Given
81%
while driving a
SEAT Leon FR Plus
(225/40 R18 W) on
a combination of roads
for 7,000
spirited miles
I had these tires for after the Bridgestone RE050A's that came with the car from new. When flooring it in second, I used to get tons of wheel judder and wheelspin with the RE050As so when I had these EfficientGrips put on the car, I was amazed at the traction. I could floor it and traction control wouldn't even cut in (on dry days).
I do agree that the tires have very soft sidewalls - I had to have both tires replaced at 7000 miles due to damage from pot holes in the road causing bubbles at the sides of the tire. The plus side of that is that the tires aren't very noisy (in my opinion) and the ride was a bit more comfortable from my stiff suspension!
Other than that, they are brilliant. Can't fault the grip in the dry at all, and in the wet they are reasonably good too. I have now got Pirelli P Zero Rosso tires on my driven wheels, and they are not quite as good grip-wise as these were (only had the Pirellis for a few hundred miles though).
Have to say I concur with the people who are amazed at the negative reviews... I don't get it! These tires were great... I definitely recommend them.