Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDi R Line Estate Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) 85% 81% 81% 82% 78% 76%
Viking Wintech (15) 82% 76% 77% 74% 80% 82%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) 88% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (212) 87% 82% 79% 76% 51% 73%
Evergreen EU72 (48) 75% 61% 60% 60% 73% 67%
Landsail LS688 (2) 45% 45% 50% 50% 50% 50%

Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDi R Line Estate Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Viking Wintech given 58% (215-55-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 15000 spirited miles
I thought they were good tire but on one of then a chunk delaminated
tyre reviewed on 2023-09-09 01:50:55
Writing about the Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun given 74% (215-55-17-V)
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
Mediocre middle-class tyres mostly made i Thailand, but you can rely on them.
Road feedback and comfort is mediocre at best, they just feel and sound like modern hard eco-tires. I had Michelin Primacy 3's on my former car, a Volvo V70 2010 and I have to say, the Primacies gave a bit better feeback and had better comfort. But, Falken ZE914 are not bad tires. They give almost no feedback for better or worse and feel stiff and numb, but they have tremendous dry-grip, they just never slip and I haven't had any problems when driving in rain either and aquaplaning has never occurred. They do feel very hard when you hit potholes (with normal tire pressure), but the car never wanders when driving on badly mantained highways.
I don't know about long-time wear yet. I haven't driven them more than 3000 miles, but they still look like new, all 4 tires have 7 mm left (8mm new) so I suppose they'll easily last 15000-20000 miles.
My opinion is that you get your bang for the buck, but you also somewhat get what you pay for. I bought these because they were 30% cheaper than Michelin Primacy 4's or Conti PremiumContacts 6's for my car and with that price difference I would definitely buy them again.
tyre reviewed on 2019-03-03 04:51:56
Writing about the Evergreen EU72 given 38% (215-55-16-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 average miles
An appalling tyre! My Michelin Primacy 3s were dead and I went to the local tyre depot. The Michelins were a great tyre but quite a price tag and on a average car (passat esstate) were a bit overkill so I asked if they could recommend a mid-range tyre. They came up with the Evergreen EU72, I had never heard of evergreen before but held the tyre depots opinion in high regard as i've been going there for years.

Very quickly is was apparent that these tyres are not mid-range (ie comparable with Toyo, Falken, etc) they are from the budget bin. I know these are not going to stand up to the reputation of the previous Michelin occupants for my wheels but these are significantly nosier, I have lost 4mpg on the daily 100 mile commute and lateral grip is horrendously diminished!

I've had them on the car for a few months now and tried them in numerous different types or roads and conditions and my conclusion on the grip/responsiveness is that stopping distance in increased slightly, but going round corners is horrific to the point where the car I have driven over 70k miles in sometimes now scares me when I go around corners in the wet.

I've only done 5000 miles on them so far and they look as if they will at least match, if not exceed, the 21k I got out of the last tyres.

Maybe these were mis-sold to me and they should never have been recommended as 'mid-range' but these tyres, in my opinion, are mid-range in price but nothing above budget in performance. I will be going back to the premium brands next time.

Stay safe, and choose another tyre.
tyre reviewed on 2014-05-23 15:31:13
Writing about the Landsail LS688 given 73% (235-35-19-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 easy going miles
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tyre reviewed on 2014-01-14 19:32:30
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 5 given 70% (235-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
No comments left
tyre reviewed on 2013-12-10 19:03:09
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 3 given 59% (235-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 easy going miles
These tyres on this car are a nightmare on the front of the Passat but brilliant on the rear.

I have now covered 44000 miles in my 10 plate Passat. The rear tyres are still the original pair from when the car was new, outstanding! They still have 3mm left on them so I think they should be good for up 50000 miles.

But......these tyres on the front are just crap. I am ready now to change to the 4th, yes 4th pair of front tyres. I have had 2 sets on Conti sport contact 3 and a set of Kumho which I am not reviewing here but are even worse on the wear front.

I will not be buying Conti's again because the wear I road noise for me is just too high in my opinion unless your sticking them on a rear axle.
tyre reviewed on 2013-03-17 14:05:33
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