Lexus IS 220D Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) 88% 92% 86% 82% 86% 87%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Nokian Z G2 (30) 88% 89% 86% 84% 80% 83%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) 90% 87% 82% 78% 70% 80%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) 86% 84% 76% 78% 73% 85%
Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) 86% 78% 80% 76% 73% 81%
Avon ZV5 (112) 84% 78% 77% 77% 71% 77%
Nankang SV1 Winter Plus (14) 80% 72% 72% 71% 81% 82%
Michelin Primacy HP (199) 85% 75% 77% 74% 77% 76%
Falken FK452 (211) 82% 72% 75% 73% 69% 73%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (216) 86% 82% 79% 76% 51% 73%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Maxxis MA P1 (20) 80% 66% 72% 64% 76% 71%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Bridgestone Potenza RE030 (8) 81% 58% 63% 59% 91% 53%
Wanli S1088 (85) 57% 35% 41% 39% 59% 38%

Lexus IS 220D Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance given 61% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 easy going miles
Bought two after one punctured Continental Sport Contact 5 front tires on my Lexus IS220D...Conti's had 4mm remaining after 20,000 miles, Goodyears just replaced after 10,000 as both down to 3mm...Definately more comfortable than Conti's but very poor wear! Can't understand the reviews showing good wear compared to Conti's, care driven carefully not pushed.
tire reviewed on 2014-12-12 05:01:53
Writing about the Wanli S1088 given 20% (245-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
Where to begin...
The noise from these tires sounded (as other people have said) like a wheel baring on its way out. Driving with these tires in the wet in just plain dangerous; on a rear wheel drive Lexus, the back end went on nearly every roundabout.
The only positive thing I can say about these tires is that they took a while to wear out, it was only when they did that I realised how truly awful these tires were, so even the fact that they wear well isn't necessarily good...
If you value your life, avoid these cheap, badly made, dangerous tires...
tire reviewed on 2014-09-23 14:35:03
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx given 97% (225-45-17-R)
Driving on a combination of roads for 35000 average miles
Factory fitted on my Lexus IS220, 35000 miles and now lookin at little worn on inside and outside of front tires and due for renewal. Similar tires on back, different size good for another 10000. What you guys doing on to get less than 10000?
tire reviewed on 2013-12-12 11:38:24
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 5 given 83% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Too early to tell but so far so good...fitted to fronts only on Lexus IS220d
tire reviewed on 2013-03-04 08:17:38
Writing about the Nokian Z G2 given 87% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Near silent, very comfortable with excellent wet grip. Slight going over at high speed bends on the dry but only slight. Alway feel safe and enjoy the quite drive especially on roads with awful quality like in the UK.
tire reviewed on 2013-01-31 07:22:55
Writing about the Goodyear UltraGrip 8 given 87% (205-55-16-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2013-01-31 05:36:33
Writing about the Maxxis MA P1 given 63% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 37000 average miles
Bought the car with almost new maxxis fitted, i,m not a boy racer so they suit me fine, never felt twitchy or worried about grip. Iv'e done 37k miles on them with 2.4mm still left on the front & 1.8mm on the back so cant grumble. My only gripe is they are a bit noisy but overall can't grumble.
tire reviewed on 2013-01-17 09:26:48
Writing about the Avon ZV5 given 91% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 4000 average miles
After coming from some rather awful "Wanli" tires on the back of my Lexus 220D, all I can say is that these tires are a god-send and in a totally different class...

Billed as mid-range, and priced as such, these tires are fantastic in the wet, are very quiet and give great feedback from the road. The dry grip is also good, as I have to pull out every morning on to a blind bend of an A road and these tires don't skid, squeal or spin; even with the traction control off.

I can't say much about the wear just yet, as I only done a few thousand miles on them, but felt I had to write a glowing review based on the contrast between these tires and the budget Wanli tires.

They've made a huge difference to my driving confidence in the wet; taking the many roundabouts on the way to work in the wet and driving on wet motorways is much less daunting with these tires on the back of a rear wheel drive Lexus.

Before these tires, losing the back end round a roundabout in the wet was routine (thank the stars for Traction Control!), but I've purposefully tried (within reason) to lose grip in the wet round a tight roundabout with these tires and so far I've not been able to.

All-in-all, great tires, good value, well engineered and British to boot!!
tire reviewed on 2012-09-24 05:54:56
Writing about the Wanli S1088 given 33% (245-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 35000 average miles
OK, so the car had a brand new set of these tires on the rear wheels when I bought it from the dealer. Apparently they had been put on because the previous set had failed the MOT and I'm guessing that they were the probably the cheapest tires the garage could get their hands on...

+ Points
They lasted over 30,000 miles of driving round many, many roundabouts on a rear wheel drive Lexus 220D.
They look OK.

- Points
They are noisy as hell, to the point where I thought it was a wheel bearing on the way out.
Although they grip OK in the dry, in the wet they are just plain dangerous; sliding out with no warning, at relatively low speed. It only really came to light how bad they were once I replaced them with some mid-range Avon ZV3's and managed to take a roundabout in the wet without the traction control kicking in.

If it wasn't for the traction control, who knows what would've happened. I thought it was the car until I changed the tires, and I would've done sooner had I known. These tires spoil the experience of driving in the wet and make driving on the motorway in wet conditions perilous and unnerving...

When all's said and done, I would never buy these again and had to learn the hard way how bad they are. Steer well clear!!


tire reviewed on 2012-09-24 05:34:32
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta KU39 given 87% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 easy going miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2012-09-10 17:10:27
Writing about the Michelin Primacy HP given 53% (205-55-16-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2012-07-21 19:00:09
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE030 given 51% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
Hard wearing, but also noisy on the road, making every ripple audible. Very grippy in the dry. Looking for better wet grip, and less road noise.
tire reviewed on 2012-07-21 04:24:59
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