Given
63%
while driving a
Mazda 5
(205/50 R17 V) on
mostly country roads
for 27
spirited miles
Fitted as standard to the Mazda 5 Sport.They are resonably quiet and handle well in the dry. On hot summer days the compound really starts to work. Although the tread wear on the front and rear are ok, due to the negative camber setup on the front of the Mazda 5, they wear through the inner shoulder and crack the entire tyre carcass long before the tread has worn out.The wet grip is poor. The rears have also cracked with 27,000 mile on, but still with 5mm of tread.Some of the blame lies with Mazda, but some also lies with this tyre.I have had the same problems with 8 tyres.These tyre problems shouldn't happen on an 18 month old car.I am going to try a different make of tyre next to compare.