Given
80%
while driving a
Citroën C3
(195/50 R16) on
mostly town
for 5,000
spirited miles
I bought these tires on special, thinking they were probably somewhat overkill for a humble Citroen C3 but it was a good deal so why not? The car is mostly driven by my partner, who is unlikely to break traction at the best of times but wanted something safe to replace the ageing Falken Ziex's that the car had when we bought it.
I tell you what though, these tires have absolutely transformed the car, to the extent that I now often drive it to work in preference to my Lancia Fulvia coupe. They've turned it from a mushy understeerer into a pointy, responsive and highly enjoyable little hot hatch. It doesn't do the usual squealing that you get with cheap Euro hatches - it just grips and goes round with real precision, even at ridiculous speeds. You can even feel the difference when they warm up a bit. They're amazingly sure-footed in the wet as well.
Bad points? Well somewhat predictably they're pretty noisy (though not overly so), and seem to be wearing quite quickly. But who cares when they perform so well?! I'd have no hesitation in recommending these tires to anyone.