Owners generally rate the Nexen N Fera SU1 as a strong budget-minded performance tyre, most often praising its confident dry grip and low road noise, with many also noting a comfortable ride. Wet grip is typically described as good for the money, although around one in ten owners report it can feel less secure when pushing on in the rain. Longevity is a split topic, with similar numbers praising and criticising tread life, while around one in ten flag puncture/sidewall robustness as a weak point.
What owners mention most counted across 135 reviews
I always replace tyres in sets of 4 due to Quattro and these are batter than any other tyres I have had some of which were nearly 3x the price. The wet grip is amazing. There is no way to unstick it even when trying to to test them. The SU1s are also very quiet and confortable. The new tread was only 7mm deep, other tyres I have had were 8mm. They are also 5mm deep on the deepest part of the outside blocks when new. They didn't take much weight to balance.
Replaced Dunlop Sport Max RT for these on the rear which were brilliant tyres. Not a good choice. Basically the rear became slightly unstable at higher speeds, but were fine normal to slightly spirited driving. However when it rains these tyres are not good. Basically putting my foot down or partially down around corners in the wet and these tyres DO NOT grip in the wet very well. On a few occassions this has caught me out by suprise and I thought I would crash. Good price but if you have 200 BHP going through the rear wheels then I would not recommend these tyres - your life depends on having tyres that perform well in the wet. and I can only compare these Nexens to the previous brand of tyre I had
I've used this tyres for 2months. Yes, they are comfortable tyres, with acceptable traction on dry road, but the most important thing is they are absolutely terrible on wet. My car is not powerful (130hp FWD), but boy, even the medium dynamic starts on a little damp road ended front wheel's spinning. Cornering on dry is acceptable, but tyres are too soft what really impede in fast cornering beacause car gets oversteer. I do not recommend this tyres, in my opinion they are only acceptable on dry, but really poor in wet. I had to buy another tyres
Fantastic tyre for the price. No difference from continental 5.
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Member
Kia Motors
225/45 R17
10,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
My car came fitted with these from new. A previous Kia had a previous generation of Nexen. They were quite poor, but these are acceptable.
Dry grip isn't bad, cornering is better than braking but it's a safe dry tyre.
Wet grip is less reassuring, not too sure footed in the wet and quite eager to light the traction control light.
Feedback and feel is acceptable in the dry but doesn't encourage you to drive in a sporty fashion. When pushing harder they do give warning before breaking away, but don't step back into line as soon as some tyres I've driven.
I had these on the car for approx 10,000 miles and they have 5-6mm left. They are quite hard tyres but don't absorb larger bumps too well. They unsettle car car on bumpy corners. The road noise is medium and not too bad really.
I'd not buy these as a replacement. True, I've paid twice as much for Michelins, but so far, they are proving to be far superior in every way.
The Nexens are rated A for wet grip and 71db. I'd dispute the wet grip rating having driven A grade Michelins.
Had those tires for over 6000 km and so far i been very impressed with them, dry, wet grip is very good especially for the price. Low noise even with the roof down. Even when pushing the car the tires coop well.
I will definitely buy them again.
I have a new go-to tyre! I bought these to replace the mixed set of ditch finders that were on my car when I bought it. The tyres genuinely transformed the car! I will stick wit these on my cars from now on.
I put 2 on rear wheels of my e60 bmw 5series, these replaced a leading brand and they are fantastic all round tyre i was recommended these by a friend who uses them for track days on his tuned jap rwd cars. Fantastic everyday car for comfort when cruising to when you decide to show up some tadger in a crap boy racer car 😂
I am just about to buy 2 for the front as my car came with Haida tyres on the front which are the most dangerous crap tyres known to man
WOW!! ABSOLUTELY WOW!! I CHANGED FROM GOODYEAR RUNFLAT TO THESE NEXEN TYRES AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WOW!! THEY TRANSFORMED THE CAR! AND HANDEL EXCELLENT AT HIGH SPEEDS I HAVE TESTED THEM UPTO 130MPH - (NO ISSUES) GRIP IS AMAZING AND AT £60 PER CORNER FITTED YOU CANNOT COMPLAIN.
REASON FOR CHANGING RUNFLAT IS BECAUSE I WANTED A MORE COMFORTABLE RIDE AND WOW!!
