Dry grip is very impressive for what is supposed to be a 'budget' tire. Good feedback, and very nicely progressive on the limit. Even in the MR2 with 325bhp, the car is very controllable at the limit, as experienced on a couple of track days.
In the wet again, the tire performs extremely well, giving far better grip than the ZZ3's they replaced - they move water very well, and I've never had any unexpected breakaway in the wet, even driving relatively quickly.
Despite two track days and plenty of country road hoonage, the tires have lasted really well - still plenty of tread left on them after over a year.
All in all, I have been amazed with this tire, and wouldn't even consider anything different when it comes to replace them (ok, it may have to be the FK452's as the 451's are discontinued I believe).

Excellent all round

Bought these tires after reading a review in a BMW magazine as a cheap alternative to the more expensive top brands and have not been disappointed. Dry grip is great and I can't fault Wet grip either. I have done around 15000 miles over 5 years on these tires and all four tires have over 3.5mm left on them. I have not driven the car on any other tire so not sure on how they compare to the top brands. The only issue I have had is cracks appearing between the treads over the last year, but I was told by the MOT test technician that a few of the top brands are prone to this problem as well and that the tires are still safe to drive on.

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Mine are actually 452s as tested over 7K miles and highly recommended on this site as an excellent performing budget high performance tire with a good wear rate.

I have found that these tires, recently purchased and made by a japanese company, are subjectively as good as the Pirelli P6000s they replaced in all aspects. In addition, they are actually noticeably much smoother and quieter on the motorway - on my car at least - which is a most welcome improvement.

The fact they are currently ?28 cheaper per tire than the Pirellis at Black Circles makes them an easy choice for those with access to this information. Spend more if you wish, but if you do please make sure you are actually getting something better!

I've bought brand new tires about 10 000 km (~ 6250 miles)ago. These tires are very good for my crazy driving style (grip on the dry or wet road)and they do fit to my car (BMW 330xd - 4 wheel drive). It's already 10 000 km, but they do look like the brand new. Very good tires for the very reasonable price (price and quality). I've used Pirelli PZero before, but i did not get such good results (compare price and quality).

I have bought these to replace Michelin pilots that were three times the price! I can't tell any difference in performance from them - they even look the same as the michelins. Even with a V8 under the bonnet and two tons of load from a W140 S-Class, I cannot fault them and will be buying more next time around

Fantastic tires, had these front and rear and was very impressed with them considering they are supposed to be a buget performance tire, good all round, lots of grip in the twisty bits, shoulder profile is also kind to the wheel arches of those with lowered cars! would definately recomend these and happy to use them again!

These are a really good budget tire. They look like they're going to last 20k miles which is better than the stock bridgestone 040s and are much better in the wet.

Not quite as alive as the 040s but I'm not sure I've driven on a better tire for the price.

Can not praise the FALKEN GRB-451-MADE IN JAPAN! tires enough-some might call it
a budget tire think again!

Quiet-grainy feel grip-smooth a silk drive-fantastic wear rate in relation to
positive grip traction.Very safe for peace of mind excellent anti aqua plane and feels safe with 300bhp odd.

Top marks...5*****