Previously had Uniroyals and Dunlops on, toyos outlasted them both, Dunlops only going 10k, the toyos managed a further 5k. Both wet and dry grip were good. Only issue I've had and it's probably related to other V treaded tyres too is they do get noisy when tread is low. Great tyre for the price tho.
Best Tyres for the Ford Focus ST3 2008
Ford Focus ST3 2008 drivers have left 10 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 96,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
This page covers the Ford Focus ST3 2008 specifically. For the full picture, the Ford Focus page combines 1,003 reviews from every variant. All Ford Focus reviews →
- 10owner reviews
- 96,000 milescovered on them
- 9different tyres rated
- 78%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Ford Focus ST3 2008
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Ford Focus ST3 2008 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/40 R18 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Summer tyres
No Ford Focus ST3 2008 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Ford Focus ST3 2008 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Ford Focus ST3 2008 driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Ford Focus ST3 2008 reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Winter tyres
No Ford Focus ST3 2008 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Ford Focus ST3 2008 reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Every tyre reviewed on the Ford Focus ST3 2008
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 8 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Continental Sport Contact 5 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 61% | 2 | 10,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Ford Focus ST3 2008 drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
What Ford Focus ST3 2008 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Diese Reifen waren serienmäßig am Auto meiner Frau. Als sie zum TÜV 2 neue Vorderreifen brauchte, blieb ich auch bei der Hinterachse beim gleichen Modell. Stellt euch meine Überraschung vor, als nach weniger als 8.000 Kilometern die vorderen schon wieder heruntergefahren waren! Und jetzt waren die hinteren Reifen ebenfalls dran. Meine Frau fährt auch nicht wie ein junger Raser, also wurden die Reifen immer pfleglich behandelt. An der Performance habe ich nichts auszusetzen, aber das sind ziemlich teure High-End-Reifen, und so einen schnellen Verschleiß lässt mein Bankkonto leider nicht zu. Ich würde sie (nur wegen der Abnutzung) nicht wieder kaufen, sorry.
These tyres came fitted to my wife's car, so when she needed 2 fronts replaced on MOT I stuck with the same on the rear, imagine my surprise when less than 5000 miles later the fronts were on the legal limits AGAIN!, and now the rears were done too. My wife does not drive like a boy racer either so the tyres have not been thrashed. Performance wise I can not fault them but they are high end tyres which are not cheap and wear out faster than my bank balance can keep up unfortunately, would not buy again on wear only (sorry).
What more can I say but this is one of the best set if NOT the best set of tyres I have had on a car and I have had some well known brands on some very fast cars. Very good in the dry and wet with little road noise. In the corners they hold the road well and will chirp if pushed to the max but have never let go. Will definitely recommend and I will buy again. What a good set...... BIG THUMBS UP;-)
I totally disagree with other comments that refer these tyres giving jelly like feel, if they had decent handling cars they'd realise that these tyres give good grip and feel when driven hard in wet and dry conditions. When driven 'normal' road noise is low comfort is high and the wear rate is very good, I don't really notice any real gain in fuel consumption but that is probably down to the way I drive. I would recommend these tyres.
Good tires, decent in the dry, good in the wet. Used them after PS3s from Michelin so i am a little harsh with my review.
The wear is incredible low, had them on my car for only 10.000 miles before i sold it, but my father has them on his Audi A6 3tdi quattro for over 40.000 miles and they still have thread left.
I would sincerely recommend this tires to anyone that doesnt need fenomenal grip and doesnt run their car very hard.
They are a good compromise between wear and grip.
But take in consideration, do not use on snow they are terrible
The wear is incredible low, had them on my car for only 10.000 miles before i sold it, but my father has them on his Audi A6 3tdi quattro for over 40.000 miles and they still have thread left.
I would sincerely recommend this tires to anyone that doesnt need fenomenal grip and doesnt run their car very hard.
They are a good compromise between wear and grip.
But take in consideration, do not use on snow they are terrible
Very good tires, excellent grip in the dry and wet and could handle a lot of torque very well for a street tire.
The downside is that they dont last that much. Had to swap rear for fronts in about 10.000 km about 6500 miles, but take in consideration that i had 550 nm only on the front wheels and drove it hard.
Another thing to add, the wall doesnt take bumps and pot holes pretty well. blown a tire at only 30 mph.
The downside is that they dont last that much. Had to swap rear for fronts in about 10.000 km about 6500 miles, but take in consideration that i had 550 nm only on the front wheels and drove it hard.
Another thing to add, the wall doesnt take bumps and pot holes pretty well. blown a tire at only 30 mph.
Very good wet and dry grip levels. Feedback is also good. Fronts lasted around 18k and rears 27k and still good tread.....i should have rotated them though. Just ordered another set.
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