<SPAN class=postbody>At the moment, I have 245-45 x 18 Dunlops on my 4.2 quattro sport A8.
When driving, all you can hear is the tyres rumbling.
Does anyone know of a quieter tyre that is not going to wear out the minute I put them on. Price is not an issue.</SPAN></P>


<SPAN class=postbody>ps, I am in UK.</SPAN></P>

<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Today, I managed to</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> persuade</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> the manager of a </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>tyre</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> depot to test drive different makes of </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>tyre</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> on my car. (Don’t ask where, as he made me promise not to say)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I only tested for noise, as that is what I asked for.<o></o></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I tested Michelin</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Pilot sport; <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Continental</SPAN> SportContact 2; <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Pirelli</SPAN> P 6000 &amp; <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Dunlop</SPAN> sp sport 9000. All were 245/45 x 18<o></o></SPAN></P>
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I forgot to mention in my original post that my car had Dunlop sp sport 8000’s on.<o></o></SPAN></P>
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">On the same 2mile route, I found the Michelins to be the noisiest, and then came both the Continental’s &amp; Pirelli’s; there was no perceivable difference between the two. (All three was quieter that the sp sport 8000’s)<o></o></SPAN></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Then came the Dunlop sp sport 9000’s, with having Dunlop’s on, I was already trying to decide between the Continental’s &amp; Pirelli’s, but surprise surprise, they were the quietest of the lot. I don’t know if it is the tread pattern (a lot different from the others) different compound, or whatever, but I splashed out for five of them.<o></o></SPAN></P>
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>I will let you know how they perform over the coming months.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o></o></SPAN></P>

Nice our first comparison article. Good research!

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