175/60 R14 Tyres
The following tyres have been reviewed in 175/60 R14.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun (50) | 89% | 90% | 84% | 87% | 83% | 83% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus (6) | 92% | 93% | 80% | 77% | 97% | 85% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (39) | 82% | 89% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 90% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (107) | 88% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 85% |
| BFGoodrich gGrip (47) | 89% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 86% | 85% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert (133) | 85% | 91% | 81% | 76% | 75% | 86% |
| Dunlop StreetResponse 2 (22) | 87% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 71% | 80% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (38) | 83% | 93% | 77% | 75% | 65% | 81% |
| Hankook OPTIMO K415 (56) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 86% | 76% |
| Sava Eskimo S3 (34) | 74% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 75% | 71% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Goodyear DuraGrip (18) | 81% | 72% | 69% | 69% | 75% | 75% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact (27) | 83% | 57% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 83% |
| Kumho Solus KH15 (24) | 76% | 69% | 71% | 60% | 75% | 80% |
| Avon ZT5 (29) | 81% | 67% | 73% | 65% | 73% | 74% |
| Tigar Sigura (10) | 77% | 73% | 72% | 64% | 61% | 67% |
| Nexen CP641 (33) | 75% | 59% | 62% | 67% | 76% | 70% |
| Dayton D110 (1) | 30% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 20% |
| Maloya Cresta 220 (1) | 20% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
175/60 14 Tyre Review Highlights
Uniroyal RainExpert 3 rated 71% while driving a Volkswagen Golf Mk4 1,6 16V
Driving on for 18000 miles
Driving on for 18000 miles
I have been very happy with this choice over the last 18k miles. I was looking for a tyre with excellent grip in the wet and gentle breakaway characteristics at the limit and these Uniroyals have exceeded my high expectations. They make driving in poor conditions secure, safe and enjoyable. Aquaplaning resistance is excellent. Likewise rolling comfort is at least as good as any other tyre of this size that I have tried. Even now down to 2.5mm of tread they still feel unusually grippy and secure in wet or low temperature situations. In the dry there is less trade off than you might expect. They feel like a regular summer tyre that is maybe 2psi under the recommended pressures - a little bit soft in response and ultimate grip but this is only an issue if you are really pushing it hard. Unlike other bad weather tyres there is no tendency for the rubber in the shoulders to wear rapidly and shed chunks of rubber when pushed very hard in the dry. The only area that could be improved is wear rate as they are down to my limit of 2.5mm after 18000 miles whereas a summer tyre should last at least 25k in my use. A small price to pay for their fine all-weather performance.
Uniroyal RainExpert rated 83% while driving a Peugeot 106 s16
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
- slight defects on dry hot asphalt.
very soft sides.
feedback is a little bad.
+ perfect tire for rain
today in the heaviest downpour and floods I easily drove 130 km/h on the highway (the car does not have electronic aids such as abs-esp and similar toys).
I definitely remain loyal to Uniroyal for daily tires
very soft sides.
feedback is a little bad.
+ perfect tire for rain
today in the heaviest downpour and floods I easily drove 130 km/h on the highway (the car does not have electronic aids such as abs-esp and similar toys).
I definitely remain loyal to Uniroyal for daily tires
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus rated 96% while driving a Nissan Micra
Driving on mostly town for 2000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 2000 average miles
I have a Nissan Micra, so there's a relatively limited range of tires available for 175/60R15, most of which are older models. So a reasonably priced brand-new Goodyear was a pretty obvious choice when I needed new winter tires. And they haven't disappointed. The Micra feels like a whole new car, with far better traction and handling than the Semperit Master-Grip 2 that were fitted before, and braking distance and overall performance seems to have improved as well. I can't comment on severe ice and snow, as we didn't have too much of that this winter, but traction was very good on one icy day and it handled moderate snow cover with ease. I haven't driven too much on rural roads or motorways, but handling was fine and the tire seemed quieter at highway speeds.
Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun rated 94% while driving a Opel Corsa 1.2 80Hp
Driving on a combination of roads for 9945 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 9945 spirited miles
i have them about 2 years, no flatsup to now, i like thm very much on dry roads they have a very good grip, in the wet i can say they are best i have ever fitted, they do pinch on fuel than other brand's i had, but i do not care as i always had a heavy foot, my house is on a very steep one way road, this is the only tyre in winter i do not get a tyre spin, it only spins on cold rainy days but not much, with other premium brands i could not climb the hill if i didn't control the throttle, hope this company does not change the tyre quality because i will fit them again, i have never fitted the same tyre twice, as i have the steep road as my personal tyre test
Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun rated 91% while driving a Hyundai Getz
Driving on mostly town for 5000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 5000 average miles
Not a premium brand but they are even better than others I had like continental goodyear hankook avon etc after about 5000 kilometers driving in the summer and winter with rain they gave me confidence, the only negative is I think they are more noisy than my old conti, I think I found a good tire for my little car
Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun rated 93% while driving a Skoda Unknown
Driving on mostly town for 3000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 3000 average miles
driven them for a month now FALKEN is a very good tyre, i was lucky i was able to test them in the rain with low temprature outside about 12C no slip's on corners and good braking, at my house i have a pebble road these tyres in about a kilometer they lose the pebbles a thing that i like my continentals that i had did not and had to remove te with my key
Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact rated 55% while driving a Kia Motors Rio
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 spirited miles
these tyres did not blow my mind, i would say they are a medium tyre in all conditions, did not like hard braking in wet conditions and some times on dry roads, i think it's that they are not flat on the road because they are round at the tread ,,, overall a medium tyre for primium price
Toyo Proxes CF2 rated 0% while driving a Renault Unknown
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 spirited miles
I bought a 1998 Renault twingo back in 2008 and it has toyo proxes cf1. Now i have cf2 which are softer and they wear faster but they are gripier. Offcourse i cant push to the limit with this car but i can turn near my home in the hairpin with 40 plus kmh having good control and conrolable sliding front and rear where with cf1 couldn't go over 30 kmh. I definitely shall buy again. The engine is not too strong so i don't have to slow down much for the road turns thus i have significant wear the outer tyre thread, i changed tyres front rear and ok. I got em 20 months and 18000 km and now have half depth but still good and soft. A week ago a truck on a blind turn on a traffic light with slippery road lost control in hard brakes, i saw it in rear mirror i put the foot in the gas near rev limiter and popped the clutch it was a very fast take off, overtook 3 cars and truck has extra room to brake again with safety.
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 rated 92% while driving a Hyundai Getz
Driving on mostly country roads for 25 easy going miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 25 easy going miles
3 years each winter I wear them and I have made 25.000km in getz 1.3 175/60 / 14t ..... excellent in the snow very good on the ice, dry and wet road.the best tires winter
Tigar Sigura rated 70% while driving a Fiat Punto 1.2 8v
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
for average drivers
Sava Eskimo S3 rated 39% while driving a Citroën c2
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
These tyres should have written on them, "keep from the wet"! Wet grip is almost zero, or really close to. Especially if they are 2 or 3 years old, but with plenty of profile on them. Dry grip is ok. but far from good.
Dayton D110 rated 28% while driving a Alfa Romeo 145 1.6 Boxer
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 average miles
I had 4 of these fitted to my 145 when i bought it. They were brand new then and the grip was very low right from the start.
Traction losses were frequent and that is not the cars fault since it uses the Tipo platform wich is known for the fantastic grip and handling it can provide, The braking power is....none. On good pavement they tend to slip with trajectory corrections needed and on bad pavement roads they just don't brake the car, they seem to only slow it down. Without ABS (tryed it also) they just lock as the braking force becomes harder .
In the wet thay are dangerous to say the least. They tens to "lift off" from the road even in low speeds and about 2cm of water and without warning so they are DANGEROUS. The feedback from the road is a mix: well....you do feel all the road since they don't filter any bumps and cracks but when you make a fast change in direction they seem to slip all over the place. Maybe in a lighter car that doen't show so much. I must say that the 145 can (and should) have 185's and these were 175mm wide and that they simply can't deal with this car. The 145 Alfa (in Portugal at least) is allowed to used 175 or 185's.
Returning to the tyres - After some time they turn into some kind of plastic and become even harder and start to make a lot of noise as they pass the 70-80km'h mark,
So off they went as soon as the car restoration ended and were replaced by some Toyo CF2's wich are the best tyres i've had except the Goodyear Eagle F1's. And i've had Michelin, GoodYear, Vredestein, Sava, Marshall, Continental, Firestone and Hankook tyres God...i'm getting old lol
Traction losses were frequent and that is not the cars fault since it uses the Tipo platform wich is known for the fantastic grip and handling it can provide, The braking power is....none. On good pavement they tend to slip with trajectory corrections needed and on bad pavement roads they just don't brake the car, they seem to only slow it down. Without ABS (tryed it also) they just lock as the braking force becomes harder .
In the wet thay are dangerous to say the least. They tens to "lift off" from the road even in low speeds and about 2cm of water and without warning so they are DANGEROUS. The feedback from the road is a mix: well....you do feel all the road since they don't filter any bumps and cracks but when you make a fast change in direction they seem to slip all over the place. Maybe in a lighter car that doen't show so much. I must say that the 145 can (and should) have 185's and these were 175mm wide and that they simply can't deal with this car. The 145 Alfa (in Portugal at least) is allowed to used 175 or 185's.
Returning to the tyres - After some time they turn into some kind of plastic and become even harder and start to make a lot of noise as they pass the 70-80km'h mark,
So off they went as soon as the car restoration ended and were replaced by some Toyo CF2's wich are the best tyres i've had except the Goodyear Eagle F1's. And i've had Michelin, GoodYear, Vredestein, Sava, Marshall, Continental, Firestone and Hankook tyres God...i'm getting old lol