Nokian eNTYRE Reviews - Page 2

Given 81% while driving a Skoda Octavia Scout (225/55 R17 V) on mostly country roads for 3,000 average miles
Bought these all seasons for my Octavia 1.8T 4x4 Scout to give me some winter grip, but not going whole hog with new wheels / winter tyres. I had a ski trip to France planned and was wondering if they'd be a waste of money. I was really impressed. I got all the way up the mountain to 1600m with no fuss on ice and snow covered roads whist others were struggling with snow chains. They also handled the 1000kn each way on high speed French toll road with no real difference from the factory fitted summer tyres. Based on their price (£104 from Mytyre) and overall performance, I'd recommend them.
Helpful 51 - tyre reviewed on January 6, 2012
Given 83% while driving a Skoda Yeti 4 x 4 (225/50 R17 V) on mostly country roads for 15,000 spirited miles
Fitted these to our Skoda Yeti about a year ago. I would agree they are slightly noisier than normal summer tyres, but not excessively. In normal dry and wet conditions, they have plenty of grip and good feedback - any compromise over the standard "sport" tyres is not worth worrying about. In wintry conditions, they inspire a lot of confidence - in the wet with the temperature hovering around freezing point, there is still plenty of grip and you need to remind yourself that it is very slippery and to keep the speed down. They also have little problem with snow. After 15,000 miles, they are still showing 6mm on the useful tread wear indicators, so they are also lasting much longer than the factory-fit Dunlop SP Sport 01s. Very happy with these, I just wish they were available for my Jaguar XF.
Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on November 10, 2011
Given 59% while driving a Fiat Bravo (205/55 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
Fine in dry and ok in snow, but low grip in wet conditions. At sharp turns you can feel the car sliding.

Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on November 1, 2011
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Given 82% while driving a Audi A6 Avant 2.7T Quattro (225/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 1,000 spirited miles
I have just completed an entire summer of driving on the eNTYRE. BACKGROUND: I have driven Audi A6' for the past 11 years, and in that time, I've tried several popular summer performance tires and have always used Nokian WR Snow tires.

Now that I've put about 1,000 miles on the eNTyres in dry summer driving, I'm very interested to discover how they will handle in winter driving conditions.

To my pleasant suprise, I found that eNTYRES handled spirited driving on dry surfaces as well as any of the "performance" tires I have ever had on the A6 Quattros. (The primary difference is that the eNTYRE is not speed rated as high as the other performance tires.)

I have taken sharp 'S' curves at 75 MPH with zero slippage and in fact, of all the tires I've had, I would say that these tires best compliment my all-wheel drive Audi. And yes, you absolutely can feel the difference in the 'low rolling resistance' design. It comes across as sort of a 'tighter' roll, although these tires also seem to absorb more surface imperfections / cracks, expansion joints etc.

Snowy weather is fast approaching and they tell us that it will be a bad weather winter. I am looking forward to discovering how the eNTYREs will perform on snow and ice. I may use them up until the Montana USA snow and ice gets to a certain point, then change to my Nokian WR's -- which are nothing short of world-class snow tires.

Hopefully, I'll be able to keep the eNTYREs on all winter.

I think I may have just found the only tire I will ever need to put on my Audi. It promises to be an all-purpose, all-weather, all-class tire. With the possible exception of ultra high performance. But I'm sort of over that anyway! ;
Helpful 21 - tyre reviewed on October 28, 2011
Given 30% while driving a Skoda Octavia (205/55 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles
Very average in the dry, positively unsafe in the wet. Heavy understeer and loss of traction in the wet, roundabouts are a problem above 15mph in the wet. I like Nokian tyres, and used many H, V, Z, WR sets, but I will not buy Entyres again.
Helpful 10 - tyre reviewed on October 27, 2011
Given 57% while driving a Citroën xsara picasso (185/65 R15 H) on mostly country roads for 4,000 easy going miles
I bought 2 eNTYRES 6 months ago for my Xsara Picasso.

I did put my old (but not-so-old, they where at the rear wheels before) Michelin Energy at the front wheels, and put the brand new eNTYREs at the rear wheels.

On dry wheather, it's OK.
But for now, my feeling is quite bad on wet road : I experienced 3 times a loss of adherence on the rear wheel, including a full turn-around at low speed (about 40km/h).

I'll wait for a while for the hypothetical end of a "startup period" of these tyres, but if I still have problems on wet wheather, I will put my eNTYREs at the front wheels to wear them as fast as possible and change them the soonest I can !
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on September 21, 2011
Given 90% while driving a Mazda Mazda 3 GT E (225/50 R17 V) on mostly motorways for 10,000 spirited miles
Excellent tire - fantastic handling. Only using for summer (& partial spring and fall). Have studded Nokian hakkapeliitta's for Canada's winter snow and ice (which is an amazing tire).
Helpful 8 - tyre reviewed on July 6, 2011
Given 96% while driving a Toyota Camry (215/60 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 300 average miles
I've just put these tires on my car replacing the OEM Michelins. So far I've driven in dry and wet conditions and they perform as expected and more. Slightly louder than the Michelins due to new tread compound but excellent on wet roads including 10-15mm rain. I like the fact that these tires are rated for 80,000 miles and have large rain grooves to reduce aquaplaning. I can feel the tires rolling more freely compared to the michelins. I would definately recommend these tires as replacement to the original tires as they are priced lower than comparable all season tires.
Helpful 10 - tyre reviewed on April 22, 2011
Given 84% while driving a Fiat Bravo (205/55 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 7,000 average miles
Excellent tyre. Competent at every aspect of driving. Slightly increased noise from summer tyres, but excellent slush/wet weather conditions. Coped excellently in heavy snow but will lose turning grip quicker than winter tyre.

On dry roads, at the limit the car will seem like understeering for short period due to large depth tread block moving

Long wearing
Helpful 11 - tyre reviewed on March 27, 2011
Given 91% while driving a SEAT Leon 1.9TDi (205/55 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 5 easy going miles
I have done 5,000 miles on the eNTYRE's since fitting them on th Leon, and they have performed faultlessly. They are as quiet as the Michelin summer tyres I had on before, and the only time I wasn't 100% confident with them was when new they were quite slippery, but I've read this is common with brand new tyres.

In the reasonably heavy snow that fell in December 2010 the eNTYRE's were great. My driveway slopes upwards so getting onto the road previously meant shovelling the snow off it to be able to drive away - not necessary with the eNTYRE's. I was able to reverse up the drive with minimal wheelspin and no dramas, even after the snow had compacted and turned to ice.

In the wet and the dry I have never had any 'moments' which made me regret not switching to full 'winter' tyres or keeping the summer tyres on, and they cost me no more than normal tyres would.
Their performance in snowy conditions was good enough for me to drive up an incline which had left other cars (both front and rear wheel drive) going nowhere. I would have expected a winter tyre to do it, but I was very pleased that the eNTYRE's did as well.

In the centre tread are numerical wear 'stamps' which tell you in millimetres how much tread you have left. After 5,000 miles they are still showing 8mm on the front tyres, and that is a mixture of motorway driving and bendy A-roads.

The eNTYRE's have the M+S stamp but not the 'mountain with snowflake' symbol, designating official winter tyres like the Vredestein Quatrac's or Kleber Quadraxer's reportedly have, but for a tyre claiming to be an 'all-season' tyre, I cannot gripe about them. They have done what I bought them for and I'm very happy with them. I would definitely buy them again.
Helpful 11 - tyre reviewed on February 13, 2011
Given 90% while driving a Chevrolet 2000 Impala (225/60 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 125 average miles
I'm unable to complete the score card due to the tires being new on my car, only about one week old.
I switched up from Mich Hydro-Edge with 85,000 mi on them. As soon as I pulled off the dealers lot I could feel a distinct difference between the Mich and the Nokian. The Nokian was quieter by a mile and soaked up the road seams and joints better. I went straight to a highway ramp that I drive daily and went around it at 75mph and the tires handled it perfectly, no squealing, and they didnt feel like they were rolling over. I haven't had any rain to speak of, just a slight sprinkle, which usually makes roads slicker than heavy rain and the tires felt as sure footed as they do in the dry.
The lower rolling resistance will have to be determined over time and watching the fuel mileage. I'm still waiting to see how they perform on snowy roads this winter. So far the tire has meet or exceeded expectations and I see no reason they would fall short in the winter.
Helpful 8 - tyre reviewed on October 10, 2010