Given
86%
while driving a
Honda Integra DC2
(195/50 R15 W) on
mostly country roads
for 1,000
spirited miles
I previously ran Hankook RS-2s (three full sets over the last few years) and was annoyed that were no longer available as i felt they suited the car really well, but i wasn't interested in spending significantly more on something like Yokohama AD08s.
I saw theses at a comparative and very reasonable price, so figured id take a punt.
So far, grip levels in the dry have been fantastic, in fact i would say greater than what i experienced from the hankooks. This came as a surprise as id expected to see a drop in dry at the gain of wet performance, both from what i had read and what i was looking for (found the hankooks fairly poor in the wet).
The sidewall is softer so there is a little more flex on turn in, but it's by no means a ruiner and the amount of grip more than makes up for it.
Initially i ran them at the same pressures as the RS-2 and they were a bit too soft and flexed too much, but since upping the pressures by a couple of psi, im now very happy with there responsiveness and there is plenty of feedback through the wheel.
I've yet to try them in the wet, but would be very surprised if the were any worse.