Hankook!

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Hankook!

Post by Massingham » Thu May 03, 2018 1:55 pm

Picked up my new RS4 earlier this week and a couple of niggles - firstly it has Hankook tyres fitted which i find somewhat disappointing for a vehicle of this calibre - i would have expected a more recognised premium brand e.g. Michelin, Conti, Pirelli. Anyway i've barely had a chance to drive the car since pick up and i guess i might feel more comfortable with them when i've had a proper drive this weekend. If anyone has any alternative tyre recommendations i may well swap out the Hankooks just so that i can be more emotionally comfortable with the car.

Niggle two - i specifically ordered black mirrors and it came with silver - i see that this has happened to a couple of other owners so there's obviously a glitch in the machine somewhere - anyway the dealer has agreed to replace so no big deal but it did slightly take the edge off the reveal

Will post impressions when i've had a proper drive - have had B8 and B7 btw
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Re: Hankook!

Post by Terminator_X » Thu May 03, 2018 2:03 pm

Weird as mine are sport contact 6.

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Re: Hankook!

Post by Massingham » Thu May 03, 2018 2:09 pm

Lucky swine! Have just been googling tyres and it seems that the Sport Contact 6's come in two versions ... one has 'silent' tech apparently - do you know which version you have?
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Re: Hankook!

Post by Terminator_X » Thu May 03, 2018 3:01 pm

Even luckier it seems ;)

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Re: Hankook!

Post by 0xSam » Thu May 03, 2018 4:17 pm

I have the Pirelli P Zero 275/30ZR20 (RO1) on my HRE's, very smooth ride so far. I've had Pirelli's on my GT-R as well - solid branch imo!
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Re: Hankook!

Post by Markp » Thu May 03, 2018 5:00 pm

Sport Contact 6 "silents" on mine too.

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Re: Hankook!

Post by Massingham » Thu May 03, 2018 5:15 pm

0xSam wrote:
Thu May 03, 2018 4:17 pm
I have the Pirelli P Zero 275/30ZR20 (RO1) on my HRE's, very smooth ride so far. I've had Pirelli's on my GT-R as well - solid branch imo!
HRE?? Sorry if that's obvious!
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Re: Hankook!

Post by J88NOG » Thu May 03, 2018 5:22 pm

I've the 19's and have the Conti SC6's too. Quite like them actually!

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Re: Hankook!

Post by 0xSam » Thu May 03, 2018 6:04 pm

Massingham wrote:
Thu May 03, 2018 5:15 pm
0xSam wrote:
Thu May 03, 2018 4:17 pm
I have the Pirelli P Zero 275/30ZR20 (RO1) on my HRE's, very smooth ride so far. I've had Pirelli's on my GT-R as well - solid branch imo!
HRE?? Sorry if that's obvious!
HRE P107 ( www.hrewheels.com ) my 20" rims - also to be seen in the picture thread :blackrs4: :thumbs:
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Re: Hankook!

Post by AndyL » Thu May 03, 2018 7:21 pm

My 19's also came with Sport Contact 6's

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Re: Hankook!

Post by Graeme4130 » Thu May 03, 2018 8:13 pm

Mine's on Conti's, but I genuinely think the Hankooks on the demo car I had were better tyres.
They're not a crap brand like they used to be and supply loads of OEM sports cars now. I wouldn't worry about it to be honest
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Re: Hankook!

Post by Eddie555 » Thu May 03, 2018 8:57 pm

I have them in 22’s on my Q7. It’s a mighty big bus and I’ve pushed it into a few situations in the wet and dry and as yet I haven’t felt I’m getting close to breaking point. I reckon I’d roll the thing before the tyres give up traction. I also tested a S4 B9 last year with them on and again I gave that merry hell and it just gripped and gripped. I wouldn’t even worry. Just enjoy the car.
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Re: Hankook!

Post by cuttsy » Fri May 04, 2018 6:08 am

Mine came with Hancooks initially I was a bit disappointed but that soon wore off. On the plus they look much more robust in the wheel protection department.

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Re: Hankook!

Post by Graeme4130 » Fri May 04, 2018 7:49 am

cuttsy wrote:
Fri May 04, 2018 6:08 am
Mine came with Hancooks initially I was a bit disappointed but that soon wore off. On the plus they look much more robust in the wheel protection department.
I've not priced them up, but I bet they're cheaper to replace than the Conti's too, so I'll probably go for the Hankooks when it comes to swapping time
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
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Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)

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Re: Hankook!

Post by 535dboy » Fri May 04, 2018 7:49 pm

As Graeme says they aren’t as crap as they might have once been - plenty of race series use them

I was under the impression that continental were not a great brand!
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