New Goodyear Eagle Responsedge

[oomph]

New tyre with carbon fibre from Goodyear - sounds interesting, looking forward to local reviews:

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...gle+ResponsEdge

 

Goodyear Eagle featuring ResponsEdge Technology radials are Grand Touring All-Season tires developed to enhance the capabilities of sport coupes and sedans. The Eagle ResponsEdge is designed to offer year-round traction on dry, wet and lightly snow-covered roads, while delivering a blend of responsive handling and comfortable ride qualities that allow drivers to feel the road, not the rumble.

 

Eagle ResponsEdge tires feature an asymmetric tread design with solid shoulder blocks and a continuous intermediate rib on the outboard portion to improve responsiveness and cornering stability, while diagonal aquachutes, deep shoulder grooves and TredLock sipes on the inboard portion enhance foul-weather traction. The asymmetric tread design is completed through the use of dual-zone tread compounds with a high-grip sport compound on the outboard portion and a high silica content all-season compound on the inboard portion.

 

The tire's structure includes twin steel belts cushioned by Goodyear's InsuLayer of spirally wrapped Kevlar

[Newsunny]

Anyone knows if this tyre is avaliable in Singapore ?

Thanks

[Xefera]

Hyperlinked http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...gle+ResponsEdge

[DarkLord]

Seems like a good tire.. But must try in Sillypore first..

[Suxelis]

In Europe/Australia its called the 'Excellence'

[Newsunny]

Thanks for the info.

 

Like what Darklord has pointed out, it seems to be a good tyre, so wondering if it has made it's way to our shores.

[Suxelis]

The excellence seem to have been well received in those markets. But actually they are already here, OEM on some latest S classes.

[Newsunny]

I see, OEM means fitted on car at factory then come over or fitted locally by C&C ?

But I guess it will be more like the former right ?

 

No mention of "excellence" at Goodyear Singapore website, so perhaps it's hasn't arrived yet.

[Suxelis]

right!

[Octopus]

At first glance, the thread profile seems rather unique.

 

But the test results...

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=75

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/chartDisplay.jsp?ttid=75

 

Seems like the Bridgestone Turanza LS-V, which ironically looks like a typical thread profile of a taxi, out-performmed the Eagle Responsedge? Rather strange test result...

[Sturtles]

These tire comparisons are between non-UHP grade tires, for normal driving only which is what is responsedge is probably suited for.

[Octopus]

Yes, all the 3 tyres tested belong to "Grand Touring All-season" category. All non-UHP tyres, which I agree should be sufficient for normal street usage.

[Threadman]

The Goodyear "Excellence" or ResponseEdge as they are known in the states are avaliable at the Goodyear Eagle Store at No. 5 Kim Chuan Lane (next to ST Power). Look for Heng, number is 62802778.

[Newsunny]

Thanks a lot for the info.

[Newsunny]

Goodyear just updated their website, the excellence has arrived

http://www.goodyear.com.sg/excellence.html

[Rtth84]

its under high performance category leh.... not like what tirerack categorise