215/55 R16 97W XL: Punches above weight! Although this is a mid-range tyre it easily felt equal to bridgestone T001s i had on before. The did not feel as responsive in the dry as the Dunlop Blu response that came on the car when i bought it but they are quite a bit cheaper and have better wear. In the wet is where i feel this tyre comes into its own. It gives me plenty of confidence on well soaked roads and really seems to love damp or greasy roads with so much grip. As i drive a mondeo estate i always purchase the extra load rated tyres. (New ZV7s fitted to front 3 months ago. Rears are 1 year old ZV7s with 7mm tread left) Excellent wear.

I fitted these to the front our B7 Passat to replace the dreadful Continental Contisport 5s that came with it new. The car used to hop around corners but became fluid and smooth. I put ZV5s on the back 3 years ago and they have 4mm of tread left after doing 20000miles. The ZV7 on the front is showing faster wear, down to 4mm after 12,000 miles. They are a comfortable tyre and the rim protectors seem good, contradicting another reviewer. One important factor though is that you MUST get the tracking spot on after fitting these. This will apply to any tyre but these seem particularly sensitive. The Passat was really suffering road noise with the Continentals but is noticeable quieter now.

Put two of these on the rear at the end of Jan 18. Took the car to Germany and covered over a 1k miles and very happy with performance. The tyres have now covered about 2.5k miles. They replaced Michelin tyres and were perfect in our recent poor weather down south. So impressed have just had another two fitted after rotating and the remaining Michelins were almost down to the wear bars. Good price at £52 + VAT for a good mid range tyre better than half the price of the premium originally fitted. So far worth the difference in price to the budgets on offer at the same fitting outfit. Would buy again (and have) based on experience so far.

Good all round performance. Nothing spectacular bit will do it's job
Wear is poor, front tyres down to wear markers on less than 15k.

Had 4 of these on my Focus Zetec S and have now covered over 16000 miles ,,great all rounder ,,just drive sensibly and they wont let you down ,,will buy again

Excellent tyres considering the price. I still have 6.5mm tread left after 8,000 miles. Definitely biting again.

Fitted to front these tyres have done 6000 mls and coming to end of life.
Grip on wet and dry good, low noise level, wear is very poor,would not buy
These tyres again for this car.

Really like these tyres for a mid-range price point. Good grip and comfortable ride, will purchase again.

Had 2 of these fitted to the front of my car, previously having continental sport contact 5 which I found to be rubbish nearly running me off the road a few times, these were a pleasant surprise I did about 10k with them and Ive not had an issue in dry or wet. One thing I was very unhappy about was the low rim protection compared to the Continentals there was none. Overall would recommend these tyres but not if you care about your wheels.

Very poor tyre for octavia VRS. Excessive road noise. Quickly feathered & lost its shape. Complained to Avon as I bought four of these. Got no response. Complained to fitting centre & they told me to buy a better brand.... Not helpful.

Had a set of these fitted to a new-to-me 2.0 litre MX5 Mk3 (was going to get Kumhos, but they were unavailable on the day).
The car previously had four totally different no-name brands on it, one on each corner, in various states of wear. To say that it felt different with the brand spanking new Avons on would be stating the blindingly obvious, but it's *so* different that it's really notable.
I've taken the car for a couple of long-ish motorway runs, to work and back a few times and for some 'spirited' drives in the country near where I live. They're quieter than some reviews would have you believe, I've only got them to break traction when I've wanted them to and they haven't surprised me by doing so unexpectedly yet (maybe I'm not trying hard enough). They've got decent grip in the wet and the feedback through the wheel is OK, but not brilliant. They'll last me some time so I might come back and do a mid-term review when I've hurt them a bit more!

I have had two sets of these fitted to my Audi A3, they were always a good deal retailing for around £65 fitted. Good grip in the wet and dry even when pushed to the limit, however the second set I bought have only lasted me around 4500 miles. I have decided to spend a bit more this time and go for Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres.