Initially I had PS4 in mind as my next tire, however since CSC7 released, I have been reading many glowing reviews. When the time came, I pull the trigger to try these SC7. They replaced the original fitment PZ4. I must say the PZ4 are very good tires, nothing to complain about. Except perhaps they wear out quite fast. My front lasted only 16K KM.
So what do I think of the CSC7 ? Freaking marvelous! The grip improvement is the first thing I noticed, this comes in the form of braking and cornering performance. It just bites and wouldn’t let go. Previous I remember with the PZ4 sometimes you can feel the slip, losing traction when you go all out accelerating (pedal to the metal) in 1st, 2nd & 3rd. However with the CS7 I have not experienced that yet (okay still new).
I do not care much about comfort/noise as this I30N is not a really a “comfort” car, but I will say this, it is about the same as PZ4. Wet weather performance so far so good. I live in a tropical climate country so the rain here is quite frequent and heavy. I have nothing bad to report. Traction and aquaplaning excellent. However one must be extra careful during wet weather driving.
My only reservation for now is the wear performance. From general consensus, previous SC6 people were saying that it wear out quite quickly. Well I hope these SC7 with the new ‘black chili’ technology will improve matters. If I can get at least 18-20K out of it I will be satisfied. For now I am already very happy with my decision.