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Sava Tyres High Performance Summer

The Sava intensa is a High Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.5
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
70%
Wet Grip
50%
Road Feedback
63%
Handling
58%
Wear
55%
Comfort
65%
Buy again
43%
6 Reviews
58% Average
78,014 miles driven
1 Tests (avg: 16th)
Sava intensa

Sava intensa

Summer Economy
BETA
6.5 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2014
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 6
Avg Rating: 57.9%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.09
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2014 Auto Review Summer Tyre Test - 205/55 R16 Auto Review 2014 205/55 R16 16/16 0 metrics
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Tests
16th
Average
16th
Best
16th
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Latest Tyre Test Results
2014 Auto Review Summer Tyre Test - 205/55 R16
205/55 R16 • 2014
16th/16
Quiet
Extremely low grip in the wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, poor handling on dry roads
Slovenian company Sava wholly is owned by Goodyear since 2004, and the cooperation between the companies began in 1995. That is now all sold tyres Sava created under the supervision of specialists of the company directly or Goodyear. Knowing the strengths of tyres Goodyear, we figured that Sava tyres will work well on wet pavement. Alas. Coupling properties of extremely low - when braking from a speed of 80 km / h the vehicle will require additional ten meters free road! And on the road handling - the worst time. And the arrowhead tread pattern has not met expectations: aquaplaning starts very early. On dry pavement braking performance mediocre, and on the road handling at the limit the car slides at the rear axle. Have to adjust the trajectory of the wheel hard, if late, the car falls into a dangerous skid. But with a quiet ride, enjoy the silence in the cabin - Sava tyres are not the softest, but one of the quietest in our test. However, Intensa model is leaving the market - it is replaced by the tyres Sava Intensa HP. Hopefully, more quality.
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Top 3 Sava intensa Reviews

Given 91% while driving a Audi 2.0tdi 140 sline sportback (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 14 average miles
Fitted to my Audi A3 tdi. Have covered 14,000 miles and still 5 mm tread left. Very very good grip feels very safe when cornering. Also quieter than the previous continentals. Amazing for the money- I think the top brands are having a laugh at our expense. No hesitation in buying again.
Helpful 824
January 29, 2023
Given 33% while driving a Volkswagen Caddy (195/65 R15) on mostly motorways for 20,000 spirited miles
Worst tyres I have experienced in the wet. Aquaplanned extremely quickly compared with Continentals that were replaced.
Helpful 838
April 27, 2022
Given 96% while driving a BMW 116d (205/55 R16) on mostly town for 8,000 spirited miles
Upgraded to these tyres from the budgets previously fitted. Excellent all round performance, not once felt like they are going to lose grip in the dry or the wet, even at speed or harsh braking. As value for money goes these are the best tyres I’ve tried at this price range.
Helpful 784
March 31, 2021

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Latest Sava intensa Reviews

Given 43% while driving a Volkswagen (B8) 1.4 TSI (150 Hp) DSG ACT (205/55 R16) on mostly town for 25,000 average miles
Dry: Tyres are honestly not nice to drive, especially at highway speeds. The compound is hard and loses traction even at 130km/h. They get worse over time, like terribly. Bad straight line speed. Noise is pretty low, but the tyres are hard and not safe to drive. Wet: really scary. Really really scary. I’d rather park. It’s like an ice ring on the road with these tyres. These tyres did about 50000km
Helpful 629
December 26, 2021
Given 44% while driving a Volkswagen Polo GTI (185/55 R14) on mostly motorways for 20,000 spirited miles
Had 2 fitted to my VW Polo. They were very soft so they didn't last long but had good grip in the dry, As soft tyres they don't react fast to direction changes but were very confortable on a straight line.
When new they had good wet grip but lost it only after the first 2000-3000km. Imagine that your tyres are only good for this long: In the long run it turns into a very expensive tyre for such a low performance,
Helpful 586
May 11, 2017
Given 40% while driving a SEAT Ibiza FR TDi (205/40 R17 W) on mostly country roads for 5,000 spirited miles
Poor in all... never buy again, in wet they really scare.
Helpful 624
June 20, 2014
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