Given
95%
while driving a
Vauxhall
(205/60 R16 H) on
a combination of roads
for 20,000
spirited miles
Bought these tires for the front of the car as a replacement for Goodyear Efficientgrip which the previous owner had fitted. Did a fair bit of sourcing before buying these tires and was highly impressed after purchasing.
For a summer touring tire these are superb in the dry and very impressive in the wet. For fast aggressive driving, these are adequate for wet or dry conditions, but maintain comfort when driving long distance. For anyone who is after a tire solely for sporty driving, there are other tires which will offer more in terms of feedback and preciseness, however for an all round tire these are excellent. In terms of progressiveness, when the limit of grip was exceeded, it was fairly gradual and easy to correct. In terms of wear, I have now reached just over 2.4mm after 20000miles with a fair amount of sporty aggressive driving on country roads, as well as long distance journeys on a daily basis. The Astra is fairly front heavy so these tires worked well and inspired confidence by completely reducing any understeer through corners or locking up under heavy breaking in wet conditions.
As for disadvantages, although these tires have lasted 20000miles, the grip seemed to drop noticeably after around 10000miles. When compared to the Continental Premium Contact 2s I had on my previous car, which maintained the grip until the tires were worn out, this was a unexpected drawback.
Overall a great all round tire for summer touring, which is comfortable for long distance driving, while being equally as impressive when driven aggressively on windy country roads in dry or wet conditions. However the grip will not last the entire life of the tire, as I found during the last 8000 to 10000miles in which the tire noticeably lost grip before the tread had even become close to the legal limit. Although I have fitted different tires to my car, I would recommend this tire and would consider purchasing these again in the future.