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brwnrice
10-06-2004, 09:20 AM
got this info in one of the other car forums....
http://bob.socal.rr.com/misc/newazenis.jpg

Of interesting note, that picture was taken in Japan by a guy who was at
> the drift competition I was at last week.
>
> Here's an email from Falken to a guy at the Miata forum:
> "The "New" Azenis Sport will be available 1st quarter 2005. The differences
> are as follows: A lot more sizes will be available, 14"-19"; the tire will
> respond better to standing water; the tread pattern, although still very
> aggressive, will be more "radial" looking. That's about it, the tire is
> very nice. We received our first one 3 weeks ago for us all to look at and
> "WOW", I am sure you will all be very pleased!
>
> On an interesting side note, we sent the Azenis Sport RT-215 to Tire Rack
> (who doesn't currently handle our product) for some testing and we came out
> on top beating out 13 other makes and models in the Ultra High Performance
> segment! Even more interesting is that we placed 4th in wet traction! That
> is a very strong finish for a tire that is designed around maximum dry
> traction"
>
> And here's a quote from another guy at the Miata forum:
> "I spoke with the "Falken guy" at the Mazda Rev it Up today, and he told me
> that the new Azenis would not be available until Jan 05. He also indicated
> that people at Falken have been listening to what the ST crowd is asking
> for, and that the ST crowd is one of their major target groups. He could
> not verify that there would be a 13 inch tire, but he did say that far more
> sizes would be available (28 sizes, I think).
>
> Let's see, he also mentioned the new tire would have the following
> characteristics:
>
> 1) Marginally better dry grip than the existing Azenis.
> 2) Tread redesign to improve hydroplaning resistance. Said tread redesign
> may include two Sinusoidal circumferential grooves.
> 3) New design is intended to be effective without shaving."
>
> I personally think the current Azenis is much better looking...very eye
> catching, looks like a hard core expensive rally tire. It's too bad that
> I'll never have that baby on my Miata, but the new one is an all around
> better tyre, so I suppose it balences out. It's coming out in January. By
> then, I'll have my Blizzaks on and wont even be thinking about new tires
> till at least the spring. It's cool to hear about the improved wet
> performance. Maybe the tires will last longer and/or be more quiet.
> Apparently the tires will costs within 5 or so dollars of what they cost
> now.

wilson1
10-06-2004, 09:21 AM
wow, alot more choices!

vtluu
10-06-2004, 10:08 AM
Cool, I'm looking forward to this one. I'll need new tires in a couple weeks but I'm having a hard time deciding what to get...

brwnrice
10-06-2004, 11:09 AM
cant wait for these tires to come out to. by the time it's available for the masses it will be the end of spring and rolling through summer. woot! woot!

GokuSSJ4
10-06-2004, 12:00 PM
i hope they have available 245/40/17 and 255/40/17

EvoVIII
10-06-2004, 12:02 PM
will they have it for 18"s?

Absinthe
10-06-2004, 12:25 PM
Hello have you met my friend reading?

I used him on the first post and it says 14"-19" I think that covers 18" but I might need that confrmed.

Zeus
10-07-2004, 07:56 PM
Looks good... too bad it is asymmetrical. That keeps it out of my daily driver rotation.

evo_dadi
10-07-2004, 08:10 PM
sweet!! new tires for summer :)

10-07-2004, 08:36 PM
those tires weight 1 ton each.

vtluu
10-07-2004, 08:41 PM
those tires weight 1 ton each.
They're heavier than most, yes... But hopefully they'll have 'em in 245/40-17 or 255/40-17, and the lower profile will make them a bit lighter than the 245/45-17s I have now.

brwnrice
11-05-2004, 11:42 PM
a closer pic of the new falken azenis.
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/alex/sema/sema18.jpg
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/alex/sema/sema20.jpg
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/alex/sema/sema21.jpg

GokuSSJ4
11-06-2004, 06:18 PM
same size available :(

vtluu
11-06-2004, 10:59 PM
From http://www.solo2.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=000172;p=0 :


I went to sema today, and I'm holding the brocure in my hand for these tires. They're called the Azenis RT-615, and that is exactly what they look like. They uses light weight nylon sidewalls instead of steel (like the old azenis sport), and the tread compound is not supposed to get greasy when they heat like the sport does. The tech rep was telling me that they can be mounted with the large blocks on the inside of the rear rims to help produce oversteer for drifting or race tuning. They are aysemetrical and non directional, so you can rotate them front to back and side to side, and the sidewall is supposed to be as stiff (if not more) as the sport.
Sizes...
195-60-14
185-60-14

205-50-15
195-50-15
225-50-15

205-40-16

205-40-17
215-40-17
235-40-17
255-40-17
275-40-17
225-45-17
245-45-17
215-45-17

225-40-18
235-40-18
245-40-18
255-40-18
225-45-18
275-35-18
255-35-18
265-35-18
315-30-18

Zeus
11-09-2004, 10:20 PM
I'd still like something between the 235-40-17 and the 255-40-17...

vtluu
11-10-2004, 01:38 AM
Why go with 245/40R17 when 255/40R17s will fit the stock rims and fenders?