Given
46%
while driving a
Ford Fiesta XR4 (ST)
(195/45 R16) on
a combination of roads
for 4,000
spirited miles
Rubbish.
Bought them in desperate trying to have brand new set of average price tyres (because my brilliant Pirellis completely died), can't find Hankooks Evo S1 for a week, decided "okay, this couldn't be much worse" and that was a huge mistake.
Dry grip is pathetic. If trying hard on throttle, they can burnout from other side to another without any sign of "grip at last!" technique. It looks like they can never have right temperature when you need it even in, well, spirited driving across the city or B-roads. Losing grip at the front without LSD is not a surprise, but that's something Nostradamus was writing about - you just know it will happen, but you know it did JUST after it did and car goes forward endlessly without trying to have sweet relationships with the tarmac ever again. If you have some skill on how to get your front grip back, then the other two wheels came out, annoying your ESP system (if on). So, it's dangerous to go fast.
They looks very aggressive, though. Lada and KIA drivers are appreciate them very much. Huge "pinetree" grooves looks like massive effort for the wet weather, but it's not even close to that. In fact, in the wet it's even more dangerous, unpredictable and f**ing annoying even at 50 mph, and this is happening on the car known as excellent "moose test" passer on Pirellis.
So, maybe they are good on average speed and silent and comfortable? No. Nothing from that list. Durable and strong? Not a chance. Blown up after fall in small ditch at speed 2, leaving huge mark on wheel. To be completely honest, it was then glued, transferred to the back and now is okay, but that was ditch I once came across in PZero Nero at the same speed (my bad, forgot about this little a**hole second time) and just moved on, swearing hard.
This is the worst thing I could do to my car - buying this tires. I'm so sorry.