Hyundai i20N Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (55) 95% 81% 91% 92% 70% 74%
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect (9) 93% 70% 85% 88% 60% 76%
Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport (2) 80% 70% 80% 80% 80% 85%
Yokohama Advan Sport V107 (14) 89% 79% 84% 89% 55% 71%
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (69) 88% 77% 84% 82% 61% 71%
Toyo Proxes Sport (21) 75% 63% 70% 65% 69% 70%
Pirelli P Zero (161) 84% 68% 75% 72% 58% 64%

Hyundai i20N Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 given 73% (215-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 spirited miles
No problem at all with dry grip/handling/braking... whatever involves dry tarmac you will be more than happy with it. You do of course have to be careful on tyre pressure as it really changes the steering fell and ultimate grip of the car. I kept a cold pressure of around 2.0 front 1.9 rear (bar) and once they are nice and hot rising to 2.3/2.2 you really feel confident also on higher speeds. You do have to check wear, once you have worn tyres the car starts to behave a bit unpredictable at times and it's not very pleasant. In the wet having a 200hp fwd car (with quite worn tyres) you don't have assured grip until 4th gear if the street is not in good condition but I guess it's normal. Speaking about straight and curved aquaplaning I haven't had any real issue. I didn't really push the car too much on wet tarmac so I will not express other feedback. The tyres lasted a bit more than a year used only in hot weather (from mid april to mid november) and around 15,000 km (never tracked the car). Having a relatively small shoulder (as the size of the tyre is 215/40 r18) as well as definitely not doing much to preserve their life of course destroyed them sooner, yet I still think other similar tyres would worn less. As for comfort again the car itself is pretty stiff so I can't really tell. To sum up, nothing to say about overall dry performance and it's definitely a tyre which can give you satisfaction. That said I will likely want to try sport contact 7 as next tyre to compare it
tyre reviewed on 2024-12-19 06:58:28
Writing about the Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport given 83% (225-40-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
İ've been using it since it was first released last year. İn İstanbul where I live it doesn't snow much but just to climb mountains in winter times I bought this set of tyres. Thr previous model was already known as the best in the snow but by this model it got better on the cold and dry surfaces. On wet it wasn't bad at all. My summer tyres are Conti PC7 and after them in the cold weather conditions I felt comfortable and safe. On the snowy hill climbs the feedback from the steering was satisfying as well. The tyresalesman said that he pattern of this model looks a little like the ones on the Nokian tyres. If your priority is pushing the limits for fun on snow, this is the one for the money.
tyre reviewed on 2024-12-10 06:55:18
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 given 69% (215-40-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 spirited miles
Very good dry grip. When you heat them they perform very well. Steering was very precise and feedback was very good. In wet conditions when hot perform very well but under heavy rain I had some incidents of aquaplaning. Wear rate unfortunately is very high. Front tyres lasted about 6000km when I replaced them with the same for 6000km. Rear tyres until 12000km when I replaced all wheels still had 8000km for sure. I changed to the same tyre but at 225/40 r18. Lateral and acceleration grip increased in a very good level but I noticed worse steering response and more body roll. Also felt comfier than 215's. Wear seems to be better than 215's so far. I need more wet km to see difference in dimensions change to have proper feedback.
tyre reviewed on 2024-11-05 16:43:15
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 given 67% (215-40-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 spirited miles
Good performance when pushed warm, but there are better compromises on the market
tyre reviewed on 2024-10-14 09:56:50
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 given 64% (215-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7700 spirited miles
The Pirelli P Zero PZ4s came with the car from the factory and I have driven over 12,000 km on them within 6 months.
Given the type of my car – a small lively hot hatch - I did not spare the tires and enjoyed frequent sporty driving style, be it on the highways or on the twisty B roads.
The grip and handling in dry conditions were very satisfactory and even in sharp turns the tires held their own perfectly.
They are not the best in the wet conditions though and you have to be careful with the wet braking.
I always said jokingly that PZ4s are great for figure skating with your car on the wet/slippery surface.
The tires wear quickly, after 12k kilometers I am on ~3 mm at the front and ~5 mm at the back, so they lasted exactly one summer season.
Around 10k kilometers the tires started occasionally slipping on wet surfaces when turning in very low speeds (e.g. when pulling out of a parking lot).
For the 2025 summer season I will buy either Michelin Pilot Sport 5 or Continental Sportcontact 7 and I will expect better longevity and wet handling.

To summarize the PZ4s are a solid sporty tire for the dry conditions where they perform excellently and you will have a lot of fun with them, however bear in mind that they provide questionable safety on the wet surfaces, and if you like to drive sportingly, they will go after one season.
tyre reviewed on 2024-10-02 12:14:08
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport given 83% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
As a performance summer tyre this is hard to fault. Is direct, giving good turn in and feed back, on FWD at least, and, with a little bit of heat, very good grip. Braking is positive as well. It is not the tyre if you want super comfort as it is quite stiff, so you notice bumps more so than some other tyres. It is less competent in the wet, possibly because it runs cooler. Straight wet braking still seemed good, but more care is required in corners than maybe some other tyres if you are attempting to push on, including accelerating out of corners. It is certainly not terrible in the wet however. I do occasionally track my car, but I have absolutely wanted to avoid using full track day tyres, that I have used on other cars and so these are a second set of tyres. Their performance on track, for a "normal" road tyre is exemplary. I don't feel disadvantaged at all over track tyres and the wear rate is very good. If you were going to plough round Anglesey all day, then you may have an issue, but lots of 5 to 6 lap sessions around UK circuits and they are still good to be left on all summer.
tyre reviewed on 2024-09-23 09:00:48
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 given 76% (215-40-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 3500 easy going miles
I have an I20N Performance. It’s done 3200 light miles. Never tracked or driven hard.
These tyres wear fast!
Don’t know if that’s the lsd or just the type of tyre. Always loved Pirelli tyres and will buy again just in a wider size.
tyre reviewed on 2024-06-24 16:20:03
Writing about the Yokohama Advan Sport V107 given 86% (225-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 spirited miles
These tyres are the best ones I've tried (always talking about a performance tyre that is not a semi).
The dry handling is insane. On wet, it's not the best one but it's ok. The problem is that is usually lasts from 8k to 10k KM if you drive hard on them and about 12k to 15k KM if you do a calm/normal drive. Comfort is not important because the i20N is not a comfort car in general.
My overall rating would be a 9/10 for road use and it's the best tyre if you like to drive hard on the road.
tyre reviewed on 2023-12-03 14:12:17
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero given 0% (225-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7500 average miles
Front tyres only lasted 7500m before needing replacing, shocking
tyre reviewed on 2023-11-15 10:27:54
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero PZ4 given 81% (215-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
Good predictability in the dry, I didn't particularly dare in the wet, the front tires wear out quite quickly, especially if you use the car properly.
tyre reviewed on 2023-08-29 13:47:50
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect given 78% (225-45-18-)
Driving on track for 200 spirited miles
Used these exclusively on track with my i20N. They lasted 4 track days, averaging about 4 sessions each, about 250-300km in total. Suppose they could do another couple of sessions if I was feeling adventurous, but they look just about done. The last track day was at Brno with a track temperature of 54C which they clearly did not like. Overall happy with them, its been years since I spent so much time on track so don't have recent comparisons.Grip was good, although noticed quite a large difference in performance outside of the operating window.
tyre reviewed on 2023-08-21 15:52:33
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero given 41% (215-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 8 easy going miles
The tyres came with a brand new car I purchased 8 months ago, an Hyundai i20n. I'm sorry but they're diabolical. When coming out of my drive way or junctions if the road is even slightly damp, the don't grip at all and slip. After doing just over 7 thousand miles the front ones wore down to illegal levels. The rear wasn't as bad, but was getting near being illegal. At that amount of miles these tyres should never have worn down that much. I'm not the only one this has happened to. I don't drive like an idiot, I'm a careful lady driver with an advanced driving qualification. I have now changed them to Michelin PS5's which are a thousand times much better.
tyre reviewed on 2023-05-27 11:41:38
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