is anybody runnunig the new falken 615's on their cars? what are the impressions?let me know asap,because i can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

they are suppose to be new generation which replace azenis sport
they should be pretty good.

 

get it man and then tell us your impression of it

 

i was thinking of trying the falkens or the s03

 

getting s03's too . let me know, i have some connections

 

i just came off some S03s. lots of grip but kinda slugs a bit on a 16" rim.....as Mike pointed out " TOO MUCH ROLL, SEE!!!" (as he shaked the hell outa my car) also they only lasted me about 12000miles and are kinda loud but thats to be expected. also i found it hard to fine where that fine point where tracktion drops on that tire. i am useing falcon 512s now and altho the grip is not has high i can find the *cliff* of tracktion alot easyer

 

just found a pic of the 615s lol might as well be a slick lol this **** much STICK like a hobo on a ham sandwich




from the local region's auto-x forums...

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.

 

do you think the sidewalls on falken 615 will be similiar in stiffness compared to re070's, or would it be a softer tire?

 

any updates...? on the 615?
wet handling?