Ford Focus Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laufenn I Fit Plus (1) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 (25) | 85% | 90% | 80% | 85% | 86% | 91% |
| Fulda Kristall Montero 3 (29) | 86% | 88% | 84% | 81% | 89% | 89% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 (12) | 84% | 91% | 86% | 85% | 88% | 83% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (125) | 95% | 91% | 88% | 88% | 74% | 85% |
| Apollo Acelere Winter (4) | 85% | 88% | 83% | 83% | 90% | 85% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (407) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Marshal MU12 (7) | 91% | 85% | 87% | 90% | 83% | 79% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (90) | 91% | 87% | 81% | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (72) | 91% | 88% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 88% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 3 (34) | 84% | 91% | 82% | 76% | 83% | 86% |
| Michelin X Ice North 4 (9) | 76% | 71% | 76% | 79% | 88% | 83% |
| Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) | 89% | 93% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| Kleber Krisalp HP3 (34) | 85% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 88% |
| Kumho IZen KW23 (10) | 83% | 83% | 78% | 76% | 86% | 85% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO (2) | 85% | 90% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 95% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 (56) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (302) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Michelin Defender (4) | 88% | 75% | 85% | 88% | 80% | 85% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (113) | 87% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 87% | 86% |
| Nokian WRG2 (72) | 85% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 85% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 3 (60) | 85% | 91% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Sumitomo HTR Z5 (5) | 90% | 80% | 93% | 90% | 60% | 78% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (322) | 91% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Hankook Winter I cept RS3 (15) | 88% | 88% | 79% | 85% | 80% | 70% |
| Pirelli P6 Fourseasons (5) | 84% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 86% | 78% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (115) | 90% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (118) | 89% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) | 88% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Toyo SNOWPROX S 942 (5) | 80% | 82% | 76% | 74% | 86% | 90% |
| Landsail Winter Lander (3) | 77% | 77% | 70% | 77% | 80% | 73% |
| Sava Eskimo HP2 (28) | 83% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 81% | 78% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (145) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 79% | 84% | 88% |
| Nokian WetProof (21) | 88% | 92% | 76% | 84% | 65% | 81% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (80) | 87% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 74% | 77% |
| Kleber Quadraxer 2 (14) | 82% | 75% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 87% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Vredestein Quatrac 3 (48) | 81% | 86% | 78% | 75% | 76% | 76% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (165) | 85% | 81% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Federal Evoluzion ST 1 (28) | 85% | 70% | 72% | 81% | 77% | 84% |
| Firestone Multihawk (16) | 86% | 76% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 71% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (69) | 86% | 82% | 80% | 80% | 74% | 74% |
| General Altimax Comfort (7) | 85% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 85% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (183) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 76% | 62% | 83% |
| Nexen N Blue ECO (34) | 83% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 69% | 74% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (199) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) | 86% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 87% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Toyo TEO plus (16) | 80% | 65% | 69% | 73% | 80% | 85% |
| Vredestein Ultrac SUV Sessanta (3) | 87% | 77% | 87% | 83% | 45% | 90% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Zeetex HP1000 (12) | 79% | 71% | 76% | 65% | 79% | 75% |
| Continental ExtremeContact DW (6) | 92% | 90% | 67% | 58% | 68% | 83% |
| Prestivo PV S1 (11) | 78% | 72% | 75% | 78% | 77% | 70% |
| Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport (1) | 80% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| Yokohama ADVAN A460 (20) | 84% | 74% | 77% | 74% | 81% | 65% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT721 (4) | 87% | 80% | 83% | 73% | 67% | 70% |
| Davanti DX640 (94) | 79% | 71% | 75% | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Continental PremiumContact (15) | 83% | 68% | 72% | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Kleber Dynaxer HP 3 (11) | 78% | 64% | 70% | 75% | 79% | 69% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Petlas Snow Master W651 (27) | 77% | 66% | 64% | 69% | 86% | 71% |
| Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (19) | 77% | 77% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 76% |
| Maxxis Mecotra ME3 (9) | 86% | 71% | 68% | 81% | 63% | 65% |
| Altenzo Comforter (87) | 78% | 59% | 69% | 62% | 75% | 79% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime K105 (20) | 78% | 63% | 74% | 64% | 66% | 77% |
| Pirelli P 7 (85) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (89) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 74% | 68% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Jinyu YU63 (53) | 77% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 71% |
| Tigar Sigura (10) | 77% | 73% | 72% | 64% | 61% | 67% |
| Starmaxx Ultra Sport ST730 (5) | 84% | 72% | 72% | 68% | 63% | 50% |
| Pirelli P Zero (161) | 84% | 68% | 75% | 72% | 58% | 64% |
| GT Radial IcePro 3 (1) | 90% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 90% |
| Nexen N1000 (19) | 78% | 66% | 66% | 66% | 67% | 63% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (141) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 71% | 71% |
| Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (36) | 81% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 70% | 64% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE50 (36) | 74% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 60% | 68% |
| Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) | 81% | 66% | 70% | 68% | 59% | 62% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Michelin Primacy MXM4 (7) | 76% | 70% | 72% | 66% | 77% | 64% |
| Aptany RA301 (20) | 73% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 50% | 66% |
| Semperit Speed Life (10) | 69% | 61% | 67% | 59% | 52% | 66% |
| GT Radial Champiro UHP1 (15) | 74% | 68% | 61% | 64% | 48% | 62% |
| Davanti DX390 (25) | 68% | 58% | 59% | 60% | 65% | 63% |
| GT Radial Champiro VP1 (5) | 78% | 56% | 66% | 66% | 55% | 56% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (112) | 74% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 54% | 69% |
| Zeta Ztr20 (3) | 63% | 43% | 75% | 50% | 70% | 67% |
| Primewell PZ900 (59) | 72% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| Autogrip P308 (26) | 66% | 52% | 56% | 50% | 60% | 61% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Durun A One (23) | 71% | 51% | 62% | 51% | 51% | 54% |
| Marangoni Verso (38) | 69% | 48% | 55% | 47% | 49% | 54% |
| RoadX RXMOTION U11 (32) | 62% | 37% | 46% | 41% | 74% | 53% |
| Maxtrek INGENS A1 (35) | 59% | 32% | 52% | 45% | 62% | 57% |
| Point S Summerstar 2 (9) | 53% | 41% | 43% | 51% | 62% | 56% |
| Sunew YS618 (58) | 60% | 35% | 46% | 44% | 52% | 48% |
| Event WL905 (129) | 59% | 30% | 41% | 39% | 60% | 49% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Mohawk M112 (28) | 59% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 53% | 46% |
| Linglong L688 (29) | 43% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 53% | 37% |
Ford Focus Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Aptany RA301 given 30% (225-50-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 average miles
Had one fitted on my front left & it’s terrible. Hardly any grip when making sharp turns in the wet the car actually moves across instead of turning. Only reason I got it was because I had puncture with my davanti and the 247 call out company only had these ones to replace mine.
Writing about the Hankook Winter I cept RS3 given 0% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3500 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3500 easy going miles
I used continental ts850 for 11 winters since they were new. I replaced them due to age although they still had some 6,5mm left, no dry rot or something like that and worked decently. Hankook Winter I cept RS3 were again bought new in 2023 and were manufactured several months ago. Compared to ts850 the car now feels stiffer on the road, ts850 gave sensibly softer feeling like I was driving on some soft rubber surface, not aphalt. RS3 being stiffer, rolls a bit better. Grip wise, I can feel in sharp cornering on asphalt RS3 gives sensibly more grip than ts850 at its last 3 years. Snow, wet works well, but my driving style is conservative, I can't say much about their limits. They start getting much noisier over some 93 km/h, but I rarely go above 90, so I don't care, but ts850 did not have this problem. To me they feel like good tires.
Writing about the Point S Summerstar 2 given 30% (235-45-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
Absolute trash, wouldn't tie a boat up against them, even Nankang tires are better. Very low traction in the dry, strangely marginally better in the wet, and they are noisy, making a whining noise on my car that made me think a wheel bearing was on its way out. Bought a temporary/cheap set of the same wheels with Pirelli P-Zero Nero, with 5mm tread. Put them on, 100 times better.....still not up to Michelin PS4/5 grip levels and handling....they might cost the earth but they're worth it. Continentals might be another option....
Off to the tire shop for some very expensive Michelin's possibly??
Off to the tire shop for some very expensive Michelin's possibly??
Writing about the Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport given 73% (215-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
Good handling at dry. Not bad at wet and snow. Good feedback, steering response. Good price.
Writing about the RoadX RXMOTION U11 given 34% (245-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 average miles
These were new on the front of my Ford focus which I bought second hand in January. 16k on tje clock and rear tires still had factory original michelin pilot 4s on . These tires have to be the worst I have ever driven on in over 30 years of motoring. Horrible feedback and the grip is borderline dangerous. Ended up buying 4 goodyear asymmetric 6 tires and the car is like a different car. Full confidence going into a roundabout and don't have to judge if your goi g to slide or take someone out . These tires should be avoided at all costs. Spend more and stay safe.
Writing about the Continental EcoContact 6 given 73% (215-55-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
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Writing about the Continental EcoContact 6 given 53% (215-50-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 6000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 6000 average miles
I wish I had found this site sooner. These Continental EcoContact 6’s were the factory-fitted tire on my car and with all of the recent torrential wet weather I’ve noticed that they are somewhat unstable on wet road surfaces and really knock your confidence driving on them.
You can find the limit of wet grip quite quickly such as sliding when joining a motorway sliproad from a roundabout or even getting unwanted wheelspin on mini-roundabouts.
It feels as if the front tires are struggling to bite into the surface, I think the EU tire lane A-rating for wet grip is a bit of a gimmick especially for what is probably a very hard, low rolling resistant compound.
The tread depth is at mid wear point of 4-5mm, but the lack of wet grip has been persistent from the start and I can only imagine it’ll get worse.
I would not recommend these tires for a LWB estate/SW car, I would probably opt for an Avon ZV7 or Hankook ventus prime 3 as a replacement as both perform very well in the wet from previous experience.
You can find the limit of wet grip quite quickly such as sliding when joining a motorway sliproad from a roundabout or even getting unwanted wheelspin on mini-roundabouts.
It feels as if the front tires are struggling to bite into the surface, I think the EU tire lane A-rating for wet grip is a bit of a gimmick especially for what is probably a very hard, low rolling resistant compound.
The tread depth is at mid wear point of 4-5mm, but the lack of wet grip has been persistent from the start and I can only imagine it’ll get worse.
I would not recommend these tires for a LWB estate/SW car, I would probably opt for an Avon ZV7 or Hankook ventus prime 3 as a replacement as both perform very well in the wet from previous experience.
Writing about the Michelin X Ice North 4 given 89% (215-55-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
The best I have tried in winter conditions. Fantastic grip on ice and snow, comfortable ride and the studs seem to last much longer than on others I have owned. Going into the 5th winter of mostly urban driving in Reykjavik I can see that most of the studs have come loose now so they will be disappearing soon. I used to run Goodyear ultra grip ice arctic on my cars before, but the ride was rougher and noisier, the studs would be long gone by now and they did not have as much grip on snow and ice. The Goodyears had a better grip in the wet at high speeds though.
Writing about the Sumitomo HTR Z5 given 95% (235-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Not had them on more than 2 months but have just done a 790 miles drive in one day across Europe speeds upto 125mph. . And can say from an average person’s perspective they are a brilliant tire. They are quiet compared to some of the other brands iv had in the past I’d put them with something like continentals or Dunlop. Would definitely recommend and buy again. Road noise is a big part of my problem with 235/40/18s more so after 13 hrs of motorway driving. And can say these tiers are worth every penny.
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance given 74% (215-55-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 17000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 17000 easy going miles
Tires at 4 years old and 17k miles vehicle failed annual test due to cracks/perishing of the tires. Plenty of tread left.
Writing about the Durun A One given 59% (215-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 average miles
Ford Focus 2011 Diesel 1.5L (~270nm torque). Set of 4 fresh Durun L919's on purchase in 2019. I had done only 3000 miles by 2022 (Covid Lockdowns) and all 4 had developed dangerous ring cracks on them almost failing the MOT - very hard poor quality rubber. Aside from that marked flaw, they gripped really well in both wet and dry and handling was good when I threw the little car into corners, but it is a light car. Road feedback, because the rubber was quite hard, was high, as was the noise. Felt every little bump in the road to the point it was uncomfortable and feared for my suspension. Replaced all today with Sumitomo tires and now I can't feel anything on the road!
Writing about the Marshal MU12 given 76% (215-50-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Overall very good
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