Exactly as the video review stated sporty but spongy. Driving on a hot dry sunny UK day at 22 degrees C. Compared to the Continental contact tyres I drove to the fitting. The new Faulken AS tyres feel like they drag and don’t feel very responsive to handling. Very much like memory foam insoles and trainers, compared to a good running shoe. I think I’d rather feel the road beneath my wheels thanks!
Best Tyres for the Vauxhall Adam S
Vauxhall Adam S drivers have left 3 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 8,010 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 3owner reviews
- 8,010 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 41%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Vauxhall Adam S
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Vauxhall Adam S driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/35 R18 - 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.
Summer tyres
No Vauxhall Adam S driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Vauxhall Adam S reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken Azenis FK520
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Toyo Proxes Sport 2
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
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9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Vauxhall Adam S driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Vauxhall Adam S reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
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8.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
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8.1 | 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
Winter tyres
No Vauxhall Adam S driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P is our highest rated, at 9.3 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Vauxhall Adam S reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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9.3 | 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.
Tyre sizes Vauxhall Adam S 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 Vauxhall Adam S drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Nice tire for dry driving and summer.
Wet grip is OK but not more than that. I will not buy them again.
They squeel and scream like hell while hard turning.
Wet grip is OK but not more than that. I will not buy them again.
They squeel and scream like hell while hard turning.
Dry Grip - given the price of the tyre, just £61.99 a corner, you really cannot ask for more grip than what it has on offer. What these tyres can offer in the dry for the price is nothing short of very impressive
Wet Grip - I cannot even put in to words just how dreadful these are in the wet. It feels like I am driving on slicks. I think just about the only positive thing I can say it is the back end doesn't want to come around when lifting off the throttle, but that is likely only because of the utterly insane amount of understeer these have. Even at a normal road driving pace, going around roundabouts it wants to send you in to the curb. It will push wide if you even look at the throttle the wrong way. In the UK considering it rains as much as it does, they are bloody dangerous.
Road Feedback - really just doesn't talk to me at all. Am I understeering? How much grip is left? Am I about to run out? Who knows, because these tyres have their lips sealed. Coupled with the atrocious wet grip, you don't really know you are about to or are already understeering until it is about to send you in to the curb. In the dry it is good enough, but it just doesn't really tell me what it's limits are making it hard to really press on.
Wear - I can't comment on this, they were so bad in the wet that I had to take them off after just 3000 miles
Comfort - it is a 225/35 18 tyre so it is only bound to be so comfortable. The side wall does feel very stiff, it jitters about and big bumps are back breaking. It reminds me a bit of run-flats.
Buy again - if we lived in a dry world and I was on a tight budget, honestly for anyone not eeking out every percent of their vehicle and really looking for a dynamic drive, these are brilliant. Downright groundbreaking for £61.99 a tyre dare I say. But unfortunately that isn't the real world, and a tyre where I fear the poor weather as if I have to avoid an accident these will likely fail miserably, it is not fun to own.
Not only that but they were so bad that if the weather forecast said rain it would genuinely ruin my drive, any slight dampness on the road would mean fun out of the window and a fight for not understeering in to a ditch. Just to give some perspective, my new Continental Sport Contact 7's are a joy to drive. If anything I get excited for some rain every now and then as it means grip limits are lower, meaning more playing about with the chassis without the risk factors being as high.
Wet Grip - I cannot even put in to words just how dreadful these are in the wet. It feels like I am driving on slicks. I think just about the only positive thing I can say it is the back end doesn't want to come around when lifting off the throttle, but that is likely only because of the utterly insane amount of understeer these have. Even at a normal road driving pace, going around roundabouts it wants to send you in to the curb. It will push wide if you even look at the throttle the wrong way. In the UK considering it rains as much as it does, they are bloody dangerous.
Road Feedback - really just doesn't talk to me at all. Am I understeering? How much grip is left? Am I about to run out? Who knows, because these tyres have their lips sealed. Coupled with the atrocious wet grip, you don't really know you are about to or are already understeering until it is about to send you in to the curb. In the dry it is good enough, but it just doesn't really tell me what it's limits are making it hard to really press on.
Wear - I can't comment on this, they were so bad in the wet that I had to take them off after just 3000 miles
Comfort - it is a 225/35 18 tyre so it is only bound to be so comfortable. The side wall does feel very stiff, it jitters about and big bumps are back breaking. It reminds me a bit of run-flats.
Buy again - if we lived in a dry world and I was on a tight budget, honestly for anyone not eeking out every percent of their vehicle and really looking for a dynamic drive, these are brilliant. Downright groundbreaking for £61.99 a tyre dare I say. But unfortunately that isn't the real world, and a tyre where I fear the poor weather as if I have to avoid an accident these will likely fail miserably, it is not fun to own.
Not only that but they were so bad that if the weather forecast said rain it would genuinely ruin my drive, any slight dampness on the road would mean fun out of the window and a fight for not understeering in to a ditch. Just to give some perspective, my new Continental Sport Contact 7's are a joy to drive. If anything I get excited for some rain every now and then as it means grip limits are lower, meaning more playing about with the chassis without the risk factors being as high.
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