Given
76%
while driving a
Audi A3 2.0T quattro
(225/40 R18 W)
on
a combination of roads
for 4,000
spirited miles
We have these on the family Audi A3 quattro (250bhp) and we run all seasons to save changing over. We had a big bill, so went for some cheaper tires, I looked carefully at the reviews, and could find no bad ones... we have had a mostly wet winter here in the UK this time round (so far!) and in the rain and floods, this tire is outstanding. It simply grips, little to no aquaplaning, and gives total confidence in the wet. In the dry it is good, haven't run it in any temps above about 10C yet, so remains to see what a hot summer day will do to it, but so far its good. Been out on a very icy day in it (ice rain) , and driven on actual ice... was very little grip, but unless you have Nordic winters or studs, you wont have any! they were very predictable, and I actually had some fun in the Quattro! had very little snow, but driven through several inches of hail settled on the road, and they were VERY impressive, again very predictable too.. to sum up, very good for the average British winter! if they hold up well in the summer too , I will be very happy. a fraction of the cost of the cross climate I was looking at , and the bridgestone equivalent. I did want to try the Maxxis AP 3 (the new one, looks like the cross climate and has done well in tests) but couldn't get them. I have found maxxis to be great mid range tires before. To be honest i really would recommend the 4 seasons for those on a budget, they have performed MUCH better than expected, and are rain masters!
