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On my moms car she has Grid IIIs on her 530i sport all round. They're a lil louder than the Dunlop SP 2000s they replaced, but they grip better, and is more responsive in terms of feedback. I dont drive the car much, let alone throw it into corners alot but from what i gather, i give it the thumbs up!

I have the older Grid II model on the front left (which replaced a poped SZ50) and Firestone SZ50 EP on the front right of my car. The Firestone is definitely better. The G2 likes to squirm alot when pushed hard into a corner... SZ50 holds on like shit to carpet. Its a suprisingly very good tire... (and is the best tyre consumer rated on thetyrerack.com as voted by thousands of ppl!). GO here for more info;

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresult...ay.jsp?type=UHP

I have them on the rear. They seem ok. But then my tyres are streched on the rim, and stiff supension, and 2 way diff, that probably doesnt help.

And I dont find them that good in the wet, but prob for the same reasons as above.

They're not bad.. do grip fairly well. General impression is not as good as the dunlops but they're probably on par given I've only had the dunlops on the pulsar and only had the bridgeys on my (r31, with ordinary suspension) skyline..

I have them on my GTR, 10,000K's so far and they have performed very well.

One hard track day at eastern creek... No warpping or disfigurement of the tyre at all. Road noise is not that different to other tyres in same class. I am very happy with the tyre in the wet and dry and they can take a beating.... I will be hard pressed to put other tyres on my car.

These are just my thoughts anyway.

Mike

I've driven on both the original G Grid and G II. They both seem to last a long time, and have high levels of grip. I've noticed the grip difference between them and a set of Falken ZE's. I prefer the G II. In the wet they are very good also, even when boosting. Dislikes, wet tramlines, and loose surface.

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