Subaru Impreza Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastersteel SuperSport M (3) | 97% | 93% | 97% | 97% | 90% | 100% |
| BFGoodrich gForce Profiler 2 (24) | 92% | 85% | 87% | 84% | 89% | 85% |
| Nokian WR D3 (42) | 91% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 87% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) | 94% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE11 (9) | 98% | 83% | 90% | 89% | 77% | 74% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (407) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 790 (5) | 82% | 92% | 78% | 88% | 90% | 86% |
| Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (55) | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% | 85% | 84% |
| Sailun ICE BLAZER WST1 (15) | 80% | 78% | 82% | 75% | 82% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE070 (16) | 96% | 71% | 94% | 89% | 79% | 66% |
| 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% |
| Toyo R1R (31) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 90% | 60% | 71% |
| Nokian WRG2 (72) | 85% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 85% |
| Kumho V70a (19) | 99% | 78% | 90% | 86% | 57% | 69% |
| Nokian NRVi (4) | 90% | 83% | 87% | 68% | 80% | 83% |
| Continental IceContact 2 (2) | 70% | 80% | 80% | 85% | 75% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) | 90% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 70% | 80% |
| Vredestein Hi Trac 2 (5) | 80% | 86% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (146) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Toyo Tranpath MP4 (2) | 90% | 85% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 85% |
| BFGoodrich g Force Profiler (11) | 84% | 78% | 83% | 70% | 93% | 73% |
| BFGoodrich Advantage (12) | 77% | 79% | 76% | 73% | 83% | 88% |
| General Altimax Arctic 12 (1) | 70% | 70% | 80% | 50% | 100% | 70% |
| Sava Eskimo S3 Plus (29) | 76% | 75% | 71% | 73% | 78% | 83% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (166) | 85% | 81% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Nexen N9000 (12) | 84% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Toyo Proxes CF1 (45) | 85% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 68% | 80% |
| Toyo Proxes Comfort (12) | 83% | 78% | 75% | 68% | 81% | 86% |
| Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 (4) | 88% | 63% | 85% | 73% | 90% | 83% |
| Nokian One (16) | 88% | 79% | 79% | 70% | 85% | 79% |
| Hankook Ventus RS2 Z212 (13) | 91% | 61% | 82% | 80% | 74% | 69% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE070r (4) | 95% | 68% | 88% | 90% | 65% | 48% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (92) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Michelin Energy Saver (136) | 83% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 85% | 80% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady (3) | 77% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 80% | 73% |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) | 92% | 59% | 80% | 80% | 69% | 71% |
| Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 (27) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 74% | 72% | 78% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Cooper Zeon XTC (6) | 80% | 72% | 80% | 77% | 63% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE001 (42) | 87% | 72% | 78% | 80% | 70% | 63% |
| Michelin Energy E3A (10) | 84% | 60% | 74% | 74% | 86% | 77% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 73% | 75% | 72% |
| Michelin X Ice Xi3 (12) | 82% | 75% | 70% | 60% | 78% | 79% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Nexen WinGuard (6) | 67% | 65% | 65% | 60% | 80% | 72% |
| Yokohama S Drive (65) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 77% | 71% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (149) | 82% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Maxxis M35 Victra Asymmet (13) | 83% | 69% | 73% | 67% | 68% | 75% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Kumho IZen KW17 (2) | 80% | 70% | 70% | 35% | 80% | 85% |
| Winrun R330 (31) | 79% | 64% | 68% | 68% | 74% | 78% |
| Yokohama A Drive (28) | 77% | 64% | 70% | 69% | 79% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT (71) | 86% | 67% | 76% | 72% | 66% | 68% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 300 (21) | 77% | 68% | 62% | 62% | 77% | 67% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 810 (5) | 76% | 70% | 76% | 56% | 58% | 76% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (140) | 83% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Pirelli P Zero (161) | 84% | 68% | 75% | 72% | 58% | 64% |
| Nexen CP641 (33) | 75% | 59% | 62% | 67% | 76% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) | 80% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 72% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST (10) | 91% | 63% | 73% | 79% | 60% | 32% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 62% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE070R RFT (2) | 95% | 35% | 85% | 90% | 25% | 40% |
| Hifly HF805 (61) | 75% | 61% | 64% | 64% | 55% | 64% |
| Achilles 2233 (20) | 77% | 47% | 63% | 64% | 71% | 65% |
| Maxxis MA V1 (19) | 69% | 61% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 61% |
| Pirelli P6 (22) | 73% | 66% | 60% | 52% | 58% | 60% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Sport (35) | 76% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 47% | 50% |
| Cooper Zeon 2XS (16) | 70% | 51% | 57% | 48% | 58% | 65% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 71% | 55% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Sunew YS618 (58) | 60% | 35% | 46% | 44% | 52% | 48% |
| Minerva minerva F105 (16) | 59% | 41% | 47% | 38% | 53% | 48% |
| Event WL905 (129) | 59% | 30% | 41% | 39% | 60% | 49% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
Subaru Impreza Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the BFGoodrich Advantage given 80% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 41000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 41000 spirited miles
I am reviewing my current set as i am on the verge of buying new ones, NOT because they are worn out, but just for being on the safe side... this set is extra durable on harsh summer roads, i had them for 60,000 kilometers so far.
I have them on a Subaru Impreza, which has a very low ground clearance, so i needed tough sidewalls to handle the road and not to be soft to giveaway more ground clearance on road bumps.
I had before Perelli Cinturato P7 / Continental UC6, and on overall performance the BF Advantage beats them both.
I have them on a Subaru Impreza, which has a very low ground clearance, so i needed tough sidewalls to handle the road and not to be soft to giveaway more ground clearance on road bumps.
I had before Perelli Cinturato P7 / Continental UC6, and on overall performance the BF Advantage beats them both.
Writing about the Mastersteel SuperSport M given 100% (205-50-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 800 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 800 average miles
The fitment was much then ok ... regarding minimum of weight for equilibrium. The comfort is higher then expected
Writing about the Toyo Proxes Comfort given 74% (205-50-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
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Writing about the Nokian One given 83% (225-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
These tires have proved far quieter than the continental ProContact that I tried on my Subaru Impreza, and the grip I’ve found superior to Pirelli and Michelin all season offerings. The dry grip has always pushed slightly further than expected, and the wet grip is confidence inspiring, though there’s not much communication before the tire let’s go on dry or wet conditions
Writing about the General Altimax Arctic 12 given 79% (195-65-15-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 50000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 50000 average miles
This is a pretty good snow tire. It's a bit noisy on the road, and dry and wet grip are not as good as a dedicated summer, or all season tire. Snow and ice are almost as good as a blizzak, but they will last me 4 seasons, rather than the 2 out of a blizzak. There is a fair amount of road noise, and the rolling resistance is fairly high, i see about a 10% decrease in gas mileage.
Writing about the Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady given 90% (210-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 36000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 36000 average miles
Quite stable, durable, comfortable and low noise, it has a very good braking distance and a track that is suitable for almost any terrain.
Writing about the Michelin X Ice Xi3 given 76% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 average miles
I had these on in a warmer than average summer. We live up around 800~1000m and we would have mild snow and mild iced over asphalt or mountain roads, while down in the city it would be above freezing.
Cornering the steep and curvy mountain roads you could definitely feel the difference with the Primacy 4's that I would have on the rest of the year. Slower, more deflection, not as direct in the corners.
But where this tire needed to perform it did perform. When there was hard ice, I felt completely secure (thought I'd adjust to appropriate speeds of course!). If I could get a tire with this grip in ice, but slightly better just cold weather performance in town then I would go with that. But for my new car I will buy the updated X-Ice Snows.
Writing about the Michelin Primacy 4 given 79% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 7500 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 7500 spirited miles
So I'm not comparing these to sports tires, but to eco touring tires. The Primacy 4's feel really sticky. Not slippery at all. The grip is great, also in the corner. Compared to regular touring tires this feels almost like a performance tire. It’s a premium touring three season tire that has fantastic grip. The supposed side wall deflection I sometimes read about is really, really not an issue for me.
The steering feels a bit heavier, but in a good way. It for sure feels very secure in curvy mountain roads and curvy asphalt down hills. Much more secure in faster turning. I feel like I'm glued to the road going up to our house over curvy steep mountain roads here in Japan. My car does have a relatively low centre of gravity with a (underpowered) boxer engine.
I feel the Primacy 4's are good to use till 5C. You'll not be as secure as in spring, the rubber compound will get a bit harder, but still usable.
Writing about the Winrun R330 given 0% (205-50-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
Better than expected!
I was in the market for used tires as an emergency buy but the opportunity arised for these brandnew WinRun.
First 500Km i was a bit scared of what might happen since i tend to drive fast, curb faster and 99% of my daily driving is done on secondary roads with poor or dirty asphalt. Sometimes gravel, maybe on a weekly basis.
Right from the beginning i was surprised at how well they behaved while curbing, not only because of the great grip but the most surprising aspect was how robust the sidewalls are. They don't flex at all and the car behaves splendidly.
In the wet, since reviews were poor for this tire i was a bit concerned but having them installed in December 2020 i still had time for a few weeks of below freezing temps and road ice. And of course, lots of rain!
They behaved quite splendidly and i'm not giving them a 10 for "Wet Grip" simply because i'm afraid someone will crash because of my positive review.
Î drive a 4 wheel drive car, symmetrical and i'm sure that makes a difference in the wet but i've had Bridgestones before and they were not even closely as good as the WinRuns.
Strange? Yeah, for me too.
They're now just above 3000 Km and are still behaving as they were when new.
Wear seems to be stable, i have them a bit over-inflated but the only thing i would complain is that they're noisy.
Anyway, not much of a problem for me because i drive listening to the car and the road. Radio is aalways off.
Great tires!
Would love to try Pirellis and will do so if i can afford them when the time comes.
If not, it'll be WinRun all over again.
Writing about the Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 given 73% (195-65-15-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 average miles
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Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza T005 given 58% (205-50-16-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
As a Subaru Impreza driver of almost 15 years, tire expectations were previously set and needed to be met. Sadly, whilst the Turanza T005 has some good positives, overall it's one word. Bad.
Dry grip is extremely good along with confident wet grip. Comfort wise it's excellent. And that's it, unfortunately. Feedback is mediocre and handling is towards the poor end of the scale. Why? The sidewalls are ridiculously soft resulting in a tire which looks flaccid and has response and handling to match. Even the coast to a speed hump sees the tire give way whilst it tries to right itself.
Circa 3 weeks old and it's not possible to comment on longevity or wear, but this tire will not be purchased again. Big disappointment, Bridgestone. In hindsight, I could have spent less and got much more.
Dry grip is extremely good along with confident wet grip. Comfort wise it's excellent. And that's it, unfortunately. Feedback is mediocre and handling is towards the poor end of the scale. Why? The sidewalls are ridiculously soft resulting in a tire which looks flaccid and has response and handling to match. Even the coast to a speed hump sees the tire give way whilst it tries to right itself.
Circa 3 weeks old and it's not possible to comment on longevity or wear, but this tire will not be purchased again. Big disappointment, Bridgestone. In hindsight, I could have spent less and got much more.
Writing about the Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 given 70% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
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