Best Tyres for the Fiat Grande Punto TJet

This is my last review on these tyres. I drove these tyres quite a lot recently, had some trackdays and a roadtrip around some very nice mountain roads, with dry and wet weather aswell.

Tyres are still performing very well, especially on dry weather. I had a trackday session at the local karting track (1.2 km total lap length), and I've absolutely tortured the front tyres. I didn't manage the tyre pressure prior so I had about 2.3 bars cold which was way too much, it was my first time on the track. Track was hot and ambient temperature was hot aswell.

On the karting track, the tyres got way too hot, and felt very greasy after 2-3 laps, with non existent feedback, understeer and visible tyre graining. I've also driven some laps on a proper car circuit and they behaved a lot better, as the tyres didn't get as hot. When they are at the proper temperature, they have very good grip, and the feedback is quite good. My car is a Fiat Grande Punto T-Jet with over 180 hp and 300 N/m torque, without an LSD (which is understeer heaven).

On wet weather however, lateral grip is not great. Braking is very good, aquaplaning decent, but lateral grip it's not really great. I've tested this prior to going to the trackdays, so the tyres were not grained in any way. The tyres do not inspire confidence when turning in wet. They give the feeling that they'll snap out of traction very sudden. But this is if you push them, and try to drive them a bit faster in wet. If you're conservative, they are very good.

Sailun is the only chinese tyre manufacturer from what I know, that's FIA certified and provided tyres for F4 Chinese and TCR Asia. It seems that the motorsport R&D is put to very good use on the road tyres. These are the absolute best budget UHP tyres that you can get. If you're looking for a best bang for the buck, this is the tyre for you.

For me personally, I would buy them again, for sure. The next set however it's going to be Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72, can't wait for Jon's review on those.

Part 2 of the review. I've run the tyres approximately 5000 km's. Car got remapped to 183 hp and 296 N/m, the tyres still grip very well in the dry. However they struggle for traction in damp conditions, but for a FWD car without LSD it's normal.
However, when I changed to the winter tyres, the tread on the front tyres is visibly less than on the rears, I'm estimating 3 or 3.5 mm until they get at the bars. I didn't do any burnouts, but I drove them spiritedly. Next summer I'll rotate them and I think 2025 will be their last year. Very good tyres for the money, but if you drive them hard, I don't think they'll last 20.000 Km.
I'm thinking to get some Toyo Proxes Sport 2, Kumho Ecsta PS71 or Maxxis Victra Sport 5.

I got a deal on a set of Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 as I was trying to find the best bang for the buck summer tyre. I've read through tons and tons of reviews here, and watched lots of videos. I was especially interested in a tyre that was tested by ADAC. I purely got them as the wet braking distance in the wet is not that far off a Michelin. I got them mid-June 2024, now early September 2024. I drove them approximately 2000-2500 km's.

They are very, very good, especially on dry weather, they have a lot of grip and the handling is very precise. I drove them hard on some twisty roads and they handle fantastic, road feedback is good. I drive a tuned 1.4 T-Jet Fiat Grande Punto with around 150 hp.

On wet they are fine, I had no issues on wet. However I'm driving slower and very cautiously on wet weather. They behave really good. I think from the budget Chinese made tyres, Sailun are the best choice you could get.

I got a set of Riken Snow in January 2024, and drove about 5000 km on them. I didn't drive too much in deep snow or ice, they seemed fine when driving cautiously on snow/ice. As the weather warmed up, and the roads dried up, I've drove them a bit harder on some twisty mountain roads. They hold up pretty nice, the grip is very good on dry roads, but on wet roads the ABS kicked a few times on harder braking when driving a bit more spirited.

I'm driving a Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 T-jet with about 150 hp. The road feedback feels mushy, and the handling is a bit delayed because of the very soft sidewall, large and soft tread blocks. Their build quality is ok, though I've bought a set of Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 for summer, and the Sailuns are a lot better built, the tires look better. I might change the Rikens for some Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons for the next winter as in the last years, it's snowing less and less where I live.

My usecase for this tyres is not really what they were made up for, and I imagine for mud, gravel or deeper snow would be really good. Also, they are quite noisy (because of the said soft tread blocks). It's not that annoying though. They offer great value for price, and I would buy them again.

Generally I was looking for a good set of tyres but quite cheaper this time, before I had Michellin, Conti, Dunlop. A friend of mine had these tyres in his car he advised me to buy them I won't regret it. After the suggestion of the tyre shop manager too, I decided to fit them in my car... Well I would dare to say that firestone tyre is outstanding! Excellent all around tyres, very good grip in dry and wet. Very good breaking and comfort as well. Good wear and handling, not much noisy . Actually there are equivalent to premium brands if not better from most premiums and some aspects however much cheaper. Honestly l don't understand why firestone which is an old American tyre factory subsidiary of Brigestone, which manufactures excellent tyres lacks of marketing the brand and especially Roadhawk tyres are awesome. . Don't hasitate, buy them, fit them you will be surprised.

A very comfortable and quiet semi-slick compared to nankang ar1 or michelin cup 2 etc. However the grip level isn't as good as a compromise. At the limit the ad08RS can "cheat" the driver due to early squealing quite a bit before they let go completely. Because of this inexperienced drivers sometimes underrate the tire as they think this is the limit. The grip is very linear and in my opinion over/understeer happens predictably (driven on track in Fiat Grande Punto Tjet and Citroen C2 VTS).

Good tyre, driven them sportly on the road and did some laps on the nurnburgring. Good dry grip. Not so good in the wet. Wheelspin with acceleration on damp roads. And wears pretty quik. But I dont blame that with my kind of driving. Buy them again? Yes Its good on the road. But I like to try different tyres so next tyre Will be Michelin pilot or vredestein ultrac satin.

Hello. I would like to comment between the two as someone who used toyo earlier. Toyo is also a very good quality tire. I was very pleased. gives incredibly beautiful results on dry ground. I also used the toyo tire MiTo. I can say that for kumho. medium point tjet model. and I chose this tire to use it daily. The result is excellent. The tire is incredibly grasping the way of heat. very good on wet ground. I am very surprised by this performance. Suggest to friends who think.

Decided to change the "Dunlop's" with something cheaper and what a surprise ... they really do work !! I am an aggressive driver for more than 25 years now and this type of tire is the best value for money i have ever tried on my cars ... definitely i will buy again ..

For the price this tyre offers good alround grip combined with low wear rate. Might be the ideal choice for someone on a strict budget.