185/60 R13 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 185/60 R13.

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) 88% 83% 82% 83% 84% 86%
Yokohama A539 (13) 81% 74% 88% 86% 78% 81%
Nexen N2000 (14) 82% 76% 77% 68% 82% 77%
Toyo R888 R (26) 93% 64% 85% 88% 64% 63%
Nankang NS2R (60) 89% 66% 82% 84% 72% 55%
Apollo Amazer 3G Maxx (3) 80% 77% 83% 73% 55% 67%
Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) 66% 46% 55% 54% 71% 55%
Nankang XR611 (21) 64% 41% 55% 54% 69% 59%
Pirelli P6000 (175) 66% 46% 55% 48% 67% 60%

185/60 13 Tire Review Highlights

Pirelli P6000 rated 57% while driving a Unknown Unknown
Driving on mostly town for 1000 average miles
I got a set, virtually brand new in 185/60x13 for use on a box trailer. The original Tigar tires were useless. Aquaplaned, and trailer tended to sway. The Pirellis transformed the towing. Yes, a bit exotic for a trailer, but work brilliantly. I don't believe this small size is available anymore
tire reviewed on 2023-12-29 23:24:34
Toyo Proxes CF2 rated 93% while driving a Citroën AX GTI
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
I have mounted a complete set of 4 new tires on a Citroen AX GTI 185/60/13 and on my Peugeot 106 1.4 XSI 175/60/14. They are good tires with a lot of grip and very quiet, no rolling noises. I use them for daily commuting and with a sporty driving style. The road feedback is good, you feel exactly what is happening and where the limit is when you turn hard into a bend. The only thing what is negativy about them is during a heavy rain shower, aquaplaning is coming up with the 175/60/14 on the Peugeot 106. The tires clearly have difficulty with this, but it is not dangerous. Every band has its pros and cons. But I can say with confidence that the price/quality ratio is at a high level. Would definitely buy them again.
tire reviewed on 2023-10-12 20:29:27
Yokohama A539 rated 88% while driving a Ford Escort mq1
Driving on mostly country roads for 1500 spirited miles
I did quite a bit of research on tires for my Escort after Uniroyal stopped producing the Rallye 340, this was the ideal tire for my "on the edge" driving; excellent grip, dry & wet, and utterly dependable & predictable; barrelling into tightening mountain roads in North Wales knowing the tires wouldn't let go. The Yokohama A539 is very similar, possibly better when braking very hard in the wet.

Just before the recent price hikes I bought another set as spare.

TBF I only drive the car when there is zero salt on the road.

Thoroughly recommend the A539.
tire reviewed on 2023-05-11 00:35:08
Nexen N2000 rated 96% while driving a Renault twingo
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 spirited miles
These tires are amazing, since the day I discovered them I only used in my car, the control in dry and wet make me feel so comfortable that I do not need to adjust much my driving style for any condition, I basically love those tires. Big fan
tire reviewed on 2022-11-22 21:35:03
Apollo Amazer 3G Maxx rated 40% while driving a Nissan 1400 LDV
Driving on a combination of roads for 12 average miles
I have replaced my worn out Nankang XR-611 tires after 75 000 km or 46 000 miles with the Apollo,s. The pricing was good at 30 Pound/R635.00 /corner and the tires look good with a good thread pattern and depth. The Apollo's started out good eg. ride comfort, grip, wet road handling, stopping distance dry and wet. After 12 000 miles/20 000 km all went down the drain. The tires look great, thread depth at 6.5mm. The ride comfort felt like a wheelbarrow, harsh and hard, stopping distance was dreadful, grip was dodgy. Overall what a disappointment after 12 500 miles/20 000 kilometers. The end result I had to replace the tires prematurely because of safety issues. Not recommended for an all season tire on urban or highway.
tire reviewed on 2020-05-17 04:51:31
Toyo R888 R rated 81% while driving a Caterham 1.6 K Roadsport
Driving on track for 1500 spirited miles
he car I had came fitted with a set of Yokohama A539 tires. Designed for normal passenger car use they needed significantly more than 500kg on top of them and they were hopeless. Zero grip, got hot, became squirmy and unpredictable and were hopeless on track. Id driven on the ZZS quite a lot but wasn't sure if Avon merited the price premium, and the tire size wasn't ideal for my model so I opted for the R888R in GG compound.

Shortly after I had a chance at Croft to compare three Caterham's with ZZR, ZZS and the R888R.

Initial impressions are that in the bone dry with all other considerations gone, the ZZR is king. Genuinely a superb stable high performance tire that stays on the boil for a significant amount of time. I'd suggest a window of at least 10 laps where the tire was on perfect form. Then a slow transition into being slightly more slippery and excess tire wear as the temperature increases.

The ZZS is a superb road tire for a Caterham. Remarkably useful in the wet and even down to quite low temperatures, and works very well on a track as long as you limit your sessions to say 6-8 laps. After this again the transition into slightly less predictable begins and the car just becomes very slidey!

The R888R was somewhere in between the two extremes. I felt that the Toyos offered ALMOST ZZR performance but at a fairly significant discount. They were definitely better from cold than the ZZS and lasted a little longer before going off. They also worked almost as well on the road as a ZZS, dealing with water pretty well. The R888R stayed on my car.

Downsides: the R888R is a heavier tire with a stiffer sidewall, so this makes them a little less comfortable and adds a touch of unsprung weight to a light car, but their benefits generally outweighed these issues.

Ultimately I feel budget and requirement would dictate which you'd have. On a modern Caterham where ride height and sump layouts allow the smaller ratios, I'd suggest pick either a ZZR/S. But for older academy cars based on 175/70/13 tires, going down to a 185/55/13 was just too much. The toyo in 185/60/13 was a better bet, with a small tweak to ride height.
tire reviewed on 2019-04-05 05:34:35
Nankang NS2R rated 50% while driving a Caterham Roadsport SV 1.6 K Series
Driving on mostly country roads for 2500 average miles
I have a Caterham and live in Portugal.

I bought NS-2R 180/Street compound, since I was told they were as good as Toyo R888 and would last the same or more... Utter nonsense... I got 4000Km from them. I am not an aggressive driver and I certainly don't laptime on the road. I have only done 300Km on motorways.
I am very much inclined to say that Portugal has a really hot tarmac... I got none of the great mileage everyone talks about... It's a Caterham, well set up and, with half the weight of most of other reviewers' cars...
Could it have been a bad batch? Maybe... Will I buy or recommend them? Absolutely not.
tire reviewed on 2017-02-10 03:21:45
Nankang XR611 rated 87% while driving a Skoda Felicia
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
Have these on a Skoda Felicia 1.3 MPI. Fantastic tire running at 30 psi. Vehicle used as a car I have no complaints. Bought from Bathwick Tyers Trowbridge Wiltshire. Cheap tyer but a premium service from the supplier and the Tyers. Will use these tires again without a doubt...
tire reviewed on 2016-02-13 10:42:04
Kenda KAISER KR20 rated 77% while driving a Mitsubishi lancer gt
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
good...will buy again.
tire reviewed on 2014-09-28 06:40:28
Yokohama A539 rated 81% while driving a Ford KA 1.3
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 spirited miles
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tire reviewed on 2014-03-23 23:37:54
Yokohama A539 rated 79% while driving a Rover 118 GTa
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Got these cheaply in a special offer, had them before but not on anything quite as quick as current car. Decent grip once warmed up but when cold or in the wet I can lose traction very easily and spin up the wheels quite easily.

Would still buy them again for the cheaper price, nothing gets close to them for the tire size and performance.
tire reviewed on 2011-09-29 15:54:36
Yokohama A539 rated 81% while driving a Renault twingo
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
The tire is "slow" in the sport action and handling, then if you want to race is not the one, but it breaks so good when you need to stop and the comfort is so good, then if you want your family care is the one.
tire reviewed on 2010-05-24 17:27:24
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