This tyre doesn't seem suited to my car.I find grip both in the wet and dry very mediocre compared to the previously fitted Falkens, and miles behind premium tyres such as the OE Michelins. They are fairly good value though and seem to wear well, but you can do much better if you want performance.
Best Tyres for the Renault 172 cup
Renault 172 cup drivers have left 4 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 34,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 4owner reviews
- 34,000 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 69%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Renault 172 cup
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Renault 172 cup driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/45 R16 - 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.
All Season tyres
No Renault 172 cup 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 | Renault 172 cup reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 2
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9.5 | 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 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | 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
Summer tyres
No Renault 172 cup driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 is our highest rated, at 9.4 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Renault 172 cup reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Kumho Ecsta HS52
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9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Nokian WetProof
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Linglong Sport Master
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Primacy 4
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8.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
No Renault 172 cup driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is our highest rated, at 9.4 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Renault 172 cup reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Wintrac
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental WinterContact TS 870
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Dunlop Winter
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9.2 | 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 Renault 172 cup
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyo T1R Replaced by Toyo Proxes T1 Sport+ | Summer | 72% | 2 | 25,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Renault 172 cup 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 Renault 172 cup drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Excellent Tyre wet and dry.
Compliments the cars go-kart handling nicely.
Can't comment on how they would perform in a track environment, but they cope well fast road.
Compliments the cars go-kart handling nicely.
Can't comment on how they would perform in a track environment, but they cope well fast road.
Good mid range tyre, it is however let down by the poor wear rate. I have had these on two cars that were driven fairly hard, and they lasted about 10K miles. There are better tyres out there for a similar price.
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