Given
86%
while driving a
Volkswagen Golf Mk6
(225/45 R17) on
mostly country roads
for 15,000
average miles
A pair of these replaced the factory supplied Bridgestone RE050 on the front of my Golf TDI. The bridgestones lasted 16k miles and were pretty hopeless in the last 4-5k miles, especially in the wet where noise was as much an issue as wet grip. The Falkens have now done 15k miles and have worn at the same rate as the Bridgestones. Overall they've been excellent - better wet weather grip than the RE050s throughout their life, good dry weather grip and enough feedback to please all but the most sensitive 3% of drivers. I still have the original Bridgestones on the rear and comparing the sidewalls there is no more protection on those than the Falkens, and both are typical low profile tyre walls that will not protect the rim if you bash a kerb. Wear rate has been even across the tyre width, 50p inner tread blocks are a sympton of poor suspension geometry (excess camber , often caused by straddling speed humps, or excessive toe-in). In summary, as good as the Bridgestones in all areas, better in some. Great tyres especially at 25% lower price than the RE050s. Would buy again without hesitation.