SEAT Ibiza FR 1.8T Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (301) 90% 88% 84% 84% 74% 82%
Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) 80% 79% 76% 72% 80% 79%
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) 85% 81% 81% 82% 78% 76%
Toyo Proxes 4 (45) 80% 63% 72% 66% 77% 74%

SEAT Ibiza FR 1.8T Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 given 89% (215-45-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 21000 spirited miles
The best tyres I've ever had, extremely grippy wet and dry. The tyres lasted a lot longer than i expected. I highly recommend these tyres, I've just ordered a new pair. Very confident in tyre performance on a wet road.

tyre reviewed on 2016-03-29 09:54:33
Writing about the Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun given 78% (205-40-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
I run these tyres on two cars. I run them on my 1971 VW type 3 and on my 2005 Seat Ibiza FR. The tyres have good grip in both wet and dry, I have not done enough miles to assess how well they wear. they seem to cope with power quite well, with the Ibiza running around 240bhp pulling away without drama on a hard launch. One thing to note with these tyres is they have quite stiff sidewalls so give plenty of feedback, although they seem to tramline as a result as well, especially on my Ibiza which has a very firm ride (coilovers, polybushes etc), so if your car is set up similarly you may want to take this into account as it can be a little unnerving at first, I suspect it would not be a problem on the average vehicle with standard bushings etc. If you can adjust to this they seem to be an excellent tyre for the money, more suited to the British climate than the Toyo Proxes 4's they replaced, which were a great summer tyre but not so in the winter.
tyre reviewed on 2015-10-13 03:42:23
Writing about the Toyo Proxes 4 given 70% (205-40-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 14000 spirited miles
Not a bad tyre for the money, but definitely a summer tyre. Dry grip is good with decent feedback, fairly progressive. I ran these on a fast-road setup car with coilovers and polybushes and around 240bhp, and they worked well although as they worse they struggled to put the power down. Wet grip was not the best and therefore driving style should be adjusted as appropriate. The sidewalls are quite soft on these, I found I needed a few extra psi to balance that out or the ride felt a bit 'soggy'. I ran this tyre on both 6.5J and 8J rims with no issues.
tyre reviewed on 2015-10-13 03:34:20
Writing about the Hankook Winter i cept evo given 37% (195-45-16-H)
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 average miles
This is my first winter tyre and if I'm honest I'm really disappointed with the experience so far.

I live in the countryside and the roads around here are damp most of the time. I have found there to be very little grip in damp, wet or dry conditions. I have to take roundabouts and bends with care as I can feel the car wanting to slide.

My car has about 250lb/ft of torque (the same as most 2.0 diesels) and it will wheelspin through all the gears at half throttle with these Hankooks on. My summer tyres (Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD-3) are fine with half throttle.

I'm seriously considering putting my summer tyres back on until the snow actually hits as I don't feel confident in my car at present.
tyre reviewed on 2013-12-07 07:42:47
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