Alfa Romeo 145 T Spark Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Nokian Z (7) 90% 80% 79% 83% 87% 80%
Infinity Ecosis (10) 80% 74% 73% 67% 73% 79%
Cooper Zeon CS6 (33) 83% 74% 69% 74% 85% 72%
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) 92% 59% 80% 80% 69% 71%
Austone CSR 168 A (2) 80% 70% 70% 70% 75% 75%
Austone CSR 66 (2) 70% 60% 60% 60% 70% 60%

Alfa Romeo 145 T Spark Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Infinity Ecosis given 84% (185-55-15-)
Driving on mostly town for 22000 average miles
After 6 years and 35.000 km on the road the conclusion is that this is, maybe, the best tire I've ever bought for my car. For sure there are better tires out there in the market, we all agree to that. But INFINITY turns out to be a very strong and valuable player.
The grip and brake on the wet are surprisingly little better than on dry terrain and even near the limit I was always confident that I have control without to worry about unpleasant surprises.
Now days, as expected, the driving is dangerous, the tires are dry and not efficient anymore. But still have a lot of material on the tread, wear is something that never bothered me. For example, in comparison with Nexen N blue hd plus, wear was something a had to have in mind because pieces were falling off the tread. With Infinity never had to worry about wear. Unfortunately, for some reason, the brand is no more distributed in my country and that sucks. I'm about to try TOYO PROXES COMFORT as replacement.
tire reviewed on 2024-03-08 04:01:36
Writing about the Cooper Zeon CS6 given 84% (205-50-15-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
I chose these over the usual budget tires and so far I've been very impressed.

Dry grip is impressive and predictable. They are very sure-footed through standing water and in wet or greasy conditions. They make a passable winter tire.

Feedback is a little slow... though a lower profile might offer more feel... but the Coopers are progressive and stable. They never spring any nasty suprises.

The tires are comfortable and provide a smooth and quiet ride. In cold weather they do get noticeably firmer.

Tire wear may vary with the season. I imagine tire wear may increase when it's hot out there .. but seems reasonable so far.
tire reviewed on 2012-11-08 02:38:25
Writing about the Austone CSR 168 A given 73% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 1000 spirited miles
Have a pair on front of my Alfa 145 1.8 tspark, which were fitted when bought car. Have to admit been pleasantly surprised, as they give good dry and very acceptable wet grip with good feedback and so had no moments, even though i push car somewhat at times in wet and dry!! Can't comment on life as not done enough miles but seem ok so far, therefore recommended as a good budget tire!
tire reviewed on 2012-05-08 14:09:30
Writing about the Austone CSR 66 given 73% (195-55-15-V)
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 spirited miles
For the money, not bad at all. Were fitted when bought car but been through some serious rain downpours pressing on and never felt there were any grip issues. Compare very favourably with more expensive makes i've tried and therefore can be recommended. Not sure of wear rate, as not done loads of miles yet but looking good so far! Also seem quite quiet so far for low pro tire.
tire reviewed on 2012-04-13 07:12:33
Writing about the Nokian Z given 89% (215-40-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
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tire reviewed on 2012-02-04 03:10:56
Writing about the Yokohama Parada Spec 2 given 86% (205-40-17-V)
Driving on mostly country roads for 10 average miles
Parada is an excellent tire.. Dry grip is pretty phenominal, ride is pretty good and the road noise is pretty subdued. Love how it looks compared to the directional designed by robot stuff... :)

I imagine that used hard and in anger the wear rate would rise since even on a UK hot-day motorway run you can see the tread getting sticky-hot.. but mine seem to be lasting well.

I don't agree with the comments about wet grip... but maybe my car just has good balance. I was surprised by how good the wet grip actually is, especially when you look at the tread pattern.. but you do have to understand that this is a summer tire and so it needs to be warmed up before you can sling it around in the wet.

It's very progressive though so you can work out when you can lean on it and when you should dial in a bit more opposite lock.. :D

Good tire, good price and I would have another set.. :
tire reviewed on 2012-01-04 03:00:40
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