Given
78%
while driving a
Mazda RX8
(235/45 R18) on
mostly country roads
for 2,000
spirited miles
Update to my review above after having owned these tyres for over a year. First off, I'm still impressed by the grip that these achieve for the price. Just a little bit of warmth in them and they are extremely sticky. With that in mind, after participating in an autosolo and putting a moderate heat cycle through them they are ever so slightly less grippy than when new. This is mainly noticeable on the rear wheels which seems just a little bit more willing to lose traction but nothing major. This is to be expected of any tyre really, as they will harden and lose grip as they age.
Also, after a year of use, the front tyres are cracking slightly within the tread which did show up on my MOT. This isn't necessarily the end of the tyre as they still function perfectly, but it may cause future MOT fails is the perishing worsens. That's not exceptional lifetime for a tyre but then these are budget semi-slicks so you shouldn't expect long lifetimes from them - especially if you're using them as intended.
Overall, grip is still what these tyres were always about and they still have plenty of it.
As a side note, if you're interested in amateur motorsport such as autosolos please be aware most clubs don't permit the use of semi-slick tyres. This unfortunately includes the accelera 651s along with yoko ado8, nankang ns2r/ar1 etc. It's a very annoying rule as it means that the only real way to enjoy the grip these tyres provide is to spend hundreds on a track day.