Avon ZT7

Got these for the front of my lowered classic VW beetle 1973acpehrson strut suspension.
Was sceptical at first as never had Avon.
However I happened to take a roundabout way too fast in the wet, very heavy rain as well, the grip of these tyres when pushed was fantastic. The back end which has Dunlop went out sideways but the front responded to each turn of the steering wheel to compensate and did not slide in doing so stopping the skid. They saved my life. Also in the dry I have noticed on the rare occasions. That corners can be taken 5 mph faster than with other brands.

We fit these to a small fleet of 3 vans covering around 30k miles a year. They are an excellent economy tyre, and seem to last fairly well at the hands of delivery drivers who could usually care less about the wear and tear on the vehicles.

I take one of these vans home, and commute 90 miles a day on them. They are impressively quiet for a budget tyre, very comfortable on the road thanks to the squidgy sidewalls. There are a couple of sharp slip roads I have to take on my drive, and I have taken them at normal motorway speeds (70mph) and they hold impressively well in the dry and damp... In the wet however I've noticed they aquaplane very easily, and don't give much confidence on fast, sharp bends.

Steering is kind of vague feeling, the soft sidewalls make them a little rolly poly, and they don't offer much feedback. It's a little hard to tell what the tyre is doing, and how it's holding the road, but the grip is confidence inspiring, and maintain their characteristics right down to the wear bands.

For a normal, daily driver tyre they are fantastic. Affordable, surprisingly grippy, comfortable and quiet and above average wear compared to other brands.

I wouldn't go for a spirited drive around twisty back lanes on them, but for a commuter / normal driving around town tyre, they tick all the boxes. We've been through a few sets on our fleet now, and can't see myself choosing anything else.

Two tyres at 3 years old and use, with 23,000 miles, 4 mm of tread, they had cracks close-ish to the wheel bead on the inside of the wheel so not generally seen but deep enough for MoT failure. Very disappointing. I bought these as Avon used to be a British company and used to make good tyres (at reasonable prices) sadly no longer British nor good tyres in this experience. Another problem is another two of the same tyre were fitted two years later (just over a year, 10k-miles, ago) to make a set of four so crawling under the car with a torch may soon be required to check those. I will report on that set with another review after three years of their life, or at end of their life.

Overall I've been happy with these tyres. They've sat quite happily on a little Peugeot 108. I've bought 3 pairs rotating the rears to the front when fronts are worn - ~30k miles a set.

Handling, noise, wet, dry all have been totally fine, even under spirited driving. I've had little hairline cracks appear in the sidewall with 2mm remaining, but forgiveable as the this pair is 3 years old.

Considering these are often 1/2 the cost of Pirelli / Continental but are actually safe to drive unlike the Nakiomo Ditchfinders and other Chinese tat, I think they are a good value proposition.

Would I put these on a Civic Type R to do a lap on the Nuremberg ring, obviously not. But worth a consideration if you want a mid tier option for a std passenger car.

Good grip, great on corners but wear a bit. I just swap my wheels around to even the wear

Not had the ZT7's long but already find them noisier than the Good Year vector's they replaced. The biggest gripe I have is that since putting them on I receive a static electric shock whenever I get out after a drive.

I'm quite a smooth driver, but on backroads I tend to enjoy carrying good speed through tight hairpins and bends. If that is you, then avoid these tyres as I found when leant on you will quickly find they are easily provoked into understeer. In fairness it is a very progressive behavior and also it's easily recovered from but it's definitely not suited to what makes a small and lightweight car fun to drive.

Unfortunately I wouldn't buy these tyres again. They have only been on the car (front) for a year and a half with 12000mls covered. Car just back from its MOT and both tyres have an advisory for perishing on the inside and outside sidewalls.

Fine so far .nothing to complain. Good grip and feel from them . Grip in wet fine no understeer .great so far .ok in snow didn't get stuck

Handling is fair wet and dry... but these tyres really become a lot worse when pushed, because of this I would be untrusting of them if I ever needed to steer sharply, they just don't stick to the road like they should (Tracking on my car was also fixed prior to these been put on, so I know that is not to blame). So these tyres would be ok for people who just potter about in their cars, but not for those who may drive with a heavier foot on the accelerator. I really was looking forward to trying these avons out as I have never bought them before, but I know these will definitely be the first and last time i buy avon tyres.

There is everything to like about this tyre. Yet another win from Avon. Feels very soft on side wall but wear is excellent, is quiet, grippy and after 8,500 miles on a front wheel drive car there is n9 visible wear. Avon is a very understated manufacturer and I’d compare their tyres to a longer lasting Pirelli. We have been very impressed, this vehicle is my mum’s Polo but we have other Avon’s on our BMW 5 series and Range Rover and are equally pleased. They represent astonishing value for money and are a very safe tyre.

First time I tried Avon tyres, previously had Bridgestone all weather, A001, got 4 good years out of these. My car is very old so went for a cheaper tyre this time as not sure how long I can viably keep this car on the road. The car has outlasted the front tyres that is for sure. Excessive Outerwear on both front tyres, more so on the near side. The car was tracked when the track rod was replaced. I would be surprised if the outerwear is down to this, and it is more likely to my driving style around corners and roundabouts. I got 19 months out of the near side, and 24 out of the off side (now needs replacing). Replaced the near side with the same ZT7. 6 months later the outer tread is 4mm inner 6mm. although when brand new the outer tread is notably shallow. Just to note the rear tyres are doing well. I can't fault the tyres for their grip. The 6 month old tyre is going on the spare and both front tyres will be replaced, not with ZT7, I do think these tyres will be fine if you behave on corners and roundabouts.