Triangle SporteX TH201 rated
38% while driving a Porsche cayenne s
Driving on
a combination of roads for 1000
average miles
I've had reasonable experiences with budget brands in the past, so I'm not a tyre snob by any means. I also bought the car with these tyres fitted, so have no confirmation bias after paying my own money for them.
These Triangles were fitted as new on the car when I picked it up. Initial impressions of dry grip were actually quite positive. I didn't push the car to its limits and so I didn't experience any issues. Likewise I found them a bit quieter than some premium brands I'd experienced when test driving other cayennes prior to buying mine.
In the wet however, it's a different story. The first hint that they might not be much good was when I had to drive up a damp and greasy driveway. The 4WD system shuffled the power around trying to find some grip, but this became an almost laughable process the car really struggled to haul itself up the incline over the course of about 20 seconds of wheel-spinning chaos.
Since then, each time I've driven the car in the wet, I've done so on tip toes. The wet grip on these things is non-existent. Even navigating roundabouts, medium sized bends at normal road speeds results in the car understeering. Faster, less curved bends can result in a disconcerting 'float' as the car loses grip on all corners.
Having owned 70+ cars, I can only think of a couple of times I've bought one and thought 'these tyres are dangerous' and I think these Triangles are the most extreme example of this. Avoid at all costs.