265/35 R19 Tyres

DANGEROUS IN WET CONDITIONS

Had these already fitted to the car when I bought it brand new. Driving round a bend I have driven round hundreds of times without any issue in all conditions with my previous Michelins, these ones gave way completely without any warning in wet conditions and no doubt help by the fact I had a decent set of Contis on the front causing dangerous oversteer. Managed to catch it but was a surprise considering I was driving well below the speed limit.

In the dry they seem fine and has decent efficiency and noise as far as I can tell but I'm desperately trying to get these replaced before winter. Genuinely nervous to drive on these any time it rains.

The initial 5000 miles were decent, compared to big name tyres like the Pirellis and Michelin, but a further 500 miles and my opinions of this brand took a severe nosedive. They started cracking at the inner sidewalls, after just the 5,500 miles in a little over 21 months. Sure the S6 (4K, 5.2L) is a heavy car with decent torque and power, and I do push it occasionally; but no way should this happen. Other midrange brands I use like Yokohama and Vredestein do not self destruct like this after 2 years.

They were ok, and seemed pretty good value, and though they never got those "bulges" like the ones you get in most Chinese tyres, I'm probably not going to go cross country in these UHPs anytime soon.

Maybe I'll stick to the more reputable brands, and only use these Indonesian tyres for things like low powered (and light) Chinese cars like the new MG models.

Very good tires, don't wear fast and they are actually more comfortable than the previous Michelin Ps2 I used to run on my car. Excellent grip as always with Michelin.

Recently fitted these tyres on a 2020 B9.5 Audi RS4 which replaced the old pilot sport 4S (2021 DOT - still had 3mm left all round)

- Wet driving = very confidence inspiring and very good when reaching the limit of traction (progressive breakaway). I would say they feel better than the Michelin but this could be due to new tyres vs 5 year old 4S units. They are remarkably similar to the 4S in terms of wet performance.

- Dry driving = Again very good and very close the 4S (at least in fast road driving scenarios). The limit of traction is less progressive than the 4S but only marginal difference. Driver feedback is not as precise than the 4S during the initial turn in but settles nicely, The 4S felt like it had stiffer sidewalls.

- Comfort / noise = Very good, quieter than the 4S and more comfortable during day to day driving (Softer sidewall is potentially the reason for this).

- Fuel economy = has made little/ no difference to the car when using cruise control at motorway speeds.

- Wear = Not enough miles to fully determine but it has 7mm left after 800 miles (comes with 7.2mm new).

The only other point I can say is the sidewall looks a little stretched when fitted (compared to the same size / spec Michelin 4S tyre - on a 10 inch wheel) but the rim protector still performs is job well. Its a great tyre if you want to trade off marginally less initial steering feedback for increased levels of comfort / less noise!