Audi A3 Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 (26) | 92% | 95% | 93% | 95% | 93% | 91% |
| Kumho Majesty 9 SOLUS TA 91 (3) | 90% | 90% | 93% | 93% | 0% | 93% |
| Michelin Alpin A4 (53) | 88% | 95% | 91% | 88% | 94% | 93% |
| General Altimax One (1) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 90% |
| Petlas Advente PT875 (1) | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 100% |
| Kleber Quadraxer 3 (15) | 91% | 88% | 86% | 76% | 92% | 91% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact 2 (18) | 89% | 92% | 86% | 83% | 79% | 98% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 (28) | 86% | 90% | 83% | 85% | 88% | 90% |
| Michelin Alpin 5 (24) | 85% | 93% | 84% | 78% | 91% | 90% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti (113) | 94% | 84% | 89% | 88% | 84% | 85% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Nokian WR D3 (42) | 91% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 87% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (128) | 95% | 91% | 88% | 88% | 74% | 84% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (407) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (90) | 91% | 87% | 81% | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (39) | 82% | 89% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 90% |
| Continental PremiumContact 7 (26) | 92% | 94% | 86% | 85% | 77% | 77% |
| Hankook Optimo 4S (32) | 86% | 86% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 88% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (303) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 (30) | 94% | 72% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 74% |
| Vredestein Hi Trac (11) | 91% | 89% | 80% | 74% | 83% | 77% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (181) | 88% | 86% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 86% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (322) | 91% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Westlake SA 57 (6) | 85% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 88% | 67% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) | 86% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 85% | 87% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (144) | 89% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (122) | 87% | 83% | 75% | 74% | 83% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (105) | 92% | 87% | 89% | 91% | 62% | 72% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) | 90% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) | 88% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Vredestein Hi Trac 2 (5) | 80% | 86% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (46) | 85% | 85% | 76% | 80% | 86% | 76% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (146) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (47) | 83% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 76% | 86% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 Ecopia (16) | 87% | 82% | 75% | 81% | 81% | 83% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Nokian WR D4 (71) | 81% | 82% | 79% | 79% | 67% | 83% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (166) | 85% | 81% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 (8) | 90% | 82% | 83% | 87% | 73% | 80% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Nexen CP672 (12) | 83% | 70% | 71% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Nexen Winguard Sport (21) | 82% | 79% | 78% | 65% | 85% | 81% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (132) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Toyo Observe G3 Ice (4) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 87% | 60% |
| Apollo Alnac 4G All Season (5) | 80% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 84% | 70% |
| Bridgestone A001 (47) | 91% | 92% | 89% | 80% | 84% | 83% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Cordiant Polar SL (1) | 60% | 30% | 60% | 90% | 70% | 70% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (199) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 67% | 72% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Yokohama C Drive2 (31) | 79% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 71% | 81% |
| Winda WH16 (17) | 79% | 75% | 66% | 53% | 84% | 81% |
| Rotalla RU01 S Pace (25) | 83% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 78% |
| Continental PremiumContact (15) | 83% | 68% | 72% | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (216) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Avon ZV7 (136) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 72% | 58% | 78% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime K105 (20) | 78% | 63% | 74% | 64% | 66% | 77% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) | 85% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 64% | 64% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (75) | 82% | 85% | 76% | 73% | 55% | 71% |
| Evergreen Winter EW66 (7) | 66% | 63% | 70% | 67% | 63% | 69% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) | 80% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 72% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (141) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 71% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) | 79% | 58% | 74% | 70% | 65% | 57% |
| Landsail LS288 (36) | 74% | 60% | 65% | 61% | 68% | 70% |
| Landsail LS388 AS (51) | 76% | 67% | 70% | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| Landsail LS988 (37) | 76% | 52% | 59% | 54% | 72% | 66% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P 7 Ecoimpact (11) | 65% | 62% | 66% | 59% | 72% | 57% |
| GT Radial Champiro UHP1 (15) | 74% | 68% | 61% | 64% | 48% | 62% |
| Davanti DX390 (25) | 68% | 58% | 59% | 60% | 65% | 63% |
| Sunny SN3630 (8) | 64% | 40% | 50% | 45% | 79% | 69% |
| Zeetex HP102 (11) | 56% | 47% | 56% | 47% | 57% | 48% |
| Kormoran Gamma B2 (18) | 58% | 33% | 46% | 41% | 48% | 56% |
| Event WL905 (129) | 59% | 30% | 41% | 39% | 60% | 49% |
| BCT S800 (86) | 51% | 29% | 38% | 37% | 60% | 32% |
| Rockstone Radial F105 (25) | 38% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 54% | 36% |
Audi A3 Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 given 94% (225-40-18-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 6000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 6000 spirited miles
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 is a wonderful tire, the best all season I've ever had.
I can finally floor my Audi A3 (215hp) and there's no tire slip in the dry (Vredestein Quatrac Pro had some slip, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 had lots of spin). Accelerating in wet conditions also kicks in the traction control for maybe 1/3rd of the pull (Vredestein Quatrac Pro was slightly worse, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 spun ridiculously).
What surprised me with this tire is the feedback when cornering, feedback is insanely accurate feels like a summer tire and you gradually feel every degree of change through the steering and the input you give to correct the line, this applies not only for dry but all driving conditions. Vredestein Quatrac Pro had some delay when steering at high speeds and the steering felt much heavier, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 understeered dangerously in the wet and felt soft like a winter tire in summer.
As for wear, I wore down 1/32 after 7.000km, considering new was 9/32 so I have 7/32 until 2/32, the tire should last 49.000km overall which is okay. Vredestein Quatrac Pro lasted me 85.000km but the tread was very hard towards the end, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 lasted 35.000km because it started losing random chunks of rubber and had cracks like it was melting even though I didn't use them on the track lol.
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 is soft and comfortable, dampens lots of cracks in the asphalt and they're quiet but due to the super aggressive tread design some small vibrations can be felt through the steering when going around 200-250km/h. Vredestein Quatrac Pro were much louder at 100km/h and above and passed some vibrations over cracks in the asphalt, pebbles and other irregularities. Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 were quiet.
I tested little slushy snow so and lots of mud (unpaved muddy/rocky roads, soft grass picknicking in woods, off-road in quarries) and these are the best roads tires I've ever tested on mud, they don't slip and catch very well all debris between the treads which help traction. You will get lots of water and mud splashing, pebbles and at one point I got twigs launching upwards lmao.
I can finally floor my Audi A3 (215hp) and there's no tire slip in the dry (Vredestein Quatrac Pro had some slip, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 had lots of spin). Accelerating in wet conditions also kicks in the traction control for maybe 1/3rd of the pull (Vredestein Quatrac Pro was slightly worse, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 spun ridiculously).
What surprised me with this tire is the feedback when cornering, feedback is insanely accurate feels like a summer tire and you gradually feel every degree of change through the steering and the input you give to correct the line, this applies not only for dry but all driving conditions. Vredestein Quatrac Pro had some delay when steering at high speeds and the steering felt much heavier, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 understeered dangerously in the wet and felt soft like a winter tire in summer.
As for wear, I wore down 1/32 after 7.000km, considering new was 9/32 so I have 7/32 until 2/32, the tire should last 49.000km overall which is okay. Vredestein Quatrac Pro lasted me 85.000km but the tread was very hard towards the end, Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 lasted 35.000km because it started losing random chunks of rubber and had cracks like it was melting even though I didn't use them on the track lol.
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 is soft and comfortable, dampens lots of cracks in the asphalt and they're quiet but due to the super aggressive tread design some small vibrations can be felt through the steering when going around 200-250km/h. Vredestein Quatrac Pro were much louder at 100km/h and above and passed some vibrations over cracks in the asphalt, pebbles and other irregularities. Goodyear Vector4 Seasons gen 2 were quiet.
I tested little slushy snow so and lots of mud (unpaved muddy/rocky roads, soft grass picknicking in woods, off-road in quarries) and these are the best roads tires I've ever tested on mud, they don't slip and catch very well all debris between the treads which help traction. You will get lots of water and mud splashing, pebbles and at one point I got twigs launching upwards lmao.
Writing about the Avon ZV7 given 80% (225-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
Just replace Bridgestone tires with Avon ZV7 225/45/18 to my Audi A3 Saloon 2021, Ride, noise, comfort are all fine, feedback is OK but not as good as Bridgestone. better grip in the dry, however acceptable grip in wet conditions, price was good against its competitors, car feels planted when cornering.
Writing about the Kumho Majesty 9 SOLUS TA 91 given 94% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 miles
So far so good, on just three weeks on the tires, which replaced the OEM Continentals on an Audi A3.
Definitely quieter than the Contis and a tad more compliant than the Contis. Very linear, light steering, very direct and high dry grip. No wet driving yet, hence the 'n/a' on that rating
Definitely quieter than the Contis and a tad more compliant than the Contis. Very linear, light steering, very direct and high dry grip. No wet driving yet, hence the 'n/a' on that rating
Writing about the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 given 95% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 spirited miles
First time i have placed anything other than premium summer sport tires on this car, and i can tell immediately that they are more comfort orientated. There's a more noticeable delay to respond to sharper steering input, but i have no doubt in the tire's ability to grip after the tire wall slack is taken up.
Car is more comfortable and i think a little less noisy with these tires fitted. Appears to handle better than summer sport tires on gravel tracks with less slip perceived on inclines.
Doesn't seem to be well advertised but i'm impressed with the rim protectors as well, which are generous and should afford the rims a least a chance
Car is more comfortable and i think a little less noisy with these tires fitted. Appears to handle better than summer sport tires on gravel tracks with less slip perceived on inclines.
Doesn't seem to be well advertised but i'm impressed with the rim protectors as well, which are generous and should afford the rims a least a chance
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 given 79% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 40000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 40000 spirited miles
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Writing about the Continental PremiumContact 7 given 86% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
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Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza Sport given 90% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
I tried Uhp-Max performance tires from all the premium brands. Michelin's strong point is durability and comfort, Dunlop and Goodyear good balance, Continental's driving on wet surfaces. The strong point of these Bridgestones is certainly the grip, stability and driving precision on dry surfaces. On dry surfaces they instil record-breaking safety. The steering is pleasantly direct and requires no corrections.
When it comes to road holding, they never seem to give up.
Even in the wet they are very good, but let's face it, the wet is a condition where few drivers push hard, and today many silica compounds from many tire brands prove to be amply sufficient for almost everyone.
Obviously if you are looking for comfort, silence and low fuel consumption, you can find them in excellent touring tires from many brands,
but we're talking about performance here, so I have nothing else to add.
When it comes to road holding, they never seem to give up.
Even in the wet they are very good, but let's face it, the wet is a condition where few drivers push hard, and today many silica compounds from many tire brands prove to be amply sufficient for almost everyone.
Obviously if you are looking for comfort, silence and low fuel consumption, you can find them in excellent touring tires from many brands,
but we're talking about performance here, so I have nothing else to add.
Writing about the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 given 88% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 50 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 50 spirited miles
Compared to my previous premium summer tires, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is incredibly quiet and has fantastic grip. I am driving a plug-in hybrid Audi A3, and it became basically silent in fully electric mode. I always had wheelspin when I accelerated a little harder, because of the instant torque of the electric motor. What fascinates me is that this happened with both Bridgestone and Vredestein summer tires in warm, dry weather conditions. This is no longer the case with the ASC2. The rolling resistance also feels much better, the car coasts so effortlessly. Power consumption however is about the same as before. I didn’t get a chance to test the tires in winter conditions yet, however they seem to handle well in heavy rain. I would definitely recommend.
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 given 80% (225-40-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
Superb tire for the summer. Compared to the 3rd generation, it already has full grip at +15°C outside.
Unfortunately I'm a bit disappointed in wet conditions, it doesn't come near all weather or all season tires. Tires easily spin (150hp/250nm, not even much) and the car slips easier.
For spring and summer, they're amazing. Good price, low road noise, good comfort.
Unfortunately I'm a bit disappointed in wet conditions, it doesn't come near all weather or all season tires. Tires easily spin (150hp/250nm, not even much) and the car slips easier.
For spring and summer, they're amazing. Good price, low road noise, good comfort.
Writing about the Kleber Quadraxer 3 given 98% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 average miles
Very quiet and comfortable tire with superb grip on snow
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 given 99% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
Soft tire with good grip. The ABS doesn't even kick in, it does its job very well.
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 given 77% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 23000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 23000 spirited miles
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