Kia Motors Forte Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Cooper Zeon RS3 A (3) 97% 93% 93% 90% 93% 90%
Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (55) 88% 87% 80% 85% 85% 84%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (322) 91% 88% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (90) 91% 78% 83% 87% 71% 73%
Radar Dimax 4 Season (6) 80% 78% 76% 82% 80% 82%
Kumho Ecsta HS51 (37) 87% 83% 77% 80% 79% 85%
Michelin Primacy 4 (166) 85% 81% 74% 76% 81% 83%
Firenza ST22 (5) 80% 83% 58% 80% 90% 72%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) 84% 75% 76% 78% 74% 79%
Austone SP 6 Athena (2) 70% 70% 75% 70% 65% 90%
Michelin Primacy LC (12) 82% 79% 67% 68% 73% 88%
GT Radial Champiro HPY (24) 88% 80% 73% 74% 58% 76%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (161) 83% 69% 74% 74% 67% 60%
Nexen N Blue HD (13) 76% 74% 66% 62% 60% 58%
Aptany RA301 (20) 73% 61% 66% 65% 50% 66%
Kelly Edge AS (9) 73% 61% 62% 59% 42% 58%
Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 (9) 60% 45% 65% 58% 61% 68%
Silverstone Atlantis V7 (6) 70% 42% 53% 50% 66% 52%
Silverstone M5 Synergy (16) 58% 30% 46% 45% 65% 37%

Kia Motors Forte Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport FM800 given 96% (185-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 45000 average miles
Very good tires. Good grip and short breaking distance.
tire reviewed on 2022-12-03 08:35:34
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport FM800 given 96% (185-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 45000 average miles
Very good tires. Good grip and short breaking distance.
tire reviewed on 2022-12-02 12:14:40
Writing about the Kelly Edge AS given 84% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 2000 average miles
Quality entry level performance tire. Nice road feel and very quiet. Not a great performer on a wet track but enough grip for a bit of confidence. Very good tire for the $$$.
tire reviewed on 2022-09-27 08:25:14
Writing about the Austone SP 6 Athena given 73% (205-65-15-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
It's nice product and affordable and pocket friendly and also worth every penny you spent.
tire reviewed on 2022-02-11 11:49:09
Writing about the Radar Dimax 4 Season given 92% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Great tire for the price , highly recommended and a good warranty behind them!
tire reviewed on 2022-02-04 17:48:12
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta HS51 given 83% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
I think it’s very easy to use. The grip on dry and wet ground is very strong, and it’s not very noisy to walk on unsightly sections
tire reviewed on 2021-04-22 01:31:58
Writing about the Aptany RA301 given 86% (215-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 3106 easy going miles
I'll be honest about buying these. The car they went on is a 2011 Kia Forte SX, that is driven mostly by my wife, to and from work on weekdays. I drive it on weekends when we run around town for groceries and such. given that it's on a 9 year old daily driven car, that is driven pretty conservatively, I didn't want to spend a lot on tires. I'm not willing to spend a boat load of money on a car that may expire in the near future. The last set of budget tires, with similar tread wear rating of ~300 lasted 2 summers. So if we get the same out of these, I'll be happy. Some would argue that spending more money on tires that would last, say 4 summers, would be a better choice. But, I like a value, and many times, budget doesn't allow spending that much on rubber at any given time. These were purchased in late March 2020, and mounted in mid April. Oil change was just done on July 7 2020, as well as a tire rotation. Wear has been even, and assuming that depth at new was 8mm, after 5000kms, they are down to just under 7mm. So, not bad at all for a 340 treadwear tire. When they were first mounted, both y wife and I noticed they were a bit noisier than the ones they replaced. On par with our winters. I also noticed they were a bit twitchy, as if the car needed an alignment. They track well now, and are very quiet on new pavement. It hasn't rained in a while, so I can't quite comment on how they perform in the rain. That being said, I adjust my driving for the conditions, so I'm sure they'll be ok. Would I buy them again? If it's for the Kia, then yes. But, I've got my eyes on Rotalla next time.
tire reviewed on 2020-07-08 12:27:35
Writing about the Nexen N Blue HD given 69% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
Got these in my from the OEM in a KIA Forte.
In the beginning, the tires were great, they felt awesome, great grip dry and wet, but after 10,000 kms, I discovered "bumps" in one tire, a big one. I then use the spare tire (same tire) and it also gets a bump in the side. Suddenly, I don't know when, I've got a second bump in the tire, definitely I must change it (the 4 of them I suppose now).
Also after +20,000 kms, I start feeling less grip in the dry road. Also I kind of feeling "less contact" to the road.
Also, they sound more when breaking or in rough curves. Neither of these sounds happens at the beginning.
Know at high speeds, when need more breaks, I feel how the car moves a little to the sides left-right, despite I have ABS. So I feel the grip also is getting worse.
I drive a lot between cities in Mexico, and I know the quality of the streets in Mexico isn't the best, In Mexico City also there are more bumps than the lunar surface, so these tires are not suitable for this country.
Also, the wear is not great.
For Mexico's streets, I recommend Michelin Energy XM2, it really supports rough treatment... believe, sadly this model is now discontinued by Michelin for this size.
tire reviewed on 2019-03-10 11:45:08
Writing about the Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 given 27% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
worst tire ever
tire reviewed on 2018-12-13 00:41:25
Writing about the Firenza ST22 given 85% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2018-08-23 10:57:35
Writing about the Michelin Primacy 4 given 92% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 30 average miles
Just bought the Primacy 4 tires yesterday. This morning nearly ended in a chain car collision at the expressway and fortunately, Primacy 4 short braking distance plus firm stick to ground save me from getting into the car accident. Superb braking effect and will definitely chose and stay to use this Primacy 4 continuously. Last tire PS4 but noisy on the road, Primacy 4 is quiet, good and value for money.
tire reviewed on 2018-08-14 21:39:29
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 given 97% (215-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2018-03-26 23:20:08
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