195/55 R14 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 195/55 R14.

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) 83% 75% 77% 76% 72% 74%
Avon ZV3 (28) 72% 63% 65% 66% 58% 66%

195/55 14 Tire Review Highlights

Kumho Ecsta KU31 rated 84% while driving a Citroën Saxo VTR
Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 average miles
I use these on my Citroen Saxo VTR daily driver and they are great tires. They are grippy in the wet and dry and as an added bonus are only ?48 each fitted.
tire reviewed on 2010-06-09 07:22:31
Avon ZV3 rated 68% while driving a Skoda Favorit
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Dry grip is pretty good, ditto grip on damp roads (no standing water), but where these really seem to score is on very wet roads where they cut through puddles like anything - i.e. they seem to have very high resistance to aquaplaning. My previous treads (Yokohama A539) were slightly better in dry and damp conditions but practically broke your wrist if you caught the edge of a puddle at motorway speeds. The Avons hardly seem to notice.
tire reviewed on 2008-01-23 12:05:30
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