Petlas Imperium PT515

The Petlas Imperium PT515 is a Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

Tyre review data from 12 tyre reviews averaging 78% over 224,055 miles driven, and 7 tests with an average result of 23rd.

Dry Grip 82%
Wet Grip 70%
Road Feedback 77%
Handling 79%
Wear 79%
Comfort 78%
Buy again 83%

First On MarketJune 2014
Wheel Size13 - 17"
Width175 - 225mm
Profile45 - 70
Rolling ResistanceC - D
Wet GripB - B
Noise (dB)70 - 71
Winter RatingNot Winter Rated

The Imperium PT515 is ranked 36th of 242 Summer Touring tyres.

Tests Included

7

Best Result

10th

Worst Result

35th

Average Result

23rd

Latest Tyre Test Results

2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview
28th of 55 tyres
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2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test
30th of 50 tyres
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2022 ViBilagare Eco vs Normal Tyre Test
10th of 10 tyres
  • Good shock absorption and low noise on rough asphalt.
  • Difficult to control in a crisis situations. Poor braking performance.
  • Turkish Petlas offers one of the cheapest products you can find online. But Imperium PT515 is NOT an affordable solution. This is like throwing money in the lake. The stopping distance on wet asphalt is a full 10 meters longer than the best tires from 80 km / h.
    In the evasive maneuver tests on dry roads, the Petlas tires can’t neutralize the lateral forces but have major problems with the load shift effect, which means that the tire skids wide and becomes difficult to control. On wet roads, it moods alternately between understeer into the curve followed by an oversteer in the middle of the turn.
    Budget tires often fitted on older, cheaper cars with poorer crash safety. It is a life-threatening combination. Save money on something other than the tires.
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SizeFuelWetNoise
14 inch
185/70 R14 88 HCB70
175/65 R14 82 HCB70
175/65 R14 86 TCB70
185/60 R14 82 HCB70
15 inch
185/65 R15 88 HCB70
185/65 R15 92 HCB70
195/65 R15 91 HCB71
195/65 R15 91 VCB71
195/65 R15 95 HCB71
195/55 R15 85 VCB71
16 inch
205/60 R16 92 HCB71
205/60 R16 92 VCB71
205/60 R16 96 VCB71
205/55 R16 91 HCB71
205/55 R16 91 VCB71
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May 24, 2020

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Top 3 Petlas Imperium PT515 Reviews

Given 70% while driving a Renault (205/65 R15) on mostly town for 20,000 average miles
Good noise and shock absorption, way better than my old michelin green X. Grip is pretty good from getgo before they warm up compared to others I used, but only serviceable in rain. Fuel consumption is more compared to green x, but i exclusively drive in start stop traffic so not really noticeable in my use case.
For hard cornering its way better than green x's but thats not saying much considering those are eco hypermiling tires.
I got them for a pretty good deal, and they are available in some of the hard to find sizes, which was why I bought these.
Helpful 38 - tyre reviewed on October 6, 2023
Given 72% while driving a Ford Transit Courier (195/60R14/ R) on for 15,000 miles
The tire was solid, there was no fault or defect. The seller sent it very quickly and I did not pay for the installation. Petlas's best tire is IMPERIUM. I used Falken before. Falken is better quality than Petlas, its wet and dry ground grip is better, but it wore out quickly. Falken is a soft tire.
Helpful 17 - tyre reviewed on October 11, 2024
Given 71% while driving a Opel Vectra B (195/65 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 14,000 average miles
using since 2 years in istanbul Turkey , i had no big expectations before buying but durabiliy is so good therefore dry road grip is very good . also tyres are poverfull against for bad quality village roads for summer season , Comfort is leak but handling on asphalt is good for me .and tyre performance speed till 170 km/h on highway is good . i am not using tyres in winter season for a long time .
Helpful 82 - tyre reviewed on May 30, 2019
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Given 87% while driving a Hyundai Accent (195/60 R15 V) on mostly motorways for 55 average miles
Used them for 88,000 kms and has to change them because of uneven wear on 1 tyre. Haven’t reached wear indicators yet. Handling for wet & dry in the tropics under everyday normal conditions is very good. Best economical tyres in my book. I replaced them with exactly the same tyres. Highly recommend these.
Helpful 49 - tyre reviewed on April 25, 2020
Given 83% while driving a Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 8v (185/65 R15 H) on mostly town for 5,000 average miles
For six years I’ve been using these tyres. And stil looking good ( I used it only 12,000 km’s) I’m about to change them to 4 seasons tyres for my conditions. I am not an agressive driver and never had a problem with these tyres even wet.
Helpful 70 - tyre reviewed on January 17, 2020
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Given 89% while driving a Hyundai Accent (195/60 R15 V) on mostly motorways for 55,000 average miles
Great all around economical long lasting tyres. Great wet grip for a standard tyre.
Helpful 64 - tyre reviewed on October 12, 2019
Given 86% while driving a Rover 620 (205/60 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles
For this price i really think they are perfect :) btw they are 3 years old and the rubber is soft
Helpful 55 - tyre reviewed on August 31, 2017
Given 69% while driving a Chevrolet Lacetti (195/55 R15 R) on for 0 miles
Wet performance is not very good . The tyre grips on dry ground and the braking is good, but as the rubber ages, these properties also disappear .
Helpful 69 - tyre reviewed on March 30, 2016
Given 89% while driving a Toyota Camry (215/60 R16) on a combination of roads for 60,000 average miles
BEST SUITABLE FOR TOYOTA CAMRY, AMAZING RESULTS
VERY COST EFFECTIVE
Helpful 132 - tyre reviewed on March 21, 2015
Given 64% while driving a Mercedes Benz C180K Avantgarde (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 20,000 average miles
same as bridgestone
Helpful 60 - tyre reviewed on February 26, 2014