185/55 R16 Tyres

It's one of the best tire I've ever use, but the noise is relatively louder than expected it.. But overall I really satisfied with this tire..

As mentioned in some professional tests, the braking performance really wasn't good. I had 10 year old Dunlop Winter Response 2's before, but as I only used them on my car for dry winter driving, I made the switch to all seasons. Needless to say, even the old Dunlop felt more capable when braking hard, so I sold the Uniroyals. It was an experiment to see for myself if the test results can be felt by an average driver or not!

As my father is not doing a lot of miles, I decided to fit Chinese tyres on his car - first ever and probably last time - in order to save money. The manufacturer Yohohama BlueEarth-A tyres had start cracking near the rims - not so on the sidewalls - after 18650 miles (30000km) and the Iran war was pushing prices upwards, so I broke my rule of never changing tyres during summer; second mistake.
After fitting the tyres and driving home, for 12.5 miles (20km), they felt OK. However, after that point they became very harsh and this comes from someone who is driving a Honda Civic Type R (FD2), with coilovers, on Brigdestone Potenza Sport! The curious thing is that the sidewalls of the tyres looked as if they were underinflated. Hankook has that appearance, usually and I hate it. I drove to the nearest gas station at night, with cold tyres and very low speed to check the air, which was perfect. I lowered the pressure by 1 psi, on each tyre and drove home. Same thing... the dashboard was shacking. I talked to the owner of the tyre shop, who is a friend of mine and he suggested to lower the pressure further. I did that and still nothing changed. I even tried the tyres with a bit more air, because some tyres tend to settle that way. Nothing. Comfort my@sster!
Strange as it may seem, this is not the worst aspect of this tyre. I have driven lots of cars, under any conditions that you can imagine, and I never had to correct my line once I turned the wheel before a corner. With these tyres, on this car, I must make THREE corrections during a long turn! It's like driving on jelly sweets, you have no steering feel, and the front end starts to wash out, WITHOUT running and/or pushing the car.

So, to summarise my review. You have a tyre that:
1) Has already a high rolling resistance (high fuel consumption) and you must deflate it in order to be comfortable, which even then is not, so even higher fuel consumption. By comparison, Yokohamas were at least 0.5lt/100km more efficient
2) Has projected high wear (lower mileage), but because of 1) you will get even less mileage
3) Has no feeling, it's like aquaplaning on a dry road, quite often
4) Has no good handling, never mind inspiring.
So, you are NOT paying less money at the end of the day (and the tyres), maybe more, with 0 satisfaction and controversial safety.

As much as I wanted to like these tyres, based on Chinese evolution in so many fields, so quickly, I regret removing the Yokohamas, because even after 30000km they were MILES better in every aspect than these tyres. Furthermore, I regret that I have not installed a reputable brand :-(
I would be very curious to see what Jonathan has to say, once he tests them.

Exceptionally good all season tire for my needs. I preferred it for the superior wet performance in tests and I could feel it on the Swiss roads, very safe tire even in heavy rain conditions. Provides overall better performance in all conditions compared to the Kinergy 4S2 I had before. Since for me snow performance is just needed to come home safely in case I encounter a storm, I find it a very good fit for my needs and safe enough in these conditions. It is slightly more noisy but not in an annoying way. As always when comparing premium AS tires, the price is a huge factor; these were the cheapest premium tires I could buy, so they were great value as well. Michelin CC2 is double the price of these which for me is out of market, CC3 aren't manufactured in this size. Same goes for Continental. I will happily get them again if the price stays this competitive. The only tire I would consider to replace them with is the Pirelli SF3.