205/45 R16 Tires
The following tires have been reviewed in 205/45 R16.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFGoodrich gForce Profiler 2 (24) | 92% | 85% | 87% | 84% | 89% | 85% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (11) | 94% | 96% | 78% | 88% | 96% | 85% |
| Michelin Alpin 5 (25) | 86% | 93% | 85% | 79% | 91% | 90% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 90% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (407) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (246) | 93% | 90% | 86% | 88% | 79% | 80% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (74) | 91% | 87% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 88% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (52) | 91% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 85% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (104) | 88% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R (44) | 95% | 73% | 91% | 93% | 72% | 70% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 (16) | 93% | 75% | 89% | 89% | 75% | 75% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 (56) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (303) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Semperit Speed Grip 3 (7) | 84% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 88% | 89% |
| Toyo R1R (31) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 90% | 60% | 71% |
| Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip (5) | 84% | 86% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 74% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) | 80% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 80% | 79% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 3 (60) | 85% | 91% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Westlake SA 57 (6) | 85% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 88% | 67% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (327) | 91% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Mabor Sport Jet 3 (7) | 83% | 77% | 79% | 81% | 87% | 77% |
| Neuton NT5000 (66) | 88% | 77% | 81% | 76% | 84% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport (42) | 92% | 82% | 87% | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 (30) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 85% | 76% | 78% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 (37) | 90% | 78% | 78% | 87% | 73% | 79% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Hankook Ventus RS4 (19) | 87% | 73% | 85% | 88% | 85% | 61% |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) | 86% | 81% | 76% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (93) | 90% | 78% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Maxxis MA iPro Victra iPro (24) | 89% | 78% | 84% | 85% | 68% | 77% |
| General Altimax Sport (32) | 80% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 87% | 80% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (104) | 86% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS51 (38) | 87% | 83% | 77% | 80% | 77% | 84% |
| GT Radial Champiro HPX (12) | 87% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 68% | 70% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (49) | 82% | 77% | 80% | 80% | 75% | 85% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (124) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) | 81% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 82% | 84% |
| Bridgestone B340 (1) | 80% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 100% | 80% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Nexen N9000 (12) | 84% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (176) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE71R (14) | 99% | 81% | 84% | 92% | 52% | 41% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 (62) | 82% | 78% | 74% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (42) | 84% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 85% | 71% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (76) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 72% | 74% |
| Hankook OPTIMO K415 (55) | 82% | 75% | 76% | 73% | 86% | 75% |
| Hankook Ventus RS2 Z212 (13) | 91% | 61% | 82% | 80% | 74% | 69% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (138) | 83% | 76% | 75% | 77% | 73% | 80% |
| Jinyu YH12 (28) | 81% | 74% | 79% | 69% | 79% | 80% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Westlake Sport SA37 (6) | 82% | 62% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (8) | 85% | 68% | 80% | 79% | 67% | 76% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Cooper Zeon CS6 (33) | 83% | 74% | 69% | 74% | 85% | 72% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Toyo Proxes TR1 (68) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 80% | 71% | 67% |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) | 92% | 59% | 80% | 80% | 69% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE720 (20) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 77% | 64% | 70% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Toyo R888 R (28) | 90% | 64% | 82% | 85% | 61% | 63% |
| Uniroyal RainSport (25) | 78% | 88% | 68% | 78% | 72% | 74% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Nankang NS2R (61) | 88% | 66% | 81% | 84% | 72% | 55% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Federal 595RSR (51) | 86% | 66% | 76% | 80% | 72% | 57% |
| Three A Farroad FRD 26 (22) | 80% | 68% | 72% | 70% | 78% | 75% |
| Nankang SV2 (30) | 83% | 77% | 74% | 74% | 83% | 74% |
| Yokohama S Drive (65) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 77% | 71% | 68% |
| Rovelo Sport A1 (25) | 78% | 68% | 71% | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (36) | 83% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 64% | 69% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (151) | 82% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Nexen N Fera SUR4G (5) | 94% | 84% | 60% | 83% | 46% | 48% |
| Nexen N8000 (80) | 79% | 74% | 69% | 66% | 69% | 79% |
| 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% |
| Nexen N6000 (63) | 81% | 70% | 74% | 65% | 71% | 74% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE01 (22) | 79% | 73% | 76% | 68% | 59% | 75% |
| Rotalla RU01 S Pace (26) | 82% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 76% |
| Jinyu YU61 (46) | 80% | 65% | 68% | 63% | 73% | 75% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Avon ZV7 (137) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 71% | 58% | 78% |
| Altenzo Comforter (87) | 78% | 59% | 69% | 62% | 75% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (54) | 85% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 65% | 64% |
| Uniroyal RainMax 2 (2) | 55% | 70% | 90% | 50% | 55% | 65% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (90) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 68% |
| Pirelli P 7 (85) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (141) | 83% | 65% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Jinyu YU63 (53) | 77% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 71% |
| Jinyu Gallopro YH18 (9) | 79% | 56% | 60% | 70% | 71% | 74% |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) | 75% | 61% | 68% | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (143) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 70% | 72% |
| Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (36) | 81% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 70% | 64% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE50 (36) | 74% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 60% | 68% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Evergreen EU72 (48) | 75% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 73% | 67% |
| Dunlop SP2000 (14) | 78% | 70% | 73% | 62% | 59% | 62% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Maxxis MA Z4S Victra (18) | 89% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 80% | 78% |
| Landsail LS288 (36) | 74% | 60% | 65% | 61% | 68% | 70% |
| Hankook Ventus V2 Concept (12) | 87% | 79% | 79% | 81% | 75% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) | 78% | 61% | 67% | 62% | 73% | 57% |
| Accelera PHI R (29) | 76% | 49% | 67% | 67% | 65% | 73% |
| Nexen N3000 (45) | 73% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 67% |
| Federal 595EVO (40) | 74% | 46% | 69% | 65% | 72% | 55% |
| Achilles 2233 (20) | 77% | 47% | 63% | 64% | 71% | 65% |
| Hero Milanza HZ1 (20) | 74% | 53% | 65% | 61% | 64% | 59% |
| Toyo T1S (10) | 66% | 49% | 63% | 57% | 65% | 65% |
| Davanti DX390 (26) | 68% | 58% | 59% | 60% | 66% | 62% |
| Marangoni Zetalinea (15) | 72% | 45% | 64% | 64% | 68% | 57% |
| Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2 (9) | 79% | 73% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 81% |
| Infinity INF 050 (19) | 66% | 47% | 59% | 54% | 78% | 51% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 71% | 55% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Primewell PZ900 (59) | 72% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Minerva EMI Zero UHP (3) | 70% | 70% | 65% | 37% | 33% | 50% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE329 (10) | 76% | 53% | 56% | 60% | 33% | 49% |
| Hankook Ventus K104 (11) | 68% | 42% | 50% | 44% | 55% | 61% |
| Zeta Ztr10 (33) | 60% | 44% | 48% | 47% | 61% | 59% |
| Achilles ATR Sport (57) | 62% | 40% | 54% | 48% | 61% | 56% |
| Sava intensa hp (25) | 58% | 46% | 45% | 40% | 61% | 60% |
| Maxtrek INGENS A1 (35) | 59% | 32% | 52% | 45% | 62% | 57% |
| Infinity INF 05 (68) | 56% | 31% | 42% | 39% | 62% | 45% |
| Silverstone M5 Synergy (16) | 58% | 30% | 46% | 45% | 65% | 37% |
| Wanli S1088 (85) | 57% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 59% | 38% |
| Event GL697 (4) | 53% | 23% | 35% | 35% | 58% | 48% |
| Runway ENDURO 656 (12) | 55% | 31% | 47% | 35% | 32% | 34% |
| Fullrun HP199 (80) | 48% | 29% | 33% | 33% | 54% | 27% |
| Rockstone Radial F105 (25) | 38% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 54% | 36% |
205/45 16 Tire Review Highlights
Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 rated 72% while driving a Mazda Mazda Miata
Driving on track for 1000 spirited miles
Driving on track for 1000 spirited miles
I went to these after running four sets of R888R, grip is pretty similar, if not slightly better, but these will last a long time. After a recent track day, really cooking these tires, and they are holding up their shape and not rolling over. More testing will come soon, but I can say these are built for endurance in mind. Good for a track day and not wanting to destroy any slicks.
Kumho Ecsta PS71 rated 59% while driving a Mazda MX5
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Tested on 2000 NB MX5 with Teinz coilovers
I have another review closer to the beginning of life for these tires, this is a near end of life update
got the MX5 aligned recently, and although it drove well before (its hard to find a poor handling mx5) the toe out on the front destroyed the tires faster than they otherwise would have worn.
however with the new alignment (F: 0 toe; -1.5 camber; 4.5 caster R: -1.3 camber; -0.50mm toe) both the car and tires feel alot better.
I also have done a track day with them, they felt great for about 1 1/2 laps of a ~1 minute track but become really greasy afterward as they overheat somewhat quick. this said that is not a criticism of the tire as it is not designed for track work.
Dry grip on the Twisties / Touge is very good and unless you are really pushing it (to the dismay of local law enforcement) these have more than adequate grip for fun spirited driving. However you can get them loose if you try and of course will not have the pace of dedicated semislicks.
wet grip is very good, you can get them loose with some ease if you try, however to do so would not be 'driving to conditions'. for their class in an Australian climate their wet grip is great (probably not PS4S great, but not so bad it's dangerous.)
only thing I'd say is wear is not that great, granted i did have a poor alignment that accelerated wear, but i would eyeball the wear as below average for it's class. not horrible, not great either. the PS71's on my MX5 have lasted 15,000 km of driving on a harsh alignment (toe out on front) 60-70% of that driving was at 7-9 tenths on twisty roads, so abnormally hard compared to most.
I wouldn't recommend this tire to those who drive Touge / Track at pace often in summer or in a climate where you can run summer tires year round (like australia) . go for a semi slick in that case if you can stomach the poor wet performance. or a PS4/PS4s/PS5/PSs5 if it is in your size (PS4/PS5 also overheat on track so keep that in mind) a PS71 is simply not made for a Track/ heavy Touge use case.
if you need wet weather grip and take your car for a 6-8 tenths run every now and then but need a good daily tire, these tires will be great value for money.
a PSA:
get an alignment. Don't care if you've had the car for a month and the previous owner said they got one recently, get an alignment as any handling or wear issues cannot be blamed on the tire unless you personally have taken your car to get an alignment yourself. a fresh alignment, especially custom performance specs (do your research!) can have a monumental impact on how the car feels regardless of tire choice.
I have another review closer to the beginning of life for these tires, this is a near end of life update
got the MX5 aligned recently, and although it drove well before (its hard to find a poor handling mx5) the toe out on the front destroyed the tires faster than they otherwise would have worn.
however with the new alignment (F: 0 toe; -1.5 camber; 4.5 caster R: -1.3 camber; -0.50mm toe) both the car and tires feel alot better.
I also have done a track day with them, they felt great for about 1 1/2 laps of a ~1 minute track but become really greasy afterward as they overheat somewhat quick. this said that is not a criticism of the tire as it is not designed for track work.
Dry grip on the Twisties / Touge is very good and unless you are really pushing it (to the dismay of local law enforcement) these have more than adequate grip for fun spirited driving. However you can get them loose if you try and of course will not have the pace of dedicated semislicks.
wet grip is very good, you can get them loose with some ease if you try, however to do so would not be 'driving to conditions'. for their class in an Australian climate their wet grip is great (probably not PS4S great, but not so bad it's dangerous.)
only thing I'd say is wear is not that great, granted i did have a poor alignment that accelerated wear, but i would eyeball the wear as below average for it's class. not horrible, not great either. the PS71's on my MX5 have lasted 15,000 km of driving on a harsh alignment (toe out on front) 60-70% of that driving was at 7-9 tenths on twisty roads, so abnormally hard compared to most.
I wouldn't recommend this tire to those who drive Touge / Track at pace often in summer or in a climate where you can run summer tires year round (like australia) . go for a semi slick in that case if you can stomach the poor wet performance. or a PS4/PS4s/PS5/PSs5 if it is in your size (PS4/PS5 also overheat on track so keep that in mind) a PS71 is simply not made for a Track/ heavy Touge use case.
if you need wet weather grip and take your car for a 6-8 tenths run every now and then but need a good daily tire, these tires will be great value for money.
a PSA:
get an alignment. Don't care if you've had the car for a month and the previous owner said they got one recently, get an alignment as any handling or wear issues cannot be blamed on the tire unless you personally have taken your car to get an alignment yourself. a fresh alignment, especially custom performance specs (do your research!) can have a monumental impact on how the car feels regardless of tire choice.
Rotalla RU01 S Pace rated 33% while driving a Skoda Fabia vRS
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
I bourght a car with these tires on they look good but road noise uncomfortable do not buy pay the extra if you can I’m going change these even though plenty of meat on them hope this helps .
Zeta Ztr10 rated 63% while driving a Skoda Fabia 1.4
Driving on mostly town for 3000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 3000 easy going miles
They are tires for everyday normal use in everyday cars and not for fast or improved ones. And for the roads here, no tire is good...they are miserable.
Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 rated 65% while driving a MINI Cooper SE
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 average miles
Bought a set of these for my EV Mini. Grip and handling are indeed excellent for tires that manage to last over 10k miles. They do ride harder than stock tires and are noisier. What upset me is that I have lost 20% of my range. They are worse than Yokohama A052s and almost as bad as Falken RT660s. Both of those being 200TW road legal track tires... Yet for some reason, Conti says that they are ideal for EVs! Conti said tough luck when I complained.
Petlas Velox Sport PT741 rated 56% while driving a Volkswagen Polo 1.9 PD100
Driving on mostly motorways for 15000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 15000 average miles
After 15000km..all 4 tires got cracks at inner bead. All 4! Cracks from 1cm-3cm.I am driving alone,no over or underinflation.Not recommended! I change them.
Kumho Ecsta PS71 rated 51% while driving a Mazda MX5
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
Car this tire was fitted on was a 2000 NB MX5 with Teinz coil overs and white line sway bars set to their stiffest setting.
This tire is great, except it's one glaring flaw: once grip is lost it takes longer to regain traction than most if not all tires in its class (dry and wet). i have this on personal experience and accounts from a handful of other people who have a PS71 fitted.
The PS71 is a good Tire if you get it for a cheap price. I payed $560 Aud for a 205/45/16 set (incl fitting and balancing) with no discount and I have reasonable confidence that no other tire will come close to the PS71 at this price point or close to it. (the good price does not seem to scale with an increase in size unfortunately)
while you can hustle the PS71 on a twisty road its lower level of grip relative to other options in its class on the market, hesitance to regain grip after it is broken and relatively soft sidewall make it a subpar option to other tires available in class and certainly to semislicks (where hard street and track driving is concerned). Make no mistake though, these have tires have more than enough grip for driving within the bounds of the law (to get them unstuck you would need to be driving in a manner your local law enforcement would be unimpressed by to say the least)
as for driving feel, it is okay but not great. it feels pretty numb but I am yet to conclude if it is an alignment or tire issue
If you just want a competent, safe, mostly reliable performance Tire for daily and spirited driving, this will do it for you. That is until you get into a situation where you loose grip. not to say that it does it to a degree that is dangerous, but when you unintentionally loose traction every moment longer the tire takes to come back is a moment that could save you, and on this reason alone if you have a Michelin pilot sport, continental MC Tire, Goodyear eagle f1 available in your size I would strongly suggest paying the premium for those options. If you stay at 8/10ths and below and have ABS I wouldn't as much about the beyond limits grip.
TLDR; If you never flirt with your cars limits, cannot find a better option for your wheel size and/or need just a 'good enough' Tire to have until you get another set of rims, this tire is a strong contender. however if you hate the idea of a tire that behaves badly past the limits of grip, I would advise looking elsewhere.
This tire is great, except it's one glaring flaw: once grip is lost it takes longer to regain traction than most if not all tires in its class (dry and wet). i have this on personal experience and accounts from a handful of other people who have a PS71 fitted.
The PS71 is a good Tire if you get it for a cheap price. I payed $560 Aud for a 205/45/16 set (incl fitting and balancing) with no discount and I have reasonable confidence that no other tire will come close to the PS71 at this price point or close to it. (the good price does not seem to scale with an increase in size unfortunately)
while you can hustle the PS71 on a twisty road its lower level of grip relative to other options in its class on the market, hesitance to regain grip after it is broken and relatively soft sidewall make it a subpar option to other tires available in class and certainly to semislicks (where hard street and track driving is concerned). Make no mistake though, these have tires have more than enough grip for driving within the bounds of the law (to get them unstuck you would need to be driving in a manner your local law enforcement would be unimpressed by to say the least)
as for driving feel, it is okay but not great. it feels pretty numb but I am yet to conclude if it is an alignment or tire issue
If you just want a competent, safe, mostly reliable performance Tire for daily and spirited driving, this will do it for you. That is until you get into a situation where you loose grip. not to say that it does it to a degree that is dangerous, but when you unintentionally loose traction every moment longer the tire takes to come back is a moment that could save you, and on this reason alone if you have a Michelin pilot sport, continental MC Tire, Goodyear eagle f1 available in your size I would strongly suggest paying the premium for those options. If you stay at 8/10ths and below and have ABS I wouldn't as much about the beyond limits grip.
TLDR; If you never flirt with your cars limits, cannot find a better option for your wheel size and/or need just a 'good enough' Tire to have until you get another set of rims, this tire is a strong contender. however if you hate the idea of a tire that behaves badly past the limits of grip, I would advise looking elsewhere.
Three A Farroad FRD 26 rated 52% while driving a Unknown Unknown
Driving on a combination of roads for 125000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 125000 spirited miles
Best BUDGET TEMPORARY tire in my opinion. Good to use as temporary tires or for drifting. But not very good for long term use. Grip was good in dry and decent in wet while new, but the performance drop off once worn is very drastic. They are down to their minimum markers after less than 2 years of driving. About 20,000km total. Once worn, they easily aquaplane while in the wet, and understeers like crazy when pushing to the limit. I don't care much about noise or comfort, but they are decent enough to not bother me. Buy to get you from A to B, and don't push them, tbh the performance is slightly worse than a regular touring tire.
Fullrun HP199 rated 31% while driving a Volkswagen Polo 1.4 8v
Driving on mostly town for 20000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 20000 easy going miles
Bought a set of these tires and must admit, it's a bad quality. The tires startes cracking on the side walls and very risky to any road users. I don't recommend these tires to anyone.
After running four sets of these tires, at High Plains Raceway, Sonoma Raceway, and Laguna Seca, I can't say I am quite impressed of the tires. They seem to melt too easily and the grip drops like a rock once you get a degree too hot. It also didn't help when I had poor suspension, but even with a whole new suspension system (talking about coilovers, control arms, drop spindles, the whole pizza), the tires feel a bit dated. This is by no means a diss or a bash towards Toyo, as they do make good tires, this review may not seem the best either, from my experience however, I have posted consistently slow lap times because of these tires. I do hope Toyo will make a new compound as well as design in the near future.
TLDR: Not recommended for use of track.
TLDR: Not recommended for use of track.
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 rated 86% while driving a Mazda mx 5
Driving on a combination of roads for 365 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 365 spirited miles
Very budget friendly and good for a daily if you'd like to have a bit of fun each day
Achilles ATR Sport rated 63% while driving a Suzuki Unknown
Driving on mostly town for 25000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 25000 spirited miles
Change to these when I change my rim, affordable and great grip when dry ,acceptable on wet if you consider its price. Cant judge the comfort as im on adjustable ,road noise its abit on the loud side .Its a good choice if your budget was no that high.My car was a perodua which was no on the list hahahaha
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