i have just replaced my CC5 with PS3. I am very excited to try it out on twisty roads but for now, the only corner i can test is those nearby here and due to the volume of road users and road condition, i cannot determine how well PS3 is under heavy cornering.

But as for now, PS3 is definitely more grippy than the CC5 (duh).
The corners which I use to slide through with tyres screeching away is now quite tame already

I don't know how much u manage to do it or maybe the curvy roundabout is not the kind of roundabout that i'm imagining? Logically speaking, the roundabout here, the max speed allowable is probably 80km/h? even then, i'm expecting all four wheels to lose traction by then.

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Added on February 28, 2011, 8:26 pmHaha...michelin ps3 is quite comfortable and quiet. Not exactly what I'm looking for. I don't mind noisy and uncomfortable tyres...just gimme extra grip

This post has been edited by Zaypher: Feb 28 2011, 08:26 PM

haha....yeah, things are looking on the bright side for this ps3. This is after all, my first performance tyres and i am going to try out potenza the next round

GFX, go for Michelin PS3 la..wat are u thinking somemore?

Say tak nak to silverstone. I don't understand driver who uses silverstone.

To be fair, I have not used silverstone's performance range tyres (if there is any) as I only driven my gf's proton saga with stock silverstone tyres. Compared to my neo's stock CC5, the tyre's grip limit is crazily low (to me) and if you take really sharp corners with speed, the tyres already screaming at you to stop. Not fun. Plus other reviews on silverstone especially the tyre guys makes me want to think properly whether to invest on silverstone.

Actually I don't think silverstone is in my choice, I'm now using PS3, the next tyre change should be the BS RE050 or RE001 or S1Evo

My tyres still new and I'm still enjoying the improvement. This tyre will allow me to learn and feel my car's true potential.
Why not I let you know when my thread reaches 50% or less

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Added on March 29, 2011, 9:55 pmSo funny la. I saw your reply with a quoted statement from another user saying silverstone M3's (if this is the one which comes with BLM) grip is impressive
I think you misunderstood his statement, he meant impressively challenging?

If M3 is the standard issue among BLM, I can safely say that this tyre is for my gf type of driving (even that may not be very safe) and/or uncle-aunty driving. If one were to drive fast, I also can safely say that the grip level is abysmal and if in wet, grip is almost close to a coffin-booking extravaganza.

Anyway, I agree with you, to any drivers on M3, don't tailgate me also. Flash at me and yell that you're on M3 tyres and then I'll lay red carpet and let you move. I'll even pray that you'll live 100 years old for saving my life by not tailgating me.

But if a car driven by ala Takumi style then different story already. I'll be amazed if you can corner faster / outbrake me



This post has been edited by Zaypher: Mar 29 2011, 09:55 PM

Just wondering if you do hard cornering?
The price of M3 is definitely good, no doubt about it. Sometimes I drive my gf's car BLM with (I was made to understand) M3 tyres, I do above 120km/h on a highway. I doubt I will want to do that kind of speed anywhere else.
You did >120km/h on a highway or mountain runs where you do constant hard braking and cornering? That is a good place to test the grip of M3. If it can tame those roads (borrow from Hankook S1Evo), then in my humble opinion, the grip is impressive. I'm not sure if it is my driving skill because M3 started screeching at 40km/h on a very tight turn and I practically struggled with the tyre.

If highway, no point. even stock standard CC5 can take >180km/h. Even that, the grip level is unacceptable to me especially hard cornering, I ditched it after 6 months of constant nightmare struggling at a dirt cheap price aka Alex Ferguson style.

Again, in my most humble opinion, I think it is far from right to say M3's grip is impressive just because it can take you to >120 km/h.

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Added on March 30, 2011, 12:04 amBased on my very limited knowledge on tyres, I have used the Continental Contact Comfort CC5.
To me, the tyre is a good comfort tyre which is silent and grip is although unacceptable to my style of driving, I believe performs satisfactorily on normal point A-B daily driving.

Silverstone M3 is fine if you're just doing normal point A-B daily driving. I'm not sure if it is silent enough for you though.

This post has been edited by Zaypher: Mar 30 2011, 12:04 AM

Sorry for the confusion.

You do 120km/h on highway or mountain road?

Anyway, maybe one day we can go to track, you with your Silverstone M3 then we'll test Silverstone M3's grip together
Or we can go for mountain drive. Please don't get me wrong, it's not a challenge. I am curious to see whether that tyre of yours is as good as you claimed or if whether I just suck at driving or maybe there is something here that I don't know and Mr. Michael can explain

Well, I remain impressed that someone can actually say that a certain tyre's grip is impressive just because it can travel at 150 km/h on wet roads or 180 km/h on dry condition. If that is the case, I wouldn't have ditched my stock CC5 already.

If Silverstone Synergy M3 is impressive, then I don't have to keep drooling over the Potenzas / S1evo. If it is that impressive, my taiko would have recommended the Synergy M3.

Anyway, I am just wondering, if M3 is impressive in wet, then Michelin PS3 is what?

Maybe you want to try Silverstone SYnergy M3, some user here say its grip is impressive but I finds it terribly lacking. You go use that then englighten us la because that tyre is cheap