Nitto Invo VS Potenzza RE002's

[Hurrie]

Hey all! I\'mlooking at buying a new set of tyres for my car and was wondering what your opinions were regarding these tyres? I can get them both for the same price so that doesn\'t really play a factor.

Any input you guys have would be awesome!

[thorpy]

Are you set on those two options?

Is it just for street use and what size ?

[Hurrie]

nope I\'m open to other options. Used for day to day spirited driving as well as the odd trackday.

[BC5RA]

Consider what sort of wet weather performance you want.

If your prepared to drive sensibly in the wet; Then consider a max performance summer tire. In this respect then I would recommend Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 (or something like).

On the road, You shouldn\'t legally see the dry grip limit with the AD08\'s etc but would do well on track before a dot rated semi.

I\'ve driven on a number of different branded Max performance summer tires - RE01-R, RE-11, Advan AD07\'s Ad08\'s and Dunlop Z1 star spec. All were compromised in the wet, but not dangerous.

I currently use RE002 which i bought recently, as the car spends more time commuting than a spirited drive which is near impossible to find in Auckland.

[thorpy]

Im not sure if they are available in your size , but I can highly recommend the Hankook RS-2

Basically like the AD08 they are the next step up from a UHP summer tyre but not quite a semi slick.

These class of tyres are what most of the US autocross and trackday guys use.

[newsuba]

RS2 has been OOP for ages.

Haven\'t seen the replacement RS3 in NZ.

I have Nitto NT05s on the Golf and they are great in the dry and not too bad in the wet.

At the time they were cheaper than BS RE002 too.

;D

[subieboy]

 newsuba said:

RS2 has been OOP for ages.

Haven\'t seen the replacement RS3 in NZ.

I have Nitto NT05s on the Golf and they are great in the dry and not too bad in the wet.

At the time they were cheaper than BS RE002 too.

;D

Nito NT05 hands down tbh.

used to sell BS, Nitto, Kumho, et al. Nitto real bang for buck. Sold them to a few guys that do track work in GTR skylines, they seem to last very well. Handling etc also very good

[Hurrie]

Awesome, thanks for your inputs guys, I was considering sticking with the RE002\'s since i\'ve used them before and they held up pretty well. Are the NT05\'s still cheaper the the RE002s?

[subieboy]

 Hurrie said:

Awesome, thanks for your inputs guys, I was considering sticking with the RE002\'s since i\'ve used them before and they held up pretty well. Are the NT05\'s still cheaper the the RE002s?

Yes generally cheaper, you may get better mileage from them as well TBH... (usual caveat of wheel alignments being done etc...)