Really iffy tyre, next to impossible to find info on, they came on some wheels I bought second hand, I never buy budget tyres like these. So it turns out they are made in Indonesia by the same company that makes Accelera ditch finders too which really made sense after driving with them in the wet as I've had wheels that had Acelleras on too and jeebus they were shockingly awful too. Anyway they are ok in the dry but just fully dangerous in the wet so if it ever rains where you live do not buy these tyres.
Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Lupo
Volkswagen Lupo drivers have left 6 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 23,200 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 Lupo variants, listed further down.
- 6owner reviews
- 23,200 milescovered on them
- 5different tyres rated
- 66%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen Lupo
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Lupo driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/45 R15 - 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 Volkswagen Lupo driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Kenda Emera A1 is our highest rated, at 8.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Lupo reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kenda Emera A1
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
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8.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Nexen N Fera Primus
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8.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Vredestein Sportrac 5
|
8.1 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 6 |
Uniroyal RainSport 5
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8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
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 Volkswagen Lupo
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 4 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 | Summer | 90% | 2 | 6,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Volkswagen Lupo 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.
Volkswagen Lupo variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Volkswagen Lupo drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Großartige Reifen… falls ihr Reifen wollt, die euch euer Auto ans Limit bringen lassen, dann sind diese hier definitiv eine gute Wahl. Es gibt allerdings einen kleinen Wermutstropfen… der Verschleiß bei diesen Reifen ist astronomisch… Ich bezweifle, dass ich mehr als 13.000 Kilometer aus dem vorderen Paar herausbekomme. Keine Beschwerde, da ich sie ordentlich beanspruche, aber wenn man bloß einen vorschriftsmäßigen Reifenwechsel benötigt und eigentlich keine Lust darauf hat, sollte man sich besser woanders umsehen. Wenn man aber ein gutes Set Reifen haben möchte, die einen auf der Straße halten, auch wenn man den Wagen ans Limit bringt, dann sind die hier definitiv eine gute Wahl.
Ich werde sie mir nicht wieder besorgen, weil ich jetzt langsamer fahren möchte, um den Verschleiß zu verringern… Aber ich schätze diese Reifen immer noch sehr hoch ein… Es ist also eure Wahl… Sie nutzen sich SEHR schnell ab, wenn ihr anspruchsvoll fahrt. Ihr wurdet gewarnt!
Ich werde sie mir nicht wieder besorgen, weil ich jetzt langsamer fahren möchte, um den Verschleiß zu verringern… Aber ich schätze diese Reifen immer noch sehr hoch ein… Es ist also eure Wahl… Sie nutzen sich SEHR schnell ab, wenn ihr anspruchsvoll fahrt. Ihr wurdet gewarnt!
Awesome in the dry and virtually no loss of grip in the wet. Definitely an upgrade on the T1Rs they replaced. Recommend!
Bought a VW lupo with a new set of these fitted the first time it rained I found the car would not stop in a reasonable distance. Bought a set of firestones the car feels 10 times better in all conditions.
These tyres are that dangerous I think they should be sold with a health warning may cause serious injury to ocupants and other road users.
DO NOT BUY THESE TYRES CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS DANGEROUS.
These tyres are that dangerous I think they should be sold with a health warning may cause serious injury to ocupants and other road users.
DO NOT BUY THESE TYRES CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS DANGEROUS.
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