A bizarre Jekyll and Hyde tire, good value and pleasing in dry weather, deadly and unpredictable in wet. Former (retired) car journalist, I knew that Chinese tires had "improved" in the last few years so I wanted to try a full set on our second car. My mechanic said he had a lot of experience with Chinese brands and he picked this model WHICH I DID NOT RESEARCH BEFOREHAND, Big mistake. Back in the day, tire companies would invite onto the track to test their products. First few days I was very pleased, tire was comfortable, seemed to have solid handling and braking characteristcs, were basically doing their job. Then we had a good rain. Just turning the corner on a flat surface (which should not have taxed the tires or the contact patch at all) I felt all four tires momentarily break free on the turn (as if on ice) and then stabilize. Coming down a hill there was a red light. I stopped but the car did not. It travelled two full car lengths, like on ice. Anyone in front of me would have been hit hard. Last time I experienced that behavior was on a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible which weighed over two tons and ran on standard non-radial tires, just after a rain. This is one very dangerous tire in the rain.

I bought these 2 seasons ago as I was on a limited budget despite the reviews. In the dry they were good. I even did a couple of autocross events, and could feel how they were at the limit of grip. In the wet, they were horrible. I had to drive quite gently, and had to remind myself that these are a SUMMER TIRE and not an ALL SEASON TIRE. Naturally, they won't be that great in the wet.
However, it made me more aware of what the car was doing in various conditions. Now with some mileage on them, they seem to have gotten better in the wet - today was pouring rain, and I decided to push the car more than I did when the tires were new. They seem to grip better. Now, it's important to note that when the tires were new, my suspension was on it's way out. Now with new suspension components, and new-ish tires, everything seems better than before. Would I buy these again? Probably not, unless I absolutely needed new tires, and the budget was tight. One thing is certain with these tires: it makes you aware of how road conditions should affect your driving habits, and why so many idiots end up in the ditch when the weather turns nasty.

Bought a 2013 Honda Jazz from a main dealer in Durham, had 2 of these fitted to the rear and 2 Landsail 388's on the front. Pretty happy in the dry apart from a fair bit of road noise. First time it rained I ended up with the back end slipping out, I put it down to a greasy road or maybe a diesel spillage. Next time it happened I was on a large dual carriageway roundabout and I ended up in the wrong lane.

Read the reviews here and took the car back to the dealer (Vertu Honda) who were adamant that the tires were perfectly OK, a quick email to Honda UK asking why a main dealer would sell me a car with cheap dangerous tires fitted to it helped to change their mind. After a lot of arguing they replaced they with another pair of the Landsail 388's, not my first choice but better than what was on. The Landsails are not perfect by any means but at least I've stopped skating around in the wet.

A huge thank you to this site for providing such a good source of information :)

Bought these tires, admittedly on price alone, and initially thought that they were fine. I didn't actually choose these ones but the supplier had them brought in after my wheels had been removed on the hoist.
A little extra road noise but nothing to be concerned with. I drove them on dry roads for about a thousand kilometres and thought that reviews I had subsequently read were a little fierce.
I did notice however from early on that rapid acceleration cause a slight loss of traction, even on course bitumen.
One morning, after a rainy night and on a still damp road on the way to work [luckily in no hurry on a public holiday with no traffic around me] I negotiated a slight downhill left turn to find the back end sliding right out. Years of driving in all conditions was the only thing that got the car straight again and stopped an insurance claim.
Simply - NO

Bought it a month ago and just today had a chance to drive my 2017 civic to at least above 100km. NOT GOOD AT ALL it gave a shiver at around 70km then when you hit 99 to 105km the feeling is horrible. it is shiviring bad, Road noise is loid. I am very disapointed with it. DO NOT BUY THESE TYERS. My km odometer is only 1TKM had them for less than one month.
**** DO NOT BUY MAXTREX TIERS**** DANGEROUS****

It is good at first I even tried running on highway around 190kph after 2years it becomes very noisy and I suddenly have a side cut on the wall of the tire

Tried these tires, NEVER again... Car had a annoying trembly feel to it all the time, especially on very smooth hot mix, wet weather grip VERY unpredictable, tried to balance them several times, then found that were out of round,!! dealer would not take them back, OR refund, Had been buying TOYO Teo from him for ages, on my BMW,s and SAAB,s. Has lost me as a customer.

bought the car with these tires, lots of extra road noise, if there was a bump in the road it would sort of jump, come the cold weather and I felt a slight shudder through the steering wheel, never got to test the tires in wet weather. would never have them on my car again, very cheap and nasty. had them on my car for only 2000km's

I bought these frankly because I was broke and wanted to try a cheap tire for once. I had been running Bridgestone RE50's on my Holden Commodore VE SS (V8). Bridgestones are so damn expensive and generally wear down fairly quickly on my car so I bought these thinking oh yeh they'll last longer and should be OK. I was more worried about road noise, I had read reviews it wasn't very good in the wet but figured given my cars 50/50 weight distribution, longer wheel base and stability control/lsd etc they would be OK. I was wrong. Went around a corner coming out of a round about rainy day..... bang read end slipped out from under me. Normally I can predict it even feel it being a V8....... nope. Slid like it was on ice.

Dont buy them. I dont know what I'm going to do with them yet. I've only had them on the car 2 days and I already worry about it's stopping capability. I have bigger brakes, but that wont help if tires don't grip the road.

I'm used to Bridgestones, they just work. I never had to worry about grip even when they were completely BALD! My bridgestones were like slicks just before I changed them never had grip problems in the rain. But these with full tread couldn't hold a candle against completely bald RE50's.

Police shouldn't fine people based on tread levels, they should STOP manufacturers like this making tires that are just so damn dangerous!

These things should be banned ! The most dangerous tires i have ever used in the wet. Spins on standing start, lethal around roundabouts, have done 500Km and they are coming off ASAP, Never risk your life on these tires!

The worst tire I have ever had. Awful grip in the wet and dry. I never felt confident in corners or at any time in the wet. To top it off front tire developed a bulge after 10000km. Never again.

These tires were on the front of our ASX mitsubishi when we purchased it with only 7600km on the clock.
First time we got to drive it in the wet, it was appalling. Absolutely dangerous. even at low speed these things had no grip. Slight up hill start, no grip for traction. its not like we were driving it like a race car either. these tires should not be sold.. if they are cheap, there is a reason for it. , NEVER again will we have a car with this garbage on its wheels.