Azenis RT-615 tyres

[maccattack]

Just wondering if anyone had much information on the new Azenis RT-615.

Have seen a couple of articles about the tyre (including pics) and it looks nice and aggressive. Here is a press release on the tyre for SEMA

"Falken Tire Corp. is proud to début the next generation of RT (race tuned) Spec Sport Radials for North America and the world. Derived from a motorsport lineage that begins with Nürburgring’s Nordschleife, the Super Taikyu Endurance Race Series, and world-class circuits around the globe; the World Spec Azenis RT-615 is poised to initiate the battle for Pure Sports domination. “The development of the RT-615 was spawned from the ever growing need for true motorsport level products without the inherent drawbacks of track dedicated R-Compound tires. As the OEM’s continue to focus more on attitudinal tire characteristics such as NVH (noise, vibration, harshness), the availability of unorthodox sports radials has become all but non-existent. Generally speaking, premium sports customers have been forced to choose between watered down versions of flagship summer tires and limited life cycle R-compound rubber. The World Spec Azenis RT-615 signals the rebirth of truly premium Pure Sports products for discriminating sports drivers.” The World Spec Azenis RT-615 incorporates the absolute latest in design philosophy and materials. “Every aspect of this project has focused on a single development objective. To create and launch a new genre of sports radials that have the credentials to attack authentic JDM brands like Yokohama Advan and Bridgestone Potenza. While we know these competitors may ultimately modify their specifications to meet US glass transition point compound standards, we are prepared to go head to head against the best in the world”. Prepare yourself for the World Spec Azenis RT-615. It will redefine the premium sports tire segment by creating an entirely new benchmark for Pure Sports performance. "

From what I have read, this tyre brings the Azenis back to a pure sport / race tyre as opposed to an in-between hybrib, trying to create a trade off between sport tyre and soft, comfy, noiseless road tyre. Apparently it is due for release in Australia in May, but I haven't seen any performance reports.

Anyone heard anything about these tyres??

[Duncan]

hmm not on the falken.co.jp site yet. Any pics of them?

[Merli]

[Amaru]

Saw these in a magazine recently, will definately be giving them a try when they come out (and i destroy my current tyres).

[Duncan]

hmm interesting...I'll withold judgement until I try them, but there seems to be an aweful lot of tread for a real semi slick