205/50 R17 Tyres
The following tyres have been reviewed in 205/50 R17.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxxis M36 Plus (2) | 100% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 100% | 95% |
| Mastersteel SuperSport M (3) | 97% | 93% | 97% | 97% | 90% | 100% |
| Michelin Primacy HP Zero Pressure (8) | 91% | 85% | 84% | 88% | 95% | 95% |
| Uniroyal MS plus 66 (8) | 82% | 94% | 81% | 87% | 92% | 91% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Pro (28) | 91% | 90% | 86% | 83% | 87% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 90% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 (12) | 84% | 91% | 86% | 85% | 88% | 83% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus (16) | 82% | 88% | 83% | 86% | 91% | 89% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (19) | 87% | 92% | 81% | 88% | 89% | 90% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (93) | 91% | 87% | 82% | 85% | 90% | 84% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 790 (5) | 82% | 92% | 78% | 88% | 90% | 86% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (74) | 91% | 87% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 88% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus (6) | 87% | 87% | 80% | 82% | 88% | 92% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (99) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Kleber Dynaxer HP4 (19) | 92% | 86% | 83% | 74% | 84% | 88% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) | 85% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 85% | 84% |
| Vredestein Quatrac Lite (7) | 86% | 87% | 80% | 81% | 86% | 87% |
| Sunny Wintermax NW 211 (3) | 80% | 87% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 93% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 (22) | 89% | 91% | 84% | 85% | 75% | 78% |
| Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) | 89% | 93% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Matador MP 59 Nordicca MS (12) | 86% | 75% | 81% | 72% | 90% | 85% |
| Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (41) | 83% | 85% | 79% | 78% | 86% | 84% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (303) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 (30) | 94% | 72% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Turanza 6 (33) | 92% | 92% | 86% | 85% | 68% | 83% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) | 80% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 80% | 79% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (115) | 87% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 87% | 86% |
| Nokian WRG2 (72) | 85% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 85% |
| Matador MP 46 Hectorra 2 (57) | 88% | 82% | 79% | 75% | 85% | 84% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 3 (60) | 85% | 91% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Debica Presto UHP2 (40) | 87% | 81% | 82% | 83% | 76% | 88% |
| Fulda SportControl 2 (28) | 83% | 84% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 92% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (326) | 91% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) | 86% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 85% | 87% |
| Toyo Proxes R32 (5) | 94% | 66% | 92% | 92% | 74% | 82% |
| Yokohama C Drive (45) | 86% | 82% | 83% | 77% | 77% | 86% |
| Falken Azenis FK510 (146) | 88% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (121) | 89% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (124) | 87% | 83% | 75% | 74% | 83% | 84% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons (62) | 84% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 85% | 82% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) | 88% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 (30) | 86% | 85% | 74% | 78% | 86% | 84% |
| Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (30) | 84% | 87% | 89% | 81% | 81% | 86% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (24) | 92% | 91% | 78% | 87% | 78% | 77% |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) | 86% | 81% | 76% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (33) | 88% | 78% | 77% | 79% | 80% | 83% |
| General Altimax Sport (32) | 80% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 87% | 80% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 Plus (30) | 87% | 86% | 76% | 72% | 83% | 84% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (103) | 87% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 (23) | 78% | 86% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 83% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (91) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 77% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (147) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Sava Intensa UHP 2 (50) | 86% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 78% | 81% |
| Nokian PowerProof (24) | 87% | 89% | 80% | 75% | 67% | 85% |
| Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 (8) | 79% | 79% | 74% | 74% | 78% | 83% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Neuton NT8000 (33) | 90% | 73% | 80% | 75% | 81% | 81% |
| Vredestein Quatrac 5 (37) | 82% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (47) | 86% | 82% | 73% | 74% | 80% | 84% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (80) | 87% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 74% | 77% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (250) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (70) | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 84% |
| Nokian WetProof (23) | 88% | 90% | 77% | 83% | 64% | 78% |
| Toyo Celsius AS2 (5) | 76% | 80% | 74% | 68% | 85% | 98% |
| Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 (45) | 79% | 85% | 73% | 73% | 85% | 83% |
| Kormoran Kormoran UHP (31) | 85% | 71% | 79% | 75% | 82% | 81% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Lassa DriveWays (18) | 80% | 81% | 79% | 76% | 86% | 68% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Toyo Proxes R30 (3) | 83% | 70% | 87% | 83% | 77% | 70% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (42) | 84% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 85% | 71% |
| Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 (25) | 83% | 76% | 73% | 74% | 84% | 73% |
| Toyo Proxes Comfort (15) | 81% | 79% | 76% | 70% | 81% | 81% |
| Nexen Winguard Sport (21) | 82% | 79% | 78% | 65% | 85% | 81% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) | 81% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (92) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Vredestein Ultrac (21) | 84% | 80% | 74% | 76% | 65% | 79% |
| Nokian WeatherProof (31) | 80% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 87% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (135) | 83% | 76% | 75% | 77% | 73% | 81% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (185) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 62% | 83% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Gislaved Euro Frost 6 (8) | 89% | 77% | 66% | 87% | 83% | 79% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Antares GRIP 20 (5) | 74% | 78% | 70% | 76% | 80% | 72% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Nexen N Blue ECO (35) | 83% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 67% | 74% |
| Cooper Zeon CS6 (33) | 83% | 74% | 69% | 74% | 85% | 72% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Primewell Sport 910 (23) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 73% |
| Davanti Wintoura plus (2) | 75% | 75% | 65% | 80% | 85% | 60% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (199) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) | 86% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 87% | 77% |
| Infinity Ecomax (35) | 78% | 73% | 73% | 67% | 76% | 78% |
| Michelin Primacy LC (12) | 82% | 79% | 67% | 68% | 73% | 88% |
| Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 (27) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 74% | 72% | 78% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE001 (42) | 87% | 72% | 78% | 80% | 70% | 63% |
| Yokohama W Drive (13) | 80% | 74% | 84% | 73% | 77% | 80% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT731 (2) | 90% | 75% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 75% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (35) | 84% | 77% | 74% | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| Momo Outrun M3 (20) | 81% | 68% | 71% | 75% | 70% | 81% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM704 (27) | 80% | 58% | 75% | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Yokohama C Drive2 (31) | 79% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 71% | 81% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (96) | 80% | 73% | 69% | 67% | 76% | 79% |
| Imperial All Season Driver (3) | 77% | 70% | 73% | 63% | 83% | 83% |
| Three A P606 (47) | 79% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (90) | 79% | 86% | 77% | 73% | 62% | 75% |
| Barum Bravuris 3 (9) | 77% | 68% | 80% | 73% | 72% | 69% |
| Rotalla RU01 S Pace (25) | 83% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 78% |
| Nexen N8000 (80) | 79% | 74% | 69% | 66% | 69% | 79% |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| General Altimax RT43 (10) | 82% | 79% | 72% | 72% | 79% | 73% |
| Avon ZX7 (44) | 83% | 81% | 75% | 74% | 56% | 77% |
| Nexen N6000 (63) | 81% | 70% | 74% | 65% | 71% | 74% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (216) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Goodyear OptiGrip (16) | 74% | 83% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 66% |
| Hankook Icebear W300 (10) | 76% | 64% | 77% | 74% | 71% | 70% |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (109) | 85% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 55% | 72% |
| Linglong Green Max (38) | 78% | 70% | 67% | 70% | 67% | 73% |
| Avon ZV7 (136) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 72% | 58% | 78% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Winrun R330 (31) | 79% | 64% | 68% | 68% | 74% | 78% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Altenzo Comforter (87) | 78% | 59% | 69% | 62% | 75% | 79% |
| Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus (6) | 74% | 80% | 46% | 56% | 80% | 82% |
| Aoteli P607 (25) | 78% | 62% | 69% | 68% | 76% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) | 85% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 64% | 64% |
| Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (22) | 77% | 76% | 71% | 66% | 73% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (161) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 74% | 67% | 60% |
| Fulda Kristall Control HP2 (8) | 85% | 75% | 78% | 71% | 69% | 80% |
| Accelera Beta (11) | 80% | 59% | 59% | 53% | 94% | 75% |
| Toyo Proxes C1S (37) | 78% | 68% | 70% | 69% | 66% | 70% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (90) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 68% |
| Pirelli P 7 (85) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Sumitomo HTR Z (4) | 83% | 73% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 68% |
| Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus (27) | 84% | 67% | 73% | 69% | 59% | 67% |
| Jinyu YU63 (53) | 77% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 71% |
| Goodride SV308 (32) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 77% | 69% |
| Continental VikingContact 7 (13) | 60% | 64% | 57% | 64% | 56% | 83% |
| Nexen CP641 (33) | 75% | 59% | 62% | 67% | 76% | 70% |
| Maxxis PRO R1 (15) | 81% | 66% | 69% | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) | 75% | 61% | 68% | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Toyo Proxes Sport (22) | 75% | 62% | 70% | 65% | 69% | 69% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (142) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 70% | 71% |
| Firestone RoadHawk (40) | 83% | 72% | 68% | 63% | 56% | 71% |
| Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8 (8) | 71% | 70% | 69% | 66% | 68% | 63% |
| Pirelli PZero Rosso (109) | 81% | 66% | 70% | 68% | 59% | 62% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (14) | 69% | 62% | 59% | 53% | 72% | 54% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) | 79% | 58% | 74% | 70% | 65% | 57% |
| Evergreen EU72 (48) | 75% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 73% | 67% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Evergreen Dynacontrol EU728 (5) | 68% | 58% | 65% | 58% | 87% | 68% |
| Barum Bravuris (19) | 79% | 57% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 68% |
| Nexen N Blue HD (13) | 76% | 74% | 66% | 62% | 60% | 58% |
| Kleber HYDRAXER (7) | 73% | 74% | 63% | 56% | 64% | 53% |
| Achilles 2233 (20) | 77% | 47% | 63% | 64% | 71% | 65% |
| Hifly HF805 (62) | 74% | 60% | 64% | 63% | 55% | 64% |
| Landsail LS988 (37) | 76% | 52% | 59% | 54% | 72% | 66% |
| Aptany RA301 (21) | 73% | 62% | 65% | 65% | 48% | 67% |
| Rockstone Ice plus s210 (8) | 68% | 49% | 56% | 41% | 63% | 64% |
| Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2 (9) | 79% | 73% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 81% |
| Pirelli P6 (22) | 73% | 66% | 60% | 52% | 58% | 60% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Sport (35) | 76% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 47% | 50% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (119) | 74% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 53% | 69% |
| Sunny SN3830 (18) | 56% | 45% | 49% | 44% | 70% | 67% |
| Pirelli Eufori (10) | 79% | 59% | 68% | 66% | 54% | 39% |
| Infinity INF 050 (19) | 66% | 47% | 59% | 54% | 78% | 51% |
| Rapid p609 (34) | 68% | 55% | 57% | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| Radar Dimax R8 (38) | 66% | 49% | 53% | 53% | 66% | 59% |
| Cooper Zeon 2XS (16) | 70% | 51% | 57% | 48% | 58% | 65% |
| Premiorri Solazo (9) | 64% | 40% | 49% | 55% | 70% | 65% |
| Sunny SN3970 (46) | 71% | 49% | 54% | 54% | 65% | 54% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Accelera Snow (4) | 73% | 68% | 68% | 63% | 68% | 73% |
| Autogrip P308 (26) | 66% | 52% | 56% | 50% | 60% | 61% |
| Accelera PHI (161) | 68% | 44% | 53% | 51% | 66% | 58% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Achilles 868 All Seasons (3) | 73% | 57% | 67% | 67% | 63% | 70% |
| Hankook Ventus K104 (11) | 68% | 42% | 50% | 44% | 55% | 61% |
| Zeta Ztr10 (33) | 60% | 44% | 48% | 47% | 61% | 59% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (143) | 72% | 54% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 32% |
| RoadX RXMOTION U11 (33) | 62% | 37% | 46% | 40% | 75% | 53% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2050M (17) | 59% | 41% | 57% | 51% | 44% | 51% |
| Sunew YS618 (58) | 60% | 35% | 46% | 44% | 52% | 48% |
| Kormoran Gamma B2 (18) | 58% | 33% | 46% | 41% | 48% | 56% |
| Event WL905 (129) | 59% | 30% | 41% | 39% | 60% | 49% |
| Infinity INF 05 (68) | 56% | 31% | 42% | 39% | 62% | 45% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Mohawk M112 (28) | 59% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 53% | 46% |
| Wanli S1088 (85) | 57% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 59% | 38% |
| Taurus 401 HighPerformance (4) | 68% | 38% | 50% | 33% | 58% | 38% |
| Linglong L688 (29) | 43% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 53% | 37% |
| Sunny SN3800 (63) | 50% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 44% | 28% |
205/50 17 Tyre Review Highlights
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 rated 86% while driving a Mazda Mazda 3, 2.3
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
These tires have proven to be one of the best things I ever put on my car. I've had this Mazda 3 for many years and have kept its mechanical condition as close to perfect as possible, but the tire type has changed routinely depending on where I live and how I was doing financially - from cheap tires, to standard touring tires, studless snow tires, and these Pilot All Season tires. They are not the most comfortable tires nor the quietest, I'll say that - you'll get better and FAR quieter ride quality out of many other types of tire, but they also aren't inherently uncomfortable. The biggest annoyance factor you may take into consideration is the large amount of road noise.
The handling with these tires, however, is something I can only describe as magical - this may seem quite specific, but the initial turn-in when going around a curve, especially at speed, is considerably more responsive and provides you greater confidence than any other tire I've personally experienced. This also includes Pirelli's direct competitor, the P-Zero All Season. You feel absolutely everything in the road and have no trouble whatsoever determining your car's limits in more aggressive driving. Even in wet driving, that confidence largely remains intact - something I very much did not expect in a performance all season tire despite the 'all season' moniker.
Temperature plays a huge role however - when the outside air gets colder, the tires do not grip as well. Winter time here never fully reaches below freezing temperatures, but even so the tires would begin to noticeably feel less capable in low temps. These tires love heat and if your journeys are typically shorter, slower, or in colder climates, you may not be able to heat the tires properly to experience them as they should be felt. It can even reach the point of danger as I found out, as a project car I'm working on has some cheap budget tires on it and can come to a stop very quickly even in cold temperatures as the cheap all seasons on it do not require as much heat to effectively grip - meanwhile, the Pilots almost sent me into a car that decided to suddenly cross multiple lanes of traffic at slow speeds on a 50mph road when they could not grip during cold, dry weather braking.
The tires have also noticeably worn after around 10,000 miles. This hasn't affected their driving feel, but their specifications listing around a 40k+ mile tread life are flat out not true. I expect these to wear out and need replacement within another 10,000 miles or so, and the Pilots are quite pricey compared even to other similar tire types from competing brands. These tires should be seen as a treat for you as a driver and for your car - something that you will greatly enjoy, but not something you should expect to last a long time or be kind to your wallet.
The handling with these tires, however, is something I can only describe as magical - this may seem quite specific, but the initial turn-in when going around a curve, especially at speed, is considerably more responsive and provides you greater confidence than any other tire I've personally experienced. This also includes Pirelli's direct competitor, the P-Zero All Season. You feel absolutely everything in the road and have no trouble whatsoever determining your car's limits in more aggressive driving. Even in wet driving, that confidence largely remains intact - something I very much did not expect in a performance all season tire despite the 'all season' moniker.
Temperature plays a huge role however - when the outside air gets colder, the tires do not grip as well. Winter time here never fully reaches below freezing temperatures, but even so the tires would begin to noticeably feel less capable in low temps. These tires love heat and if your journeys are typically shorter, slower, or in colder climates, you may not be able to heat the tires properly to experience them as they should be felt. It can even reach the point of danger as I found out, as a project car I'm working on has some cheap budget tires on it and can come to a stop very quickly even in cold temperatures as the cheap all seasons on it do not require as much heat to effectively grip - meanwhile, the Pilots almost sent me into a car that decided to suddenly cross multiple lanes of traffic at slow speeds on a 50mph road when they could not grip during cold, dry weather braking.
The tires have also noticeably worn after around 10,000 miles. This hasn't affected their driving feel, but their specifications listing around a 40k+ mile tread life are flat out not true. I expect these to wear out and need replacement within another 10,000 miles or so, and the Pilots are quite pricey compared even to other similar tire types from competing brands. These tires should be seen as a treat for you as a driver and for your car - something that you will greatly enjoy, but not something you should expect to last a long time or be kind to your wallet.
Nexen N Fera SU1 rated 61% while driving a Renault Megane 3 1.5 dCi
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
had 2 pairs on my car one with 2020 DOT one with 2022 DOT both pairs are now in Feb 2025 all cracked up on the car and need to change all 4 of them... not very happy with how they lasted... on the car they feel ok, good grip in dry and also in wet (in uk mostly rainy days) never had problems not braking in time (had a few emergency braking, and they done a great job)
Vredestein Wintrac Pro rated 96% while driving a Renault Megane IV estate
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 average miles
I mostly use the car for long jouneys, so I was looking for a winter tyre that provides safety not only on snow and ice, but also on dry and damp roads. Snow became a rare appearance in the last years, so dry and wet performance is really important in winter tyres. I have to say the reviews I read here helped my decision, and also I found the Vredestein tyres at a really good price. They have an amazing amount of grip on snowy and icy roads, they really inspire confidence. On the dry they feel better compared to my factory fitted Continental Eco Contact 6 summer tyres. Maybe on wet roads things could be better, but still it's a safe tyre. Wear seems to be extremely good, this is my 3rd winter, approximately 30.000 kms and they still have a lot of tread. So very good value for money, I definitely reccomend the Wintrac Pro.
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 44% while driving a Renault Megane IV estate
Driving on mostly motorways for 18000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 18000 average miles
These tyres were fitted from factory on my Megane. They do not excel in any category, the steering feels numb, dry grip is let's say average, wet grip is weak, noise level not great either. Honestly, my winter tyres, Vredestein Wintrac Pro feel safer in the dry and wet compared to the Conti Eco Contact 6. Despite the low amount of grip, wear is high, after 3 seasons they need replacing. I really can't find any strong points for these tyres. Maybe rolling resistance, allthough I don't see differences in fuel consumption compared to the winter tyres. Would not recommand these tyres. They are priced as premium tyres, but they really feel more like budget tyres to me. Maybe they would do ok on a small car that only drives around town.
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 rated 96% while driving a Renault Megane
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
Before these tyres I drove Kumho Solus all season tyres and was disappointed with them. They lasted 40 000 km, but grip was average on dry, bad on wet and when I tried them in snow I only managed to drive half way up a snowy road close to my house where I live.
After a lot of thinking and calculating once again I decided to buy all season tyres since buying two sets of premium winter and summer tyres is nowadays rather expensive (especially if you drive 35 000 km per year as I do). But this time I watched probably every possible review of every tyre ever made.
And that's how I ended up buying these Pirelli tyres. And they are amazing. I've driven them for about 2000 km. On dry roads almost every tyre will be ok, the question was how are they going to behave on wet roads and in the snow? I really pushed them to the limit in these conditions and they performed great. Grip in wet is amazing, tyres are giving me a lot of confidence. This year I went to the exact snowy hill to compare them with before mentioned Kumho tyres and they performed great, climbing up a snowy and muddy road without a problem.
They will probably not last as long as Kumho but we'll see.
All in all, I would definitely recommend these tyres.
After a lot of thinking and calculating once again I decided to buy all season tyres since buying two sets of premium winter and summer tyres is nowadays rather expensive (especially if you drive 35 000 km per year as I do). But this time I watched probably every possible review of every tyre ever made.
And that's how I ended up buying these Pirelli tyres. And they are amazing. I've driven them for about 2000 km. On dry roads almost every tyre will be ok, the question was how are they going to behave on wet roads and in the snow? I really pushed them to the limit in these conditions and they performed great. Grip in wet is amazing, tyres are giving me a lot of confidence. This year I went to the exact snowy hill to compare them with before mentioned Kumho tyres and they performed great, climbing up a snowy and muddy road without a problem.
They will probably not last as long as Kumho but we'll see.
All in all, I would definitely recommend these tyres.
Bridgestone Turanza 6 rated 92% while driving a Volvo V40, 2013 D2
Driving on mostly motorways for 2000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 2000 average miles
Replaced good old trusty Pirelli P7s for these after having really great experience with Bridgestone’s Blizzak 05.
I’ve read all the test I could find comparing Turanza 6 with Pirelli Cinturato P7 and they’ve seemed on par in wet which is the most important for me (yeah, Volvo owner…). The main difference in reviews was in handling feel.
And I must say, the reviews were accurate or I just impressed the results so deep in my head that I have to agree with them. Turanza 6 is amazingly comfortable (really soft sidewall compared with tires with same weight index), quiet and just overall calm tire. If you like to chill, go legal speeds and simply be reasonable, it’s perfect and I could not be happier.
The negative comes if you like to feel something or enjoy a bit of fun on b roads. It takes just a bit of extra time to settle in turn. The weight transfer of the car feels a bit more pronounced than with the Pirelli P7. It’s not dealbreaker, it’s just a quirk that’s good to know about. It never feels like more understeer or not following your commands. It just takes it’s (very short but noticeable) time to proceed.
So comparing first summer on Turanza 6 to couple of years on Pirelli Cinturato P7 is basically realizing that I kind of like all the comfort and quietness over the “sportier” more direct but also harsher Pirelli. Yeah, Volvo owner…
I’ve read all the test I could find comparing Turanza 6 with Pirelli Cinturato P7 and they’ve seemed on par in wet which is the most important for me (yeah, Volvo owner…). The main difference in reviews was in handling feel.
And I must say, the reviews were accurate or I just impressed the results so deep in my head that I have to agree with them. Turanza 6 is amazingly comfortable (really soft sidewall compared with tires with same weight index), quiet and just overall calm tire. If you like to chill, go legal speeds and simply be reasonable, it’s perfect and I could not be happier.
The negative comes if you like to feel something or enjoy a bit of fun on b roads. It takes just a bit of extra time to settle in turn. The weight transfer of the car feels a bit more pronounced than with the Pirelli P7. It’s not dealbreaker, it’s just a quirk that’s good to know about. It never feels like more understeer or not following your commands. It just takes it’s (very short but noticeable) time to proceed.
So comparing first summer on Turanza 6 to couple of years on Pirelli Cinturato P7 is basically realizing that I kind of like all the comfort and quietness over the “sportier” more direct but also harsher Pirelli. Yeah, Volvo owner…
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 rated 64% while driving a Unknown Unknown
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Wet Grip are bad for a 1.5 Turbo car. Once press will slippery. Dry grip so far still ok.
Mastersteel SuperSport M rated 100% while driving a Subaru Impreza
Driving on mostly country roads for 800 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 800 average miles
The fitment was much then ok ... regarding minimum of weight for equilibrium. The comfort is higher then expected
Bridgestone Turanza 6 rated 66% while driving a Skoda Unknown
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles
At first amazing best tire i ever had.
Now very loud and feel like i am not in total control. Front tires raised and should be replaced. 5.7mm tread is left after 21000 km all on highway to berlin, sweden, and hamburg!
Now very loud and feel like i am not in total control. Front tires raised and should be replaced. 5.7mm tread is left after 21000 km all on highway to berlin, sweden, and hamburg!
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun rated 95% while driving a Ford Unknown
Driving on mostly town for 100 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 100 average miles
Set of 310s amazed at how much better than the Goodyears they replaced. Quite, comfortable and good road feel. Have no idea the wet hasn’t rained in two months here! We will see but most impressed at the moment!
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 rated 92% while driving a Mazda Unknown
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 average miles
Fantastic tires. Running these on my Mazda 3. Very impressed with the traction. Ride quality is better than I expected based on tread design. I'm currently at approx 40,000km on the tires and they are still sitting at 80% tread remaining based on the measurements at my last tire rotation. Would buy again - recommend as a more affordable all-weather option to anyone that asks.
Nokian PowerProof rated 54% while driving a Renault Unknown
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 easy going miles
Corners well and wet handling is nice but horrible wear during under sun. As a finnish tyre it wore rapidly at summer during pandemic. First spiderweb appearence at all sides. Then sidewalls began to separate and wires become visible...
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