Smart fortwo passion Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Falken Sincera SN110 Ecorun (13) 88% 85% 83% 88% 76% 88%
Vredestein Quatrac 3 (48) 81% 86% 78% 75% 76% 76%
Sailun Atrezzo Eco (5) 68% 53% 78% 75% 87% 85%
Continental Eco Contact 3 (54) 80% 78% 73% 68% 74% 78%
Jinyu Gallopro YH18 (9) 79% 56% 60% 70% 71% 74%
Wanli S1015 (7) 70% 44% 58% 56% 72% 54%
Semperit Comfort Life (4) 58% 43% 55% 45% 63% 53%

Smart fortwo passion Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Falken Sincera SN110 Ecorun given 89% (175-55-15)
Driving on mostly town for 20000 easy going miles
Like others on here I have a smart fortwo 450 which means you are somewhat limited in choice when it comes to replacement.

Once you are outside the realms of budget tyres in the UK I'm essentially down to a choice of Sincera 110 ecoruns or a mixture of Continental ecocontact.

The Continentals carry a hefty premium over the Falkens - even with a 15% discount from my supplier I'm still paying £65 more for 4 tyres than I would should I choose the none discounted Falkens. ( £345 v £410).

Not only that but I'd be having a mixture of ecocontact 3 and 6 which seemed odd that I would be paying a hefty premium for a tyre that was essentially 3 generations old - research on this site showed me the ecocontact 3 was initially released in 2003!

But, more expensive equals better, right?

It would seem not.

The reviews on this website for the Continentals appear to be less than glowing, certainly compared to the ecoruns which I already have on the car.

I've been running the sinceras for a couple of years (since I bought the car)and about 15k miles. As it's a Smart car there is virtually no tread wear as the car is so light but the tyres are starting to perish as they date back to 2015. Overall, looking at the MOT history and the tyre dates I would guess they've done no more than 20k miles.

Ordinarily I would have replaced them earlier but as the car rarely goes above 20 mph in London I haven't really had to worry about high speed blowouts. However, I had to do a longer trip on the motorway last week where I made a promise to the tyre gods that if I didn't die in a fireball I would replace them this week.

In the time I have had the car with the Sinceras I can say I've been impressed.

I run an slk 55 as a weekend / summer car and have Michelins on that.

I would imagine that people want different things from different tyres and different cars. I don't expect the Sinceras to offer up the same level of grip as the Michelins but on the Smart my priorities are different - my prioritied are excellent wet weather grip - I don't want to be acquaplaning in a car with such a short wheelbase and noise and comfort rate high too.

In this respect the Sinceras score highly - I will caveat that with the fact that I am in the unusual situation whereby the tyres have plenty of tread left but are no doubt a lot more brittle after being on for 10 years and exposed to UV light all that time with the concomitant degradation.

I would certainly expect brand new Sinceras to be even better.

In short, they are an excellent tyre for your regular family type car where wet weather performance, noise and ride comfort are more important than outright on the limits grip - and they are certainly better than some tyres that are more expensive
tyre reviewed on 2025-05-31 07:47:19
Writing about the Falken Sincera SN110 Ecorun given 85% (175-55-15-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 500 spirited miles
I bought these tyres after reading a review on this website. As that gentleman said, a Smart ForTwo has odd tyre sizes and therefore a limited choice of quality tyres. The main choices available were Bridgestone Turanza T005, Continental ContiEcoContact 3 or these Falkens. Having had the Conti's on another car, they were rejected for their awful wet grip. The Bridgestone's were very expensive and I had these on a hire car and I was not that impressed as they seemed quite loud.
After fitting the Falkens, I was immediately impressed with their low noise, comfort and dry grip levels. To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to their wet performance, however, they were way better than expected and I've grown to be confident in their abilities and they have tamed the Smart's tendency to understeer. It's too early to rate their wear, but as the Smart is so light, it tends not to be an such an issue. Massive improvement over the dreadful budget tyres it came with. Overall, I'm really impressed, especially as all four tyres were £280 fitted.
tyre reviewed on 2024-10-11 17:26:23
Writing about the Falken Sincera SN110 Ecorun given 84% (175-55-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 average miles
Purchased 4 of these SN110's to replace the tyres on my Smart Fortwo. The existing fronts were 8 year old Bridgestone B100's (155/60/15), still with half tread left (after 37k!!!), but extremely noisy, uncomfortable and downright lethal in the wet etc. The existing rears were 5 year old Khumo ES01 (175/55/15), loads of tread but noisy and just unremarkable in every way. Anyone with a Smart Fortwo will tell you that tyre choices are limited due to rather odd tyre sizes, off the shelf options were realistically Bridgestone, Continental (rubbish) and the Falkens.... Local tyre fitter suggested the Falkens as they are getting complaints about noise from the T005 Bridgestone's. To start with the Falkens are notably cheaper than Bridgestone/Continental offerings, but don't let that put you off because these tyres are good, really good. They are super quiet (even on a Smart car), super comfy (even on a Smart car), super in the wet (even in a Smat car), and work well in the dry to (even in a Smart car)!!!! They as others have mentioned they are soft, so I don't expect them to last long, but to be honest I really don't care......especially at the price paid..... I am far happier having a cheap, reliable, grippy, comfy, quiet tyre that I have to replace say every 5 years, than a noisy, crashy, uninspiring tyre that lasts for 10 years (but costs half the price). Before someone else says it, my other car is a BMW that I happily shod with Michelin Primacy 4 run flats (that I also love), so I am not some idiot that 'likes cheap' without a thought about safety etc, i'm just not an idiot that 'likes expensive' because they are expensive.... Well done Falken.....the SN110 is a cracking tyre for an everyday car.
tyre reviewed on 2022-11-01 12:21:37
Writing about the Jinyu Gallopro YH18 given 0% (175-55-15-H)
Driving on mostly town for 1148 easy going miles
I have the latest version of these tyres the YH18 but there is no category for these at the moment. Didn't know how to rate these tyres on a 1-10 basis so left all categories as NA. I've had them fitted to the rear of my car for just over a year now and have had no problems with them. Don't know what else to say really they are just tyres and keep the car rolling on the ground.
tyre reviewed on 2018-06-07 02:35:29
Writing about the Sailun Atrezzo Eco given 0% (145-65-15-T)
Driving on mostly town for 1148 easy going miles
Didn't know how to rate these tyres on a 1-10 basis so left all categories as NA. I've had them fitted to the front of my car for just over a year now and have had no problems with them. Don't know what else to say really they are just tyres and keep the car rolling on the ground.
tyre reviewed on 2018-06-06 10:23:37
Writing about the Vredestein Quatrac 3 given 94% (175-55-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 11 spirited miles
Quieter than original Bridgstones, a little less grippy in the dry but more progressive and predictable at breakaway.
Far better in the wet and in a totally different class once the weather turns cold. frosty mornings and sludge are no issue and it is fun going past 4X4's stuck in the snow.
have to watch out for how close the car behind is when breaking, tail gaters do not stand a chance of stopping if you break really hard
tyre reviewed on 2014-11-15 14:54:18
Writing about the Semperit Comfort Life given 80% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 13500 average miles
No comments left
tyre reviewed on 2013-02-18 07:28:34
Writing about the Continental Eco Contact 3 given 99% (145-65-14-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
Smart car drivers are either progressive or programmed purely for local town driving.

Either circumstances lend themselves to these tyres.

Have driven on them since 2008, however suffered premature wear due to my Smart dealership, Smart Mercedes Benz Colindale, North West London, replacing steering components under warranty, and failing to re-track the vehicle. They admitted this offering £80 off next majoe service - no thank you!

Both front tyres endured advanced inner edge wear at 23,000miles. Rest of tyres had negligible wear at this mileage. Rear tyres also negligible wear.

Conti are perhaps the best tyres suited to Smart's.

Have driven car to within 100% of handling limits in controlled IAM Skills Day, and found the Conti's provide early warning of understeer, Smart's achilles heel.

Disagree strongly on previous postings on handling.
tyre reviewed on 2012-12-15 14:55:35
Writing about the Wanli S1015 given 0% (175-55-15-S)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2 average miles
dealer fitted pair of s1200 on rear of smart fortwo at 27k miles replacing orinignal conti's
bearing in mind the rear engine rear wheel drive and quirky handling of the motor (having taken in for test drive with original fitment) the Wanli' let me down dangerously on roundabout, entrance to supermarket in fact anywhere the road surface was not dry and perfect. Felt my new purchase and my life was at risk and continue to take the most care in all conditions. what i can save in underwear i am going to spend on proper tyres
tyre reviewed on 2012-11-30 10:39:43
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