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Cooper Zeon CS8 vs Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

Cooper Zeon CS8 P24 of 50
Tested side by side in 2023 Summer Tyre Market Overview Auto Bild · 225/45 R18
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 P14 of 50 Finished ahead

The Cooper Zeon CS8 and the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 have met in one independent test so far, and the N Fera Sport SU2 finished ahead. The N Fera Sport SU2 was stronger in dry and wet.

Performance profile

Their shared test recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tyre's Tyre Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not the shared test.

DryWetComfortValue

Where each scores higher

Zeon CS8

Not ahead in any category

N Fera Sport SU2

Point at or tap any spoke for both tyres' figures.

Category scores are percentiles among tyres of the same season and class: 90 means this tyre out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.

Every measurement, side by side

Both tyres' figures from the one test that ran them together, on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The bar grows towards the tyre that did better.

Measurement Zeon CS8 Gap N Fera Sport SU2
Dry N Fera Sport SU2 ahead
Dry Braking m 37.2 7% 34.6
Wet N Fera Sport SU2 ahead
Wet Braking m 27.7 1.8% 27.2

Braking distances and lap times are better when lower; speeds, wear and grip figures when higher. A test's figures are its own: sizes, cars, surfaces and temperatures differ from one to the next, which is why the averages here are only ever of tests the two tyres shared.

Head to head in 1 test in 2023

Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.

Test Zeon CS8 Field N Fera Sport SU2
2023 Summer Tyre Market Overview Auto Bild · 2023 · 225/45 R18 P24 of 50 P14 of 50

Zeon CS8 vs N Fera Sport SU2: your questions

Is the Cooper Zeon CS8 or the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 the better tyre?

The Cooper Zeon CS8 and the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 have met in one independent test so far, and the N Fera Sport SU2 finished ahead. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Zeon CS8 scores 7.2 and the N Fera Sport SU2 8.4 out of 10.

Which is better in the wet, the Zeon CS8 or the N Fera Sport SU2?

The N Fera Sport SU2 led 1 of the 1 wet measurements the shared tests recorded.

Which is better in the dry?

The N Fera Sport SU2 led 1 of the 1 dry measurements the shared tests recorded.

Which is quieter and more comfortable?

Owners rate comfort 8.2/10 for the Zeon CS8 and 6.4/10 for the N Fera Sport SU2.

What do owners say?

Owners rate the Zeon CS8 77% from 17 reviews and the N Fera Sport SU2 70% from 18. 76% of Zeon CS8 owners would buy it again, against 38% for the N Fera Sport SU2.

Are they available in the same sizes?

The Zeon CS8 is made in 48 sizes (15 to 19 inch) and the N Fera Sport SU2 in 138 (16 to 22 inch). 22 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the Zeon CS8 is graded A for wet grip and D for rolling resistance in most sizes; the N Fera Sport SU2 A and C.

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Where this data comes from

Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.

About the TR Score

The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.

Who does the testing

Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

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