Given
83%
while driving a
Volvo V70 R AWD
(235/40 R18) on
a combination of roads
for 4,000
spirited miles
The grip and precision of this tire is excellent in all conditions, dry and wet. The road feedback is very good and makes this tire easy to drive close to the limit on normal roads, providing good information. Around the on-centre the response is tight and precise. The weight of the steering correlates very well with the lateral response and the effort build-up is nice and smooth.
I find it very progressive when driving over the limit, which is surprising given the amount of mechanical grip available.
Comfort is also suprisingly good, with low impact noise (numb noise) and well controlled wheel shake and vibrations.
Wear is the only negative aspect of this tire, as right now with 6000km the fronts are well past mid-life and their performance on straight ahead is much worse, with a larger response deadband and less progressive lateral response generation.
Would recommend because of the performance, but idk if I'd buy again knowing they'll probably last 10kkm or so. Maybe wear on a lighter car would be better.