Wet and dry grip are the clearest strengths of the Nokian zLine, with thirty-five and thirty-four favourable mentions respectively against one and two criticisms. Noise, comfort and dry handling also receive more praise than complaints. Tread life is almost evenly divided, with fourteen positive comments and fifteen criticisms, so durability is less consistent than grip. End-of-life accounts range from early replacement to long service, while two later reviews describe continued confidence after substantial use. Those individual follow-ups do not establish a uniform ageing pattern across the group. Across seventy-six reviews from seventy-three owners, the 84.3% average reflects sixty-six positive scores, eight neutral and two below 40%.
What owners mention most counted across 72 reviews
Just replaced Khumo with Nokian and what a difference. Nokian feel more direct, grip better in the corners, very comfortable and quiet, don't track and in general handle better all round; I would say that these are the best I have tried to date.
Superb Tyre! I've put them on the car to replace the Bridgestone RE050. What a difference. These tyres are perfect on the road, but also on the track.
Did 3 hrs trackday with the ZLine, and the wear was only 1 mm.
I've been using them for 22.000 km and the wear is now 3.5mm's.
In wet these tyres are the best i've ever had.
I will buy them again.
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Have put 2 nokian z lines on the front to replace conti sport 3's on my clk 320 cdi sport, only done a few hundred miles, so early days but very impressed to date, they really are as the other reviews on here say about them, quiet, ride well, very stable, a considerable improvement on the conti 3's, have tried pirelli and michelin in the past, these are better to date, if they see a sensible mileage too then highly recommended
Tried these Nokian z Line after what others have said on here and a little online research of the company. They replaced Michelin PS3's so had something to live up to. And they did. Really impressed with them wet or dry.
The only detractions has been the roughly 1mm per 1000 miles wear. But the 159 is a heavy car and notorious for its appetite for front tyres so I've rotated them to the back now. And also the finish. One of the pair I have has a paper thin strip of rubber along the edge making it look unfinished. That should have been removed at the factory on final inspection to finish the tyre off.
Also would like to mention the brilliant idea of the wear indicator on these Nokians. This tyre has a series of numbers in the tread that as you drive wear away so you know exactly how much tread is left at a glance. Brilliant idea and should become mandatory.
So I will most definitely buy again as despite the cheaper than the big brands price, I personally don't feel the performance they offer is any lesser.
till today 10,000km , very good tyres, affordable on dry&wet both, short brakes, excellent fit for my Suby LEGACY SW 2.0D (110KW). I Buy them again of course. Greetings from Italy!
Great tires. They grip really well, wet or dry. Compared to my old tires (cheap ones), at the limit, they let go less progressively then I was used too. Other then that, they are pretty silent and comfortable on my 350Z. Oh and they look good too :)
Excellent tire, Wet grip superb, high speed stability very very good, very little effort needed to control car at 250kmph. Comfort and noise really good.
Only minus is a little higher wear that Goodyear/Michelin and dry grip during hard cornering when it is hot could be a little bit better. But that is probably due to my heavy car and tire size.
Excellent tyres. I just put two on the front to replace some Marangoni Verso tyres that had no wet grip whatsoever, and not much dry grip either. The old tyres ruined the handling of the car. The Nokian's are a revelation. The grip in wet and dry is amazing. The ride is extremely quiet and when driving a little more quickly they are progressive and give good feedback. I was impressed with their Winter tyres but Nokian have produced a winner here for Summer too. Would definitely buy again.
