Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) 94% 87% 88% 87% 80% 85%
Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) 86% 81% 76% 80% 83% 77%
Avon ZV5 (112) 84% 78% 77% 77% 71% 77%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (91) 84% 78% 77% 77% 75% 79%
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) 92% 59% 80% 80% 69% 71%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Pirelli P Zero (161) 84% 68% 75% 72% 58% 64%
Goodyear EfficientGrip (141) 77% 68% 63% 61% 71% 71%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) 81% 66% 70% 68% 59% 62%
Event WL905 (129) 59% 30% 41% 39% 60% 49%

Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 given 41% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 15000 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2019-12-21 07:29:23
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 given 77% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2015-08-24 08:27:43
Writing about the Event WL905 given 47% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
When I bought my Audi Quattro last year I didn't even think to check the tires but when I did I was gutted. I specifically bought this Quattro for the wet and wintery conditions and to learn my car had cheap budget tires I was pretty jaded.

Having just had its MOT and with the Tires with almost full tread i've been told all 4 tires are splitting on the inside wall.

Continentals will be replacing these and hope to get the enjoyment out of the car I had hoped for.

One thing I can say and this may be more to do with the car than teh tire but I get zero slippage when pulling away in the wet. Even with hard revs. I suspect this is down to the Quattro system though.

Tires: 225/40/18 Y
tire reviewed on 2014-04-29 06:19:27
Writing about the Avon ZV5 given 100% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
I have experienced many tires of the years of different sizes on different vehicles, but the Avon's ZV5 are in a class of thier own. On my Quattro A3 the car in normally front wheel drive until the electronics experiance wheel slip and then send power to the rears as well. This used to happen a lot but these tires grip so much I hardly ever see the traction control light come on. I am very hard on tires, with a mix of A roads and back roads and as my car has been chipped to 210bhp I am always driving it like I stole it! The previous tires were Pirelli P Zero's and although the rears were doing well, the fronts wore out in less than 8k miles and although they had an A rating for wet grip and these are a C, I recon these are far better. I highly recomend these to all and at this price, they are a real bargin.
tire reviewed on 2012-12-22 08:06:54
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero given 91% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 spirited miles
After the first 300 miles and the tires had bedded in they seem excellent. Dry grip is very good, wet grip is very good. Have now taken off for winter so once have done a few more thousand after spring will update. The only down side is the wear. But if you want grip thats gonna happen. From the amount they have worn so far if they continue t owear the same there going to last 7500 miles. I was hoping for about 9/10k but never mind. Will probably buy these again. (these are the MO rated ones which have an A for wet grip rating)
tire reviewed on 2012-12-14 08:39:15
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 2 given 21% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
dont buy these tires only lasted 6000 miles on rear.same problem as the guy who posted in 2010 wear on rear outside . replaced with goodyear eagle 2 ays and no problems
tire reviewed on 2012-03-03 15:37:13
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip given 50% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 6000 spirited miles
I bought the car second hand with those tires on the front and Dunlop Sport Maxx TT on the rear. There's a big difference between those two.
EfficientGrip make car boring and unpredictable to drive, but the mileage is good. There's not much road feedback and the traction control kicks in every time I accelerate (scary on wet). Perhaps those tires are not suitable for a performance car and would be more suitable for a family hatchback driven at 30mph around the town?
They are also very very noisy.
tire reviewed on 2011-12-01 09:13:51
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx given 69% (225-45-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2011-02-26 06:28:46
Writing about the Yokohama Parada Spec 2 given 87% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
excellent tire in wet and dry, the more you push the more these tires grip never had a problem with them, will definatly buy again!!
tire reviewed on 2010-09-29 09:17:24
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Exalto given 90% (225-45-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 21000 average miles
Excellent tires... about to clock up 21000 miles from new and they are all still legal 3mm front 4mm rear....
tire reviewed on 2010-07-16 14:11:02
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 2 given 39% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 average miles
standard tires on a3 quattro ,rear tires down to tread bars on both outsides, wont be buying same tire to replace.
tire reviewed on 2010-05-27 12:24:39
Writing about the Pirelli PZero Rosso given 76% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 spirited miles
These tires have been brilliant although road noise can be a factor. Great in both wet and dry but to be honest, I should have replaced them 5000 miles ago a the last 5000 miles have not felt so good, despite the tires having greater than 1.6 mm tread depth.

I've driven a lot int he snow with the quattro working well and the tires handled things perfectly on all but the worst roads.

Going for Continental Sport Conact 3 next as they promise lower road noise...we'll see.
tire reviewed on 2010-04-08 10:07:20
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