Accelera PHI Reviews - Page 7

This is the second set of accelera tires fitted to my ford mondeo titanium x sport (1997 cc) and I do around 50k miles per year and I have to say that for commercial use on mostly motorway carriages I can't fault these especially when you consider the price. I notice most of the adverse reviews are from owners of high performance cars who feel the need to corner harshly on roundabouts and since I'm not a simple boy racer I will be happy to fit another set to cover the next 30,000 miles.

At first these tires were fine, really pleased having dropped the run flats ... and then it rained! Wow, I've never thought about a tires wet performance before, and I'm a confident, and often spirited driver. At first they were terrifying in the wet, very little wet progressiveness, huge understeer, wagging back end, often lost traction on roundabout's ... quite a few brown moments! I'm not sure if they've improved, or my driving style has grown into them, however I have learnt that its certain types of wet road surface they dont like. They do seem a lot better these days; however I wouldn't buy again, as the backs ran off fairly quick for mainly motorway miles.

I have had two full sets of these 225 45 18 tires, first set covered 35,000 miles, very good, second set much the same, handle very well but tended to break away on hard cornering, will buy and just have again.

Had these on a 62 plate Smax. Kept going out of balance, later worked out why. At motorway speeds for an hour the car would begin juddering and get progressively worse. After allowing tires to cool in a service station for 40 minutes, the judder would be gone, only to return again an hour later. Heat was making these very dangerous tires deform. I will never use them again. Have now swapped them for falken brand which are about 30% dearer, but much better in grip/handling and have no heat deformity.

Wet grip = Horrendous. The back end has come away and oversteered on roundabouts in the wet on a few occasions. This was driving at speeds I usually would have with the Hankook Venus V12 EVO K110 tires (HIGHLY RECOMMEND) I had fitted prior to the Epi Accelera PHI tires. Unexpected yet a good laugh nonetheless. Tokyo drifting around roundabouts! I also had an instance where I exited a roundabout (no drifting on that occasion! Boo!) onto a dual carriageway with a slight uphill gradient, I put my foot down in 2nd at low speed to get up to speed and also to leave some cock end in a pimped up BMW 320d E92 behind due to him being provocative via tailgating my the rear wheels lit up and the car snake tailed... regained traction easily enough and the roads were damp to be fair. It was either that or I'd have brake tested the little shit for being so irresponsible. I'd have won with the 4 piston Brembo monobloc's on all 4 corners. It wasn't like I was driving like a granny! Must have had the Porsche/BMW inferiority complex. To conclude; great in the dry, shit in the wet. So if your car is RWD be careful moist/damp and wet roads!

I can't believe how a tire can differ so extremely on different road conditions.

These tires are surprisingly well balanced on dry surfaces. They perform amazingly good even when pushed their limits. Everything is rosy until you start driving on wet/rainy roads. Even though I was recommending these tires to my friends because they are made by the same factory who were used to produce Continetal Sport Contact 2 and the design is the same, they have nothing related with the Conti's. These tires are the worst and most dangerous tires I have ever driven in my life. They have literally 0 grip and braking is an horror story. Several times I went in really dangerous situations because the tires couldn't cope with the emergency braking.

If you value your lives or your family, please don't buy these tires.

I went to my usual tire shop who suggested I try the Accelera ph2. He said if I didn't like them after 500 miles he would change them for free. I was a bit apprehensive on the idea as I usually use Continental's. My car has a staggered setup with wider 275/30/19 on the rear. I've been driving now for almost 1000 miles now so as you can guess, I wont be returning the tires. I have found no problems with grip in all weather conditions ... apart from snow. At speeds of about 90mph they seem to be very stable. Just how you can loose control at speeds of under 40mph is beyond me as some reviewers have suggested. They have a very similar tread design to the Continentals and the walls look great. Good feedback and low road noise. I cant feel any difference
from the previous tires and at a third of the price I don't think I will ever buy premium priced tires again. I think the tire industry really has moved on in recent years. I would certainly recommend these tires and by again.

Audi a6 2.7tdi fwd 15000 miles all motorway/ country roads, front were worn down so much there was no tread left rears had about 4-5mm thread left, for the price paid they lasted well nearly half the price of some Michelin's. Road noise and comfort were good, only fault was at speeds above 90 the steering wheel had slight vibration, had them balanced properly and tracked but guess its just the tires. Dry grip is fine unless you take sharp country road bends at 60 mph but wet grip was really bad, taking slight bends at 40mph and the car would sometimes loose grip. overall they are perfect for city driving, but for anything above 50mph and not in a straight line or in the rain get some better brand tires, the difference is night and day, ive had Pirelli centurato p7, p0 rosso, michelin pilot sports on this car and out of all the p0 rosso's and the michelins were perfect.

Had all 4 tires replace 225 on front a 255 on rear these have been so much better than the bridgstones that came off, even my wife sat in the passengers seat noticed the difference, far better ride and noise even at speed, great tire for the money, would I buy again a big YES

These came mounted with a staggered set of 20" Black Giovanna Dalar wheels installed on a modified 5Spd 2006 Ford Mustang GT Convertible w/ 25k miles. 20x10 rear/ 20x9 front. The fronts are PHI-R's and the rear PHI 2's. Read reviews all over the net and had some doubts due to the lack of info on these. After researching I found the reviews were 50/50 positive-negative online on various sites. I did notice (and read elsewhere) that the tread pattern was almost exactly the same as the Continental Sport Contact 2 - even to the sidewall. Speaking of which, the sidewall on these Accelera's ARE THE BEST I've ever seen on a tire - and, again, almost exactly the same as the Conti SC2's. After 2 weeks of driving, the tires are great. They ride smooth and quiet. Turn in response is crisp and feedback is excellent - almost telekinetic. I tend to drive like a maniac and so far (2 weeks) the tires can handle what I've thrown at them. High speed cornering and straights, weaving in and out thru traffic they ride beautifully even with going +2 on the wheel size and width. Usually with wider tires, understeer occurs but these tires are accurate. I HAVE NOT driven them in the rain or snow. I spend way too much time, money and effort detailing my car to show-room clean and refuse to just drive it in the rain, let alone snow. I have 2 Jeep Grand Cherokees for that. Also, the Mustang has way too much torque to drive in rain/ snow. Even with the brand new 235/50-18 BFG Sport Comp 2's I had mounted on the stock wheels, the Mustang still spun in the rain accelerating from 1st gear. I'm a hardcore auto enthusiast/ experienced DIY mechanic and have run many performance tires on 5 different sports cars: BFG KDW 2, Goodyear Gatorbacks, Firestone SZ50, BFG Sport Comps 2, Pirelli P Zero Rosso, Yokohama's, Falken FK452, Bridgestone Potenza RE050, Dunlop Direzza's, and so on. I can say these Accelera's are EVERY bit as good as any I've driven on and for the price, BETTER. I'd buy these again although I'd like to try the Goodyear F1 Supercar 305/30-20 on the rear wheels and 255/35 front. I'll be back to update my review after 5000/10000 miles although I only put about 5000 miles/ year on this car.

Ok in the wet, but get very unpredictable over 100mph, the front of the car was all over the place at this speed. I live on the Isle of Man where there aren't any speed limits in places, so can test tires at these speeds legally. These were fitted to the car when I bought it, they are cheap and it shows, I will be changing these for Vred's very soon.

Just had these fitted all round four weeks ago. Was nervous
having read some reviews but have found them to be
great. Quieter and better ride than the standard
Bridgestone tires and have found no problems with
grip in all weather conditions ... apart from snow.
For everyday steady drive would recommend these
and would buy again.