195/55 R16 Tires
The following tires have been reviewed in 195/55 R16.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Meiler AS1 KM (2) | 100% | 90% | 95% | 90% | 95% | 95% |
| Insa Turbo EcoEvolution (1) | 100% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Point S Summerstar 3 Plus (1) | 90% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 100% | 80% |
| Nokian Wetproof 1 (3) | 93% | 95% | 83% | 87% | 0% | 80% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (14) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 80% | 83% |
| Sava eskimo hp (17) | 84% | 87% | 85% | 84% | 88% | 86% |
| Rovelo RHP 780P (1) | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| RoadX RXMOTION H12 (7) | 95% | 82% | 86% | 75% | 98% | 83% |
| Linglong Green Max All Season (4) | 88% | 75% | 85% | 88% | 93% | 88% |
| Michelin Alpin 6 (30) | 89% | 92% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 90% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (50) | 91% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 81% | 87% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (92) | 91% | 87% | 82% | 85% | 90% | 84% |
| Vredestein Quatrac (20) | 86% | 91% | 76% | 86% | 92% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 (9) | 85% | 85% | 75% | 84% | 84% | 84% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 (9) | 83% | 80% | 88% | 84% | 80% | 92% |
| Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (56) | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% | 85% | 84% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 (9) | 85% | 84% | 81% | 74% | 93% | 68% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (39) | 82% | 89% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 90% |
| Tigar Wintera (4) | 85% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 95% | 83% |
| Kleber Dynaxer HP4 (19) | 92% | 86% | 83% | 74% | 84% | 88% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 3 (34) | 84% | 91% | 82% | 76% | 83% | 86% |
| Zeetex HP2000 vfm (7) | 96% | 92% | 88% | 72% | 68% | 90% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 (20) | 90% | 91% | 84% | 87% | 75% | 78% |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 (47) | 83% | 91% | 79% | 81% | 88% | 85% |
| Hankook Optimo 4S (32) | 86% | 86% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 88% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Kleber Krisalp HP3 (35) | 85% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 84% | 88% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM30 RFT (1) | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 70% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert (132) | 85% | 91% | 81% | 76% | 75% | 86% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (42) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 86% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (34) | 89% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 73% | 87% |
| Barum Quartaris 5 (7) | 84% | 81% | 83% | 81% | 91% | 90% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) | 80% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 80% | 79% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (114) | 87% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 87% | 86% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS52 (12) | 90% | 81% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 67% |
| Nokian WRG2 (72) | 85% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 85% |
| Nokian H (11) | 92% | 77% | 86% | 74% | 83% | 86% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 3 (60) | 85% | 91% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 (26) | 86% | 86% | 80% | 81% | 85% | 81% |
| Fulda SportControl 2 (28) | 83% | 84% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 92% |
| Nexen N Blue 4 Season (23) | 78% | 82% | 75% | 78% | 78% | 84% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact (36) | 82% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 76% | 82% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (116) | 90% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 7 Plus (30) | 85% | 86% | 80% | 65% | 82% | 83% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (124) | 87% | 83% | 75% | 74% | 83% | 84% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (101) | 87% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Sava Eskimo HP2 (30) | 83% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 82% | 78% |
| Michelin Energy Saver Plus (64) | 84% | 71% | 78% | 76% | 91% | 83% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (91) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 77% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (147) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (46) | 87% | 82% | 73% | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Nokian WetProof (22) | 87% | 89% | 76% | 83% | 65% | 81% |
| Platin RP 420 (3) | 90% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 77% | 60% |
| Neuton NT8000 (33) | 90% | 73% | 80% | 75% | 81% | 81% |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (248) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE320 (4) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 65% | 80% |
| Nokian WR D4 (71) | 81% | 82% | 79% | 79% | 67% | 83% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (70) | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 84% |
| Vredestein Quatrac 3 (48) | 81% | 86% | 78% | 75% | 76% | 76% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (167) | 85% | 80% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Riken Snowtime B2 (6) | 78% | 67% | 62% | 55% | 87% | 88% |
| Marangoni Meteo HP (14) | 79% | 88% | 74% | 68% | 72% | 82% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde (46) | 83% | 74% | 78% | 73% | 83% | 79% |
| Firestone MultiSeason (10) | 80% | 75% | 69% | 74% | 80% | 76% |
| Rotalla RH01 E Pace (3) | 80% | 77% | 73% | 73% | 73% | 73% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P1 (32) | 81% | 74% | 77% | 73% | 80% | 84% |
| Tigar High Performance (22) | 82% | 72% | 80% | 75% | 74% | 80% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (40) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 85% | 70% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (132) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 3 (39) | 83% | 67% | 74% | 76% | 82% | 83% |
| Toyo Celsius (15) | 82% | 74% | 69% | 64% | 80% | 80% |
| Nokian WR G4 (8) | 81% | 85% | 73% | 78% | 76% | 74% |
| Toyo Proxes Comfort (14) | 81% | 77% | 75% | 69% | 81% | 81% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (185) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 62% | 83% |
| Lassa Snoways Era (12) | 78% | 76% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP3000a (4) | 80% | 65% | 75% | 75% | 83% | 88% |
| Habilead SportMax S2000 (13) | 84% | 76% | 77% | 75% | 70% | 77% |
| Jinyu YH12 (28) | 81% | 74% | 79% | 69% | 79% | 80% |
| Apollo Alnac 4G All Season (5) | 80% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 84% | 70% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Michelin Energy Saver (136) | 83% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 85% | 80% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (40) | 80% | 81% | 72% | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| Toyo Proxes TR1 (67) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 71% | 67% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco (49) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 74% | 72% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Continental Premium Contact 5 (117) | 87% | 83% | 76% | 77% | 58% | 78% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 5 (71) | 76% | 86% | 69% | 69% | 75% | 80% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Riken Riken UHP (14) | 83% | 71% | 71% | 74% | 73% | 77% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P6 (20) | 86% | 81% | 81% | 62% | 67% | 71% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Dayton DW510 (5) | 72% | 78% | 72% | 76% | 76% | 64% |
| Matador MP 47 Hectorra 3 (28) | 80% | 66% | 74% | 76% | 73% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM 705 (29) | 79% | 60% | 69% | 72% | 82% | 88% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (35) | 84% | 77% | 74% | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| GT Radial Champiro FE1 (7) | 79% | 73% | 66% | 79% | 73% | 76% |
| Yokohama ADVAN A460 (20) | 84% | 74% | 77% | 74% | 81% | 65% |
| Three A P606 (47) | 79% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Triangle Snowlink LL01 (1) | 80% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 0% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (88) | 79% | 86% | 77% | 73% | 61% | 75% |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| Westlake Radial RP18 (25) | 80% | 70% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 67% |
| Continental PremiumContact (15) | 83% | 68% | 72% | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Kormoran Road Performance (26) | 80% | 65% | 67% | 70% | 75% | 78% |
| Goodyear Excellence (126) | 79% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 74% |
| Maxxis MA P1 (20) | 80% | 66% | 72% | 64% | 76% | 71% |
| Sumitomo BC100 (16) | 76% | 73% | 70% | 67% | 73% | 74% |
| Avon ZV7 (136) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 72% | 58% | 78% |
| Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27 (20) | 76% | 63% | 73% | 61% | 76% | 80% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Petlas Snow Master W651 (27) | 77% | 66% | 64% | 69% | 86% | 71% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Kumho Solus KH17 (56) | 76% | 70% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 70% |
| Bridgestone DriveGuard (26) | 84% | 83% | 77% | 74% | 47% | 69% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime K105 (20) | 78% | 63% | 74% | 64% | 66% | 77% |
| Toyo Snowprox S943 (7) | 76% | 77% | 72% | 64% | 82% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (89) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 74% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (76) | 82% | 85% | 76% | 73% | 55% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM30 (9) | 77% | 72% | 65% | 56% | 76% | 69% |
| Barum Bravuris 5HM (26) | 77% | 72% | 65% | 74% | 64% | 69% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Pirelli Winter Snow Control Series 3 (10) | 82% | 86% | 74% | 78% | 74% | 71% |
| Bridgestone WeatherPeak (10) | 86% | 76% | 56% | 68% | 40% | 80% |
| Jinyu Gallopro YH18 (9) | 79% | 56% | 60% | 70% | 71% | 74% |
| Firestone RoadHawk (39) | 84% | 74% | 69% | 64% | 56% | 73% |
| Sumitomo HTR AS P02 (2) | 80% | 75% | 60% | 75% | 90% | 50% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 (64) | 76% | 69% | 68% | 67% | 64% | 68% |
| Evergreen EH23 (9) | 82% | 56% | 66% | 68% | 76% | 68% |
| Apollo Alnac 4g (14) | 71% | 66% | 67% | 66% | 63% | 71% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (142) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 70% | 71% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic (4) | 60% | 65% | 58% | 68% | 60% | 53% |
| Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason (7) | 73% | 55% | 68% | 53% | 76% | 68% |
| Nankang Eco 1 (1) | 70% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) | 78% | 61% | 67% | 62% | 73% | 57% |
| Matador MP 42 Elite 2 (6) | 70% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 82% | 73% |
| Tigar Syneris (20) | 75% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| Landsail LS388 AS (52) | 77% | 68% | 70% | 67% | 70% | 75% |
| MRF ZVTV (10) | 76% | 71% | 60% | 61% | 78% | 49% |
| Bridgestone B250 (48) | 66% | 55% | 61% | 62% | 70% | 64% |
| Tracmax Radial F101 (6) | 73% | 48% | 70% | 55% | 58% | 67% |
| Davanti DX390 (25) | 68% | 58% | 59% | 60% | 65% | 63% |
| Avon AS7 Gen 2 (5) | 86% | 86% | 52% | 60% | 50% | 68% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (117) | 74% | 57% | 60% | 61% | 54% | 69% |
| Yokohama Advan A10 (18) | 84% | 66% | 66% | 64% | 55% | 45% |
| Michelin Energy Saver AS (9) | 74% | 53% | 70% | 67% | 63% | 69% |
| Three A Farroad FRD 16 (6) | 77% | 58% | 50% | 54% | 63% | 62% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 71% | 55% |
| Sunny SN3970 (46) | 71% | 49% | 54% | 54% | 65% | 54% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Michelin Energy EV (5) | 68% | 63% | 58% | 58% | 33% | 58% |
| Runway ENDURO 916 Plus (45) | 66% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 62% | 41% |
| Sunny SN3830 (17) | 55% | 44% | 49% | 44% | 70% | 67% |
| Achilles ATR Sport (56) | 62% | 41% | 54% | 48% | 62% | 56% |
| Minerva minerva F109 (6) | 70% | 43% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| Constancy LY688 (25) | 57% | 43% | 47% | 42% | 68% | 50% |
| Falken ZE512 (27) | 67% | 47% | 52% | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| Autogrip Grip 200 (9) | 69% | 40% | 47% | 50% | 48% | 46% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Mohawk M112 (28) | 59% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 53% | 46% |
| Rockstone Radial F105 (25) | 38% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 54% | 36% |
| Milestone Green Sport (1) | 70% | 30% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| Fortuna F2900 (4) | 57% | 13% | 23% | 23% | 37% | 17% |
195/55 16 Tire Review Highlights
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 rated 75% while driving a BMW 1 series M pack
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 easy going miles
I am back with a winter review,
The tire behaves just fine until around -5 degrees on dry/wet/ asphalt and are good on mud or a little fresh snow.
On old frozen snow however they will get you moving, but you don't feel that the tire grips in any way, these tires will allow you to move slowly in a mostly straight direction. Basically you give a little gas and hope that you move somewhere, every second on snow will sound nerve-wracking - still the traction control will rarely intervene. If there is ice the car will just slide randomly when braking but the tires allow you to always stop. If you keep the speed steady and slow it maintains direction without issues even in tight corners, when you lose control the car just slides and the only thing you can do is to stop it.
My car is RWD and I wouldn't really dare to go up a large hill with snow/ice with these tires unless absolutely necessary. The car slides/spins in place whenever one has to go up on an icy/snowy ramp from a full stop. They will get you up the hill if you insist, but if you don't have a lot of space around you will slide left-right and hit the edge of the road.
At around -10 degrees or lower it starts to feel too hard and slides as soon as you hit some gravel with ice/snow on a half cleaned road, brake a little harder and you slide like a sleigh. I don't know if I would want to test these without snow chains/socks at -20 degrees or lower and fully snow covered roads because the lower the temperature the lower the feel of grip in the steering wheel.
TLDR: I won't say it's a bad tire because it will allow you to move and stop just fine if you have space, otherwise the car felt like a sleigh going sideways more than I would have liked. I managed to get up and down on 20-30% ramps with snow, however in very tight spaces I was very lucky that I didn't hit the car because the car slid sideways a lot when braking. You have to also always pay attention when joining a main road from a snowy road, the rear tires will slide sideways.
The tire behaves just fine until around -5 degrees on dry/wet/ asphalt and are good on mud or a little fresh snow.
On old frozen snow however they will get you moving, but you don't feel that the tire grips in any way, these tires will allow you to move slowly in a mostly straight direction. Basically you give a little gas and hope that you move somewhere, every second on snow will sound nerve-wracking - still the traction control will rarely intervene. If there is ice the car will just slide randomly when braking but the tires allow you to always stop. If you keep the speed steady and slow it maintains direction without issues even in tight corners, when you lose control the car just slides and the only thing you can do is to stop it.
My car is RWD and I wouldn't really dare to go up a large hill with snow/ice with these tires unless absolutely necessary. The car slides/spins in place whenever one has to go up on an icy/snowy ramp from a full stop. They will get you up the hill if you insist, but if you don't have a lot of space around you will slide left-right and hit the edge of the road.
At around -10 degrees or lower it starts to feel too hard and slides as soon as you hit some gravel with ice/snow on a half cleaned road, brake a little harder and you slide like a sleigh. I don't know if I would want to test these without snow chains/socks at -20 degrees or lower and fully snow covered roads because the lower the temperature the lower the feel of grip in the steering wheel.
TLDR: I won't say it's a bad tire because it will allow you to move and stop just fine if you have space, otherwise the car felt like a sleigh going sideways more than I would have liked. I managed to get up and down on 20-30% ramps with snow, however in very tight spaces I was very lucky that I didn't hit the car because the car slid sideways a lot when braking. You have to also always pay attention when joining a main road from a snowy road, the rear tires will slide sideways.
Michelin CrossClimate 2 rated 84% while driving a MINI Cooper
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Just a great tire for my 18-year-old's car. I trust them. I will be buying them again when needed.
Nokian Wetproof 1 rated 97% while driving a Mazda 2 1.5 sport
Driving on mostly town for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 2000 spirited miles
I'm back to mention my experience in wet condition. I feel secured with superb grip and brakes. Aquaplaning isn't exist until 80 km/h as well. I'm very satisfied.
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 rated 71% while driving a Mazda MX5
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 spirited miles
I have run Hakkapeliitta 9s on heavier cars with little discernable impact during dry weather. The Mazda MX-5 is particularly affected by these tires compared to its summer tires. I had these tires installed in southeastern USA before driving the car to Alaska in December. They were almost frighteningly loose in the 15 - 20 deg C temperatures of the southeast. As I drove north into Canada and the temperature dropped below freezing, the tires were much better behaved even on dry roads.
I elected not to get the studded versions to minimize noise. I will probably go studded next time or go with a studless design like the Nokian R5 or a Michelin X-Ice. These tires make the MX-5 a decent winter commuter that my wife is comfortable driving year-round.
I elected not to get the studded versions to minimize noise. I will probably go studded next time or go with a studless design like the Nokian R5 or a Michelin X-Ice. These tires make the MX-5 a decent winter commuter that my wife is comfortable driving year-round.
Falken ZIEX ZE320 rated 82% while driving a Nissan Note
Driving on mostly town for 1000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 1000 average miles
Recently replaced all four tires on a 2014 Nissan Note 1.2DIG-S that I have recently acquired. The vehicle previously had a mix of cheap Chinese brand tires [of which two were quite worn and two had had previous puncture repairs] Used a local independent tire fitting shop who have good reviews and chose mid-range Falken Ziex ZE320. These appear to be a good mid-range choice [so far] Noise levels are definitely lower and grip/handling in both wet and dry conditions has improved over the previously fitted tires. I have used these both in normal local driving and some longer distance motorway drives and some driving on rural roads in Devon. Advertised tire ratings for this tire are 'C' for fuel economy, 'A' for wet grip and noise levels at 68dB.
As this is an initial review, I haven't commented on wear as it's too early to comment really but I thought it was worth putting up a review as this is a relatively new model of Falken tire only being released in Summer 2024.
As this is an initial review, I haven't commented on wear as it's too early to comment really but I thought it was worth putting up a review as this is a relatively new model of Falken tire only being released in Summer 2024.
Platin RP 420 rated 87% while driving a Alfa Romeo MiTo
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Really good value for this price category. Good handling in wet and also in dry roads. Maybe a bit more noisy..
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 67% while driving a Toyota Yaris
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
While they have good grip on dry and wet and good fuel consumption, wear is poor. Despite rotation the front is now after less than 15000 miles down to 3mm and back 4mm. Also, one of the tire has a split on the side (I have rather gently hit the kerb but the split is on the opposite side with no sign of external contact at this point) so I need to replace them. As they were fitted to a new car I have not checked the initial tread high, but if indeed it is only 6.5 - this is another reason to avoid them. I suppose, if the initial tread was as on other tires, they would not wear so quickly.
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 rated 100% while driving a BMW 120i M Sport
Driving on mostly town for 5 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 5 spirited miles
Initial impressions: The tire is silent compared to 18 inch Michelin Pilot Sport 5's and takes bumps well for an XL tire.
Turning feels really nice at 15 degrees celsius in the dry, I am very happy with Pirelli so far, I'd even say that now my front wheels turn too quickly, I have to get used to smaller tires. Some of the tires were lightly bulged out of the factory, but still in spec for a small car. (Balanced with Hunter Road Force Elite)
I'll return with a winter review.
Turning feels really nice at 15 degrees celsius in the dry, I am very happy with Pirelli so far, I'd even say that now my front wheels turn too quickly, I have to get used to smaller tires. Some of the tires were lightly bulged out of the factory, but still in spec for a small car. (Balanced with Hunter Road Force Elite)
I'll return with a winter review.
Sava Eskimo HP2 rated 34% while driving a Opel corsa d 1.3 cdti
Driving on mostly motorways for 15000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 15000 easy going miles
I had used these eskimo hp2 tires four and a half winter season. Now I am using third set of winter tires and 4th set of summer tires all with the same little car so i think i can compare between them properly. Since i was not so experienced driver, i had never knew that how bad a tire could be! Because my previous winter set was the most famous french brand before eskimo hp2.
I would be pleased to say if only Eskimo HP2 have lost grip on the wet after 4 years which were already performed below an average tire before and gripping on dry with EskimoHP2 was not better on the wet, as risky as on the wet road also braking. They are absolutely not comfortable tires i could feel every gravel on the surface.
But not only these, we also match the snow. I went to a place on a dry cold night and it start snowing when i was coming back. On the main street 3 or 4 lanes, with almost an empty traffic luckly, i realize that it was hard to maneuver or braking like as using summer tires. That night... oh that night my fellas.. i had not had an accident.
The main reason about these EskimoHP2, motivates me to write all of these, that night my snow experience was not after 4 years of usage, only a few weeks after i start using them..
I would be pleased to say if only Eskimo HP2 have lost grip on the wet after 4 years which were already performed below an average tire before and gripping on dry with EskimoHP2 was not better on the wet, as risky as on the wet road also braking. They are absolutely not comfortable tires i could feel every gravel on the surface.
But not only these, we also match the snow. I went to a place on a dry cold night and it start snowing when i was coming back. On the main street 3 or 4 lanes, with almost an empty traffic luckly, i realize that it was hard to maneuver or braking like as using summer tires. That night... oh that night my fellas.. i had not had an accident.
The main reason about these EskimoHP2, motivates me to write all of these, that night my snow experience was not after 4 years of usage, only a few weeks after i start using them..
Point S Summerstar 3 Plus rated 89% while driving a Ford Fiesta
Driving on a combination of roads for 102560 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 102560 spirited miles
Got just over 100,000 km's on my set of tires
Continental UltraContact UC6 rated 64% while driving a Mazda Mazda 2 Skyactiv G 1.5 (114hp)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15 spirited miles
These tires are not perfect nor great. They are however, a huge improvement over the factory Dunlop Enasave EC300+ in terms of dry grip and wet grip during a heavy downpour.
It's surprisingly confidence inspiring in the wet considering the fact that it's a relatively budget oriented product.
Comfort and noise is actually very good. But that's a given since the UC6 is a premium touring tire per se. However, tire noise is starting creep in after 15,000km.
Wear is good. Plenty of tread left at around the 15,000km mark.
In terms of ride and handling, I still prefer the Dunlops as they are more "fun and playful". But this is subjective. There is definitely much more lateral grip, and understeer is communicative, with a pretty decent reserve before things start to lock up. And yes, I do indulge in my weekly B-roads runs.
Overall decent tires in my subjective opinion. They are not the cheapest in the range, as they can be as expensive as the Primacy 4. However, I can't recommend them if you do a lot of spirited driving.
It's surprisingly confidence inspiring in the wet considering the fact that it's a relatively budget oriented product.
Comfort and noise is actually very good. But that's a given since the UC6 is a premium touring tire per se. However, tire noise is starting creep in after 15,000km.
Wear is good. Plenty of tread left at around the 15,000km mark.
In terms of ride and handling, I still prefer the Dunlops as they are more "fun and playful". But this is subjective. There is definitely much more lateral grip, and understeer is communicative, with a pretty decent reserve before things start to lock up. And yes, I do indulge in my weekly B-roads runs.
Overall decent tires in my subjective opinion. They are not the cheapest in the range, as they can be as expensive as the Primacy 4. However, I can't recommend them if you do a lot of spirited driving.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 rated 89% while driving a Mazda 323F BA V6
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Purchased this vehicle interstate and drove back home through heavy rain and the cheap tires fitted aquaplaned badly i needed a quality premium tire and the hankook ventus prime 4 delivers a safe surefooted drive in all conditions
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