Volkswagen Golf 1.9 Tdi Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Alpin A4 (53) 88% 95% 91% 88% 94% 93%
Laufenn G Fit 4S (7) 91% 93% 83% 84% 90% 90%
Nokian Line (65) 92% 90% 89% 89% 82% 86%
Fulda SportControl (40) 92% 87% 85% 83% 85% 86%
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) 88% 92% 86% 82% 86% 87%
Kleber Quadraxer (42) 81% 87% 79% 71% 89% 87%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (90) 91% 87% 81% 85% 90% 83%
Fulda EcoControl HP2 (4) 88% 70% 83% 85% 98% 93%
Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) 88% 85% 84% 83% 86% 84%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (39) 82% 89% 81% 83% 84% 90%
Continental WinterContact TS 860 (49) 89% 92% 84% 86% 83% 86%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (180) 88% 86% 81% 81% 80% 86%
Uniroyal RainExpert (132) 85% 91% 81% 76% 75% 86%
Tracmax X Privilo TX1 (2) 90% 90% 40% 80% 85% 90%
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 (22) 79% 88% 80% 80% 81% 83%
Yokohama C Drive (45) 86% 82% 83% 77% 77% 86%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (115) 90% 81% 80% 79% 80% 81%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons (61) 84% 83% 82% 82% 86% 82%
Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) 88% 84% 84% 77% 76% 80%
Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) 86% 81% 76% 80% 83% 77%
Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (46) 85% 85% 76% 80% 86% 76%
Michelin Energy Saver Plus (63) 83% 71% 78% 76% 91% 82%
Michelin CrossClimate (146) 88% 85% 82% 80% 84% 88%
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (90) 86% 82% 81% 82% 78% 76%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) 84% 79% 81% 81% 77% 75%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) 86% 84% 76% 78% 73% 85%
Barum Bravuris 2 (127) 85% 78% 79% 71% 75% 80%
Toyo Proxes CF1 (45) 85% 80% 80% 76% 68% 80%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse (184) 88% 84% 79% 76% 62% 83%
Michelin Energy Saver (136) 83% 71% 74% 71% 85% 80%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) 83% 77% 77% 72% 78% 71%
Kumho Ecowing ES31 (18) 81% 69% 76% 61% 77% 79%
Continental Premium Contact 5 (117) 87% 83% 76% 77% 58% 78%
Hankook Kinergy 4S (12) 80% 74% 72% 65% 69% 75%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Pirelli CINTURATO P6 (20) 86% 81% 81% 62% 67% 71%
Falken FK452 (211) 82% 72% 75% 73% 69% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (149) 82% 79% 73% 73% 65% 73%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%
Firestone TZ200 (26) 80% 70% 70% 70% 75% 72%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Goodyear OptiGrip (16) 74% 83% 66% 71% 71% 66%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Avon ZT5 (29) 81% 67% 73% 65% 73% 74%
Lassa Snoways 3 (9) 74% 73% 64% 72% 77% 70%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) 85% 73% 74% 76% 64% 64%
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS (32) 73% 64% 73% 71% 79% 68%
Bridgestone Potenza s03 (7) 86% 54% 70% 67% 71% 60%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) 80% 70% 69% 67% 63% 72%
Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) 75% 61% 68% 61% 78% 69%
Bridgestone B 390 (9) 86% 79% 84% 80% 76% 80%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Dunlop SP StreetResponse (7) 81% 84% 79% 77% 78% 69%
Tigar Syneris (20) 75% 61% 62% 61% 61% 65%
Pirelli P6000 (175) 66% 46% 55% 48% 67% 60%
Marangoni Verso (38) 69% 48% 55% 47% 49% 54%
Infinity INF 030 (7) 59% 36% 47% 50% 57% 44%
Event GL695 (9) 60% 36% 58% 51% 50% 38%
Sunew YS618 (58) 60% 35% 46% 44% 52% 48%
Infinity INF 040 (19) 64% 33% 43% 36% 55% 42%
Linglong L699 (1) 50% 20% 30% 40% 70% 40%
BCT S800 (86) 51% 29% 38% 37% 60% 32%
Fullrun HP199 (80) 48% 29% 33% 33% 54% 27%

Volkswagen Golf 1.9 Tdi Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Laufenn G Fit 4S given 86% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Very nice budget tire
tire reviewed on 2023-11-07 15:36:14
Writing about the Continental WinterContact TS 860 given 96% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 17000 spirited miles
Over 17,000 miles in 3 seasons. I drove on the highway (130 - 160 km/h), expressways, city driving. Excellent handling in the wet, primarily aquaplaning and braking in the wet. On snow, the quality of the Continental comes to the fore. Absolutely flawless! Very good dry performance. Fuel consumption with these tires is good. Given that after 3 seasons there is still 4.3 mm of tread left, I consider tire wear to be just one of the excellent indicators, among others. Honestly, after 2-3 seasons the tires should definitely be changed regardless of how much tread is left and whatever brand it is. I will buy these tires again, of course the next generation, TS 870!
tire reviewed on 2023-07-30 13:27:02
Writing about the Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 given 90% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2023-04-04 00:44:51
Writing about the Fulda EcoControl HP2 given 93% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 14000 miles
I had these tires on my Golf IV 2002 tdi for almost 3 summers then i sold my car with almost perfect tires.Wear them about 20000km,and they were almost new,but i am not a hard driver,just average.Very quiet tire,comfortable,fuel consumption very low.Consumption with them were about 4.2-4.7L per 100km,even once i've managed 3.8 on a 50km short trip.Generaly perfect tire for average driver.For sports car, i don't now...
tire reviewed on 2022-09-05 09:03:01
Writing about the Kumho Ecowing ES31 given 61% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
Replaced hankook with Kumho. Very poor grip on both wet and dry. Good comfort but will not buy again.
tire reviewed on 2022-06-20 05:19:15
Writing about the Uniroyal RainSport 3 given 67% (205-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 4000 spirited miles
Second review of these tires on my MK4 Golf but this time they are low profile 17" versions as oppose to the 16" ones on my other wheels. I only ran these on the rear as the cheapo tires on the other pair of wheels are really good on the front so far and the ones on the 16's lacked a bit in the dry. Anyway the low profile Rainsport 3's are always planted in all conditions on the rear, plenty of feel, on the road I can't fault their performance with either the stock worn suspension or with my new uprated springs, dampers and brakes. I never tested on the track but on the road they are great on the back. I wouldn't try them on the front, as they are wearing faster on the back than the front tires even with my 200 bhp remap! I've swapped them from left to right once and both sides have considerably less treat on the outside edge than the rest of the tires which are on about 5mm, these will be bald in another 4000 miles with another swap round in between. I have yet to do a trackday with the car but I'd say these tires would be ready to throw away after a handful of dry laps. Also like the 16" tires these have cracks in the treads and there are little splits on both sidewalls. I've only curbed the front tires yet they are fine. I won't buy the rainsport 3's again but I'm impressed enough that I might try a pair of the newer rainsport 5's. I'll most likely stick the 16" wheels back on with the full set of these over winter for better grip in bad weather and maybe get a trackday in and do a third review. The lower profile definitely makes a difference as the others were moving around on both back and front in the wet and dry where I'm cornering as fast as with any other car and tire setup I've had on the lower profiles with precision. They were excellent on the rear even with old worn suspension.
tire reviewed on 2021-10-27 17:40:18
Writing about the Michelin Alpin A4 given 100% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 28000 easy going miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2021-09-25 12:20:19
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 given 90% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
I just bought these tires today and drove them for 50km. My previous tires were the predecessors: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance. I drove them 53.000km on the same Golf MK5 and the thread went down to 4mm, I could still drive them for 20.000km more if I need to, but I wanted to refresh my Golf with better ride. This is just the initial impression, these tires are similar to the old ones, which were already great except for the noise, they were noisy and the comfort was just average. The new ones are less noisy and more comfortable. I will update this review over time with more info.
tire reviewed on 2021-05-04 13:07:28
Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza T005 given 91% (205-55-16-V)
Driving on mostly town for 45000 average miles
One of the best tires i had. Replacing 2 Goodyear efficent grip performance ( good tires but awkward road feedback). They suit the car very well. They grip extremely well both dry and wet, even when pushed hard. They seem to perform much better on warm weather than on cold conditions. Great confort and great mpg. Excelent road feedback. Maybe i'll change for 4 seasons tires. Maybe i'll try the new brigestone a005 Evo which seem to BE more summer tires with winter performance and more peace of mind on winter conditions.
tire reviewed on 2020-12-31 16:16:10
Writing about the Lassa Snoways 3 given 66% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 2000 easy going miles
Men they are very good at snow and they dont wear very fast, also in wet are very good but in dry weather they are noise as hell i thought first that the motor of the car has some problems but no it was the tires. Even that they are exellent in snow and dont wear fast i wont buy it again because of the noise. I drive golf 5 1.9 tdi. They are louder than the engine. Yes funny how loud they are.
tire reviewed on 2020-12-11 15:23:57
Writing about the Tracmax X Privilo TX1 given 81% (195-50-15-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
I always used bridgstone, Continental, maxxis tires on my cars and now i try this tire .. Very good considering the price ! Low noise and B score on water. Good handling and good grip and great look.. Buy again definitly great tire!
tire reviewed on 2020-08-05 12:03:30
Writing about the Goodyear UltraGrip 9 given 99% (205-55-15-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 easy going miles
Spent the winter season in the French Alps and these tires were amazing. We had 1 metre of snow one day and after digging the car out we had no need for snow chains, either getting out of car park and drove to ski resorts without any issues and felt very secure.

Also somewhat surprised on how quiet they were on driving from and back from the UK.

Highly recommend
tire reviewed on 2019-10-30 09:06:41
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