Given
46%
while driving a
BMW Z4
(225/45 R17) on
mostly country roads
for 2,000
spirited miles
I bought my car with these fitted with the idea that I'd wear them out quickly and buy something better. Their performance so far is exactly what I had expected and in line with their price.
Dry grip is fine and my car can be driven up to its limits with driver aids off and the car breaks away fairly progressively, although the tires do squeal somewhat where other manufacturers tires don't.
Wet grip is where things fall apart. I have a BMW 120D with the latest Pirellis on, which are 3cm narrower and an inch smaller in diameter and they grip far, far harder in the wet than the larger Accelera tires on my Z4. Yes, the tires are cheap and they will work as tires do, but if you're ever in the position where someone pulls out in front of you in the wet and you need to hit the brakes hard, you'd be sorry that you didn't spend the extra on premium tires.
As for the ride, they're ok, but they don't feel perfectly round in the way that Michelins do and therefore they sometimes give some odd shimmies through the steering wheel.