Fwd Tire Of Choice?

[JagsT5R]

well I am certainly not new to Volvo's My family has had them and I myself had a na 850 for 3 years. I am new to the R varient of the 850's and this is surprising stuff. I guess I must change tires then huh? I had 17 toyo's on my NA which shredded on the highway last year. oh and what are SO3's?

Not necessarily. The problems that I know of were all with mid to late 90's models with 195/45/17, the OEM tires. That is my only, and last, experience with them. And of course, since the T5R's were a limited edition, they weren't included in the law suit. If you have the P-Zero Asimetrico's, I would keep an eye on them though.

SO3's are Bridgestone Potenza's. Great tire in my opinion for wet and dry as well as very quiet.

[UnknownSoldier]

gotta get those tires that make colored smoke.

I like Goodyear or Bridgestone, u can't go wrong;)

[ACES70]

Riken Raptors have excellent dry grip and are relatively cheap

They hold up well and are also pretty quiet. Ive had three sets of them and i like as much as my bridgestone potenzas as well.

[trinidadV]

Not necessarily. The problems that I know of were all with mid to late 90's models with 195/45/17, the OEM tires. That is my only, and last, experience with them. And of course, since the T5R's were a limited edition, they weren't included in the law suit. If you have the P-Zero Asimetrico's, I would keep an eye on them though.

SO3's are Bridgestone Potenza's. Great tire in my opinion for wet and dry as well as very quiet.

I currently have on the 850R P Zero Nero p215/40/17. How are these tires? should I avoid them in the future? They do squel alot when going through some quick turns.

The disappointment that you have with Pirelli Pzero Rossos is widespread among owners of a certain car model, especially among S60R and V70R owners. Most R owners hate the Rossos and swear by Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 and Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, but I think they are overpriced. The following three tires have also been tried and praised by members on Swedespeed and all three of these tires are not directional so you can rotate them however you want:

Sumitomo HTRZ III

I just had the original Pirelli Pzero Rosso on our '07 V70 R replaced with the newest Sumitomo HTRZ III and they seem much better. These are completely different from the earlier crappy HTRZ, HTRZ II, and HTR+ versions but are still very affordable. These have become the favorite performance tire on Honda S2000 and BMW M5 forums as they offer 95% of Michelin PS2 grip for less than half the price, and they also beat many high priced max performance tires in a Tirerack comparison.

Pirelli Pzero Nero M&S

I also have Pirelli Pzero Nero M&S on my 855 Turbo and they are noticably better than the pzero Rossos. During the initial 200 miles break in period they don't grip too well and I was able to spin them, but after that the grip increased and I can hardly break them loose.

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta

You might also want to look at Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta which are very good Dutch performance tires that are almost unknown here so they don't have the same premium as Michelins and other known brands.

These have ranked highly in Tire tests in European Car magazines.

thos Vredesteins look sick!