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% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (68) | 96% | 92% | 90% | 90% | 78% | 86% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Fulda SportControl (39) | 92% | 87% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (219) | 93% | 90% | 87% | 88% | 80% | 81% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) | 88% | 92% | 86% | 82% | 86% | 87% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (404) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (96) | 89% | 86% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Barum Polaris 3 (18) | 82% | 88% | 83% | 80% | 87% | 86% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) | 85% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 85% | 84% |
| Vredestein Quatrac Lite (7) | 86% | 87% | 80% | 81% | 86% | 87% |
| Falken ZE914 (97) | 89% | 81% | 85% | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (295) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 74% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Potenza GIII (7) | 96% | 83% | 87% | 91% | 74% | 66% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (32) | 88% | 83% | 83% | 80% | 72% | 88% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert (131) | 85% | 91% | 81% | 76% | 75% | 86% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (108) | 87% | 86% | 82% | 74% | 87% | 87% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (41) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 86% |
| Matador MP 46 Hectorra 2 (57) | 88% | 82% | 79% | 75% | 85% | 84% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (295) | 90% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (136) | 89% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 72% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (108) | 90% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS (9) | 91% | 91% | 83% | 89% | 67% | 85% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (106) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 78% | 80% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (86) | 91% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 73% |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) | 86% | 81% | 76% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| Sava Intensa UHP 2 (44) | 86% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (141) | 88% | 85% | 83% | 80% | 84% | 89% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 (13) | 75% | 77% | 71% | 70% | 62% | 88% |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (59) | 84% | 78% | 81% | 82% | 77% | 77% |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) | 90% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 67% | 78% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (139) | 85% | 82% | 75% | 77% | 82% | 85% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (239) | 87% | 85% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 85% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Nexen Arrowspeed CP661 (11) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 75% | 79% | 76% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (172) | 88% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (125) | 83% | 77% | 76% | 78% | 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 (177) | 88% | 85% | 79% | 76% | 61% | 83% |
| Yokohama W drive V905 (17) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 86% | 75% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (186) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Bridgestone A001 (47) | 91% | 92% | 89% | 80% | 84% | 83% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (198) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (191) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 73% | 78% | 71% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| 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% |
| Davanti DX640 (86) | 80% | 72% | 75% | 74% | 67% | 79% |
| Avon ZV7 (112) | 84% | 79% | 74% | 73% | 64% | 79% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (174) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 73% |
| Yokohama S Drive (65) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 77% | 71% | 68% |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ102 (16) | 81% | 74% | 75% | 66% | 67% | 74% |
| Toyo T1R (286) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 74% | 63% | 70% |
| Maxxis M35 Victra Asymmet (13) | 83% | 69% | 73% | 67% | 68% | 75% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (207) | 87% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Aoteli P607 (22) | 79% | 65% | 70% | 69% | 78% | 72% |
| Kleber Dynaxer HP 3 (11) | 78% | 64% | 70% | 75% | 79% | 69% |
| Tracmax X Privilo TX3 (7) | 80% | 66% | 71% | 74% | 64% | 74% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (228) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Toyo Proxes C1S (35) | 78% | 69% | 71% | 69% | 66% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (211) | 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 (102) | 80% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 62% | 71% |
| Nexen N Priz 4S (14) | 78% | 59% | 65% | 66% | 65% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (21) | 75% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 91% | 57% |
| 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% |
| Rockstone Ice plus s210 (7) | 68% | 55% | 56% | 48% | 70% | 72% |
| Falken FK453 (29) | 76% | 69% | 61% | 58% | 59% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (43) | 78% | 61% | 67% | 62% | 72% | 57% |
| Yokohama iceGUARD iG30 (2) | 75% | 75% | 65% | 65% | 50% | 60% |
| Dunlop SP Touring T1 (5) | 64% | 50% | 64% | 58% | 75% | 70% |
| Achilles ATR Sport 2 (42) | 72% | 45% | 62% | 63% | 73% | 66% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2050 (4) | 75% | 50% | 80% | 63% | 58% | 73% |
| Hifly HF805 (56) | 74% | 60% | 64% | 63% | 54% | 63% |
| Landsail DH2 (19) | 72% | 57% | 62% | 55% | 59% | 64% |
| GT Radial Champiro UHP1 (14) | 74% | 69% | 61% | 64% | 44% | 61% |
| Marangoni Mythos (29) | 69% | 55% | 58% | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| Rapid p609 (33) | 68% | 54% | 56% | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| Fullrun Aderenza ADZA88 (7) | 77% | 34% | 54% | 54% | 77% | 63% |
| Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (63) | 69% | 40% | 56% | 53% | 67% | 63% |
| Pirelli P6000 (174) | 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 (78) | 48% | 28% | 32% | 33% | 54% | 27% |
Mazda 6 Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 given 89% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
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.
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 given 80% (225-45-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 spirited miles
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
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 given 80% (225-45-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 spirited miles
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
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 given 54% (225-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
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.
Writing about the Tracmax X Privilo TX3 given 81% (225-45-18-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 17000 average miles
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
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
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 given 87% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 spirited miles
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.)
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza GIII given 93% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 65 average miles
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.
Writing about the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 given 83% (195-65-15-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 easy going miles
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.
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.
Writing about the Rapid p609 given 67% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Handled great however wore quite quick. Happy for the price, not nearly as bad as everyone purports
just a few miles with the tires ... 2 on the front....its feel good on dry weather...When it is wet or raining I can drive on the highway at 70 miles an hour ... but no more fast ... overall they are good tires
Writing about the Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 given 58% (215-50-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 1400 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 1400 average miles
Initially they seemed like very good tyres. Despite the 71db rating, they seemed very quiet. Handled good in the dry although slightly softer than the previous Toyo Proxes & Bridgestone Potenza tyres. The fact that they are slighty softer does mean that they are comfortable and absorb bumps & potholes very well. I had no issues when driving in the rain either. never really got the chance to test aquaplaning and i can't comment on wear either because i ditched these tyres after not even 2000km's... Because these tyres are absolutley lethal on the highway. My car did not want to drive in a straight line anymore, it constantly felt like there was a 120km/h side wind pushing the car from left to right! this gives a 'floaty', tramlining, and very insecure feeling when driving at speeds above 90km/h, and gets worse and worse the faster you drive. Tried many different tyre pressures, but nothing helped. When switching to the winter tyres, this floaty feeling immediately went away, so the issue is not with the car. I am very dissapointed with these Hankook tyres and have the same 'floaty' experiences with the Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 on my other car. i expected much better from a manufacturer of this brand and will now be driving through the summer on the Nexen winter tyres, which are actually safe on the highway, and when the budget allows i'll hopefully switch to Nexen N'Fera SU1 or Goodyear Effecient grip perfomance 2. So to sum up, it's a good tyre for drivers who never leave the normal city & country roads. Not recommended for highway drivers as you'll be scared to drive it at normal speeds.
(note: 2 tyres where new (DOT 4021), and 2 others where already on the rear axle and had about 5,5mm left (DOT 3818), both sets had the same tramlining effect when moved to the front axle)
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