Given
50%
while driving a
Ford Fiesta
(195/45 R16 V) on
a combination of roads
for 10,000
average miles
Beginning with the good points: The grip on dry roads is great, and when you warm them up (which takes a while), the grip will only be better. You'll get great feedback, and no matter how much you push towards it's limits, you'll always be in control.
Then the bad parts: When the road isn't completely dry, it's a whole different story. The first word that comes to mind is dangerous. The roads don't even have to be wet, just mildly damp is enough to transform this tyre into a horrible one. My car isn't powerful at all, but I lost count of the times I lost traction on these tyres. Taking corners on wet roads will require the highest level of care, and making any corrections will most likely cause you to go into understeer. When they start to wear, it will only get worse. I entered a damp roundabout (which has a huge lane, so plenty of room to correct) last week a bit to fast (intentionally) to check how the car would react after the tyres were really worn. To my surprise, it didn't understeer, but the back totally broke loose! Unacceptable.
Speaking about the wear: 10.000 miles (16.000 km) is way to short of a lifespan for tires that are being used on a relatively low-powered car, in a country that has well-maintained roads. Especially when you look at the price of these tyres, which is way too high for what you get.
Aquaplaning is godawful. Driving through big puddles or submerged parts of the road will cause you to feel completely out of control. Which isn't a big surprise. Cause with these tires, you are out of control.
On snow of other slippery surfaces, well, just stay at home or call a cab. Utter useless, and very risky. When I only look at the brake-pedal, the ABS kicks in... Pulling up is only possible in 2nd gear, and still you really have to take it very slow with the throttle. Not driving in a gear too high will cause you to get wheelspin.
I can only recommend these if you live in a country that has high temperatures year-round. If not, there are better alternatives. A lot of them...