215/55 R17 Tyres
The following tyres have been reviewed in 215/55 R17.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Alpin A4 (53) | 88% | 95% | 91% | 88% | 94% | 93% |
| Nexen N Fera AU7 (1) | 100% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Nexen Winguard Snow G3 (6) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 78% | 92% |
| Michelin Alpin (8) | 87% | 95% | 87% | 74% | 93% | 90% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 (28) | 86% | 90% | 83% | 85% | 88% | 90% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Pro (26) | 91% | 90% | 85% | 82% | 87% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 90% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Nexen N5000 Plus (4) | 93% | 80% | 90% | 83% | 75% | 97% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 (8) | 89% | 86% | 86% | 78% | 93% | 69% |
| Toyo OBSERVE GSI 6 HP (8) | 93% | 88% | 78% | 85% | 73% | 90% |
| Fulda SportControl (40) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (79) | 91% | 88% | 81% | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Nokian zLine (83) | 91% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 76% | 85% |
| Goodyear Assurance Triplemax (6) | 90% | 90% | 80% | 82% | 84% | 82% |
| Sonar Primax SX608 (3) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 90% | 83% | 83% |
| Yokohama Geolander CV G058 (1) | 90% | 80% | 90% | 70% | 0% | 90% |
| Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (50) | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Blacklion Champoint BU66 (21) | 88% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 81% | 85% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) | 85% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 85% | 84% |
| Continental ContiWinterContact TS815 ContiSeal (2) | 85% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 65% | 90% |
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (48) | 90% | 92% | 82% | 88% | 80% | 81% |
| Nokian Z G2 (30) | 88% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 80% | 83% |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 3 (34) | 84% | 91% | 82% | 76% | 83% | 86% |
| Michelin X Ice North 4 (9) | 76% | 71% | 76% | 79% | 88% | 83% |
| Fulda SportControl 2 (26) | 85% | 85% | 84% | 80% | 79% | 93% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 (7) | 85% | 85% | 85% | 83% | 98% | 87% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin (4) | 88% | 88% | 75% | 85% | 85% | 78% |
| BFGoodrich gGrip (47) | 89% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 86% | 85% |
| Falken ZE914 (98) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Dunlop Sport All Season (5) | 86% | 88% | 82% | 80% | 73% | 80% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 (33) | 92% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 75% | 81% |
| Bridgestone Turanza GR90 (21) | 81% | 86% | 83% | 81% | 74% | 92% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (111) | 88% | 86% | 82% | 74% | 88% | 87% |
| Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (40) | 82% | 84% | 78% | 78% | 87% | 83% |
| Sava Eskimo HP2 (26) | 85% | 82% | 78% | 78% | 83% | 80% |
| Yokohama IceGUARD Stud iG55 (2) | 80% | 85% | 90% | 75% | 85% | 60% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) | 80% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 80% | 79% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (33) | 89% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 72% | 88% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (41) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 86% |
| GT Radial Champiro 228 (5) | 84% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 70% | 88% |
| Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 (22) | 79% | 88% | 80% | 80% | 81% | 83% |
| Neuton NT5000 (66) | 88% | 77% | 81% | 76% | 84% | 83% |
| Momo North Pole W2 (7) | 82% | 78% | 78% | 84% | 68% | 70% |
| Vredestein Quatrac Pro (35) | 89% | 90% | 86% | 79% | 79% | 91% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (312) | 90% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (111) | 90% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 80% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact (35) | 82% | 87% | 81% | 83% | 75% | 82% |
| Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (29) | 89% | 80% | 78% | 80% | 79% | 83% |
| Sava Intensa UHP 2 (47) | 87% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) | 86% | 81% | 76% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (46) | 85% | 85% | 76% | 80% | 86% | 76% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (97) | 87% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (22) | 91% | 91% | 77% | 86% | 78% | 77% |
| General Altimax Sport (32) | 80% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 87% | 80% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (143) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 89% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (45) | 87% | 83% | 73% | 77% | 80% | 84% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) | 85% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 76% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (45) | 83% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 74% | 86% |
| Nokian PowerProof (24) | 87% | 89% | 80% | 75% | 67% | 85% |
| Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 (19) | 86% | 78% | 74% | 79% | 84% | 76% |
| Matador MP93 Nordicca (5) | 84% | 74% | 78% | 74% | 80% | 78% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (68) | 83% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 84% |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (65) | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 76% | 75% |
| Kleber Quadraxer 2 (14) | 82% | 75% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 87% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (245) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 (43) | 79% | 86% | 74% | 73% | 86% | 84% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (153) | 85% | 81% | 74% | 77% | 82% | 84% |
| Viking Wintech (15) | 82% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| General Altimax One S (14) | 87% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 86% | 75% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS439 (17) | 86% | 83% | 86% | 81% | 83% | 77% |
| Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (61) | 84% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 81% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 (61) | 82% | 78% | 75% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 (8) | 75% | 79% | 76% | 76% | 87% | 75% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (128) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 82% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (60) | 86% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 74% | 72% |
| Hankook OPTIMO K415 (54) | 82% | 75% | 75% | 73% | 85% | 75% |
| Lassa Impetus Revo (12) | 86% | 77% | 78% | 75% | 73% | 73% |
| Yokohama BluEarth RV02 (8) | 83% | 81% | 78% | 80% | 59% | 86% |
| Nokian WeatherProof (31) | 80% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 87% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 SUV (5) | 72% | 68% | 70% | 70% | 76% | 78% |
| Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21 (7) | 88% | 87% | 84% | 70% | 55% | 75% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Westlake Sport SA37 (6) | 82% | 62% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| Pirelli SOTTOZERO (9) | 78% | 83% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 81% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Rovelo Sport A1 (20) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (198) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) | 86% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 87% | 77% |
| Giti GitiSynergyH2 (14) | 78% | 86% | 65% | 65% | 89% | 69% |
| Michelin Primacy LC (12) | 82% | 79% | 67% | 68% | 73% | 88% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Infinity Ecomax (32) | 78% | 73% | 72% | 66% | 76% | 77% |
| Continental ComfortContact CC6 (50) | 79% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 78% | 89% |
| Dunlop Sport Maxx 050 Plus (23) | 82% | 73% | 80% | 80% | 81% | 65% |
| Blacklion BH15 (13) | 76% | 65% | 74% | 74% | 85% | 84% |
| Continental Premium Contact 5 (116) | 87% | 82% | 76% | 77% | 58% | 78% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Kenda Komet SPT 1 KR10 (6) | 78% | 52% | 66% | 70% | 96% | 86% |
| Michelin X Ice Xi3 (12) | 82% | 75% | 70% | 60% | 78% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (40) | 87% | 89% | 79% | 79% | 58% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (137) | 83% | 81% | 74% | 74% | 67% | 74% |
| Yokohama Geolandar G900 (14) | 88% | 82% | 75% | 69% | 72% | 70% |
| Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport (1) | 80% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| Firenza ST01A (6) | 78% | 73% | 75% | 75% | 72% | 82% |
| Yokohama S Drive (65) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 77% | 71% | 68% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (180) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| Winda WH16 (17) | 79% | 75% | 66% | 53% | 84% | 81% |
| Rotalla RU01 S Pace (25) | 83% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 78% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM 705 (24) | 78% | 58% | 68% | 72% | 81% | 86% |
| Avon ZV7 (127) | 83% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 60% | 79% |
| Davanti DX640 (94) | 79% | 71% | 75% | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Pirelli Powergy (19) | 83% | 78% | 74% | 75% | 61% | 76% |
| Firestone TZ300 (19) | 81% | 71% | 75% | 63% | 68% | 76% |
| Goodyear Excellence (125) | 79% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 73% |
| Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth (12) | 77% | 55% | 74% | 66% | 79% | 77% |
| Toyo Proxes C1S (36) | 78% | 69% | 71% | 69% | 66% | 71% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) | 85% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 64% | 64% |
| Radar Dimax R8 plus (14) | 81% | 76% | 66% | 69% | 68% | 64% |
| Yokohama E70D db (10) | 73% | 68% | 76% | 74% | 71% | 69% |
| Pirelli P 7 (85) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| Jinyu YU63 (52) | 78% | 62% | 67% | 66% | 72% | 72% |
| Yokohama Aspec A349 BluEarth (11) | 72% | 59% | 69% | 78% | 87% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Rovelo RPX 998 (30) | 80% | 62% | 69% | 65% | 65% | 73% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (88) | 80% | 67% | 68% | 68% | 74% | 68% |
| Barum Bravuris 5HM (24) | 77% | 72% | 65% | 74% | 63% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Goodride SV308 (32) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 77% | 69% |
| Kumho IZen KW27 (30) | 75% | 75% | 73% | 71% | 80% | 83% |
| Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (15) | 76% | 76% | 69% | 67% | 66% | 75% |
| Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (35) | 73% | 59% | 67% | 61% | 77% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T001 (105) | 80% | 70% | 70% | 67% | 63% | 72% |
| Maxxis PRO R1 (15) | 81% | 66% | 69% | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| Yokohama Advan dB V552 (9) | 69% | 61% | 69% | 69% | 56% | 80% |
| Evergreen EH23 (9) | 82% | 56% | 66% | 68% | 76% | 68% |
| Nokian eNTYRE (24) | 78% | 62% | 68% | 55% | 78% | 67% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (21) | 75% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 91% | 57% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (14) | 69% | 62% | 59% | 53% | 72% | 54% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Dunlop Graspic DS2 (7) | 59% | 53% | 53% | 60% | 86% | 83% |
| Federal Formoza FD2 (16) | 73% | 60% | 65% | 56% | 65% | 77% |
| Pace PC10 (11) | 75% | 61% | 57% | 60% | 75% | 66% |
| Aptany RA301 (18) | 74% | 66% | 68% | 67% | 50% | 66% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus (5) | 78% | 64% | 60% | 62% | 70% | 80% |
| Continental PureContact LS (7) | 87% | 79% | 81% | 84% | 67% | 54% |
| Goodride SA37 (23) | 74% | 66% | 63% | 62% | 58% | 62% |
| Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS (51) | 74% | 68% | 62% | 61% | 64% | 55% |
| Pace Toledo TL1000 (13) | 71% | 55% | 61% | 59% | 70% | 59% |
| Kumho Solus TA31 (7) | 73% | 67% | 70% | 68% | 56% | 72% |
| Infinity INF 049 (12) | 70% | 54% | 59% | 51% | 78% | 59% |
| Nokian eNTYRE 2.0 (4) | 63% | 55% | 50% | 63% | 83% | 73% |
| Mohawk M105 (9) | 73% | 64% | 60% | 49% | 74% | 56% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 (8) | 69% | 60% | 63% | 53% | 64% | 63% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (94) | 75% | 58% | 57% | 61% | 54% | 69% |
| Zeta Alventi (16) | 71% | 64% | 53% | 53% | 58% | 51% |
| Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 (9) | 60% | 45% | 65% | 58% | 61% | 68% |
| Compasal Smacher (5) | 65% | 53% | 53% | 55% | 60% | 80% |
| Yokohama BluEarth E70 (9) | 73% | 63% | 59% | 69% | 67% | 45% |
| Dunlop Econodrive (14) | 69% | 55% | 48% | 62% | 59% | 53% |
| Sunny SN3970 (45) | 71% | 49% | 55% | 54% | 64% | 55% |
| Tourador X Wonder TH1 (4) | 63% | 45% | 65% | 60% | 55% | 50% |
| Accelera Alpha (130) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 49% | 69% | 56% |
| Rotalla F108 (7) | 67% | 44% | 48% | 40% | 65% | 65% |
| Minerva EMI Zero UHP (3) | 70% | 70% | 65% | 37% | 33% | 50% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 plus (10) | 55% | 54% | 50% | 49% | 51% | 61% |
| Admiral 771 (2) | 65% | 20% | 30% | 50% | 70% | 60% |
| Kormoran Gamma B2 (18) | 58% | 33% | 46% | 41% | 48% | 56% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 270 (11) | 67% | 27% | 51% | 49% | 35% | 55% |
215/55 17 Tyre Review Highlights
Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport rated 73% while driving a Ford Focus
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
Good handling at dry. Not bad at wet and snow. Good feedback, steering response. Good price.
Yokohama IceGUARD Stud iG55 rated 82% while driving a Volkswagen Golf Mk7.5 Alltrack 2.0TDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 1900 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1900 spirited miles
The tyres are great for driving through slush, ice, snow. Even greater with 4x4. No studs lost over 3000km driven/1st season with city driving over tram tracks.
On dry road you can definitely feel that the stopping distance is longer. Also due to the soft compound, the tyre moves/tilts quite a lot if you do sporty driving on country roads with lot of turns, but eventually you get used to this.
On dry road you can definitely feel that the stopping distance is longer. Also due to the soft compound, the tyre moves/tilts quite a lot if you do sporty driving on country roads with lot of turns, but eventually you get used to this.
I only usually buy premium tires, but out MG ZS EV is due to go back to the lease company in the next month or so and the Bridgestone Weather control evos on it worn.
The Avons have been a very pleasant surprise.
Great dry and wet handling, good breaking and low noise.
Great comfort too.
Don't over looked these Avons.
The Avons have been a very pleasant surprise.
Great dry and wet handling, good breaking and low noise.
Great comfort too.
Don't over looked these Avons.
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO rated 51% while driving a MG ZS EV
Driving on mostly country roads for 45000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 45000 average miles
Wear was pretty poor, fitted to a FWD EV with 150ps, fronts lasted 8k miles a set.
Wet grip when part worn was poor.
Wet grip when part worn was poor.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rated 84% while driving a Suzuki SX4 Scross 1.4T Boosterjet
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 average miles
Bought the MPS4 to replace the ContiEcoContact that came as OEM, so most the comparison will be done against them, although it's not the same category really... The Michelins will probably wear faster (although I replaced my previous set of tires because of both being used for 40.000 kilometers, and as they started to feel worse in handling - even though they weren't worn out that much), but everything else is much better (aside from stiffness, which seems to be about the same, at least subjectively).
All in all, the MPS4 are great both on dry and wet, they handle very precisely (especially the corners!), and the braking distances are obviously better that with the Conti's Eco tires - literally, like driving a different car. On the weaker side, when hitting bumps (even the smaller road imperfections), they are a bit hard, both in the feel in the car, and on the ear. Also, not very silent on highways, but it's not a big deal.
All in all, a very good tire, that I would recommend, even if it does have a few flaws.
All in all, the MPS4 are great both on dry and wet, they handle very precisely (especially the corners!), and the braking distances are obviously better that with the Conti's Eco tires - literally, like driving a different car. On the weaker side, when hitting bumps (even the smaller road imperfections), they are a bit hard, both in the feel in the car, and on the ear. Also, not very silent on highways, but it's not a big deal.
All in all, a very good tire, that I would recommend, even if it does have a few flaws.
Dunlop SP Sport LM 705 rated 89% while driving a Toyota Camry
Driving on a combination of roads for 6200 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6200 average miles
This my initial review
Dunlop LM705 ;
Have them six months done
(6,200k)miles .
These are touring tires not HP/UHP.
Dry/Wet : Very good.
Comfort: Very good & silent.
Fuel economy: Very good.
Handle bad roads and potholes.
I'll give more feedback as miles pileup.
Until now pleased with them
Dunlop LM705 ;
Have them six months done
(6,200k)miles .
These are touring tires not HP/UHP.
Dry/Wet : Very good.
Comfort: Very good & silent.
Fuel economy: Very good.
Handle bad roads and potholes.
I'll give more feedback as miles pileup.
Until now pleased with them
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 rated 35% while driving a Kia Motors KIA Seltos LX AWD
Driving on a combination of roads for 6 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6 spirited miles
These came standard on my 2022 Kia Setlos LX AWD. Hate them. They're noisier on dry pavement than my winter tires. Have driven them in a wide variety of road conditions and they were downright scary for hydroplaning in moderate rain/crosswind situation. Poor traction in small amounts of ice/snow. After 2 years and approximately 10,000 km of spring/summer/fall driving on them, I'm ditching them for an all-season Continental True Contact Touring. I always switch to true winter tires for that season. Wouldn't trust these in the variety of winter road conditions we experience in Saskatchewan.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 rated 75% while driving a Volkswagen Passat B8 1.8 TSI RLine 180PS
Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 average miles
Bought a second-hand set of wheels with 17" alloy rims and new LM001 Blizzaks, Audi homologated AO variety, to use in the winter with my 2018 Passat. They have proved once and again very reliable on the snow, while handling daily wet and dry conmuting or high-speed trips to mountains on the other side of the country without wearing out too fast or making me go too much slower than with the summer tyres (which are 235/45-18). Comfort and noise are also satisfactory. Dry traction and lateral grip are the weakest points, but they brake pretty well both dry and wet so safety is reasonably spared.
In the beginning I thought they would be just fair performers as it is an old model, but after using them for three winters I am certanly satisfied and replacing for the same model will not be out of the choice.
After 17500Km rotating them on both axles, they still are all four over 5mm tread depth so wear is acceptable to me. Not the best, though.
In the beginning I thought they would be just fair performers as it is an old model, but after using them for three winters I am certanly satisfied and replacing for the same model will not be out of the choice.
After 17500Km rotating them on both axles, they still are all four over 5mm tread depth so wear is acceptable to me. Not the best, though.
Pirelli P 7 rated 54% while driving a Suzuki Vitara 2015>
Driving on mostly town for 600 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 600 easy going miles
Had four new P7 Pirelli tyres fitted in December 2023 to my Vitara as first replacements since new. I chose them on brand name and that they were in the premium range at my tyre fitting dealer.
The tyres look the business and seem ok but the biggest gripe has been the road noise inside.
I know our roads are poor but even on new tarmac the noise is greater than the worn original Continentals that were fitted from new.
I feel very disappointed from such a famous brand.
As I do low mileage per year I shall have to grin and bear it for the time being until I can bear it no longer and bite the bullet and change them well before their normal life.
The tyres look the business and seem ok but the biggest gripe has been the road noise inside.
I know our roads are poor but even on new tarmac the noise is greater than the worn original Continentals that were fitted from new.
I feel very disappointed from such a famous brand.
As I do low mileage per year I shall have to grin and bear it for the time being until I can bear it no longer and bite the bullet and change them well before their normal life.
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 73% while driving a Ford Focus
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
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Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 rated 48% while driving a Volkswagen Passat estate 2.0 TDI 110 kW
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 average miles
This generation 2 vector 4 seasons tyre seems to be compromised in too many areas.
Wet traction is especially poor leaving the car scrambling for grip under acceleration in wet conditions.
Comfort is poor with harsh ride and noise. Doesn’t help that they collect numerous small stones in the tread blocks.
Snow traction is adequate in fresh snow.
Traction on compacted snow is less than ideal but better than a summer tyre.
Wear rate is low. I can’t wait to wear them out so that I can justify replacing them.
Wet traction is especially poor leaving the car scrambling for grip under acceleration in wet conditions.
Comfort is poor with harsh ride and noise. Doesn’t help that they collect numerous small stones in the tread blocks.
Snow traction is adequate in fresh snow.
Traction on compacted snow is less than ideal but better than a summer tyre.
Wear rate is low. I can’t wait to wear them out so that I can justify replacing them.
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 rated 84% while driving a Ford
Driving on a combination of roads for 300 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 300 average miles
For a front wheel drive car the tyres are very grippy and gives a safe feel to drive. they can be a bit slippery on steep up hills and when there is loose snow or Ice. But once the TC is off they do grip quite well and pull the car along very well.
I would recommend buying these tyres and i have had similar ones on a old 318i and they were perfect as well.
I would recommend buying these tyres and i have had similar ones on a old 318i and they were perfect as well.
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