Best Tires for Audi A3

A little late to the thread, but I put on 17" Goodyear UltraGrip Performance on the stock S-Line wheels on my car, and I have to say they've been phenomenal so far. I prefer a performance winter tyre for various reasons but I was right astonished at how good they are even in fairly deep snow. So day and night with the factory ContiCrap all-seasons it's not funny (those tyres will never again go on my car until lease return!). The UltraGrip Performance is apparently a tyre not originally meant/designed for sale in NA but rather Goodyear decided to bring it over from their line in Europe. So while it's a performance winter like the Eagle UltraGrip GW3, it has a totally different design and is the alternate performance winter from Goodyear (I guess it fills in some of the sizes the GW3 doesn't cover like the size that so happens to be on the A3). I got them installed the day of the first real good snow storm we had in the GTA (was supposed to get them earlier but they did not come in on time) and wow were they a God-send that day! I could not even get up the small incline to get into the business plaza where tyre shop was with the ContiPro all-seasons. It was right embarassing and even the EDL couldn't help me make it up! I had to take the side entrance/ramp which was luckily right opposite a street so I backed up down the street and went like 50km/h, hit the incline and just made it up without coming to a halt. Once the winters were on, it was like I was in another world, where snow had not been nearly as deep (though it was actually piling up in reality over the time I was at the tyre shop!). Good thing too because I had to drive to Sudbury that day and without them I never would have made it to Barrie without either dying or calling it quits, lol. 120km/h no problem where most people refused to go over 80; changing lanes to pass people over unplowed/undriven sections between tyre tracks, no problem--car was stable and predictable even at speed and changing lanes over those sections. Very impressed to say the least. Anyway that's my winter tyres story

Nokian. Don't consider anything else. I have been using the Hakka RSi's for years and they are fantastic tires. With two differend FWD cars (current A3 and old Jetta VR6), I was passing sport utes which couldn't even get up hills in 4WD. The only issue is that the RSi's are very soft and don't last long. For that reason, I will go with the WR's which can be run all season. I would recommend going down to a 16" for potholes and such. Check with Rim and Wheel Works in Waltham. They are a Nokian dealer and can find you some good Rims. I bought some Ronals, but you can't buy them anymore, but in retrospect, I shoulda just gotten some cheap steelies for $50 a pop.

ran my bs rs960's at 37 lasted 37k . . . wierd excellent performance through the thread life and probably could have gone 40k, but the thread life was below 5/32. Just got Yoko S.Drives this weekend, set them at 37 as well.

I have 225/45-17 Michelin Pilot Alpin 2's on S-line 5 spoke wheels, worked perfect last year in quite a few storms, great on ice, I could drive comfortably at 40-50 MPH on unplowed highway

Nitto Neo Gen tire received second place overall with the editors commenting that the Nitto Neo Gen had basically tied with first place. Fifteen tires from several tire manufacturers were tested in nine categories, mainly focusing on dry handling and traction, wet handling and traction, and ride comfort. All tires in the test were sized 225/40R18. All tires were tested using an Audi A3 3.2 on a closed test course. This data was combined with results from independent tread-wear testing which evaluated tread wear up to 12,000 miles. The Nitto Neo Gen had a strong showing in all tests. The Neo Gen received a ranking of Very Good in both dry and wet braking and Good in both dry and wet handling and hydroplaning. The Neo Gen also received high marks for noise, ride comfort and rolling resistance, scoring Very Good for all categories. The Neo Gen was also one of the most affordable tires tested. Because of the Neo Gen's balance of dry and wet performance, and ride comfort, the editors recommended it as one of their top picks.