For anyone nearing the time for new tyres, evo magazine have a big tyre test in the latest issue (110, with all the BMW M cars on the cover).

The good news is that we no longer have to interpret the results of the Motor tyre test where they use a commonwhore with fully sik 20's and $1000 a corner rubber.. evo took 9 different types of rubber from the biggest selling size of performance tyres, 225/45 R17 and whacked them on Golf GTI's for the testing... Hurrah!!!

I'm yet to read the results of all the tests (dry/wet/braking/aqua-planning/road route), but here's the summary from the winner...

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric

A decisive win for the new Goodyear, with more table-topping performances than any other tyre. Better still, those wins came in both the wet and the dry objective tests, and subjectively, it was voted best tyre on the dry handling course. "The steering feels clean, direct, positive" said Bovingdon, "and there's plenty of adjustability and agility." He praised its wet handling abilities, too: "Very neutral- not a single correction required". On the read it was a little noisy but Barker said it had 'direct steering and a softly predictive feel". And it comes in at a good price, too.

2. Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta
3. Continental CSC3
4. Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
5. Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
6. Pirelli PZero Nero
7. Kumho Ecsta STP KU3I
8. Dunlop Sport Maxx
9. Yokohama S.Drive