Infinity INF 05 Reviews - Page 3

Given 29% while driving a Volvo V40 Estate (205/45 R16 W) on mostly motorways for 9,000 average miles
Car had these on when I bought it. Volvo V40 T4 (200 bhp) 1998.

Very high noise on motorway most of the time. Poor cornering control in the dry and even worse in the wet. Aquaplane easily. In rain almost entirely lose feeling of feedback.

Worst aspect: Despite being less than 3 tears old, and only 9000 miles normal driving, all four tires are cracking up! The tread is literally disintegrating in the spaces between the blocks. I have never seen this on tires before, under 10 years old! The front tires are only 1 mm above the wear limit indicators, despite little spirited driving. The new fronts were 3 months old according to the receipt. Rears have lots of tread but cracking up too!

Either these are a grossly inferior rubber mix, or the Chinese factory has serious quality control issues("Made in PRC" in tiny print: Peoples Republic of Crapola). Any European tire would be better, from Fulda upwards.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on April 7, 2014
Given 41% while driving a Mazda MX5 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 8,000 average miles
very dangerous in the wet.

Hardly touch the throttle and the car slides sideways
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on January 15, 2014
Given 89% while driving a Ford Falcon Futura (225/50 R16) on mostly town for 5,000 average miles
I read the reviews and thought I had made a serious mistake but happily I was wrong. On New Zealand roads, course chip, smooth bitumen or concrete, wet or dry they are as good if not better as any of the well known brands. Fitted to a '98 Ford Falcon station wagon 4.0 litre,(rear wheel drive, live axle), a car with very basic leaf spring rear suspension and a ton of torque, they have performed admirably.

They will lose grip in the wet under heavy acceleration but nothing major and few if any tires don't lose it at some point anyway. They are quiet,the car handles as good as it ever did with possibly a bit more stability and so far the wear is completely acceptable although I had an alignment done at the time. Honestly recommended and very good value for money.
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on January 11, 2014
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Given 20% while driving a Volkswagen Passat 2.0 140 TDI Sport Estate (235/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
Fitted these tires to 08 passat TDI sport estate which is used a lot for towing and am now removing them even though they look like new . I would say these tires are dangerous in the wet spin as soon as you try to apply any throttle under steer in even gentle corners.
Have used other budget tires before with no issues but avoid these if you value your safety
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on December 16, 2013
Given 36% while driving a Mercedes Benz SLK 350 (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 1,000 average miles
Came on the rear axle of a recently purchased SLK350. On a damp road they break traction with every dab of the throttle and the only way I can describe them is dangerous. They appear new but will be swapped out next week. As mentioned in the fast ford owner's review it feels like the ESP is permanently on and all that's between me and some very big slides.
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on December 11, 2013
Given 88% while driving a BMW 330ci (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 20,000 average miles
Use these on my BMW (front) with some hancook ventus v12(rear)

Really good for a budget tire :)
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on December 10, 2013
Given 11% while driving a Ford Focus ST MP260 (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 3,000 easy going miles
1 word - terrifying. Not great in the dry, but in the wet i have never been so scared driving. My esp light is like a flashing Christmas tree light, and is the only thing that kept me on the road. On a road i know very well and have driven many times, i had to crawl. Any touch on the throttle, even in 6th gear mid corner it pushed wide across the white line until the esp cut in.

The tires are also wearing on the shoulders quite badly, not underinflated or anything, just really odd wear. I cannot emphasize how terrible these are, avoid at all costs. These will be replaced as soon as i can afford.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on November 23, 2013
Given 80% while driving a Volvo s60 D5 (163) (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 12,000 spirited miles
WELL, surprised at the comments,(i am a heavy driver by the way), I have driven at least 12,000 miles on these tires, 4 fitted new on my 2002 Volvo s60 d5 fwd , heavy car 1.5t front wheel drive , in the dry they offer the grip all good brands would,hardly any wear after 12k, all 4 fitted £200,in the wet the tires do show there true colors,but they offer grip and stability even in the wet weather,sometimes slight wheel spin from the lights depends on the type of tarmac used,i drove 450 miles last week in the heavy downpours and loacalized flooding,no real drama's ,good stability plenty of ground water lift created by the grooves, only had 1 moment,but it still held well and didn't take me out of my comfort zone (40 mph round a unexpected rounabout, long story), would buy again
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on October 26, 2013
Given 49% while driving a Rover 75 (195/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 15,000 average miles
These were on my Rover 75 CDTi when purchased from the former owner. The tire were almost 7mm and I covered 15k+ before a change was required. I have seen the effect of economy tire before so I was a little wary. The car was/is for motorway travel and my start point was March 2013.

The motorway stuff was ok wet and dry however I did cover some back roads with some twists on hills. I had noticed the ABS being used but this was on tight down hills with some braking. I have now put 225/45 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance and the ABS issue has ceased.
No shocks but well short of the Goodyears.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on October 25, 2013
Given 36% while driving a Mercedes Benz slk320 (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 1,000 easy going miles
Only rated the wear as 10 because they would be a lot safer if they only lasted a day.
These were on my wifes Mercedes slk 320 when I bought it. She has been driving around in it for 6 months and has complained a couple of times that it doesn't feel right. She is a very cautions driver so there is no girl racer going on here.
Up till this weekend I had only driven it in the dry, ok the tires aren't good in the dry but they are not bad enough to throw away nearly new tires so just assumed she wasn't used to the car.
Drove it in the wet this weekend and it scared the life out of me. corners that my Mondeo will take 20mph faster had me grabbing armfulls of opposite lock, the braking is abysmal and they even aquaplaned despite having virtually full tread depth and the water not being deep.
These are being changed tomorrow at a cost of £460 to decent tires, even though the tread is as new, wife only does 2000 mile a year. Says just about all you need to know about them.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on October 13, 2013
Given 66% while driving a Peugeot 308 SW 2.0 HDI Sport (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 7,000 average miles
Pretty good budget tire, inherited these with the second hand car, in the 7k miles we did the only issue we had was that the tires are very noisy on motorways and dual carrageways (in this size on this car)
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on September 3, 2013
Given 89% while driving a Volvo C70 D5 LUX (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 12,000 average miles
I have had these tires (all round) for two years and roughly 12K miles split 50/50 between motorway and city driving. The treads are still very deep and the side walls are not showing any signs of excessive weathering or crazing.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on August 30, 2013