Mazda MX5 MK3 2011 Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (125) 95% 91% 88% 88% 74% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (243) 93% 90% 86% 88% 79% 81%
Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) 84% 79% 81% 81% 77% 75%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%

Mazda MX5 MK3 2011 Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 given 55% (205-50-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 spirited miles
Not very impressed, to be honest. Dry grip on warm summer roads is much lower than I expected, not even comparing favourably to the well-worn Pilot Sport 3's that they replaced. There's a lot of tyre wall movement and they lack the precision that I've gotten used to with the Michelins. On the plus side, they are noticeably quieter and the wet grip is adequate. If you've got an MX5 and enjoy throwing it about occasionally, there are much better choices available.
tyre reviewed on 2023-07-19 12:45:52
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 given 97% (215-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Very pleased with these tyres, I've been running Continental Sport Contacts 3 through to 5 over the years and have been very pleased with them. However, so fat the Goodyears have taken it up a notch, perhaps not in ultimate dry grip but in feedback it's a fair leap. My car is heavily modified producing circa twice the factory power so good tyres are essential and these do provide outstanding grip and feedback Wear is a bit of an unknown as I've only put a couple of thousand miles on them so far. One strange thing with these tyres though, most, if not all new tyres I've used on various cars over many years come with 8mm tread from new. The Goodyear's come with 7mm tread (interesting that some reviews state they have 7mm tread after 5k miles etc) I'd be interested to know if there is a technical reason for this lower tread from new or if it is simply to have customers replacing sooner. I always replace at 3mm tread as performance starts to drop of significantly at this point so Goodyear's despite all the positives only give me 4mm working tread, interesting.
tyre reviewed on 2022-10-11 03:37:06
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 given 89% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 500 average miles
A great tyre all round and I decided to replace the OEM Bridgestone Potenza that had badly cracked on the tread of each tyre. I’d previously had an Asymmetric 2 on my BMW Z4 and had no reservation in selecting the latest Asymmetric 5 as my replacement on my Mazda MX-5
tyre reviewed on 2020-08-19 06:35:41
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A given 74% (205-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
Had them fitted from factory, a good all rounder withnwer as the weak spot on them. I live in Cyprus so wet conditions are not a big problem.
tyre reviewed on 2020-05-13 15:05:29
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