Accelera PHI Reviews - Page 4

Given 31% while driving a Volvo V70 2.4T (205/55 R15) on a combination of roads for 1,000 average miles
Shocking tires in the wet - buy something else if there is any chance of rain anywhere near where you are going. Volvo's are pretty sure footed, but my V70 just understeers across the road when it is wet at 20 mph. Really, these are dangerous :-(
Helpful 26 - tire reviewed on October 15, 2018
Given 39% while driving a Vauxhall Astra (235/40 R19 W) on for 8,000 average miles
Tires worn out after 8 - 8.5k miles. Terrible wet grip. Occasionally car would start to skid on large roundabouts at low/moderate speeds. Cheap but would definitely pay more next time for something better
Helpful 18 - tire reviewed on August 31, 2018
Given 33% while driving a Jaguar XF (255/35 R20 W) on mostly motorways for 1,000 average miles
These tires are terrible in the wet. The worst tire I have ever had. Had other budget brands in the past but others in my experience are far superior (120,000 miles of same car ownership).
Helpful 22 - tire reviewed on August 27, 2018
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Given 43% while driving a Mercedes Benz C280 sport (255/40 R17 W) on mostly motorways for 25,000 spirited miles
Ok, 1st ok all I am based in Egypt. I have a W204 C300 Merc AMG Edition 1. Heavy car with 235hp RWD staggered setting and adaptive sport suspension. 225/45R17 Front & 255/40R17 Rear. These tires were newly fitted to my car when I bought it second hand with 30K miles on the clock. Handled accaptably on decent driving. But wore pretty quick we complete deformation on the rear pair with some kickdowns and speeding. I do a lot of long travels along well paved roads. Like 3 hours at 110-120 MPH. Caused awful wandering due to side wall deformation and the steel lining broke completely and caused lateral pull that took a lot of time by the dealer to discover it was actually the tires causing it. Will never fit them again. Never.
Helpful 22 - tire reviewed on May 6, 2018
Given 84% while driving a Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 jtdm 200hp (245/40 R19 W) on mostly motorways for 14,000 spirited miles
These tires were as good regarding dry grip as tires twice the cost and I drive hard . Wet grip is also equally good , you'd have to be an idiot to lose the car in the wet . I cannot understand anyone calling them dangerous . Handling in dry and wet is as good as the setup of your car ie. correct tire pressures , camber , castor and toe . No different in my case to the AVONS just taken off which were twice the cost . Comfort is about suspension so cannot comment really , just a tad stiff as am running uprated springs and shocks . The feedback is excellent and I will buy again .
Helpful 32 - tire reviewed on April 16, 2018
Given 70% while driving a Mercedes Benz CLS 320 (255/30 R20) on mostly town for 2,000 easy going miles
I have been driving with those for over 2k miles and I have nothing really bad to say about them. I am very rarely taking the car to extremities so I can't really say if tires are grippy or not. I have not felt loss of traction in my daily driving. Of course, tires do slip on hard acceleration, but that I consider normal given the 610nm kicking the rear wheels. Tires provide average feedback from the road, but that is not a problem for the non-spirited driver like me. Wear is pretty good for, compound is really soft with hard walls (XL rated). They do feel on the noisy side at times, but that is acceptable given their price.

Would totally purchase them again. Best bank for the buck definitely.
Helpful 15 - tire reviewed on February 23, 2018
Given 30% while driving a Volvo C30 R Design Sport (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
Recently purchase a Volvo C30 D3 2012 R-Design and these tires were already fitted.
I have being driving on them just over one month and I have just ordered up a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4 to replace them.I have little faith in these tires and do wonder why some people fit such a poor tire on a reasonably powerful car.In the dry they are just about passable,it's a complete lack of feedback from the tire and the noise given off by them is terrible on certain road surfaces as for wet grip it's very poor and traction brakes very easily with little feedback.
I suggest you give these a wide berth next time some tire outlet suggests them and try and purchase some a tad better.
Helpful 16 - tire reviewed on February 2, 2018
Given 24% while driving a Jaguar XJ (X351) SWB 3.0d (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
I bought a Jaguar XJ 3.0 Diesel 2013 and these were fitted to it front 245/45R19 and rear 275/40R19. In the dry they are ok grip wise however in the wet they are useless and dangerous. Very very very noisy specially on a cold dry winter day. I have done good 3k miles and they havent worn a touch, not serprised though because they are like hard lump of plastic not rubber. You can tell from their colour they are a very hard tire. I am going to changing them all to Falken even though there is still good 5mm of tread left on them. I really don’t understand why people put rubbish tire on luxury and sport cars. Why buy an expensiv flashy car and try to save a few pounds on the most critical thing on the car. My advise to people DO NOT buy these horrible/ dangerous tires. If you have a sport car buy mid-range or premium. If you have an everyday car and you want to save money then buy a better budget brand probably cost a fiver per tire more if that.
Helpful 19 - tire reviewed on January 19, 2018
Given 84% while driving a Mazda 3 2.2D 150 (215/45 R18 W) on mostly motorways for 8,000 spirited miles
Brilliant tires for the price. Little bit noisy at higher speeds but saved £150 against Pirelli. Have really good grip in all weathers for a budget tire and are a bit better than the dunlops they replaced. Would reccomend.
Helpful 17 - tire reviewed on December 10, 2017
Given 84% while driving a BMW 530D M sport (275/35 R19) on a combination of roads for 25,000 spirited miles
Bought a set for the rear of my bmw 530d that has also been remapped. Everyone said thet where crap put lasted me 25000 miles the car has 575nm of torque going to the back wheels so never expected to get that distance out of them!! Never caused me any problems in the wet or dry and i like to boogy on.. for the price i would highly recommend amd have even bought another set myself
Helpful 19 - tire reviewed on December 9, 2017
Given 86% while driving a BMW E46 M3 (255/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 25,000 average miles
just bought some Accelera PHI tires and are having them fitted today, after reading reviews I thought o no a noisy poor quality tire that does,nt handle in the wet. Not good if fitting to an E46 M3. this is the first set of tires that I shall be fitting to the car in the 5 years of ownership of it.
My current tires hit the 1.6 wear indicator about 3 months ago so really do need changing.
checked my tires yesterday to see what I have and low and behold i,m already running Accelera PHI and some Kendels on the front
I am more than happy to have these tires on the car again and I found that the only time I get the bad road noise is when I hit the concrete section of the M25 which is not often.
Helpful 18 - tire reviewed on November 4, 2017
Given 38% while driving a Mercedes Benz CL500 (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 1,000 spirited miles
Acelera PH1 2 on rear tires only ( note GY Eagle F1 Asy 3 on front axle ).
As a tire snob I only bought these 275/40 R19 105Y due to 2 bad sidewall punctures ... all they had in my size stranded out in the sticks!
On the face of it ... not a usual choice for an S class coupe with a reasonably powerful 5.5L V8 engine with the 7G Plus gearbox.
0-60 in 5 secs. So in fairness they didnt really stand a chance.
On the positive side they are quiet, and at UK legal speeds, pottering around they are "superficially" surprisingly good.
For A low powered shopping trolley they might be OK in the dry.

What I dont like is the lack of "feel", and if pushed a little in the wet on a long bend ... the back can be made to drift out unnervingly easily.
The main flaw is in the wet; even accelerating relatively briskly will result in the back snaking side to side. I assume this is simple the tires being unable to handle the power ( despite lord knows how many technologies such as ESP, Traction Control, LSD etc. )
I dont have the guts to try the flat out "Launch" mode. But I am convinced it would result in the car remaining stationery and the rear tires smoking like hell!
These are just not suitable for a performance car.
My main concern would be .. if one can get the back to snake so easily in the wet; does it follow that if you had to do an emergency brake in the wet, would they lose grip equally quickly?? I think so.
For this reason I would never buy tires like these again ... and as soon as Goodyear make my tire size in the Asymmetric 3 I will change them !
As they say its not how you drive but what others will do!
Even if I drive extremely cautiously .... if someone just instantly comes out in front of you ... I wouldnt like to rely on these in the wet.
Helpful 16 - tire reviewed on August 12, 2017