Given
87%
while driving a
Peugeot 5008
(225/45 R18 V) on
a combination of roads
for 2,000
average miles
I got these tires fittet as standard on my newly purchased Peugeot 5008 GT-Line SUV equipped with Grip Control, because of which these tires come as standard on 18" wheels.
I have driven on these tires for about 2000 miles, before the winter season arrived.
For the initial review I can say the following:
Dry Grip: Extremely good, especially on damaged tarmac, gravel and off road. These tires are designed to give a good grip on different surfaces and the achieve this extremely well.
Wet Grip: Wet grip is satisfactory, but obviously not the best in class of premium touring summer tires, because of specific threar patter designed to provide better grip on gravel/mud/rocky terrain, these tires do suffer from some loss on wet roads. And drivers should be aware of this when driving in heavy rain. But generally in 99% of the time you don't even notice this.
Road feedback/Handling: The provide actually very good road feedback, tires are sturdy and they seem to not deform too much on curvy roads, so the car stays in balance and where you want it to go.
Wear: It is too early to say after 2000 miles, but there was no noticeable wear&tear on tires after this distance driven.
Comfort: Low profile and 18" wheels do decrease the comfort somewhat, but this is to expect so no complains there. I suppose cars with more advanced suspenssion systems (adaptive and air suspension) can compensate even lower porfile tires today.
Final conclusion: I still have many mile to drive on these tires, but so far they seem like a perfect fit for a Crossover/SUV type of a vehicle. They provide excellent grip on many different types of terrain, while still keeping decent comfort and noise levels on Motorway spees and tarmac. So far I can say I would definitely buy them again for this vehicle type.