Given
74%
while driving a
Ford Mondeo
(235/45 R17 W) on
a combination of roads
for 1,000
average miles
I felt motivated to add my own positive review here, as the AUtogrip F107 is getting a lot of inappropriate negative comments. In this size, they were staggeringly good value for money: each tyre £65 fully fitted. The next cheapest at my dealer was Hankook Ventus V12 at £108.
The most striking thing about the Autogrips is that you really have to "break them in" for at least 500 miles, and I think this may be the cause of some of the negative opinions. When new, the steering feel is not so good (less precise than on previous Goodyear Eagle F1s) but after a few hundred miles this improves greatly.
The levels of grip in dry and wet are very good. The only negative is that feedback on wet roads (especially roundabouts) is not as good as with the Goodyears - but only if you are really pushing it. There is most definitely no problem with wheels slipping as you set off - even pulling out of junctions in the wet, with the excellent torque of the 140 bhp 2.0 TDCi Mondeo engine. Similarly, a wet road does not instantly produce a feeling like driving on oil! I feel some reviewers have either not given the tyres a chance to settle in. or must drive everywhere like boy racers!
Road noise is low and comfort is particularly good - they are better over potholed roads than the previous Goodyears. Overall, these tyres are a fabulous budget choice and do not present any concerns, even in a wide, low profile size like this one. I feel safe with them, they suit the Mondeo and I recommend them to others.