225/55 R16 Tires
The following tires have been reviewed in 225/55 R16.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 (2) | 90% | 85% | 85% | 95% | 95% | 90% |
| Hankook Ventus RSS Z211 (1) | 90% | 80% | 90% | 80% | 100% | 80% |
| Uniroyal MS Plus 77 (7) | 88% | 96% | 78% | 88% | 78% | 88% |
| Yokohama AVS Sport (6) | 93% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 82% | 82% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (48) | 92% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 81% | 87% |
| Fulda SportControl (40) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) | 88% | 92% | 86% | 82% | 86% | 87% |
| Apollo Acelere Winter (4) | 85% | 88% | 83% | 83% | 90% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (407) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Kleber Quadraxer (42) | 81% | 87% | 79% | 71% | 89% | 87% |
| Platin RP 410 Diamant (3) | 90% | 87% | 83% | 73% | 93% | 93% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS01 (21) | 89% | 90% | 87% | 77% | 88% | 81% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (90) | 91% | 87% | 81% | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) | 89% | 92% | 82% | 87% | 79% | 80% |
| Continental PremiumContact 7 (26) | 92% | 94% | 86% | 85% | 77% | 77% |
| Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) | 89% | 93% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| Hankook Optimo 4S (32) | 86% | 86% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 88% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 (56) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (302) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Turanza GR90 (21) | 81% | 86% | 83% | 81% | 74% | 92% |
| Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (40) | 82% | 84% | 78% | 78% | 87% | 83% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert (132) | 85% | 91% | 81% | 76% | 75% | 86% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (42) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 86% |
| Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (29) | 85% | 88% | 90% | 82% | 82% | 87% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS52 (12) | 90% | 81% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 67% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (113) | 87% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 87% | 86% |
| Matador MP 44 Elite 3 (16) | 90% | 84% | 85% | 71% | 81% | 78% |
| Neuton NT5000 (66) | 88% | 77% | 81% | 76% | 84% | 83% |
| Nexen N Blue 4 Season (23) | 78% | 82% | 75% | 78% | 78% | 84% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) | 86% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 85% | 87% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (25) | 86% | 79% | 82% | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 7 Plus (30) | 85% | 86% | 80% | 65% | 82% | 83% |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons (61) | 84% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 86% | 82% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 (30) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 85% | 76% | 78% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (90) | 91% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 73% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) | 88% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (19) | 84% | 86% | 84% | 85% | 82% | 79% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (101) | 87% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Momo North Pole W2 (8) | 82% | 80% | 75% | 82% | 67% | 70% |
| Avon Ice Touring ST (40) | 81% | 86% | 74% | 72% | 82% | 81% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (146) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (90) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 76% |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) | 90% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 67% | 78% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (46) | 87% | 82% | 73% | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Cento (22) | 83% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 86% | 82% |
| Nokian V (7) | 89% | 84% | 74% | 77% | 87% | 73% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 2 (6) | 73% | 87% | 82% | 77% | 90% | 67% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Nexen Arrowspeed CP661 (12) | 81% | 74% | 73% | 75% | 80% | 76% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (70) | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 84% |
| Continental UltraContact (18) | 85% | 83% | 78% | 75% | 77% | 83% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) | 81% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 82% | 84% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (165) | 85% | 81% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 (4) | 88% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 90% | 88% |
| Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (64) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 77% | 75% | 81% |
| Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 (24) | 84% | 76% | 73% | 77% | 85% | 74% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE71R (14) | 99% | 81% | 84% | 92% | 52% | 41% |
| Viking Wintech (16) | 83% | 75% | 76% | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| Nokian One (16) | 88% | 79% | 79% | 70% | 85% | 79% |
| Tigar High Performance (22) | 82% | 72% | 80% | 75% | 74% | 80% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (132) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) | 81% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (184) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 76% | 62% | 83% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) | 83% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 87% | 86% |
| Tigar Winter 1 (11) | 74% | 75% | 77% | 71% | 81% | 82% |
| Firestone TZ300A (24) | 80% | 79% | 70% | 78% | 78% | 74% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Vredestein Ultrac (20) | 84% | 79% | 72% | 75% | 65% | 78% |
| Bridgestone A001 (47) | 91% | 92% | 89% | 80% | 84% | 83% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Michelin Energy Saver (136) | 83% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 85% | 80% |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (8) | 85% | 68% | 80% | 79% | 67% | 76% |
| Yokohama Advan A032R (2) | 100% | 70% | 85% | 85% | 40% | 50% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Michelin Energy XM2 (52) | 80% | 74% | 73% | 74% | 86% | 73% |
| Cooper Zeon CS6 (33) | 83% | 74% | 69% | 74% | 85% | 72% |
| Ohtsu FP7000 (4) | 95% | 73% | 78% | 88% | 67% | 85% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (199) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (39) | 80% | 81% | 71% | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| Kumho Ecsta PA51 (3) | 83% | 67% | 83% | 77% | 90% | 73% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) | 86% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 87% | 77% |
| Michelin Primacy LC (12) | 82% | 79% | 67% | 68% | 73% | 88% |
| Bridgestone Turanza GR100 (4) | 83% | 80% | 78% | 65% | 73% | 78% |
| Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 (27) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 74% | 72% | 78% |
| Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco (49) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 74% | 72% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 5 (69) | 76% | 86% | 70% | 69% | 76% | 80% |
| Continental Premium Contact 5 (117) | 87% | 83% | 76% | 77% | 58% | 78% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (35) | 84% | 77% | 74% | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| Federal SS535 (5) | 90% | 65% | 83% | 58% | 80% | 60% |
| Fulda Carat Progresso (13) | 78% | 72% | 75% | 74% | 71% | 72% |
| Three A P606 (47) | 79% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Prestivo PV8000 Sport (1) | 90% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 50% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (149) | 82% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Kumho Solus KH15 (24) | 76% | 69% | 71% | 60% | 75% | 80% |
| Avon ZX7 (44) | 83% | 81% | 75% | 74% | 56% | 77% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Sailun Ice Blazer WSL 2 (3) | 70% | 73% | 70% | 77% | 77% | 63% |
| Avon ZV7 (135) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 72% | 58% | 78% |
| Petlas Snow Master W651 (27) | 77% | 66% | 64% | 69% | 86% | 71% |
| Kormoran Road Performance (25) | 80% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 74% | 77% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Altenzo Comforter (87) | 78% | 59% | 69% | 62% | 75% | 79% |
| Bridgestone DriveGuard (26) | 84% | 83% | 77% | 74% | 47% | 69% |
| Toyo Proxes C1S (37) | 78% | 68% | 70% | 69% | 66% | 70% |
| Pirelli P 7 (85) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (89) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 74% | 68% |
| Rovelo RPX 998 (30) | 80% | 62% | 69% | 65% | 65% | 73% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 810 (5) | 76% | 70% | 76% | 56% | 58% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM30 (9) | 77% | 72% | 65% | 56% | 76% | 69% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Kinforest KF550 UHP (20) | 74% | 65% | 70% | 68% | 65% | 69% |
| Sumitomo HTR Z (4) | 83% | 73% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 68% |
| Viking Snow Tech II (10) | 76% | 66% | 76% | 53% | 76% | 74% |
| Event Potentum (14) | 75% | 67% | 59% | 66% | 74% | 68% |
| Nexen CP641 (33) | 75% | 59% | 62% | 67% | 76% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) | 80% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 72% |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) | 75% | 61% | 68% | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Bridgestone Turanza GR80 (6) | 65% | 70% | 62% | 58% | 60% | 80% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (141) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 71% | 71% |
| Nokian eNTYRE (24) | 78% | 62% | 68% | 55% | 78% | 67% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic (4) | 60% | 65% | 58% | 68% | 60% | 53% |
| Evergreen EU72 (48) | 75% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 73% | 67% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Landsail LS288 (36) | 74% | 60% | 65% | 61% | 68% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 RFT (11) | 66% | 57% | 67% | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 62% |
| Nexen N3000 (45) | 73% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 67% |
| Landsail LS388 AS (50) | 77% | 68% | 71% | 68% | 71% | 76% |
| Sailun Atrezzo SH402 (12) | 71% | 54% | 64% | 64% | 60% | 67% |
| Goodyear Eagle GT (2) | 75% | 75% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 55% |
| Maxxis MA V1 (19) | 69% | 61% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 61% |
| GT Radial Champiro VP1 (5) | 78% | 56% | 66% | 66% | 55% | 56% |
| Kenda KOMET PLUS KR23 (24) | 73% | 55% | 64% | 60% | 70% | 75% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (113) | 74% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 54% | 69% |
| Firestone TZ100 (8) | 71% | 60% | 65% | 63% | 59% | 49% |
| Premiorri Solazo S Plus (9) | 71% | 51% | 52% | 55% | 72% | 60% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 71% | 55% |
| Landsail DH2 (25) | 69% | 55% | 56% | 52% | 57% | 61% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Primewell PZ900 (59) | 72% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| Dayton D320 (11) | 73% | 55% | 54% | 44% | 49% | 63% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Runway ENDURO 916 Plus (45) | 66% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 62% | 41% |
| Triangle TR918 (11) | 65% | 30% | 57% | 46% | 76% | 62% |
| Westlake SA 07 (8) | 71% | 41% | 45% | 49% | 58% | 64% |
| Marangoni Verso (38) | 69% | 48% | 55% | 47% | 49% | 54% |
| Zeta Ztr10 (32) | 60% | 43% | 48% | 46% | 60% | 59% |
| Tigar Prima (8) | 60% | 45% | 54% | 51% | 46% | 56% |
| Falken ZE512 (27) | 67% | 47% | 52% | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| Tracmax IcePlus S110 (3) | 53% | 37% | 17% | 15% | 53% | 60% |
| Nankang S600 (11) | 60% | 39% | 47% | 47% | 65% | 39% |
| Event WL905 (129) | 59% | 30% | 41% | 39% | 60% | 49% |
| Infinity INF 05 (68) | 56% | 31% | 42% | 39% | 62% | 45% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Mohawk M112 (28) | 59% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 53% | 46% |
| Wanli S1088 (85) | 57% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 59% | 38% |
| Constancy LY266 (1) | 60% | 0% | 40% | 40% | 80% | 10% |
| Linglong Winter Hero Radial 650 (4) | 37% | 13% | 43% | 18% | 77% | 38% |
| Fullrun HP199 (80) | 48% | 29% | 33% | 33% | 54% | 27% |
| Rockstone Radial F105 (25) | 38% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 54% | 36% |
| Sunny SN3800 (63) | 50% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 44% | 28% |
| Sunew YS112 (11) | 34% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 20% |
225/55 16 Tire Review Highlights
Kumho Ecsta PA51 rated 74% while driving a Holden 1997 VS Utility
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Great tire for the price. Not as supple as some, but feels connected to the road. Brakes suprisingly well in the wet. No abs or traction control in the VS Ute so a good tire is important. These have given me good confidence so far
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 rated 86% while driving a BMW 528i SE manual saloon
Driving on mostly motorways for 9000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 9000 average miles
Incredibly surprised for being a four-season tire, which I was always kind of against, but since they were on the car when I got it and were still pretty good (4y/o but plenty of tread, the car wasn't driven much in that period) I decided to keep them and test them. I recently started working in the testing dept. of a big tire brand in Italy so that was a good chance to acknowledge me more to my job.
I 10 months of ownership I drove 15.000 km in my '99 BMW E39 528i on the Hankook's and the general feedback of the tire-car package is very positive. I already knew the E39, having had another one right before this one, so I knew the level of comfort this car can bring when driven in its favourite habitat: the highway. Well, the Kinergy 4S2 just enhanced this, it's like the cherry on top. I normally drive at 2.3 bar (33 psi - the highest pressure allowed) and my usage is 90% highway, 10% flowy, medium-fast road, so the perfect environment for the car. On the highway, the sound coming from the tire, if not completely absent, can be considered almost nonexistent when mixed with some wind noise and the good deadening equipment of the car (radio turned off). Rolling resistance is also pretty low, allowing me a 12km/l (yes, not crazy low but it's a 1500 kg car with a pretty big engine). Despite riding on the highest pressure allowed, the tire seems to absorb any imperfection of the road in a very gentle way, thanks to it's high, soft sidewall. At 33 psi you can still see a pronounced curvature on the wall. Cornering on mildly fast roads is happily taken by the tire, giving a very good balanced behaviour, not oversteery, not understeery, just steady. Very fun.
In June I took the car to the Nurburgring and drove 4 laps, let's say as spirited as I could with traction controll off.
I lowered the pressure to 1.6 bar (23 psi). It was maybe a little too low for the weight of the car. Here is where you could really see and feel the softness of the sidewall: it bended lots on the tighter corners, the car was rolling.. but it stayed. Again, no oversteer if not asked, and no understeer at all. You felt the body rolling, but as soon as it reached the maximum, after that fraction of a second, it stayed there and let the tires do the job, clean and precise in turning the car. Always keep in mind we're talking 4-season tires, obviously.
I still never got to drive them on snow or ice, and very little in the rain, where I always stay cautious. Only once, it was raining and I was in a tunnel. Towards the end of a pretty long tunnel, to be precise, to both the asphalt and the tires were pretty dry already. On a medium right hander, one you can easily take in 5th gear with slight braking, the car just lost the back. I wasn't racing, but it was night and I was driving back home in the empty road. that's when you go a little over the speed limit, but not "fast", to give you an idea. Really, I was just going with the flow, enjoying some good driving but nothing crazy. If I did't have the controls on, I would've crashed. that was the only time these tires really let me down for a second.
Overall, the feedback is very positive for an all-around tire, I'm happy with it. It's something I wouldn't have personally chosen and I will later switch to 18's and more performance-oriented tires, but I will keep a good memory of the Hankook's. Will probably buy another set of them in 16" as a winter tire as we don't get any more snow here. Hope this was helpful for someone!
I 10 months of ownership I drove 15.000 km in my '99 BMW E39 528i on the Hankook's and the general feedback of the tire-car package is very positive. I already knew the E39, having had another one right before this one, so I knew the level of comfort this car can bring when driven in its favourite habitat: the highway. Well, the Kinergy 4S2 just enhanced this, it's like the cherry on top. I normally drive at 2.3 bar (33 psi - the highest pressure allowed) and my usage is 90% highway, 10% flowy, medium-fast road, so the perfect environment for the car. On the highway, the sound coming from the tire, if not completely absent, can be considered almost nonexistent when mixed with some wind noise and the good deadening equipment of the car (radio turned off). Rolling resistance is also pretty low, allowing me a 12km/l (yes, not crazy low but it's a 1500 kg car with a pretty big engine). Despite riding on the highest pressure allowed, the tire seems to absorb any imperfection of the road in a very gentle way, thanks to it's high, soft sidewall. At 33 psi you can still see a pronounced curvature on the wall. Cornering on mildly fast roads is happily taken by the tire, giving a very good balanced behaviour, not oversteery, not understeery, just steady. Very fun.
In June I took the car to the Nurburgring and drove 4 laps, let's say as spirited as I could with traction controll off.
I lowered the pressure to 1.6 bar (23 psi). It was maybe a little too low for the weight of the car. Here is where you could really see and feel the softness of the sidewall: it bended lots on the tighter corners, the car was rolling.. but it stayed. Again, no oversteer if not asked, and no understeer at all. You felt the body rolling, but as soon as it reached the maximum, after that fraction of a second, it stayed there and let the tires do the job, clean and precise in turning the car. Always keep in mind we're talking 4-season tires, obviously.
I still never got to drive them on snow or ice, and very little in the rain, where I always stay cautious. Only once, it was raining and I was in a tunnel. Towards the end of a pretty long tunnel, to be precise, to both the asphalt and the tires were pretty dry already. On a medium right hander, one you can easily take in 5th gear with slight braking, the car just lost the back. I wasn't racing, but it was night and I was driving back home in the empty road. that's when you go a little over the speed limit, but not "fast", to give you an idea. Really, I was just going with the flow, enjoying some good driving but nothing crazy. If I did't have the controls on, I would've crashed. that was the only time these tires really let me down for a second.
Overall, the feedback is very positive for an all-around tire, I'm happy with it. It's something I wouldn't have personally chosen and I will later switch to 18's and more performance-oriented tires, but I will keep a good memory of the Hankook's. Will probably buy another set of them in 16" as a winter tire as we don't get any more snow here. Hope this was helpful for someone!
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 rated 89% while driving a Nissan Teana 2.5
Driving on mostly motorways for 75000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 75000 spirited miles
I use these tires on a 2004 Nissan Teana. I average 1000kms every week at speeds averaging 120km/h 90% motorway driving. The current tires went on the car in March 2022. They have lasted 120,000kms with a few more 100kms left to the tread wear indicators. Filled with nitrogen. Rotated every 30000kms. Allignments done every 30,000kms. Exceptional tires I would say. Going for the same brand and type as I am quite sure they will last at least for another 120,000kms. :)
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic rated 74% while driving a BMW 318D
Driving on mostly country roads for 120000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 120000 average miles
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Ohtsu FP7000 rated 60% while driving a Mitsubishi GTO
Driving on mostly town for 28000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 28000 average miles
I drive a FWD Mitsubishi 3000gt. I've only ever driven on a couple tires in my life, but Imo, these tires are amazing in the dry. They are definitely a sporty compound. The understeer on corner exit even when pushed past the limit is very progressive and predictable. They do not squeal when pushed past the limit like eco tires, they grip very hard. However, these tires will start to show their weakness when ambient temps start to drop below 70F. Ride quality starts to drop as they get hard, and they will lose traction. Hydroplaning/rain was never an issue, Great confidence in the rain. But as said before, if it's cold rain especially, they will spin. They are advertised as all seasons but think of them more like summers. During heavy snowstorms with a couple mm of fresh snow on the ground, my car will get squirrely only going 55 on the interstate. This is even with new (less than 5000 mile) tread. The treadwear rating is pretty low, so I'm not surprised that 30,000 miles in, they are about 75% worn to the first wear bar.
They have seen a low double-digit amount of first gear burnouts though during special occasions btw =D
They have seen a low double-digit amount of first gear burnouts though during special occasions btw =D
Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 rated 65% while driving a Ford Mustang GT Convertible
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Update after almost a year:
it's a winter tire in the first place. Snow traction, braking, cold wet roads, sludge, the tire performs fine.
Delayed steering response has indeed been noticeable.
As soon the outside temperature is above 10-15°C then the car becomes unstable above 80km/h. This was a little disappointing but since I have another set of rims with summer tires I will keep using them in the winter.
They were also fitted on a small Hyundai rental car and I would say that the performance was acceptable in summer conditions.
For a small car they are fine. Heavy and high performance I rather use them in winter only.
it's a winter tire in the first place. Snow traction, braking, cold wet roads, sludge, the tire performs fine.
Delayed steering response has indeed been noticeable.
As soon the outside temperature is above 10-15°C then the car becomes unstable above 80km/h. This was a little disappointing but since I have another set of rims with summer tires I will keep using them in the winter.
They were also fitted on a small Hyundai rental car and I would say that the performance was acceptable in summer conditions.
For a small car they are fine. Heavy and high performance I rather use them in winter only.
Toyo Proxes C1S rated 71% while driving a Volvo Unknown
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
When the tires is new it have a good grip in dry and wet but after 10000km the grip is still good in dry but there is some aquaplanning in wet. The wear rate is acceptable compared with other tires. When the tires is new the noise level is to the minimun but as it wear out the noise can be heard from inside the car when going through rough road.
Michelin Primacy 4 rated 80% while driving a BMW E39 5 series
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
In the dry the Primacy 4's been excellent. Grip feels almost infinite, to the point where I find it hard to use all of it on public roads. In terms of comfort, it's a quiet, pleasant tire to cruise with. At highway speeds up to 180 km/h I can't really find any fault with the tire. It's relatively quiet and absorbs enough of the road to almost feel like driving on a cloud.
In the wet the grip is still above average, much better than my current winter tire (Vredestein Wintrac Pro in the same tire size). Comfort and noise levels are in check, although it's harder to judge noise with all the extra noises introduced by the water on the road.
One thing I sometimes miss is communication during turn in and feedback from the road. I guess this could be party because of the relatively meaty sidewall but to me it was noticeable enough to point it out.
Regardless of that downside, overall a great tire that suits the characteristics of a 5 series well.
In the wet the grip is still above average, much better than my current winter tire (Vredestein Wintrac Pro in the same tire size). Comfort and noise levels are in check, although it's harder to judge noise with all the extra noises introduced by the water on the road.
One thing I sometimes miss is communication during turn in and feedback from the road. I guess this could be party because of the relatively meaty sidewall but to me it was noticeable enough to point it out.
Regardless of that downside, overall a great tire that suits the characteristics of a 5 series well.
Bridgestone Turanza T005 rated 99% while driving a BMW 320d efficient dynamics
Driving on mostly motorways for 40000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 40000 average miles
My BMW 320d came with run flat tires but the driving was very stiff with a lot of noise and vibrations.
I call BMW ans questioned the type of tires that my car came originally.
It was non run flat 225/55/16R, the company that I bought the car paid for 4 new Bridzestone turanza.
I drove he car in weekly basis from Aberdeen to midlands and then from midlands to the south cost.
I drove any condition and time of the day and I never experienced any problem.
I really filled safe in any condition and also on rain and wet.
During the winter I was using winter tires - Michelin alpine since the BMW is dangerous driving on snow with summer tires.
I had only one flat, actually one small screw from one of my garage projects penetrated into the tire, I removed it after hundreds of miles and plug it.
Best tire ever.
I have tested other Bridgestone types in my old E30, michelin, vredestein and others but the specific tire appears flexible, safe, reliable, longlasting, trustworthy.
I was running the tire at the mid and higher pressures even when it was empty.
This is my first review for car tires.
02/09/2023
I call BMW ans questioned the type of tires that my car came originally.
It was non run flat 225/55/16R, the company that I bought the car paid for 4 new Bridzestone turanza.
I drove he car in weekly basis from Aberdeen to midlands and then from midlands to the south cost.
I drove any condition and time of the day and I never experienced any problem.
I really filled safe in any condition and also on rain and wet.
During the winter I was using winter tires - Michelin alpine since the BMW is dangerous driving on snow with summer tires.
I had only one flat, actually one small screw from one of my garage projects penetrated into the tire, I removed it after hundreds of miles and plug it.
Best tire ever.
I have tested other Bridgestone types in my old E30, michelin, vredestein and others but the specific tire appears flexible, safe, reliable, longlasting, trustworthy.
I was running the tire at the mid and higher pressures even when it was empty.
This is my first review for car tires.
02/09/2023
Tigar High Performance rated 96% while driving a Mercedes Benz E270
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
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Hankook Ventus Prime 4 rated 90% while driving a Mercedes Benz C200 Kompressor Sedan Auto (W203)
Driving on mostly motorways for 600 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 600 average miles
i made only 600km and i found very good tire
Continental PremiumContact 7 rated 100% while driving a Mercedes Benz E320 CDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
500 miles later.... scuffed & broken in. V6 Merc 3 liter diesel E Class. BIG LUMP. Previous Cross Climates 30k. I have given the rubbers max marks for every criteria. Yes they are that dam good ! I am not worried if they last 12 months or 3 years. I will buy them again. It has transformed my remapped Merc to something else ! Scooby Subaru difference. The car sits in the road and steers razor sharp. The braking was tested return trip to the Cotswold in the wet. WOW kid you not THE CONFIDENCE IT GIVES YOU IS IMMENSE. Cross Climates carnt come close sorry ! Heres the kicker i have 16 rims , nothing sporty so if you did have wider wheels OMG you would be like a Cheshire cat. That said , I have 530Nm with a XLR pedal box. So it can shift. I never thought that tires could alter / transform the ride, comfort , noise so much. Wasnt expecting that and can only comment on my truck. Have owned Scoobys , M3 , Porsche , MR2s, Mercs am an old fart 58. So I have an idea what a positive transformation these CP7s have made to the overall ride , steering razor sharp, grip, comfort, noise. Braking and direction is immense. I have lost about 2MPG rolling resistance tough. I have been bamboozled by the amount of tires and compounds on offer. However, the expert review here and other research made me DO IT. I am so happy I payed the extra lolly. I feel like i have a two ton Subaru they are that good! Enjoy the trip.
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