What tire type do you use on your production cars?

[C-ZETA]

Usually I use whatever the car comes with. In the case of sports cars and super cars, that would be Sports Hards...

 

[zedextreme8177]

^ This, although I keep racing softs for online use.

 

[VBR]

I use the this method to determine what tyre type I use for any given production car.


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[maxi25]

Sport softs. I like to keep it "realistic" since racing softs are overkill for street cars and I like to rely on my driving skill to win races. People that use racing softs tend to depend only on their overwhelming tire grip to win in my eyes.

 

[CarBastard]

I use whatever the car comes with, but if I decide to put a different set of tires on the car I never go higher than Sports Softs.

This 👍.

My sportscars never go beyond sports soft, because they are umm...road legal sportscars, in fact when I got the 400 Km/H trophy I did it with a Veyron in Sports Soft since I had my mind set in doing it with a realistic car. I also like a bit of a challenge (even if I'm not always up to it) when I drive.

Racing softs, even hards are so much of an overkill it's just not fun anymore. I prefer having a hard time in the back of the pack with my realistic driving experience that the other boys playing and crashing to death for meaningless credits. To me, thats boring.

When I modify my cars to a higher spec, like I've done with my unfinished Audi R8 GT project, I follow PD's reccomendation for tuner cars and use Sport Soft (Like the ones that come on the Amuse S2000, Mine's R34, Amuse 380Z. Lovely cars, by the way). I also think some cars diserve better tyres than the ones they come with, I still don't believe that the tyre compound in a Gallardo or McF1 is the same one of a Nissan 370Z, so sometimes I uprgrade them a notch.

 

[GT_Prologue5]

Sports Soft, as it makes the car faster but not a wannabe-race car.

 

[bass264]

I use racing soft tyres unless I'm low on cash.

 

[Sn1per666]

I prefer to use sports hard if it's a stock sports car and sports soft if it's highly modified. Online I'm forced to use racing soft since 99% of players use them.

 

[DEATHSARTHE]

I buy both Racing Softs and Sport Softs, but I perfer tuning with Sport Softs on and racing with Racing Softs. Weird buts that how I role

 

[mr.wigglesaur]

usually sports hard/mediums on rally cars and mid powered (250-~499 hp) cars so i can just push the ebrake and drift very comfortably when i need to on dirt and road, racing when i need to have maximum grip for online races, and comforts for straight up drifting.

 

[PAWEL17]

Comforts, with no assists, feels like a real car, how GT5 is intended to be.

 

[Skython]

Sports mediums, offers good grip but it's not too much (unlike stupid racing tires, which grip too much, and should only be used on a fully tuned car or a full on race car)

 

[Dan_]

I always use stock tyres, if it's a road legal car I never fit R-compounds. When playing online I see lots of people getting ( for example ) an M3 and fitting the infamous racing tyres. I honestly think that it pretty much spoils the fun enabled by that car, the sweet transition from grip to drift and steering technique with the throttle.

 

[duknuz]

Racing cars get racing tires. I would never take any car on any trackday without upgrading the brakes and tires wether it's my bum basic Civic or track biased 430 Scuderia.

Racing cars - Racing tires.
Trackday cars - trackday tires. (sports tires)

 

[pri3st]

For A-spec, I don't upgrade the tires unless the A.I. is on upgraded tires. I try to match them.

For Online, I restrict to sport soft or racing soft depending on the night. The difference between the two is really just a few brake zones. Some tracks let you run WOT on RS tires while on SS tires you have to tap the brakes a few more times. It's really just a matter of adapting and learning the brake zones.





This game has a big following of tuners, sim'ers (simulation fanatics), and gamers (DS3 drivers). Tire selection will reveal the strengths and weaknesses of each driver type.

CS Tires: Good for sim'ers, so-so for tuners, and horrible for gamers. Tuners can find some edge on this tire but driver skill can make a bad tune much quicker than a good tune. 4WD cars typically dominate but simulation drivers that are smooth and fast will annihilate the competition. There is typically only one quick driving line so passing can be very difficult. It's more a game of who makes the least mistakes.

SS Tires: Good for sim'ers, great for tuners, so-so for gamers. Sim racers will still enjoy getting the car sideways but properly tuned cars can dominate the field when put in the right hands. The tires are soft enough to require some sort of changes in both LSD and suspension over the stock or default-custom settings. Gamers can keep up but typically make mistakes and whine about falling behind. These tires open up more driving lines and allow for more passing.

RS Tires: Bad for sim'ers, ok for tuners, perfect for gamers. Sim racers typically never enter these rooms because cars will rarely break lose the drive wheels making oversteer virtually non existant unless you really screw up a tune. Tuners can still get an edge over the competition if they can reduce braking distances and squeeze out more G's with camber and other settings. Gamers love the tires because they are more forgiving and allow them to stay up front despite using a controller. The driving line is an open free for all and you'll have to protect the entire track if you want to stay out front. Don't expect to pull away from the pack with your perfect driving line.

+1 for this guy

Used to love R tires, but got bored with game because of them, left it for over a month, started playing again with comfort tires on seasonal events and rediscovered the game and its great physics loving it

 

[ZR1fan]

Sports softs for all the exotics.. sports hards for everything else.. an LFA on sports softs is a stupid fast car..

 

[Mac K]

Usually sports soft, I also use racing hard and soft tires on some of my tuned production car.

 

[Biased turkey]

This is a racing game right ? So I generally use medium racing tires.

Jacques

 

[JDMKING13]

I always use stock tyres, if it's a road legal car I never fit R-compounds. When playing online I see lots of people getting ( for example ) an M3 and fitting the infamous racing tyres. I honestly think that it pretty much spoils the fun enabled by that car, the sweet transition from grip to drift and steering technique with the throttle.

I agree with this 👍 This is how my tire selection goes ( Based on car class)

Mini Cooper S: Comfort Soft

Nissan 370Z: Sports Hard

Audi R8: Sports Hard

RE Amemiya FD3s RX-7: Sports Soft

Arta NSX Super GT: Race tires

So with those cars as an example, production cars tires choice IMO should be no higher than Sport Hard. If you highly tune your car than Sport Softs are cool.

 

[Yev]

Stock or sport softs for road-going cars.

 

[MoLiEG]

All my cars get racing tires right after I get them

 

[Plano]

racing softs on almost everything because i RACE

 

[xSTIG_JUNIORx]

Honestly, I always use racing soft tires for every car.

 

[kiwifruit]

I like to run the type of tyres the car would have IRL. Pretty hard to find online rooms that work like this....
Add me if you're into this sort of racing! PSN: ALLA_DO_DISH