Volkswagen bora tdi Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
BFGoodrich gForce Profiler 2 (24) 92% 85% 87% 84% 89% 85%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (93) 91% 87% 82% 85% 90% 84%
Avon ZZ5 (93) 90% 83% 83% 86% 70% 82%
Continental Premium Contact 6 (120) 89% 85% 83% 85% 74% 78%
Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (46) 85% 85% 76% 80% 86% 76%
Michelin Energy Saver Plus (64) 84% 71% 78% 76% 91% 83%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse (185) 88% 84% 79% 75% 62% 83%
Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco (49) 83% 77% 77% 74% 72% 77%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Yokohama A Drive (28) 77% 64% 70% 69% 79% 70%
Barum Bravuris (19) 79% 57% 63% 64% 65% 68%
Nexen N3000 (45) 73% 55% 63% 62% 63% 67%
Hifly HF805 (62) 74% 60% 64% 63% 55% 64%
Sunny SN3970 (46) 71% 49% 54% 54% 65% 54%
Pirelli P6000 (175) 66% 46% 55% 48% 67% 60%
Autogrip Grip 200 (9) 69% 40% 47% 50% 48% 46%
Autogrip F107 (127) 58% 27% 44% 36% 60% 50%

Volkswagen bora tdi Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Hankook Winter i cept RS2 given 77% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
I had the tires on my 2005 diesel vw bora for over 6 years. Ran them all year both in the city, during cross-Europe trips and in severe winter conditions. They wore well (put around 50.000 km on them). They made my car snap oversteer twice, once on wet pavement, once on dry pavement while breaking in a corner at about 70 km/h. They seamed to sit on the sidewall for a while before gripping in a reassuring manner on dry pavement.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-03 05:54:50
Writing about the Autogrip Grip 200 given 66% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2022-05-23 02:43:29
Writing about the Continental Premium Contact 6 given 77% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
All kinds of road, most uphill and downhill, Madeira island roads
tire reviewed on 2021-11-03 02:28:37
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 given 93% (205-55-16-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 700 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2020-05-17 12:40:10
Writing about the Michelin Energy Saver Plus given 90% (195-65-15-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 easy going miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2019-07-09 09:29:14
Writing about the Avon ZZ5 given 37% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 1100 average miles
DO NOT BUY . 1100 MILES OF DRIVING AND NEED REPLACED . I drive a 2002 vw bora 1.9tdi . No wheelspin , no fast driving , no chucking it round corners . Bought 4 June/ July 2018 . Fitted onto new wheels 5th August 2018 . It's 26th Sept 2018 and I now need to go replace the two front tires. Already down to tread wear indicators. £72 ish per tire I paid . Would have been better off with part worn tires . Would have lasted longer .
tire reviewed on 2018-09-26 01:27:11
Writing about the Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco given 96% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Great tire for the money and excellent in the wet/slippy greasy roads
tire reviewed on 2015-07-08 15:26:35
Writing about the Hifly HF805 given 73% (205-40-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 spirited miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2015-02-04 13:10:56
Writing about the Dunlop Sport BluResponse given 59% (205-55-16-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
when I first bought these tires, they were so much quieter and grippier than the continentals that were on the car but after a while I noticed how fast they were wearing, i do drive the car fairly hard and found the sidewalls far too soft for quick cornering especially on a heavy front ended front wheel drive diesel. They also seem very prone to leaking a few psi which again increases the sidewall flex. Ive had better tires that cost less. The car hasnt got any worn bushes or poor geometry either
tire reviewed on 2014-10-21 15:22:01
Writing about the Toyo T1R given 80% (205-55-16-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
Whilst my car, a 130bhp VW Bora Diesel, isn't really going to test the limits of what's possible with tires, I daren't buy cheap tires - So I shelled out a relatively acceptable fee for a set of Proxes T1-R about a year ago.

I fully accept that I haven't picked the best tire for longevity on a 21,000 mile per year commute - but seeing as I've lasted nearly a full year on these tires I'm not going to complain.

They definitely have their drawbacks - the tread pattern isn't very quiet, and now they're getting below 3mm, the noise is transferring into a dull roar at motorway speeds.

In the dry, the grip from T1-Rs is second to none, they hang on well after the floppy comfort suspension of a 12-year-old family hack would rather they didn't. Their grip in the wet starts off well enough, but predicatbly they start struggling when they're getting low - as I'm finding out now.

These tires also struggle massively in snowy/icy conditions. I know they never claim to be a winter tire, but I found myself stuck in polished snow twice last winter.

The bottom line is: my next set of tires aren't going to be proxes, because I want a set of tires that last a bit longer, and are a bit quieter - but if I had a more... car-ish... car then I would order my next set of proxes ASAP!
tire reviewed on 2013-11-12 10:22:39
Writing about the Nexen N3000 given 63% (195-65-15-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 32000 average miles
Use for 32000 miles. All bold on edges. Been swapped front / rear twice still have 4 mm in the main area. Could do with more grip and that's with a 100 bora tdi bora, the torque over whelks the tire when cornering and on the go pedal. Not to bad a tire , but for a budget tire , I was told they are. Weaker on the edges.
tire reviewed on 2013-10-14 15:40:25
Writing about the Autogrip F107 given 54% (225-55-16-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 700 easy going miles
Price~quality
tire reviewed on 2013-07-01 01:42:25
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