Writing about the
Maxxis Premitra HP5 given
23% (205-55-16-V)
Driving on
a combination of roads for 6000
average miles
Hello I’m very careful when choosing my tires as I’ve experienced poor quality tires before! I’m in the garage trade! I’m a time served mechanic I currently own a VW golf VII 4 motion 2.0TDI running on tire size - 2055516 91v now I’ve had maxxis hp5 as a recommendation by a tire expert in the know! so I’ve been running on the hp 5 shows which a labelled at A for wet grip & C for fuel efficiently I was very suspicious to how they have better grades than the Michelin energy saver that originally came off the car yet maxxis is a lot cheaper, now I I’ve currently done 6231 miles and there not far from legal limit with only 2mm to go before hitting the wear indicator leaving the tire at 1.6mm that in my opinion is false economy, however I do long journeys 50 miles round trip to work and back daily so maybe tires getting to much heat or rubber compound to soft but then this does not make sense due to the current low temperature so I’m left confused about the wear! stability is great in a straight line in the dry and wet roads in a straight line however I find it’s not the best at higher speed 50-60 in the wet whilst cornering or manuvering and feels a little of balance compare to Michelin energy saves that came off the car, the wet grip to be fair is good for town driving just don’t expect to drive your car hard or any high speed cornering a little too scary for me I would recommend placing tire purchases very carefully a higher end mid range a tire with a brand backed by a premium tire manufacture the end of the day if I’m to purchase a mid range tire I’m best looking for the right tire balance, more focus on wet grip and tire “wear†unfortunately the tire labels don’t show wear! Why is this! If tire wear was graded this would change the way we purchase tires, a balanced tires make more sense to me! Overall all the maxis hp5 is not a bad tire although ive had better tire grip & tire wear and would rather spend a little more to improve quality of tire more miles and wet grip stability please maxxis just not quiet got the balance right, there for I’ve balanced my score on price vs quality and believe it’s a fair balance.