best tires for 328 ?

I've run Yokohamas for the last few years, just put on the 2nd set. Didn't like the Dunlops that came on the car.

 

I've been on Pirrelli and now on Eagle F1. F1 might be a little less noisy.Other than that not much difference.

 

"Best" how?

Long life, noise level, absolute grip, price, snow viability?

Unless you know what you are looking for, we can only offer what we like.

In my case, it's Kumho Ecsta series tires. Not the absolute grippiest, but a good all around tire with long life for a reasonable price.

 

Agreed.

I like the Eagle F1 GS-D3s, but I live in a warm climate and only drive it on dry roads. Plus they look hot - women love the tread pattern.

Frankly all the 16" tires are pretty cheap.
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A large number of 328 owners are using Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 for summer road tires. I've had them on my 328 since 2006. Its a great performance tire. There have been several previous posts about using these tires on 328s...just use the search function.

The other tire I'd probably consider is the Bridgestone Potenz RE-01. I believe it came out sometime in 2008 and its supposed to be a great tire. A good source of tire information is Tirerack's website.

I know a few people that were still using Michelins and Pirellis, but my vote would definitely be for the F1 GS-D3s or the Bridgstones.

Since your are in Canada, if you wanted something to use in colder weather when summer tires get too hard and don't have great traction, maybe I'd consider Pirelli PZero Nero M+S. My Wife has those on her Mercedes.

Best regards,
Dino

 

I have Michelin Pilots on my 328 and they grip well enough for my style of driving also good in the wet as I have been caught in more than one storm.

 

Tire thread=Chick magnet???
You're my hero!!LOL!

 

Bridgestone RE01's are an oustanding tire. Very grippy and Tire Rack just about gives them away.

 

+1 on F1 GS-D3s. Just bought them for my Euro 308; had them on my 328. I have previously been a Potenza buyer for my street cars.

 

Had Pirellis. What I noticed is that there's less grip when they are still cold. Love it!
Putting back new Pirellis now, the old ones were already 8 years old.
Another thing about Pirellis. It's Italian and the name sounds great!

Agreed, the Pirelli thread is not interesting enough to have chicks bend over to look at them.
Still, worth a try, shoot some pics of it and make a calender out of them.

 

Bridgestones here aswell. Very happy with them.

 

Bridgestone 050A all the way.
Most 16 inch tyres have soft sidewalls.
050A has the right mix of comfort grip and handling.

 

I have GS-D3s on my 1976 308 GTB. They're great for warm weather and track use. They're fine on wet roads. Under 40 degrees, they lose some grip until the tires warm up.

Women up here don't notice the tread pattern. Maybe the gold wheels will help.
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This depends a lot on what sizes you are running. At the Tirerack, if you want to run 225/50-16 front and 245/45-16 rear (a common setup) you have only 4 non-track tires available.
None of them are any that have been mentioned here. There is a Hankook, Fuzion, Continental and a Sumitomo.
If you are running 205/55-16 front and 225/50-16 rear there are lots of choices. I like the Bridgestones in general and they offer enough different tires to fit different
driving needs.
Each time a new tire comes out, they offer less and less 16 inch sizes. The 245/45's are almost extinct.

 

Yokohamas for me as well. AVS ES 100. I have heard the S Drive Yokohamas are very similar.
I have read these are not the best for wet traction. They look similar to the Eagles shown on earlier posts.
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Hi Lupo,

As an engineer, you will probably appreciate that it is critical to define the parameters: ultimate grip/dry/wet, cornering dry/wet, feedback/controll-wet dry, braking performance wet/dry, noise, and finally -cost.

Car and driver did a recent test, ( that i cannot readily access), that put the Goodyear DS_ G3_ F1 in the top spot.

As a driver in the soggy north coast, i put wet weather performance above ultimate dry handling, The Goodyear still won out even in n normal driving.

I have run several sets and will continue to do so, even though the chicks in the north coast haven't noticed my tires.

They wear better than the bridgestones, have better feedback and do better in the wet - i saw no wear after one track day.

pm me if you want to talk about it,
chris

 

Eagle F1 GS-D3s on my 328. Very nice.

 

When I bought my car I had BF Goodrich tires on there and they seem to work well (had the car for 3 years now). When I replace my tires, I plan to use Goodyear. I had the Gatorbacks on my old sports cars and they were hands down the best tire on dry roads. I'm sure the new Goodyear tires are even better than those they developed in the 90's.

Like other posters, I never drive my car in the snow or rain. It's solely for dry days.

 

I recently put a set of 17" Bridgestone RE 001 Adrenalins on my E36 M3 and they are fantastic.

I will be putting these in 16" on my 328 within the next 5 months. Highly recommended and very well priced.
Cheers,

Bob.

 

I put Bridgestone S03s on the 328, and they worked pretty well, wet or dry.

Then I got the EVO with stock (Yoko) Advan A046s on it, and concluded that I had the tires backwards:
The S03s (with better wet handling) should have been on the EVO, and A032R DOT-legal track tires for the 328 (once I shifted wet driving to the EVO). (The GY F1s hadn't come out yet at that point.)

But the A032Rs are no more. Yoko almost seems to be getting out of the track tire business. There are some A048s left at tire rack, but I can't find them on Bridgestone's web site.
(Tire rack's survey lists the Michelin Cup tires slightly above the Yokos, but the Cups have poor hydroplaning resistance, if you get caught in rain.)
FWIW, the 225/50-16 A048s (in medium hard compound) appear to be on sale at tirerack. (Selling off inventory??)

I looked over on the EVO forum, and some guys are giving good reports on replacing the A046s with the Bridgestone RE-01Rs.

Of course, I've moved since then, and the tendency of track tires to collect anything lying on the ground would likely be a really bad thing, in this town. In four years, I've had five or six punctures and a ripped out sidewall. I could almost start a hardware store with all the junk I've pulled from my tires. (One reason I'm replacing the S03s, other than seven year age, is that there's a nail in one of 'em.) I've even resorted to the cheaper Contis for the EVO. (They don't handle like the Nokians, but the Contis are half the price.) (And I even had to patch one of the Contis, shortly after installing them. NTB is on my speed-dial.)

So have a close look at your town's street cleaning before going with ultra-sticky tires.
(Since most street drivers miss the apexes by a parsec, junk can collect there.)