Skoda Rapid TSI Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S (12) 85% 83% 87% 88% 91% 92%
Barum Polaris 3 (18) 82% 88% 83% 80% 87% 86%
Continental WinterContact TS 860 (49) 89% 92% 84% 86% 83% 86%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (250) 86% 84% 76% 78% 73% 85%
Jinyu YH12 (28) 81% 74% 79% 69% 79% 80%
Nexen N Blue ECO (35) 83% 78% 77% 77% 67% 74%
Landsail LS588 UHP (96) 80% 73% 69% 67% 76% 79%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (151) 82% 79% 73% 73% 65% 73%
Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27 (20) 76% 63% 73% 61% 76% 80%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) 78% 67% 71% 69% 69% 65%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Barum Polaris 5 (12) 70% 70% 65% 65% 66% 73%

Skoda Rapid TSI Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Nexen N Blue ECO given 56% (195-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
Had them on my company car for 2 warm seasons. They wore a lot on the outside belt. The car understeered noticeably.
tyre reviewed on 2025-03-03 06:08:35
Writing about the Barum Polaris 5 given 52% (195-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
I had the tyres fitted to my company car for 3 winters. They were mediocre and wore the exterior belts quite quick.
tyre reviewed on 2025-03-03 05:58:16
Writing about the Landsail LS588 UHP given 83% (215-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 21000 spirited miles
Purchased these mainly because of the price. I needed 2 new tyres and these were priced well. I had used Landsail LS388 on a previous car and they were pretty good. The 588 however weren't as good for pulling away, they gave a fair amount of slip under acceleration. Having now driven 21000 miles on them and needing to replace. I won't be buying them again mainly because of that slippage as I didn't have confidence in pulling away and partly because I'm now is a position to afford Premium Tyres and have opted for Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2's. Other than that they handled everything I threw at them. Summer, winter, wet, dry, ice, snow with the appropriate driving they were fine. They have lasted 2 and a half years (21000 Miles) not a bad tyre by any means and if budget is a concern then you can't really go wrong.
tyre reviewed on 2024-12-21 05:14:03
Writing about the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S given 100% (185-60-15-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 easy going miles
What a tyre, extremely satisfied, mainly Iam driving on motorways 70% and 30% in the city. Till now I have done approx 9-11k Km.
Excellent handling on wet, dry or snow conditions, never worried or felt a fear, I am so comfortable that I really drove the same way like I have a summer tyre.
Exceptional performance on snow, usually going for a week at alps for skiing and have to say they shine, exceptional grip control and very good road feedback, you totally know when you can push more or you are pushing too much.
Few times I had to break hard on highways I felt comfortable and confident.
No wear issues till now.
Deff would buy it again and I would recommend it 100%

Please note, generally Iam an easy going driver with gentle foot.
tyre reviewed on 2019-11-30 04:07:13
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance given 96% (185-60-15-T)
Driving on a combination of roads for 24981 easy going miles
Excellent tyres.
Faultless really, better than dunlop sport sp01 that came originally on the car. Lasted very well, got a good 25,000 miles out of my 1st set of Goodyear effecientgrip performance tyres. Replaced when they were on 3-4mm.
They are fitted on the family car, very safe, excellent wet handling and braking in all weathers. Biggest benefit is fuel savings. I get around 61mpg average on a decent run, compared to original tyres of 52mpg average.
I have replaced these tyres with a new set of the same.
£66 each fitted & balanced per tyre by Protyre, excellent value for money.
tyre reviewed on 2019-03-26 06:38:55
Writing about the Barum Polaris 5 given 90% (185-60-15-T)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 easy going miles
Brilliant Winter tyre, truly suited to frequent snow and ice.
They have so much grip in fact the only limiting factor is the ground clearance of the vehicle.
Dry grip is good and wet grip is impressive. Braking on wet roads, snow and ice is incredible. Better than the previous Polaris 3 tyres. These tyres are certainly for below 7 degrees, when the temperature gets above this the turn in handling and braking reduces quite quickly. The tyres are reasonably quiet and offer decent fuel economy. Only 5-6 mpg less that the summer tyres @ 25c deg .
Value wise there excellent, i got a set of 5x from my tyres .com for £58 fitted and balanced each at a local tyre shop.
If you live in the countryside or have a family or commuter car then these would be ideal, there designed really for proper winter conditions. If you have a sportier car like a jaguar or Maserati then I would advise you look at something like Pirelli sottozero winter or Goodyear Ultragrip Performance as these will perform better at higher speeds. But for the money you will not be disappointed at the winter grip and safety.
tyre reviewed on 2019-02-04 04:54:09
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport 01 given 90% (185-60-15-T)
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 easy going miles
Exception set of tyres, have covered nearly 40,000 miles and are between 3.5-3mm tread left. I have checked the tyre pressures every week and run them pretty high for economy at 38psi. Handling is good still, good turn in. Getting abit louder in the wet now but still sharp and precise braking even in the wet. Minimal signs of wear or cracking. It's an older model tyre now and has been replaced, but if I can find a set of these tyres writhing a few years of manufacture I will defiantly purchase again.
Only down side is rolling resistance, compared to the newer blue response or goodyear efficient grip performance.
Still a fab tyre.
tyre reviewed on 2018-09-10 15:11:21
Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza T005 given 53% (185-60-15-H)
Driving on mostly town for 17000 easy going miles
Fitted to (1200kg) Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSi petrol, bought at 6k miles, now on 17k miles, front tyres need replacing as tread worn down to minimum, exactly what one needs on cold wet winter roads. Were OK up to about 14k, so 3mm of tread or thereabouts. Now there's an utter lack of grip from traffic light starts (and no, this isn't upon contact with white lines). Tried to drive at 50mph uphill in Peak District (4 degrees outside), car started to pull to right; no fault of steering and tyre pressures correct, so....what? Decided to look for replacements before Plod makes the decision for me. Previous cars had Michelin Pilot (good overall, though expensive and constantly finding other people's screws left in road!), Goodyear Excellence (they weren't!) and Continental (which tended to last 25k miles, not 10k, did what they were meant to do when asked to do it, good in any weather and any speed!!). Think I'll see what Conti can offer.
tyre reviewed on 2018-02-12 07:42:31
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance given 72% (185-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
I came from a set of Continental Ecocontact 5 tyres. The grip with these tyres is staggering. Although not a performance car by any stretch of the imagination I hold my IAM certificate and have done many driving courses over the years as I enjoy driving quickly but safely (and legally).

These tyres did return around 3-4mpg less than the Continentals and the road noise was a lot louder but it was worth it for the grip. These are the XL version which would have contributed to the slightly better handling having stiffer sidewalls.

tyre reviewed on 2018-01-30 15:53:56
Writing about the Barum Polaris 3 given 90% (185-60-15-T)
Driving on a combination of roads for 19700 easy going miles
An update on my previous review.
I've done just under 20,000 miles on these Polaris 3 tyres now and they've been nothing short of incredible.
Rear tyres are down to 4mm, the sipes in the tyre are just about visible.
Front tyres are down to 3mm and there are no more sipes visible.
The tyres are perfectly drive able, still perform well in the wet and dry. I have just ordered a replacement set because the sipes in the tread are pretty much worn and from previous experience this can severely impact the traction and braking on snow and ice. Although the tread depth and the tyres could safely go on for a few more thousand miles.
To sum these tyres up there a perfect mix from the motorway to the snowy hills.
Last winter I drove from the south of Devon through sheet rain for 7 hours then further on to Inverness through a pretty nasty snow storm. The last 50 minuites of the trip in particular were through 4" of fresh snow up and down hills. Did not at any point feel out of place in those conditions. Really designed well and when your commuting at 50mph+ there quiet and comfortable.
Only bad points is the fuel consumption. It's not really bad, but going from Goodyear efficient grip performance tyres with a fuel B rating to these barum Polaris 3 tyres that are a fuel E rated tyre it's about 3-5 MPG less depending on speeds.
But seriously for cold wet weather safety there great!
Shibby
tyre reviewed on 2017-11-18 15:22:26
Writing about the Continental WinterContact TS 860 given 0% (185-60-15-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 55000 easy going miles
Amazing tyre, did 5.5k km this winter, drove in all kind of conditions, dry-wet-snow and the results were excellent, especially on snow I have no words, roads full of snow and the control, handling of the car were on an excellent level, I was able to see the difference with other cars, a friend of mine has the same car with different types and on the same conditions his grip was a lot worst, tyre excells in snowy cold conditions and is a 10 for me.
Excellent grip also in snowy-wet conditions.
No issues on dry on also but I do not recall an emergency situation were I had to break hard.
Not any significant wear, seems it will last me 4 winters.

NEGATIVES:
More noisy than I was expecting.
Average fuel consumption but not bad.
tyre reviewed on 2017-07-20 14:50:55
Writing about the Jinyu YH12 given 90% (185-60-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 28000 average miles
One year on since my last review. - Still good!

I have just replaced all 4 tyres and bought new set of these jinyu yh12 tyres. £29.50 per tyre.
The previous set that I'm reviewing covered 28,000 miles! The tread depth was 3mm, and at this shallow depth there was a noticeable reduction in effective breaking in very wet conditions from new, tyres were also louder than before. Dry grip was still top notch and the comfort and reasonable fuel economy remained. Overall these tyres are great for my driving style. Still commuting at around 55mph with the odd overtake here and there, but generally quite easy going, I checked tyre pressure twice a month and these tyres lasted along time, longer than other premium tyres I've used, for an economy or budget tyre at the low cost it's great.
I highly recommend these tyres to all who drive at reasonablely sensible speeds.
The weather permitting, I've pushed the tyres a little harder than usual, three things stand out.
1, the tyres are very stable at higher straight-line speeds, possibly due to the continuous centeral rib.
2, my car has very sharp turn in due to electronic steering not hydraulic power steering and these tyres match the turn in rate and are very responsive.
3, when pushed to the limit it tyres are reasonably forgiving, an audible squeal is heard before the tyres break away and loose lateral grip. These tyres corner well for its size and type, it's no track tyre so don't expect that but it's safe for some fun.

The newer tyres have a redesigned tyre sidewall. The text jinyu yh12 is no longer raised but flush with the tyre and that addition text gallopro is also visible. Still holds tyre shine well so compound hasn't changed much. Balancing is easy I can only recall getting my previous set balanced 2x over the life of the tyre, and that was due to swapping the jinyu for barum winter tyres.

Great tyre, safe tyre, we'll constructed for the money.

9/10

Shibby
tyre reviewed on 2016-05-11 01:57:20
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