The Tyre Review thread

[gary1365]

Is there a general consensus on the best tyre for our winter here? We hardly need something that meets the demands of Alps or Scandanavia? Coldish, permanently wet and greasy, snow but not a lot...

Michelin cross climate 2 the mk5 golf gti of tyres

 

[RWL]

A cheaper option would be Hankook Kinergy 4S2. Have these on an A6 Allroad and they have been excellent so far.

 

[kharma45]

Michelin cross climate 2 the mk5 golf gti of tyres

A cheaper option would be Hankook Kinergy 4S2. Have these on an A6 Allroad and they have been excellent so far.

Won’t go wrong with either of those, or the Goodyear Vector Gen3 or new Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6. Conti’s AllSeason 2 seems good too. I’d just go for whichever is on sale and best value.

 

[gary1365]

I had the Bridgestone weather control 3s and they wore very quickly and weren’t just as good as the Michelins.

My cross climates have about 25k miles on the and still have about 3mm granted they’ve been swapped front to back a few times.
Edit the Bridgestones also cracked badly.

I’ve fitted budget imperial all seasons on the back and they’re also dead on. Had them on the Passat and they were good until they got to about 3mm when they started to get bad in the wet.

 

[kharma45]

I had the Bridgestone weather control 3s and they wore very quickly and weren’t just as good as the Michelins.

My cross climates have about 25k miles on the and still have about 3mm granted they’ve been swapped front to back a few times.

Only test I’ve seen with predicted wear rates was this one. They’ve imrpoved but still can’t match Michelin 2023 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test - Tyre Reviews and Tests

Few can usually, and Michelin tyres continue to perform well at low tread depths.

 

[gary1365]

Only test I’ve seen with predicted wear rates was this one. They’ve imrpoved but still can’t match Michelin 2023 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test - Tyre Reviews and Tests

Few can usually, and Michelin tyres continue to perform well at low tread depths.

I can confirm that my cc2 are still performing perfectly in snow and compacted snow as when they were new.

I find that mind bending how does that work

Last winter I had khumo winters on the front and the cross climates on the back. When I rotated the cc2 to the front were better than the khumos in the snow.

 

[weeloaney]

Is there a general consensus on the best tyre for our winter here? We hardly need something that meets the demands of Alps or Scandanavia? Coldish, permanently wet and greasy, snow but not a lot...

Lassa Snoway 4’s or multiways (allseason). Lassa is owned by Bridgestone, another quality tyre at a lower price. Great improvement in poor weather and good wearing

On the budget end Austone make a decent allseason tyre

 

[kharma45]

Being owned by a premium brand doesn’t mean that the budget brand is any good. Those Lassa winter tyres for example

2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test - Tyre reviews and ratings

Noteworthy performers from the 2023 16

www.tyrereviews.com

2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test - Tyre reviews and ratings

The 2023 Auto Bild winter tyre test has started by testing fifty four performance winter tyres in wet braking, and then put the best thirty one tyres through to a snow braking test, to find out the ...

www.tyrereviews.com

There are cases where it is the case, see Kleber’s latest all season which is very similar to the CrossClimate, but you can’t buy blind because X owns Y.

 

[Coog]

Anyone any experience of Rainsport 5’s?

 

[gary1365]

Anyone any experience of Rainsport 5’s?

Had them on the Passat I liked them the tread makes them a bit squirmy feeling. I sold it with them on it so didn’t get to see how they wore.

 

[GrantR]

Anyone any experience of Rainsport 5’s?

Solid tyre, great wet performance, fantastic wear, pushing hard in a heavy car on a warm dry day and feel a little soft, but solid tyre. I run them on a 220d and will be purchasing again.

 

[Coog]

Being owned by a premium brand doesn’t mean that the budget brand is any good. Those Lassa winter tyres for example

2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test - Tyre reviews and ratings

Noteworthy performers from the 2023 16

www.tyrereviews.com

2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test - Tyre reviews and ratings

The 2023 Auto Bild winter tyre test has started by testing fifty four performance winter tyres in wet braking, and then put the best thirty one tyres through to a snow braking test, to find out the ...

www.tyrereviews.com

There are cases where it is the case, see Kleber’s latest all season which is very similar to the CrossClimate, but you can’t buy blind because X owns Y.

If only someone that sells tyres for a living could help us

Solid tyre, great wet performance, fantastic wear, pushing hard in a heavy car on a warm dry day and feel a little soft, but solid tyre. I run them on a 220d and will be purchasing again.

They seem excellent value too.

 

[weeloaney]

Being owned by a premium brand doesn’t mean that the budget brand is any good. Those Lassa winter tyres for example

2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test - Tyre reviews and ratings

Noteworthy performers from the 2023 16

www.tyrereviews.com

2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test - Tyre reviews and ratings

The 2023 Auto Bild winter tyre test has started by testing fifty four performance winter tyres in wet braking, and then put the best thirty one tyres through to a snow braking test, to find out the ...

www.tyrereviews.com

There are cases where it is the case, see Kleber’s latest all season which is very similar to the CrossClimate, but you can’t buy blind because X owns Y.

They aren’t up there with there premium counterparts but on some sizes they are 2/3rds to a 1/2 cheaper and they are still a quality made tyre.

Lassas don’t seem to get hugely high with online Reviews but they are our main tyre and anyone that runs them buy them again and anyone who has tried the winter tyres rate them. We’ve used them ourselves on various vehicles include fwd golf, my Mazda MPS, rwd mercs And the new van multiway-c on the Sprinter and then wintus on the older van. May not be the best winter tyre but the are night and day difference compared to any normal tyre and wear very well.

Its a quality made tyre at a decent price.

 

[DreamTheater]

I have used a set of Lassa's. Found them a decent hardwearing tyre. Got 32k on the front which was mainly motorway driving. Found them a little noisy at 70mpg, and a little less fuel efficient than the Goodyear Duragrip that I had on before.

 

[kharma45]

anyone that runs them buy them again and anyone who has tried the winter tyres rate them.

Most of the public have a fairly low bar when it comes to tyres. Black, round and not too expensive otherwise we’d not have the prevalence of Chinese ditchfinders that we do.

They’re probably in fairness better than a lot of those. I’ll remain sceptical until the tyre testers start raving about Turkish tyre companies, even if they have done a JV with Bridgestone. Looks though to be limited to motorbike tyres so doubt there is much if any IP shared for their road tyres. If there was, I’m sure they’d be pushing it.

May not be the best winter tyre but the are night and day difference compared to any normal tyre and wear very well.

True. Even a bad winter is better than a summer when it comes to doing what they’re made to do as the Leao tyre tested here shows.

 

[weeloaney]

Most of the public have a fairly low bar when it comes to tyres. Black, round and not too expensive otherwise we’d not have the prevalence of Chinese ditchfinders that we do.

They’re probably in fairness better than a lot of those. I’ll remain sceptical until the tyre testers start raving about Turkish tyre companies, even if they have done a JV with Bridgestone. Looks though to be limited to motorbike tyres so doubt there is much if any IP shared for their road tyres. If there was, I’m sure they’d be pushing it.



True. Even a bad winter is better than a summer when it comes to doing what they’re made to do as the Leao tyre tested here shows.

Some of Bridgestone’s tyres are made in the same factory, also in South Africa and Taiwan

 

[Lyons]

They aren’t up there with there premium counterparts but on some sizes they are 2/3rds to a 1/2 cheaper and they are still a quality made tyre.

Lassas don’t seem to get hugely high with online Reviews but they are our main tyre and anyone that runs them buy them again and anyone who has tried the winter tyres rate them. We’ve used them ourselves on various vehicles include fwd golf, my Mazda MPS, rwd mercs And the new van multiway-c on the Sprinter and then wintus on the older van. May not be the best winter tyre but the are night and day difference compared to any normal tyre and wear very well.

Its a quality made tyre at a decent price.

Dad always ran Lassa (non winters) and never had any bother. They were always 100%.

 

[weeloaney]

Dad always ran Lassa (non winters) and never had any bother. They were always 100%.

Ran them myself at different times and don’t compete with Goodyear f1 eagles or mich pilot sports for outright grip/traction and feel. But they are a very good tyre for lot less money. And great strong sidewalls.

 

[Burt2000]

Using firestones all seasons on the daily and they are grand, been 100% this cold snap, although I haven’t been acting the sick. They were a decent price too, my da always runs them, must be a retro kind of thing I remember him getting the when I was a kid lol.

 

[Carson]

I will need tyres shortly. Not a huge amount in it at the moment between these 3 with the discount black circle have on.

Continental Sport Contact 7 - £143 each
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 - £142 each
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - £163 each

 

[NickR]

I will need tyres shortly. Not a huge amount in it at the moment between these 3 with the discount black circle have on.

Continental Sport Contact 7 - £143 each
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 - £142 each
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - £163 each

I put 4 Continental Sport Contact 7 on the A6 a few months ago. Very impressed by them and much better than the Pirellis they replaced.

 

[GrantR]

I will need tyres shortly. Not a huge amount in it at the moment between these 3 with the discount black circle have on.

Continental Sport Contact 7 - £143 each
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 - £142 each
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - £163 each

SC7 >>> PS4S all day long especially in our wet and cold climate.

 

[Boydie]

I will need tyres shortly. Not a huge amount in it at the moment between these 3 with the discount black circle have on.

Continental Sport Contact 7 - £143 each
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 - £142 each
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - £163 each

Seen a few posts of ones on forums moving from the reliable PS4S to the CSC7's

I will be on the same boat later this year and debating what to put on next - for the last 6 years they have all been MPS4S'

 

[ace275]

I quite like the Eagle F1's as they have good rim protection too. The pilot sport 4 sometimes has and sometimes doesn't, not sure on the system they have.

 

[pizza85]

I went SC7 last year on the m3 on @G24NTR recommendation. They are much much better, but I had pilot Super Sports on which aren't ideal for a daily anyway, but they definitely are a massive improvement.