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Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8

Silverstone Tires High Performance Summer

The Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8 is a High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.2
Tire Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
71%
Wet Grip
70%
Road Feedback
69%
Handling
66%
Wear
68%
Comfort
63%
Buy again
55%
8 Reviews
66% Average
121,022 miles driven
Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8

Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8

Summer Economy
BETA
6.2 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 0
Publications: 0
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 8
Avg Rating: 65.9%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.11
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
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Top 3 Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8 Reviews

Given 70% while driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI (230/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 12,000 spirited miles
Wet grip more impress than dry grip, heavy tire noise after 50% wear. Overall good but not the best budget sport tire.
Helpful 565
April 21, 2014
Given 39% while driving a Renault Megane (205/50 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
fitted on the car on 4 corners when i bought it. they were a little less than half worn
i don't drive that fast (you can't anyway with this car) but i don't like to slow down for corners. i wen't to track once with them (nogaro, france)

compound is hard so they wear slowly but are noisy and crashy
dry grip is ok for a low power car but they are difficult to heat (don't buy them in a cold/rainy country)
wet grip is low and they let go without warning and take a long time to grip again which is frightening even a low speed. i never tried to reach the motorway speed limit (130KM/H) in standing water because of fear of aquaplaning

as they wore too slowly even after one trackday i ditched them before they reached the limit and replaced them by michelin ps3
and it is such an improvement
noise and comfort are noticably better with ps3
the car does not understear anymore on the dry and are very progressive on the wet
braking even in the wet is impressive
made 200 km of motorway at 135 km/h gps speed with governor under heavy rain with great confidence
i was surprised my fuel consumption even went down about 0.5 L from 10 to 9.5l/100km and wear is good so far (30-35000 km estimated)

sure michelin ps3 are around 2,5 more pricey but i value my life and peace of mind
you get what you pay for ...

Helpful 446
May 28, 2016
Given 64% while driving a Nissan almera 1.5 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 16,000 average miles
Good budget tires, little noise on motorway but very good grip on wet, I have for last 30k , realy recomended (195/55/16)
Helpful 427
July 10, 2016

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Latest Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8 Reviews

Given 66% while driving a Ford Mondeo (205/55 R16 W) on mostly country roads for 30,000 spirited miles
Were on the back. Grip wet/dry fine but very noisy especially when worn.
Helpful 475
November 27, 2014
Given 80% while driving a Fiat Marea Weekend JTD 105 (195/55 R15 V) on a combination of roads for 22 average miles
35.000 kms, fast driving, good dry and wet grip, low noise.
Helpful 449
July 26, 2013
Given 63% while driving a Honda Honda Civic Hatchback (215/40 R17) on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
Affordable tire, average on dry and don't expect great performance with low price tires. Noisy but still bearable.
Helpful 353
February 15, 2011
Given 73% while driving a Honda Honda Civic JDM (FD2 Type R) (225/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
I've been using this Evol8 tires into my Civic Type R (FD2) for street use. The grip is good during during dry condition and super good during wet condition (straight line). All i can say this tires suits me for my light spirited drive and value for money as well. If you have budget issue for street use(perfomance tires), would recommend you Evol8. Clocked about 10000KM and the grip still intact. Surrounding temperature, average 27 C.
Helpful 407
January 22, 2011
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