Given
46%
while driving a
Alfa Romeo 159
(225/45 R17) on
a combination of roads
for 5,000
spirited miles
I am on my third set of 4 tires and these tires, for a very good price, are ok but you can do so much better for an extra few pounds. Dry handling is ok abait the tire walls are soft, wet handling when worn in is acceptable although braking distances are extended. The Hi Fly's will wear quickly depending on your car and driving style, when worn in the wet these are dangerous, at 70 mph on a wet motorway the rear aqua planed and very nearly lost control, when new this is not an issue. I am not purchasing these again this time.
On my old Golf GTI's, Sciroccos, and Alfas I used to use Falken as the best mid priced brand, Falken are no longer a mid but premium brand and for FK510 we are looking at £450 fitted, after speaking with Micheldever Tires ( UK distributer of many brands inc Falken) they advised Kuhmo 71 would be a good choice but I didn't like them.
So after many years of using performance tires this is my list of good performing tires at
a decent price, most expensive first (225/50/17y xl).
1. Nokian Z line (Now Nokian Powerproof) £100/£105 fitted.
2. Falken FK453 (now would be FK510, the ZE914 wasn't bad either.
2. Fulda Sport Control. £100/£105 fitted
4. Debica Presto UHP 2 (Goodyear) £85 fitted.
4. Sava Intensa UHP (Goodyear, so little between the two). £85 fitted
4. Roadstone Eurovis 04 (Roadstone made by Nexan. Really good for the money and would buy again).
What have I just ordered for my car, Debica Presto UHP 2.