Mazda 6 Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Alpin A4 (53) 88% 95% 91% 88% 94% 93%
Nokian Line (65) 92% 90% 89% 89% 82% 86%
Fulda SportControl (40) 92% 87% 85% 83% 85% 86%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (121) 95% 91% 88% 88% 73% 85%
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) 88% 92% 86% 82% 86% 87%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (243) 93% 90% 86% 88% 79% 81%
Barum Polaris 3 (18) 82% 88% 83% 80% 87% 86%
Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) 88% 85% 84% 83% 86% 84%
Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) 85% 87% 80% 77% 85% 84%
Vredestein Quatrac Lite (7) 86% 87% 80% 81% 86% 87%
Bridgestone Potenza GIII (7) 96% 83% 87% 91% 74% 66%
Falken ZE914 (99) 89% 81% 84% 80% 82% 81%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (302) 90% 88% 84% 84% 73% 82%
Michelin CrossClimate Plus (112) 88% 86% 83% 74% 88% 87%
Uniroyal RainExpert (132) 85% 91% 81% 76% 75% 86%
Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (42) 89% 81% 80% 80% 79% 86%
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (34) 89% 83% 83% 78% 73% 87%
Matador MP 46 Hectorra 2 (57) 88% 82% 79% 75% 85% 84%
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS (14) 90% 94% 83% 88% 68% 84%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (320) 90% 88% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (115) 90% 81% 80% 79% 80% 81%
Falken Azenis FK510 (144) 89% 88% 82% 82% 72% 77%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) 90% 82% 82% 80% 77% 77%
Falken Azenis FK460 AS (2) 100% 95% 95% 95% 55% 75%
Bridgestone Potenza Sport (101) 92% 87% 89% 91% 62% 72%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (90) 91% 78% 83% 87% 71% 73%
Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) 86% 81% 76% 80% 83% 77%
Michelin CrossClimate (144) 88% 85% 82% 80% 84% 89%
Sava Intensa UHP 2 (49) 86% 79% 78% 78% 78% 83%
Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) 90% 79% 86% 84% 67% 78%
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 (14) 72% 74% 71% 70% 63% 88%
Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) 84% 79% 81% 81% 77% 75%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) 86% 84% 76% 78% 73% 85%
Nexen Arrowspeed CP661 (12) 81% 74% 73% 75% 80% 76%
Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) 86% 78% 80% 76% 73% 81%
Michelin Primacy 4 (163) 85% 81% 74% 77% 82% 83%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (131) 84% 77% 76% 77% 74% 81%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) 84% 75% 76% 78% 74% 79%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) 81% 84% 80% 77% 76% 77%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse (183) 88% 84% 79% 76% 62% 83%
Yokohama W drive V905 (17) 88% 83% 82% 83% 86% 75%
Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) 83% 75% 77% 76% 72% 74%
Bridgestone A001 (47) 91% 92% 89% 80% 84% 83%
Michelin Primacy 3 (191) 85% 79% 76% 77% 69% 80%
Michelin Primacy HP (199) 85% 75% 77% 74% 77% 76%
Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) 88% 77% 73% 77% 71% 66%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) 83% 77% 77% 72% 78% 71%
Toyo TEO plus (16) 80% 65% 69% 73% 80% 85%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Bridgestone Potenza RE001 (42) 87% 72% 78% 80% 70% 63%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) 81% 73% 76% 73% 75% 72%
Dunlop Direzza DZ102 (17) 82% 74% 75% 68% 67% 73%
Yokohama S Drive (65) 83% 69% 75% 77% 71% 68%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) 83% 73% 73% 75% 70% 74%
Davanti DX640 (94) 79% 71% 75% 73% 65% 78%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Tracmax X Privilo TX3 (9) 84% 68% 67% 78% 67% 70%
Maxxis M35 Victra Asymmet (13) 83% 69% 73% 67% 68% 75%
Avon ZV7 (132) 83% 78% 73% 72% 59% 79%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (215) 86% 82% 79% 76% 51% 73%
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3 (11) 78% 64% 70% 75% 79% 69%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Aoteli P607 (25) 78% 62% 69% 68% 76% 70%
Toyo Proxes C1S (37) 78% 68% 70% 69% 66% 70%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Yokohama AVID ENVigor (4) 85% 80% 80% 70% 65% 68%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) 78% 67% 71% 69% 69% 65%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) 80% 70% 69% 67% 63% 72%
Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (22) 75% 59% 69% 61% 91% 57%
Nexen N Priz 4S (14) 78% 59% 65% 66% 65% 76%
Wanli S1063 (80) 74% 58% 63% 61% 77% 65%
Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) 79% 58% 74% 70% 65% 57%
Pirelli P2500 (4) 70% 53% 68% 60% 83% 68%
Falken FK453 (30) 77% 70% 63% 60% 60% 69%
Dunlop SP Touring T1 (7) 67% 56% 69% 63% 73% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) 78% 61% 67% 62% 73% 57%
Yokohama iceGUARD iG30 (2) 75% 75% 65% 65% 50% 60%
Hifly HF805 (60) 75% 61% 65% 64% 55% 64%
Achilles ATR Sport 2 (43) 72% 45% 61% 63% 73% 66%
Dunlop SP Sport 2050 (4) 75% 50% 80% 63% 58% 73%
Rockstone Ice plus s210 (8) 68% 49% 56% 41% 63% 64%
GT Radial Champiro UHP1 (15) 74% 68% 61% 64% 48% 62%
Marangoni Mythos (29) 69% 55% 58% 60% 62% 58%
Rapid p609 (34) 68% 55% 57% 60% 62% 58%
Fullrun Aderenza ADZA88 (7) 77% 34% 54% 54% 77% 63%
Landsail DH2 (25) 69% 55% 56% 52% 57% 61%
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (73) 69% 39% 56% 52% 68% 61%
Pirelli P6000 (175) 66% 46% 55% 48% 67% 60%
Roadstone CP661 Classe Premiere (9) 59% 44% 54% 51% 66% 53%
Marangoni Verso (38) 69% 48% 55% 47% 49% 54%
Falken ZE512 (27) 67% 47% 52% 50% 45% 55%
Dunlop SP Sport 2050M (17) 59% 41% 57% 51% 44% 51%
Minerva minerva F105 (16) 59% 41% 47% 38% 53% 48%
Kormoran Gamma B2 (18) 58% 33% 46% 41% 48% 56%
Infinity INF 05 (68) 56% 31% 42% 39% 62% 45%
Autogrip F107 (127) 58% 27% 44% 36% 60% 50%
Fullrun HP199 (80) 48% 29% 33% 33% 54% 27%

Mazda 6 Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza Sport given 70% (225-45-19-)
Driving on mostly town for 16000 spirited miles
TL;DR Great tyre with a huge amount of dry/grip and excellent road feedback. Wear rate and noise is very high. Ride is firm.

This is my second review on TyreReviews.com. My past tyres on my 2017 (2018 for the Americans) Mazda 6 were a slightly-upsized 235/45/19 Yokohama V701. I've always been a fan of unidirectional and symmetrical tyres, so the Bridgestone Potenza Sport tyres were a departure from my previous bias.

For context, the Potenza Sport in my car's stock size was some 30% cheaper than the usual Michelin/Continental competitors, and just 5% more expensive than my prior set of Yokohamas. These prices are for Singapore, and for the record, temperatures range from 30-40 degrees Celsius all year round, and we get rain pretty often (50% chance throughout the year).

These tyres GRIP. Whether its wet or dry, the confidence inspired by the Potenza Sports were always high. The stiff sidewalls translated to excellent feedback through the steering and I never once felt like the car would come loose. When it was dry and traffic was clear, the tyre never failed to plant a smile on my face and it felt like I could never reach the tyre's limits on public roads. In the wet, traffic tends to slow to a crawl in Singapore, but of the few times I had fun when it was raining here, the tyre would still track very confidently around bends.

Now the negative feedback. The tyres were fairly noisy even when new. And whilst the stiff sidewalls translated to excellent steering feedback and response, the ride was noticeably harsher and firmer.

As others have noted on this website, the wear rate is VERY high. I drove this car for 25k km (16k miles) when my car was 5 years old to 7.5 years old. At 7 years-old and my tyres were at the 20k km (12k miles) mark, my independent mechanic (who does not sell tyres) noted that my inside treads might not pass our local vehicle inspections (similar to UK's MOT, and our's is conducted biennially from the car's 3rd year onwards). For the record, I did manage to pass the test, thankfully.

I always had my car's tyres rotated regularly at 6 months regardless of distance, and the wear rate was quite a surprise. I've attached a photo of one of my front tyres at its end-of-life (2.5 years or use and at 25k km) and you can see that the inside tread is already at the treadwear indicators.

To be fair, I am running aftermarket camber bolts to for -1.5 degrees camber in the front. But to go back to my usual bias, I'm not able to do a proper cross-rotate to even out the inside tread for asymmetrical tyres, which is a bit of a shame. If your car is running stock/less aggressive camber, I daresay you could eke out perhaps another 6k miles (10k km) out of the tyre.

Due to the high wear rate, I've gone back to my old tyre (Yokohama V701). My local tyre shop gave me a very good price for the new set, so I'm happy to head back. Plus the V701's more relaxed nature probably suits the Mazda 6 better. I do miss the much better feedback and grip of the Bridgestone Potenza Sport, but the high wear rate was definitely a concern, despite its reasonable pricing.
tyre reviewed on 2024-08-24 21:54:09
Writing about the Falken Azenis FK460 AS given 64% (225-45-19-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 26000 average miles
Extreme grip but were completely worn down at 26,000 miles. Very disappointed in this purchase. Additionally, Falkan requires tire rotations every 5,000-7,000 miles to satisfy their "Warranty" requirements. I will never buy this brand again.
tyre reviewed on 2023-10-21 19:17:02
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance given 94% (225-55-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 26000 spirited miles
one of best smooth tire and comfort , i try most comfort tire but this tire is the best , handling olso good but not the best i thing bridgiston t005a better in handling
tyre reviewed on 2023-08-11 03:10:57
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 given 89% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
A great all round tyre, comfortable, responsive and quite. Could not fault wet grip, not that I race, but for around town, instills confidence. Wear is acceptable - would recommend this tyre highly - and am buying my next set tomorrow.
tyre reviewed on 2023-05-21 20:23:19
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 given 80% (225-45-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 spirited miles
It’s very good tire for average and daily driving as much as good for performance but the price is a little bit higher than others
tyre reviewed on 2023-04-04 03:27:50
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 given 80% (225-45-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 spirited miles
It’s very good tire for average and daily driving as much as good for performance but the price is a little bit higher than others
tyre reviewed on 2023-04-03 20:31:57
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 given 54% (225-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
Fit to replace old Kuhmo that lasted me 70K and expected much better for a premium brand. Cannot really fault on dry/wet but very not really forgiving on curve. - the real issue now : almost gone after 30K. .... Will buy Michelin next time- safer bet or Kuhmo again if finance don t allow it.
tyre reviewed on 2023-03-28 14:06:06
Writing about the Tracmax X Privilo TX3 given 81% (225-45-18-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 17000 average miles
I have driven 17,000 miles on these tyres in the last year and found them to be pretty good and came what looked like new on my car. I never measured the tread depth on purchase but are now down to 2mm so looking to replace in next few weeks now. I primarily use on the motorway run of 125 miles and then mix of dual carriageways, a small amount of urban driving in between. I have driven briskly in both the wet and dry around corners at legal speeds and not felt any slippage at all which surprised me these being budget brand tyres , Maybe its the dynamics of my car as known to be well setup as not had anything else to compare it with as yet. One thing that is positive reading other reviews in here is that they are reasonably well lasting as would not be at all happy if only lasting 6,000 miles
tyre reviewed on 2023-02-27 13:17:24
Writing about the Dunlop SP Touring T1 given 47% (205-60-16-)
Driving on for 0 miles
Tyres had done less than 2000kms when purchased car with them. Have spun out when driving slowly in town had abs kicks in in the wet with only light application of brakes. Taking off from stand still is slow with the wheels spinning with minimal throttle
tyre reviewed on 2023-02-04 19:22:03
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 given 87% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 spirited miles
The best tyre you can fit for a daily driver or for having fun at the weekends (or both!). Switched to these tyres after buying the car with Hankooks and the difference is huge. The car sticks to the road like glue in all conditions. Braking and cornering stability has noticeably improved. Comfort is pretty good, but you can feel that this tyre is sport orientated (slightly firmer sidewalls) but i never experienced this tyre as uncomfortable. Very low noise levels aswell which i find very important. This tyre is also very good in wet conditions. Aquaplaning restistance is superb and so is the grip when cornering/braking when the road is wet. Another thing worth mentioning is that the previous Hankook tyres suffered from extreme tramlining (the car was constantly weaving left to right at highway speeds, needing constant steering corrections). This is not at all the case with these Goodyears, the tyre is very stable at higher speeds and doesn't suffer from a 'floating' feeling. Can't really comment on rolling resistance, i didn't notice any difference in fuel consumption or when coasting. Wear rate is avarage but that depends on driving style ofcourse. I have sold the car but i did about 10.000kms on these tyres (mostly motorway, but with hard driving in corners and on- and off-ramps.) They only had 6.7mm new and were at 5.4mm when i sold the car last week. So wear is not to bad if you do mostly motorway driving. The slightly higher wear is compensated by the very decent price on these tyres considering how good they are! These tyres were also 22£ per tyre cheaper than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and with the performance that these Goodyears deliver, i can't find any reason why you would buy the more expensive Michelin. Well done Goodyear for making a tyre that actually works perfect in all driving conditions and that puts a smile on your face! Will happily buy again for any of my future cars. (have now bought a minivan and this tyre doesn't exist in my tyre size.)
tyre reviewed on 2022-12-21 15:40:40
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza GIII given 93% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 65 average miles
I have been using Bridgestone Potenza giii for several years, in Mazda 6 the duration is optimal, very efficient in wet and dry braking.
tyre reviewed on 2022-12-14 17:21:23
Writing about the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 given 83% (195-65-15-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 easy going miles
I've driven these tyres for two winters now and encountered various road conditions. The main focus is deep winter conditions - great performance on snow and ice, but comparatively worse performance in dry and rain. The road feel isn't very sharp on dry asphalt, feels a bit like a boat, but on snow you can read them really well. The behaviour of the tyres is very predictable, you can tell when they're about to slip and how much they're slipping very easily. Slides have been very easy to control or avoid.
They are quiet, and make a slight wind howling sound. Speed bumps and potholes are very squishy and only slightly annoying, smaller road bumps are completely absorbed. After 20000km, I still have 6-7mm of thread left. The rubber is very soft though, so with fast accelerations and speeds they might wear a lot quicker. The tyres feel confident at cold degrees, but warmer than 7 degrees Celsius they feel very spongy.
Performance on various winter road conditions:
1) dry: good grip, but "swimming around" like a boat, the feel isn't very sharp. Above 100 km/h the tyres feel twitchy.
2) fresh powder snow: controllable, decent grip and good braking distance, but sometimes can understeer.
3) deeply packed snow: great grip and sharp steering, good braking distance. The tyres seem to easily grab onto the snow.
4) rain: longer brake distance than many other tyres, still decent grip but not what you might be used to.
5) snow slush, salted roads: better than in rain, digs deep into the slush and grabs fairly well. Some controllable slipping, but decent braking distance.
6) regular ice: the tyres grip ice quite well. moderate braking distance and grip, although longer than on snow. Slides in hard icy corners.
7) black ice: strictly dangerous, since the ice is glass-smooth and the tyres have nothing to grab onto. ABS kicked in even braking from 5 km/h and braking distance was several meters. Steering is hard. Only nail-tyres would help here.

In conclusion, these tyres shine in deep winter conditions, but aren't meant for rainy winters. Grip on various snow surfaces is great and good even on ice. They are very predictable, which makes it easy to correct slides. The tyres are comfortable and quiet, and the wear is good.
tyre reviewed on 2022-09-15 15:32:53
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