235/45 R17 Tyres

I Previusly bought yokohamas of the same spec but these were on offer if you bought pairs so when it came time i got all 4 of turanza 6 tyres. The grip was not as impresive i noticed that strait of the line. But worse of all all 4 tyres were gonners by 10k not impressed at all, ive had budgets out last. Will not recomend or buy again for premium price tyres they massively under proformed.

Have just completed 1 front set of these tyres, replaced faulty Michelin Primacy 4's (developed slow puncture after only a few hundred miles - gutted!), and I only bought them as that's what the first tyre place I pulled into had in stock, and were recommended by the owner...

For a so-called "budget tyre" this one thinks it's a premium! I have been really impressed with the wet & dry handling (loses it in the snow + ice, but it IS a summer tyre, adjust accordingly). The wear is phenomenal, it has lasted as long as the Primacy 4's (on the back with 10,000 miles on them), on a FWD car, meaning all the weight & wear is over them, and they have now all died around the 32,000 mile mark! The only aspect to these tyres in a negative sense; is the handling/feedback, which is lacking...but something has to give for the grip and longevity. Road noise is also an issue, as if you feed these fresh tarmac, all good, but on the old worn and knackered roads (increasing more and more lately sadly), the noise is bad, vibrations and transfer through the steering, and not in a good way; the feel and feedback you want...but it IS a heavy tyre. On that point, the economy is also lacking, but there are far worse out there in the world. These will never compete with the likes of the Goodyear EfficientGrip, but equally all those positives HAVE to have a drawback somewhere...they aren't the worst! They handle/perform predictably right up until the very end, with no major fluctuation in behaviour, which is also to be praised.

Would I buy these same tyres again? Yes. I don't really understand why they are so close in price and almost all areas, to the Azenis (in some places are actually more expensive), to be fair I believe these have a longer mileage/life all things being equal. I have chosen to replace all 4 wheels with Goodyear Eagle F1-Asy6's, and the only real reason I did, was because the outlet offered 20% off a set of 4, which TECHNICALLY made them cheaper per unit than the Falkens.If it wasn't for that, I would likely have picked these again.

Context: I have been driving these Falken tyres on a 2018 Reg Honda Civic Sport (Hatch), for their entire lifetime. I bought the car at only 1 year old (10,000 Miles) and it was shod all-round, with Michelin PilotSport's which I understand are factory standard on this car; so likely originals. Those were fine, but during covid "stay@home" period one of the rear tyres developed a slow puncture and needed changing (which broke my heart as was still plenty tread left! :(

Life: I opted for the Falken's as the fitter rated them and said comparable to "premier brands" without the inflated price associated. I swapped the Michelins to the back and fitted new rubber to the front (being a FWD car). They are now at the end of their life, running out at the same time more-or-less as the rears, having just completed 32K miles. My driving style is very steady & careful, I avoid over accelerating or braking wherever possible, preferring to make full use the engine braking/natural deceleration instead. I am very happy with the wear on these, and consider 30,000 to be pretty standard with the condition of UK roads currently!

Performance-wise: I would say that these tyres are absolutely as good, if not better, than the Michelins they replaced. The wet & dry braking is fine, nothing exceptional, but that said my driving style and not having an accident would support that. Where I have had to stop quickly I was never concerned. They do however wheelspin excessively under hard acceleration, especially from standing start (even more so in the wet), which I put down to the car rather than the tyre, being high torque/FWD arrangement. Feedback is better than Michelin but still quite poor compared to high-end, cornering the same, wear; slightly worse than PS's as I have evidenced above. The one area I would say these Falken's really let the side down, would be the road noise. On poor quality road surface they are really not pleasant, and even on standard roads they are noisy, my little one moans every time how noisy it is inside the car!

All-in I would say: Better than I originally expected TBH, but in no way a "Premium tyre", so if you're expecting that, look elsewhere & spend more money. This is a very decent, reasonably priced mid-tier tyre for a family car. If you place grip, reliability & wear utmost in the list when buying, these will suit you perfectly. If you plan on taking every corner (wet or dry) as fast as possible and don't mind changing after 7-10K miles...don't bother!

About 30,000km driven on a heavy FWD-biased AWD Hot Hatchback, these were great when new (see initial review) but have lost their touch when worn. This is fine and to be expected, but they are almost at the wear indicators after 30,000km. Granted, this is with plenty of spirited mountain driving thrown into the mix, as well as a gravel autocross for good measure.

Not really any noisier than new, but this may be due to the extra sound insulation in my car. Dry grip limits are quite good still even when worn, and the tire will let you know audibly before you break traction; However, wet traction has suffered quite a bit, I'm able to get heavy wheelspin in an AWD launch in the wet, whereas they had no problem before.

Overall, a decent buy and great in the wet when new but wish they lasted a bit longer (being touring oriented tires) and wet performance falling off strongly when worn. Will probably move to something more performance oriented now.

Full disclosure, these tyres are only fitted to the rear of the car.

These tyres have one of my top three worst attributes in a tyre, tread block movement. At speed (and not much better slower) the float from the tread block moving around is so unnerving. Applying even a small steering inputs at a steady pace along a motorway, the first impression is what on earth are the back tyres doing? The feeling is often on winter tyres; because of their soft, tall, siped tread block. This really shouldn't be on a summer tyre. Will this improve as they wear? Probably, but that's a lot of miles of second guessing what the rear of the car is doing.
Initially driving them from the tyre fitters was hilarious, but ultimately in a disappointing way. ESP was in full use. I was hoping this was released agents etc being removed, but the improvement wasn't fundamental, but it did improve.

If you push on, it gets a bit more interesting, but probably not in a great way. They do seem to have decent grip, but you really have to have the throttle applied through a corner, no trailing throttle or being suspect about what's ahead.

The standout feeling with these tyres at even remotely fast speeds is the two bites at every corner. I can't recommend these for that reason alone.

Price is clearly their bonus, but not worth it in my book. I'll be going back to Goodyear eagle F1 aysemtric 6's.