195/40 R17 Tires

3 years on

Have run the Falkens over 2 + [1/2] full sets.

Car is Renault Twingo RS. Cup chassis "Silverstone" ltd edition.

Pretty specific size 195-40/17 so not a lot out there.

Have zero complaints about falkens in wet dry or during winter - as long as you drive to the "season".

Surprising in the wet, excellent in dry. Wear is good. My tires come as XL Vs

It may well be the chassis that is allowing them to flourish.

Seasonally, there are better out there.

But as an all rounder they are v effective and the price is really good to say the least.

In fact I will go as far as to say performance to £/$ wise they are a steal.

I have had the Falken ZIEX ZE310's fitted for a few months now, wet grip is good and grip in the dry is brilliant. They are nowhere near as noisy as the Avon tires I had fitted previously, nor the Nankang budgets before that.

I picked the Falkens because they were offered in the aspect ratio I required, a very odd 195/40/R17 profile which not many manufaturers produce. So far I've covered nearly 10,000 miles and I have around 3-4mm left across the tire (albeit I will need to replace sooner due to my tracking being out, and the passenger side wearing unevenly)

I can highly reccomend the Falkens as a fantastic mid-range tire with good wet and dry grip, noise levels and overall comfort.

I had 4 on my Renault Twingo RS 133. On the dry, not much to blame this tire. Accurate, sporty behavior. But he suffers from some shortcomings on the wet. For wear, it is average.

Well, they are a little bit noisy and maybe uncomfortable. I bought them in the begining of the summer drought and I thought: "aghhh, what a mistake"... And then the rain fell... And I fell in love with this tire.
The way Uniroyal Rainsport 2 performed in wet conditions was absolutely breathtaking. I have never experienced anything like that. Gave me so much confidence that I waited for the rain to fall just to take my Twingo133 for a ride, it grips like hell and you just enjoy cruising and speeding around as the water sprays from V-shape lines behind you.

Downsides? There are some, but I forgive them all.
Anyway, let me mention it: on dry and hot conditions, the tire turns slowly, as the "side-wall" is a bit soft. It is strange in the begining as the car dives in a corner with a milisecond delay, but it's not a problem once you get used on it.