Dualie Clutched January 29, 2007 Share January 29, 2007 Manage to get quotation for the above 2 tires. The price is only $1 difference between the 2. Both from reputable tyre shop. Since both enjoy rave review from users, find it hard to make decision. Quiet, Comfort, Above avg dry/wet grip are my expectation from the tires. Help me choose... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertoon Neutral Newbie January 29, 2007 Share January 29, 2007 V8rs is made from 'High Grip Silica' compound and is VR rated.. GR80 is HRrated... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsee Clutched January 29, 2007 Share January 29, 2007 Can advise address of shop & the price quoted..Thanks.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan96935sg Neutral Newbie January 29, 2007 Share January 29, 2007 Get Hankook V8RS.....in my view, the specs r higher than BS.....more value for $$ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suxelis Neutral Newbie January 29, 2007 Share January 29, 2007 Just replaced fairly new GR80 with Michelin Preceda 2. Preceda quieter by some margin, better steering feel and ride. No experience with hankooks yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slidingturtle Neutral Newbie January 29, 2007 Share January 29, 2007 Am on the V8rs now, previously on dunlop sportmax and pilot preceda. Have not been on the GR80 yet, but hope this still provide some guide. Comparatively, the V8rs is the quietest, and is high on comfort (les bumpy through less than perfect roads). The dunlops are the noisest, but has the best grip and control imo. because of the harder side walls, the car has less body roll compared to the hankook when going thru a corner. (the stiffer side walls also contribute to a more bumpy ride...) In terms of wet grip, the V8 holds its own, but the dunlops are still better. The precedas are probably somewhere in the middle for me, good trusty grip (not as fast thru the corners compared to the dunlops though), only began to sound noisy near my second year of use. I changed out of the dunlops to the V8 because i couldn't take the noise level any more... so decide to compromise a bit, don't drive that fast lah... cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony 1st Gear January 29, 2007 Share January 29, 2007 Can elaborate on the difference on the rating? VR vs HR? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertoon Neutral Newbie January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 VR is speed upo to 240km/hr and HR is 210km/hr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff3tan Neutral Newbie January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 (edited) I second to slidingturtle's quote "The dunlops are the noisest, but has the best grip and control imo. because of the harder side walls, the car has less body roll compared to the hankook when going thru a corner. (the stiffer side walls also contribute to a more bumpy ride...) " Try the Michelin's MXV8 or XM1 energy tires as well. I've been on the MXV8 and so far they are much quieter than the GR80. The grip on wet & round the corners is better that the GR80s IMHO. In my case I've not been on the V8 as yet. Edited January 30, 2007 by Jeff3tan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrynadz 5th Gear January 30, 2007 Share January 30, 2007 11-11 score nice match up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dualie Clutched January 30, 2007 Author Share January 30, 2007 Haha! Turns out to be a closely fought poll... Guess one will not go wrong with either tires. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzleboy Clutched January 31, 2007 Share January 31, 2007 can you also pls PM me the tyre shop too...i'm also looking to change. maybe can ask for more discount if buying together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cttp Neutral Newbie April 9, 2007 Share April 9, 2007 on GR80. Gd wet/dry grip. Quiet. But the side wall looks rounder feel not sporty :P will wanna try Hankook V8rs when change tyres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayaloti 2nd Gear April 9, 2007 Share April 9, 2007 Same here, I actually have three in mind. Other then the two you've mentioned, the other one is Michelin XM1, different is S$10/=. I'm on OEM XH1 now, feel good on wet and dry. Wonder what's the threadwear for GR80 and V8. Micheline one is 240. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear April 9, 2007 Share April 9, 2007 Hankook V8rs........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus 3rd Gear April 9, 2007 Share April 9, 2007 Likely I will go for V8RS... ....again. Having clocked >36k km on V8RS, I feel performance wise didn't deteriorate noticeably. Perhaps I drive cautiously, but going over bend such as the one from Clementi Ave 6 to PIE (toward city) or the one from CTE to PIE (toward Jurong) I can go faster to overtake other vehicle and tyre still hold (no screeching sound). Noise wise does deteriorate slightly, but still within acceptable level. For the initial 25k km or so, it can compete with the 'famous' Aspec dB in terms of quietness. If most of your driving is in Singapore, this tyre is more than sufficient. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus 3rd Gear April 9, 2007 Share April 9, 2007 Actually before I got my current set of V8RS, I was also considering GR80....Comfort and quietness is my main priority.... Unfortunately GR80 does not comes in lower profile, such as 195/50 R15, which is my tyre size.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvenStar 1st Gear April 21, 2007 Share April 21, 2007 Currently planning to change to either the V8 or GR80. Anyone with experience with both V8 and GR80 compare them on the wet? Both are in the same price range. Want to know why V8 commend that kind of price. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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