on my Audi.

 

[forge]

Quite strange. My car has only maybe 210 bhp and 320 Nm torque. I really don't drive that hard. Usually sprints to KL from Subang and back on the NPE. ~ 160 km/h. Perhaps its because the afternoon sun has the bitumen very hot ?
That said maybe the 225 45 17 / 245 40 17 tyres are softer compound than that used for regular 16 inch wheels tires.
The best I ever got was about 30,000 km from GSD3s. 20,000 max from RE001s. 15,000 from Asym1's and now 10,000 from PS3s.
Perhaps I need to try Contis or Pirellis!

I also have a Camry 2.4 and the tires are usually pretty worn by 30,000 km and need to be changed.

 

[tIANcI]

Forge ... You drive fast, maybe accelerate and brake slightly hard too?

 

[phas3r]

Perhaps your "worn" definition is different? by worn you mean the tread level is the same as the indicator no?

My PS3's has now covered 50,000km, good for 2-5k kms more, 225 45 17, Thailand, since Sept 2010, Mk5 Gti, fast highway, normal city, slow cornering. less afternoon driving, rotate every 8-12k km.

Still researching for the best replacement, quietness is one of my priority

Pilot SuperSport above 18" only? or is it 19"? yes it is the replacement for the great PS2. Ps2 also no 17"

CSC5 - RM800-850 (expensive)
Ps3 again
PSS - no size
Asym2 - affordable and my top choice