215/40 R16 Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Vredestein Quatrac (20) 86% 91% 76% 86% 92% 82%
Nokian Z (7) 90% 80% 79% 83% 87% 80%
Kumho Ecsta HS51 (37) 87% 83% 77% 80% 79% 85%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Nexen N3000 (45) 73% 55% 63% 62% 63% 67%
Pirelli P6000 (175) 66% 46% 55% 48% 67% 60%
Hankook Ventus K104 (11) 68% 42% 50% 44% 55% 61%
Event WL905 (129) 59% 30% 41% 39% 60% 49%

215/40 16 Tire Review Highlights

Vredestein Quatrac rated 91% while driving a Skoda Unknown
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
We bought this tire based on the tests ... for a UK winter in Cumbria, where its mostly wet and cold... these tires excel in the cold wet weather, good in the dry too, not really had any snow this winter to review that , but will post again for a summer review and a snow review.. but for a cold wet UK winter these tires are perfect!
tire reviewed on 2022-02-12 08:58:40
Continental Sport Contact 2 rated 84% while driving a Mazda MX5
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Very gud. Buy again.
tire reviewed on 2019-02-16 12:46:28
Continental Sport Contact 2 rated 84% while driving a Mazda MX5
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Very gud. Buy again.
tire reviewed on 2019-02-16 12:45:58
Continental Sport Contact 2 rated 77% while driving a Mazda MX5
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2017-04-11 16:59:07
Falken ZE912 rated 76% while driving a MG MGF
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 spirited miles
(Australia) Have had these and other Falkens on the front and rear (currently just the rear) of an MGF. The front tires are currently Nankangs which are good, but the Falkens definitely have the edge on those. We previously had a Series II Mazda MX5 which came on Pirellis and was terrifying in the wet until we switched it to Falkens. Dry grip never ceases to amaze me, ditto wet grip, progressive breakaway, quick recovery, good steering feel. Can't comment on noise as these are pretty noisy cars anyway, but for now they are my tire of choice, I can't imagine it's worth spending more, especially having been let down so dangerously by one of the big Euro names.
tire reviewed on 2017-03-17 15:49:55
Kumho Ecsta HS51 rated 45% while driving a MG MGF VVC
Driving on a combination of roads for 5 spirited miles
Bought these to replace what I think are shockingly dangerous Toyo proxes T1r's on my MGF,
I have only done around 5miles on these but there is more control of the car as its mid engine rwd I now feel confident i can now throw the car onto a corner and come out facing the correct direction.

These are very good tires and going to buy 2 more for the front of my car shortly!
tire reviewed on 2017-02-14 11:25:19
Toyo T1R rated 46% while driving a Toyota MR2 mk3 Roadster
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 spirited miles
Road feedback - the big let down with this tire. I would imagine these are fine for general pootling about, but they're hopeless for any sort of spirited driving due to the soft sidewalls.
When you put load on these through a corner the tires have to take up the slack on the sidewalls before you feel the grip. Feels floaty & not how a sports car should feel.
Once you have the grip, there's little indication on where that grip ends or where your car will end up when it does.
tire reviewed on 2015-08-18 05:38:38
Toyo T1R rated 84% while driving a MG MGTF
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
These tires really are the best fitment for an MG TF. They have more grip and are quieter than the original Goodyear GS-D2's and are also more comfortable than Kumho KU31's & Yokohama S-Drive's. I expect them to wear quickly as the treadware number indicates but that's not a problem for me as the car is only for weekend fun! Overall a great tire at a sensible price and ideally suited to a mid-engine car.
tire reviewed on 2014-09-05 05:08:27
Nokian Z rated 89% while driving a Alfa Romeo 145 T Spark
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2012-02-04 03:10:56
Hankook Ventus K104 rated 57% while driving a MG MGTF
Driving on mostly town for 500 average miles
Not too bad at all - had these on the front and they spent about a month there while waiting for my new tires.

Responsive and crisp with a good wear rate - not suitable for wet use on anything other than a 4 door saloon though as grip was not good at all.

Previous comment about proper suspension setup is probably about right. The TF rivals and probably just beats the MX5 on handling (I drive both regular) and they both make good use of the performance of a tire rather than just being steering tools.
tire reviewed on 2012-01-24 05:34:48
Nexen N3000 rated 77% while driving a MG MGTF
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Cant really comment on wear but these tires grip very, very well in the dry. They are a tad louder than old set but most V tread tires are the same.

Overall very good indeed.
tire reviewed on 2012-01-24 05:10:44
Event WL905 rated 46% while driving a Mazda MX5
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 average miles
These are fine for what they are, but they're not performance tires. Perfectly fine on a family saloon!
tire reviewed on 2011-05-19 14:14:35
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