MINI Cooper S Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (47) | 92% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 81% | 87% |
| Cooper Zeon CS Sport (8) | 93% | 96% | 86% | 76% | 80% | 93% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (72) | 91% | 88% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 88% |
| Zeetex HP2000 vfm (7) | 96% | 92% | 88% | 72% | 68% | 90% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R (44) | 95% | 73% | 91% | 93% | 72% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE070 (16) | 96% | 71% | 94% | 89% | 79% | 66% |
| Sumitomo HTR Z III (13) | 87% | 80% | 86% | 80% | 81% | 87% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Fulda SportControl 2 (28) | 83% | 84% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 92% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (322) | 91% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (32) | 89% | 80% | 78% | 81% | 79% | 83% |
| Nexen N Blue 4 Season (23) | 78% | 82% | 75% | 78% | 78% | 84% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (144) | 89% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (104) | 92% | 87% | 90% | 91% | 62% | 72% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (118) | 89% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (101) | 87% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 (6) | 90% | 73% | 77% | 83% | 77% | 80% |
| Vredestein Quatrac 5 (37) | 82% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (36) | 83% | 93% | 78% | 75% | 66% | 81% |
| Lassa DriveWays Sport (11) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 77% | 86% | 62% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (91) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (39) | 80% | 81% | 71% | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) | 92% | 59% | 80% | 80% | 69% | 71% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Nankang NS2R (60) | 89% | 66% | 82% | 84% | 72% | 55% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 73% | 75% | 72% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 67% | 72% |
| Federal 595RSR (51) | 86% | 66% | 76% | 80% | 72% | 57% |
| Momo Outrun M3 (20) | 81% | 68% | 71% | 75% | 70% | 81% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (148) | 82% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Davanti DX640 (94) | 79% | 71% | 75% | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Toyo R888 (37) | 90% | 63% | 80% | 78% | 59% | 55% |
| Goodyear Excellence (126) | 79% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 74% |
| Avon ZV7 (135) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 72% | 58% | 78% |
| Toyo Proxes 4 (45) | 80% | 63% | 72% | 66% | 77% | 74% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat (27) | 83% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 71% | 57% |
| Yokohama Advan Sport ZPS (3) | 83% | 73% | 70% | 73% | 70% | 57% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (160) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 74% | 67% | 61% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (140) | 83% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS (32) | 73% | 64% | 73% | 71% | 79% | 68% |
| Toyo Proxes Sport (20) | 75% | 65% | 71% | 67% | 69% | 72% |
| Firestone Firehawk SZ90 (25) | 77% | 68% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 60% |
| Goodride SV308 (32) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 77% | 69% |
| Pirelli P Zero (161) | 84% | 68% | 75% | 72% | 58% | 64% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Pirelli P5000 (10) | 70% | 73% | 59% | 66% | 70% | 57% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Maxxis MA Z4S Victra (18) | 89% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 80% | 78% |
| Autogrip P308 Plus (4) | 73% | 60% | 58% | 58% | 73% | 73% |
| Accelera PHI R (28) | 77% | 50% | 68% | 69% | 65% | 73% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 62% |
| Tomket Sport Series 1 (6) | 68% | 62% | 64% | 68% | 55% | 68% |
| Landsail LS988 (37) | 76% | 52% | 59% | 54% | 72% | 66% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (61) | 72% | 59% | 67% | 65% | 73% | 49% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Sport (35) | 76% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 47% | 50% |
| Pirelli Eufori (10) | 79% | 59% | 68% | 66% | 54% | 39% |
| Compasal Smacher (5) | 65% | 53% | 53% | 55% | 60% | 80% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 71% | 55% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 ROF (9) | 71% | 60% | 60% | 57% | 49% | 46% |
| Wanli S1086 (6) | 58% | 47% | 53% | 62% | 72% | 45% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (143) | 72% | 54% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 32% |
| RoadX RXMOTION U11 (32) | 62% | 37% | 46% | 41% | 74% | 53% |
| Forceum HEXA (11) | 60% | 40% | 51% | 40% | 40% | 39% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Mohawk M112 (28) | 59% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 53% | 46% |
MINI Cooper S Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Fulda SportControl 2 given 71% (205-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Came with the car, OK for now, will switch to some PS4s soon.
Writing about the Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS given 60% (205-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2 spirited miles
I thought I was buying the AD08R model but when I realised I had bought the RS I did some research and found out that the RS is a totally different tire compound designed to meet EU eco nonsense and is nothing like the old AD08R tire, apart from the tread pattern, which by the way does look really cool. I did manage to get a full refund and keep them as the outlet were advertising them as AD08R. Very misleading from YOKO where one little added S to the tire code made astronomical difference. Yes that's right, these are disappointing. On the road they feel like good quality road tires but as soon as you push them on a track they are useless. Tire squeal starts when you're no where near the limit, grip runs out way to early considering it's supposed to be a track focused tire. It appears to be a very hard compound so they have lasted me ages and have done about 4 trackdays and over 10,000 miles, still got 6mm in the rear and 3mm on the front so wear is very good but they are frustrating on track, however they grip surprising well in the wet for a semi-slick.
Road use in these is fine but pointless as there's just as good tires out there for cheaper. Yoko are obviously cashing in on a classic tire name and hoping people don't notice the S which must stand for Shite.
Road use in these is fine but pointless as there's just as good tires out there for cheaper. Yoko are obviously cashing in on a classic tire name and hoping people don't notice the S which must stand for Shite.
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 given 97% (215-40-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2500 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 2500 average miles
Fitted to a R56 Cooper S to replace 4x chinese ditch finders that were on the car wen I purchased it. Much much quieter, less crashy, sublime feel and appear equally good in wet and dry conditions. Wear I'm sure will be top notch. I've had 3 x Porsches, S2000 and a couple of MX 5's and this car with these tires if just fab... I drive it everywhere :-)
Writing about the Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun given 84% (205-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 7000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 7000 spirited miles
Overall great tire in every sort of weather condition, apart from snow obviously. Really good long lasting trend wear for a sub 200 hp hatchback that’s driving spiritedly.
Writing about the Autogrip P308 Plus given 64% (205-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
For the price of this tire they are an overall great tire, they have performed much better than expected. No they aren’t a proper performance tire but that being said they have enough traction on a 200bhp Mini Cooper s that they don’t get wheel spin in any gear apart from 1st even in the wet. I have pushed them reasonably hard over the last few years and they have still got about 1.5mm of usable tread left but have started to perish around the edges of the tire. They are very quiet for cruising compared to previous tires Ive had on the car, and the comfort is decent too.
Would I buy these again, if it wasn’t going on a performance car, then yes I definitely would.
Would I buy these again, if it wasn’t going on a performance car, then yes I definitely would.
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 given 47% (205-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 9000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 9000 spirited miles
Four Tires fitted to a mini cooper s to replace Goodyear eagle 3. Really disappointed. Not that great in the dry, and terrible in the wet. Just flashing traction control lights. After just 2 years and 6000 miles all four Tires were advisory on the MOT with cracking down all the treads. Now replaced.
Writing about the Nexen N Blue 4 Season given 77% (195-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
Used the N’Blue 4S tires for almost a year now. They replaced a set of summer and winter tires.
In dry conditions, the car handles well, allows for fun spirited driving on winding roads but you can find the limits even if you are not absolutely thrashing the car. Braking performance is the most noticably worse than a set of summer tires, keep that in mind. It’s alright, and I would say very good for the price.
It’s also confident enough in the wet.
I had some snow driving experience too, and it’s surprisingly good at that for a relatively cheap 4 season set.
I am very much satisfied. It replaced a set of higher-end 4 seasons I had on a different set of rims and I am happy with them.
In dry conditions, the car handles well, allows for fun spirited driving on winding roads but you can find the limits even if you are not absolutely thrashing the car. Braking performance is the most noticably worse than a set of summer tires, keep that in mind. It’s alright, and I would say very good for the price.
It’s also confident enough in the wet.
I had some snow driving experience too, and it’s surprisingly good at that for a relatively cheap 4 season set.
I am very much satisfied. It replaced a set of higher-end 4 seasons I had on a different set of rims and I am happy with them.
Writing about the Vredestein Quatrac 5 given 63% (205-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
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Writing about the RoadX RXMOTION U11 given 51% (205-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 average miles
These things last forever and I didn't notice a huge difference in wet to dry conditions. That being said they are horrendously noisy and made the ride very crashy. Small potholes make it sound like you've torn your suspension off.
If I wanted something cheap to last a long while I might consider them but will avoid them if I can in future.
If I wanted something cheap to last a long while I might consider them but will avoid them if I can in future.
Writing about the Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 given 64% (225-40-18-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
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I really don't see the issue with these tires, they are fine for what you pay. Unless you are a track driver, paying more than double for branded tires sounds like overkill. This is fine for 95% of driving. I got these after getting 2 punctures in 3 months from very badly built UK roads, and getting fed up of paying so much for a new tire only to have it destroyed on a pothole.
Writing about the Nexen N Fera SU4 given 70% (205-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 spirited miles
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