Given
33%
while driving a
Mazda Mazda 6 2.5 GH
(225/45 R18) on
mostly country roads
for 150
average miles
Do not buy these they are unsafe. Bought a complete set of 4 in December 2024 as the weather was only going to get colder and never tried all season tyres before. Transformed my car, for the worse. I've often bought budget tyres, as for me, they're good enough to drive loads with the odd fast bit in good conditions. Never experienced poor wet grip with the choices I've made. However, that has all changed with these tyres. I covered 150 miles before removing them. Really light steering and when you take a bend they track a lot wider than summer tyres. The first dangerous problem I had was on a tight left turn where there was just a bit of morning dew on the road. The car understeered for a split second before snatching grip and that felt like it wanted to flick the back end out. I knew this bend and wanted to compare to my previous tyres. From that moment on I lost all confidence in the tyres. Even on dry sweeping country roads you feel like you're driving at their limit at normal safe speeds (below the national speed limit) forget any fun stuff. Everything is exaggerated in the wet and you wonder if they'll stop in a straight line quickly without locking up. I am shocked it's legal to sell tyres like this as they will contribute to accidents on the road. Anyway, enough waffle, just don't buy these.
Incidentally, they are made by the same group of tyre companies owned by the Zodo Group in China. These tyres also look identical to the Grenlander GreenWing AS tyre, which got a poor review when included in an All Season tyre review on youtube by Tyre Reviews. The reviewer said they were good in snow & on ice but poor in wet handling, braking and even dry handling. Watch the review as the visual reference of different braking distances is shocking and these iLink tyres felt the same as those GreenWing tyres.