205/45 R17 Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus (8) | 95% | 78% | 88% | 90% | 82% | 88% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 90% |
| Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (13) | 93% | 93% | 81% | 88% | 90% | 83% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (15) | 91% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 80% | 83% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Giti GitiSport S1 (10) | 92% | 81% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 86% |
| Continental ExtremeContact DWS (9) | 84% | 89% | 80% | 80% | 84% | 90% |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport (146) | 94% | 83% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3 (7) | 96% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 80% | 76% |
| Barum Polaris 6 (5) | 88% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% | 90% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (409) | 91% | 89% | 86% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| General Exclaim UHP (2) | 80% | 80% | 90% | 80% | 100% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (250) | 93% | 90% | 86% | 88% | 79% | 80% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (177) | 94% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 74% | 82% |
| Dynamo STREET H MU02 (19) | 92% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 82% | 85% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (79) | 91% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 81% | 87% |
| Michelin Alpin 5 (29) | 84% | 91% | 82% | 79% | 90% | 85% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (108) | 88% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 (19) | 93% | 77% | 89% | 90% | 77% | 76% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 (33) | 90% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 80% | 85% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R (45) | 95% | 73% | 91% | 93% | 72% | 70% |
| Falken Azenis FK520 (38) | 89% | 86% | 82% | 84% | 78% | 83% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 (48) | 89% | 92% | 82% | 83% | 78% | 77% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 (30) | 94% | 72% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 74% |
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (52) | 89% | 91% | 82% | 87% | 78% | 80% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (305) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (34) | 89% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 73% | 87% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (183) | 88% | 85% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 86% |
| Nankang Cross Seasons AW6 (10) | 84% | 82% | 77% | 68% | 83% | 82% |
| Continental MaxContact MC7 (15) | 89% | 88% | 78% | 83% | 73% | 85% |
| Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus (10) | 86% | 89% | 89% | 84% | 75% | 80% |
| Fulda SportControl 2 (29) | 83% | 83% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 92% |
| Wanli S1023 (4) | 80% | 85% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 83% |
| Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 (30) | 87% | 86% | 80% | 81% | 86% | 81% |
| Neuton NT5000 (66) | 88% | 77% | 81% | 76% | 84% | 83% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (75) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 77% | 81% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (339) | 90% | 87% | 81% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Toyo OBSERVE GSI 6 HP (13) | 89% | 88% | 78% | 81% | 65% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport (42) | 92% | 82% | 87% | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 (30) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 85% | 76% | 78% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) | 86% | 81% | 76% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (142) | 87% | 82% | 76% | 74% | 82% | 84% |
| Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 (34) | 86% | 85% | 74% | 78% | 85% | 85% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 (39) | 90% | 77% | 78% | 87% | 71% | 79% |
| Kleber Dynaxer UHP (7) | 83% | 80% | 86% | 73% | 72% | 96% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (113) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Maxxis MA iPro Victra iPro (25) | 88% | 78% | 83% | 84% | 68% | 77% |
| BFGoodrich g Force Profiler (11) | 84% | 78% | 83% | 70% | 93% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport (124) | 91% | 86% | 88% | 90% | 61% | 71% |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) | 90% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 67% | 78% |
| Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (38) | 89% | 77% | 77% | 79% | 77% | 82% |
| Vredestein Quatrac 5 (38) | 82% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| Delinte D7 (4) | 85% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 85% | 73% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (95) | 85% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 77% | 76% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (150) | 87% | 84% | 81% | 79% | 84% | 88% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (288) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 (6) | 90% | 73% | 77% | 83% | 77% | 80% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Cento (22) | 83% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 86% | 82% |
| Pirelli P ZERO Asimmetrico (15) | 87% | 81% | 85% | 75% | 80% | 73% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (38) | 83% | 93% | 77% | 75% | 65% | 81% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (125) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (83) | 87% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 73% | 77% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (182) | 85% | 80% | 74% | 77% | 82% | 83% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (28) | 84% | 78% | 81% | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Federal Evoluzion ST 1 (29) | 85% | 70% | 73% | 81% | 77% | 85% |
| Maxxis Victra Sport 5 (30) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 83% | 65% | 78% |
| Altenzo Sports Comforter (26) | 85% | 74% | 74% | 77% | 83% | 85% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Lassa DriveWays Sport (11) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 77% | 86% | 62% |
| Giti GitiSportS2 (19) | 83% | 74% | 75% | 77% | 84% | 80% |
| Falken FK451 (10) | 79% | 77% | 73% | 71% | 81% | 79% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 (16) | 84% | 81% | 78% | 71% | 86% | 85% |
| Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (65) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 80% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (180) | 88% | 84% | 82% | 81% | 60% | 82% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 (64) | 83% | 78% | 74% | 79% | 75% | 78% |
| Hankook Winter I cept RS3 (22) | 85% | 86% | 75% | 80% | 77% | 65% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (42) | 84% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 85% | 71% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (82) | 86% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 72% | 74% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Linglong Green Max HP010 (15) | 78% | 73% | 77% | 79% | 76% | 76% |
| Riken Riken Snow (7) | 79% | 74% | 81% | 69% | 83% | 67% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (92) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Nokian WeatherProof (31) | 80% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac (23) | 84% | 80% | 75% | 77% | 64% | 80% |
| Continental Sport Contact 6 (94) | 90% | 86% | 82% | 82% | 53% | 77% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (192) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Kormoran Kormoran UHP (38) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| Goodride SA57 (3) | 73% | 73% | 67% | 70% | 87% | 77% |
| Goodride Neza200 (1) | 90% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 100% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (245) | 87% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Primewell Sport 910 (23) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 73% |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) | 92% | 59% | 80% | 80% | 69% | 71% |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) | 88% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (145) | 82% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| Toyo Proxes TR1 (71) | 84% | 75% | 77% | 81% | 71% | 67% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (194) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Accelera 651 Sport (26) | 82% | 70% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 73% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (67) | 84% | 81% | 71% | 73% | 68% | 76% |
| Nankang NS2R (64) | 88% | 66% | 81% | 85% | 72% | 55% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Maxxis Victra Sport VS01 (8) | 84% | 73% | 79% | 79% | 71% | 63% |
| GT Radial Champiro HPY (24) | 88% | 80% | 73% | 74% | 58% | 76% |
| Toyo R888 R (29) | 90% | 63% | 82% | 85% | 60% | 62% |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 (10) | 90% | 79% | 72% | 70% | 56% | 75% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (83) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 66% | 72% |
| Zeetex HP1000 (12) | 79% | 71% | 76% | 65% | 79% | 75% |
| Momo Outrun M3 (20) | 81% | 68% | 71% | 75% | 70% | 81% |
| Nankang SV2 (30) | 83% | 77% | 74% | 74% | 83% | 74% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM704 (27) | 80% | 58% | 75% | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (101) | 80% | 73% | 69% | 67% | 76% | 79% |
| Extreme Performance VR2 (9) | 91% | 59% | 84% | 86% | 59% | 39% |
| Three A P606 (50) | 80% | 74% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 77% |
| Nexen N8000 (80) | 79% | 74% | 69% | 66% | 69% | 79% |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 (200) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Toyo R888 (37) | 90% | 63% | 80% | 78% | 59% | 55% |
| Davanti DX640 (100) | 79% | 71% | 74% | 72% | 65% | 77% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (40) | 83% | 75% | 73% | 74% | 63% | 69% |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (49) | 80% | 69% | 71% | 73% | 66% | 72% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (223) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Kumho Ecsta LE Sport (33) | 77% | 72% | 73% | 72% | 70% | 74% |
| Pirelli Powergy (34) | 83% | 76% | 71% | 75% | 63% | 72% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (107) | 78% | 84% | 75% | 73% | 59% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (45) | 85% | 87% | 75% | 77% | 55% | 76% |
| Toyo Proxes 4 (45) | 80% | 63% | 72% | 66% | 77% | 74% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Deestone Carreras R702 (3) | 80% | 67% | 75% | 50% | 75% | 73% |
| Torque TQ901 (5) | 82% | 72% | 74% | 74% | 54% | 76% |
| Altenzo Comforter (87) | 78% | 59% | 69% | 62% | 75% | 79% |
| Avon ZV7 (141) | 81% | 76% | 71% | 71% | 56% | 77% |
| Goodride SP06 (24) | 82% | 71% | 67% | 66% | 70% | 68% |
| Aoteli P607 (25) | 78% | 62% | 69% | 68% | 76% | 70% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat (27) | 83% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 71% | 57% |
| Yokohama Advan Sport ZPS (3) | 83% | 73% | 70% | 73% | 70% | 57% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS (36) | 73% | 65% | 74% | 72% | 81% | 68% |
| Linglong Sport Master (8) | 71% | 70% | 59% | 67% | 73% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (166) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 74% | 67% | 60% |
| Marshal Matrac FX MU11 (9) | 82% | 68% | 60% | 66% | 78% | 69% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (215) | 83% | 70% | 75% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Pirelli P Zero Runflat (42) | 83% | 70% | 75% | 74% | 59% | 64% |
| Marshal Matrac TX KU17 (8) | 81% | 68% | 64% | 66% | 71% | 69% |
| Tomket Sport Series 1 (8) | 74% | 67% | 70% | 73% | 58% | 75% |
| Pirelli PZero Nero (141) | 83% | 65% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (29) | 76% | 71% | 69% | 65% | 67% | 73% |
| Toyo Proxes Sport (22) | 75% | 62% | 70% | 65% | 69% | 69% |
| Pirelli P Zero (178) | 84% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 57% | 63% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (166) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (37) | 81% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 70% | 64% |
| Firestone RoadHawk (43) | 83% | 72% | 67% | 62% | 55% | 71% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) | 79% | 58% | 74% | 70% | 65% | 57% |
| Pirelli P5000 (10) | 70% | 73% | 59% | 66% | 70% | 57% |
| Evergreen EU72 (49) | 75% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 73% | 67% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Landsail LS288 (36) | 74% | 60% | 65% | 61% | 68% | 70% |
| Hankook Ventus V2 Concept (12) | 87% | 79% | 79% | 81% | 75% | 80% |
| Pace Toledo TL1000 (16) | 74% | 59% | 65% | 63% | 69% | 64% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) | 78% | 61% | 67% | 62% | 73% | 57% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 62% |
| Maxxis Victra MA Z3 (7) | 70% | 67% | 70% | 67% | 53% | 72% |
| Goodride SA37 (26) | 74% | 66% | 63% | 62% | 56% | 63% |
| Avon ZV3 (28) | 72% | 63% | 65% | 66% | 58% | 66% |
| Tigar Syneris (20) | 75% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| Nexen N3000 (45) | 73% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 67% |
| Federal 595EVO (40) | 74% | 46% | 69% | 65% | 72% | 55% |
| Goodride SA05 (19) | 75% | 68% | 69% | 66% | 75% | 39% |
| Achilles ATR Sport 2 (43) | 72% | 45% | 61% | 63% | 73% | 66% |
| Landsail LS388 AS (53) | 77% | 68% | 70% | 67% | 70% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (65) | 73% | 59% | 67% | 66% | 74% | 49% |
| Landsail LS988 (37) | 76% | 52% | 59% | 54% | 72% | 66% |
| Hifly HF805 (66) | 74% | 61% | 65% | 64% | 54% | 63% |
| Hero Milanza HZ1 (20) | 74% | 53% | 65% | 61% | 64% | 59% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (17) | 67% | 61% | 53% | 53% | 73% | 51% |
| Accelera PHI R (32) | 75% | 46% | 63% | 63% | 63% | 72% |
| Hankook Ventus V2 Concept 2 H457 (11) | 69% | 47% | 55% | 67% | 73% | 69% |
| Autogrip P308 Plus (5) | 68% | 50% | 56% | 56% | 72% | 70% |
| Maxxis MA V1 (19) | 69% | 61% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 61% |
| Marangoni Mythos (29) | 69% | 55% | 58% | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| Pirelli Eufori (10) | 79% | 59% | 68% | 66% | 54% | 39% |
| Triangle SporteX TH201 (32) | 70% | 49% | 58% | 56% | 63% | 63% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (151) | 73% | 55% | 58% | 60% | 51% | 69% |
| Cooper Zeon 2XS (16) | 70% | 51% | 57% | 48% | 58% | 65% |
| Rapid p609 (37) | 68% | 54% | 57% | 59% | 58% | 58% |
| Nordexx NS9000 (12) | 67% | 50% | 55% | 51% | 68% | 55% |
| Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 71% | 55% |
| Wanli S1015 (7) | 70% | 44% | 58% | 56% | 72% | 54% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 ROF (9) | 71% | 60% | 60% | 57% | 49% | 46% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Wanli S1086 (6) | 58% | 47% | 53% | 62% | 72% | 45% |
| Nankang Green Sport Eco 2 Plus (3) | 60% | 53% | 53% | 50% | 53% | 53% |
| Compasal Smacher (6) | 66% | 53% | 53% | 52% | 58% | 68% |
| Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (80) | 69% | 39% | 55% | 51% | 65% | 60% |
| Achilles ATR Sport (58) | 61% | 40% | 53% | 47% | 60% | 55% |
| RoadX RXMOTION U11 (37) | 62% | 38% | 45% | 44% | 74% | 53% |
| Falken ZE512 (27) | 67% | 47% | 52% | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| Minerva IcePlus S210 (7) | 60% | 29% | 53% | 53% | 52% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (146) | 71% | 54% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 32% |
| Autogrip Grip 200 (9) | 69% | 40% | 47% | 50% | 48% | 46% |
| Sunew YS618 (58) | 60% | 35% | 46% | 44% | 52% | 48% |
| Fulda Carat Extremo (5) | 62% | 34% | 46% | 40% | 62% | 36% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Mohawk M112 (28) | 59% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 53% | 46% |
| BCT S800 (87) | 50% | 29% | 38% | 37% | 60% | 32% |
| Autogrip F106 (9) | 40% | 24% | 33% | 29% | 60% | 49% |
| Rockstone Radial F105 (25) | 38% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 54% | 36% |
| Fortuna F2900 (4) | 57% | 13% | 23% | 23% | 37% | 17% |
| Tristar Ecopower 2 (1) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
205/45 R17 Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza S001
rated 70%
Used them on my 2024 ND3 Mazda MX-5 RF 2.0. These are the factory tires the car comes fitted with. I was not very happy when I found myself having to correct an oversteer while going 50kmh uphill on a wet road. I wasn't driving sporty, it was early in the autumn sub 20C and I was in the 3rd gear. This was one of the main reasons I swapped the factory tires quite quickly at around 12-13k kms. While giving surprisingly good feedback when it comes to steering and overall chassis feeling, these tires aren't suited for fast driving, especially in wet conditions. The tread width is the narrowest in the performance category, and compared to other 205/45r17 tires the S001 only have a 16.5cm contact patch width.
Dry grip, braking and road feel are decent but a lot less capable than Michelin Pilot Sport 5.
Point and case, I've attended an all Miata track event where I managed to be a full 5s faster on a 2 minute track than the next ND3 MX-5 which was also a lot lighter since it was the soft top version and the driver was around 30kg lighter than me. Driving and track knowledge were not a factor since the other driver is arguably more experienced than I am when it came to that circuit and the definitive factor was the tire set.
Confort was quite poor. The MX-5 itself isn't the ride filtering vehicle but these tires didn't help. After exchanging them to the Michelin ones, the bump in confort was imense. It's likely the stiff sidewalls are the culprit.
The best and most surprising thing about the Bridgestone was wear. Even though the car was driven quite sporty most of the time, after 12-13k km usage, the rear tires only lost 4mm and the front 2mm. This was very unexpected and might be a definitive factor for a lot of people.
If living in a country with general good weather, with quality road infrastructure, this set should definitely shortlisted. Just be careful in the wet and don't hope for competitive results on track.
Dry grip, braking and road feel are decent but a lot less capable than Michelin Pilot Sport 5.
Point and case, I've attended an all Miata track event where I managed to be a full 5s faster on a 2 minute track than the next ND3 MX-5 which was also a lot lighter since it was the soft top version and the driver was around 30kg lighter than me. Driving and track knowledge were not a factor since the other driver is arguably more experienced than I am when it came to that circuit and the definitive factor was the tire set.
Confort was quite poor. The MX-5 itself isn't the ride filtering vehicle but these tires didn't help. After exchanging them to the Michelin ones, the bump in confort was imense. It's likely the stiff sidewalls are the culprit.
The best and most surprising thing about the Bridgestone was wear. Even though the car was driven quite sporty most of the time, after 12-13k km usage, the rear tires only lost 4mm and the front 2mm. This was very unexpected and might be a definitive factor for a lot of people.
If living in a country with general good weather, with quality road infrastructure, this set should definitely shortlisted. Just be careful in the wet and don't hope for competitive results on track.
tire reviewed on 2026-03-22 15:51:03
Writing about the Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
rated 81%
Reasonably quiet tires great in wet condition wear down slowly so good for high mileage drivers overall I’d score them 8/10 and would buy them agsin
tire reviewed on 2026-03-18 05:07:07
Writing about the Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
rated 88%
I can't fathom how some reviewers have commented on low tread life. Baffled. These were the OEM tires on a 1.5 MINI Cooper, and 40500 miles (!!) on, and pushing 5 years, they've still got ~2.8mm left on the front tires (rears pretty much exactly the same as when new). And if I recall correctly, they only had a touch over 6mm when new. So that's about 3.2 ish mm wear in over 40K miles! Astonishing longevity. That's with no tire rotation, FWD car.
tire reviewed on 2026-02-14 09:43:48
Writing about the Nankang NS2R
rated 87%
Honda Crz stock engine 10-12 000 km and still verry good .I think IT will last at list another 8000
But I have no powerful car. In dry and +10 °C .. is all You need. Grip ,handling , brake ...feedback everything you need
On wet it a litle bit slower ,but I feel is becouse of me.not the tire. I have to learn more about performance driving
Being a Racetrack.oriented tire , of course is verry stiff. A Little bit heavy ...but is a budget tire. Not premium
IT is verry good tire for it's price . Over exepctation
I will replaced with another tire , only if I will find Something lighter on a same budget.I have no powerful car.and for 1.5 liters and 120 HP....weight is important
But I have no powerful car. In dry and +10 °C .. is all You need. Grip ,handling , brake ...feedback everything you need
On wet it a litle bit slower ,but I feel is becouse of me.not the tire. I have to learn more about performance driving
Being a Racetrack.oriented tire , of course is verry stiff. A Little bit heavy ...but is a budget tire. Not premium
IT is verry good tire for it's price . Over exepctation
I will replaced with another tire , only if I will find Something lighter on a same budget.I have no powerful car.and for 1.5 liters and 120 HP....weight is important
tire reviewed on 2025-12-16 11:49:52
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza S001
rated 77%
This is the OE tire on my ND MX-5 Miata. It suits the car well with very linear steering response and feels like it has a stable sidewall that holds up well during aggressive cornering. This S001 is precise and response is not too quick for the soft stock chassis. There is plenty of dry grip for the street. Wet grip is fairly low, although the tire is still predictable and I have not had issues with hydroplaning. I have no comparison on this car yet for comfort, but have the impression this tire is quite stiff and comfort may benefit from trying another tire next. After 6800 miles I am at 7/32nds tread depth compared to 9/32nds full depth, so I'm expecting to get about 18-20k miles out of these tires with a spirited driving style balanced by about 50% highway miles.
tire reviewed on 2025-12-09 18:01:57
Writing about the Barum Polaris 6
rated 68%
This year I decided to replace my original Michelin CrossClimates in the front axel, since the CCs started to crack at the edges, as many have reported. I also wanted a more winter biased tire, since I live in a Nordic country. I chose BP 6 after reading many reviews and because they seemed to have a good price/performance ratio. I haven't had a chance to drive a lot, so I can't give a very detailed analyses. My first impressions are pretty good. There is more grip on snow and ice compared to CC. However the tire is softer than CC, but also wierdly bouncier. Since I drive a rear driven car, I don't feel comfortable inflating fronts more, than rears, but this is something I am considering in order to make the tire more drivable.
tire reviewed on 2025-12-04 01:47:19
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51
rated 83%
Excellent tire overall. In the dry it is both comfortable around town and on motorways, yet response and fun on country roads with excellent levels of grip that gives confidence. Weirdest attribute however is that they are good in the wet when it is/has just been raining, but in the when the road is damp/drying the grip suddenly becomes fairly poor. This has caused a few incidents of mild understeer and the wheels to spin up when trying to quickly get out of a junction etc.
Wear has been good, with the front tires on 5.1mm and 4.9mm of tread after 10000 miles.
Overall I would recommend these tires, as long as you remember to be a little bit more gentle with your right foot in the damp
Wear has been good, with the front tires on 5.1mm and 4.9mm of tread after 10000 miles.
Overall I would recommend these tires, as long as you remember to be a little bit more gentle with your right foot in the damp
tire reviewed on 2025-11-27 17:58:36
Writing about the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
rated 83%
I bought these tires to replace my dedicated winter tires on my Fiesta ST. I wanted to have a tire which can handle my spirited driving sessions in winter time, I did not have a really good expierence with dedicated winters in the past for that. Also in my location winter is mostly wet or dry between -5 and 10 °C. Snow became pretty rare in the last years. So I thoght a good all saison will perform better on most days.
I am pretty impressed with these Pirellis so far. Dry grip betwenn 10 and -5 °C feels excellent and you can really push them on some twisty roads. Also wet handling in cold wather feels relly good and allways safe. They sure feel a bit softer on turn in then my summers (GY AS6) but not too bad and that's to be expected compared to an UHP summer tire. I also did some highway driving on German Autobahn and pushed them to 220 Km/h+ and they were also perfectly stable at that speed.
Today I also had the rare occasion to test them in snow condition. And I have to say I am really impressed what a modern all saison can do. Felt perfectly safe and also predictable. I have driven many winter tires in the past that felt worse in snow than these. Espacially the snow braking felt really good and stable, you had to push the brake pedal quite a bit to trigger the ABS. When you go over the limit my car responds with a slight progressive understeer and remains controllable, no sudden snaps or sometthing.
Comfort and Noise levels are good but nothing special. Noise about the same than my AS6 summers, comfort a bit better. Fuel economy is also about the same than my summers can't tell a differnce so far.
The rim protection could be a bit thicker in my opinion.
So all in all I am satisfied with my decision to go for the Pirelli all saisons instead of dedicated winters. They suit my pocket rocket really well in the winter saison and let me have some fun in the cold saison when it is dry.
I am pretty impressed with these Pirellis so far. Dry grip betwenn 10 and -5 °C feels excellent and you can really push them on some twisty roads. Also wet handling in cold wather feels relly good and allways safe. They sure feel a bit softer on turn in then my summers (GY AS6) but not too bad and that's to be expected compared to an UHP summer tire. I also did some highway driving on German Autobahn and pushed them to 220 Km/h+ and they were also perfectly stable at that speed.
Today I also had the rare occasion to test them in snow condition. And I have to say I am really impressed what a modern all saison can do. Felt perfectly safe and also predictable. I have driven many winter tires in the past that felt worse in snow than these. Espacially the snow braking felt really good and stable, you had to push the brake pedal quite a bit to trigger the ABS. When you go over the limit my car responds with a slight progressive understeer and remains controllable, no sudden snaps or sometthing.
Comfort and Noise levels are good but nothing special. Noise about the same than my AS6 summers, comfort a bit better. Fuel economy is also about the same than my summers can't tell a differnce so far.
The rim protection could be a bit thicker in my opinion.
So all in all I am satisfied with my decision to go for the Pirelli all saisons instead of dedicated winters. They suit my pocket rocket really well in the winter saison and let me have some fun in the cold saison when it is dry.
tire reviewed on 2025-11-24 03:22:42
Writing about the Continental MaxContact MC7
rated 82%
Continental, in their wisdom, don’t produce, either a 205 or 215 width, 45 profile tire in 17” diameter in their Sport Contact 6 or 7 range, so I thought to fit a the 205/45x17” MC7 tire to the front wheels of my Alfa Romeo 4C for some touring I was about to do. I found the MC7 to be quiet and comfortable, with plenty of grip but there was a lack of feedback when driving enthusiastically. The comfort bias has a penalty. Performance wise they are a good match with SC6 my car wears on the rear. I’d be hesitant to fit them on the rear because of the comparative lack of feel to the SC6 where the outside rear wheel loads up when accelerating out of a corner. Reasonably happy with the overall performance and I wasn’t pottering around. Conti needs to produce a variety of 17” tires in its SC6 or 7 model ranges.
tire reviewed on 2025-11-20 17:25:07
Writing about the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
rated 68%
Excellent snow and ice tire but a rather bad dry and wet performance. Additionally I expected a longer life but I accept the fact that I usually drive harder than this tire is meant to be driven.
Must buy if expecting heavy snow or ice roads.
I would look somewhere else if expecting dry or mostly wet winter roads.
Must buy if expecting heavy snow or ice roads.
I would look somewhere else if expecting dry or mostly wet winter roads.
tire reviewed on 2025-11-04 07:33:57
Writing about the Dunlop SportMaxx RT
rated 34%
Bought a Mini with these tires fitted. Very very disappointed . They still have 4 - 5 mm tread. however the side walls are cracking. Along with cracks between the treads. Contacted Dunlop direct. Very pleasant chat. however they will not look at any goodwill gesture towards replacing tires . Have had similar problems on another car . This was fitted with Nexen tires that were cracking on the shoulders. They have supplied new tires . They offer lifetime guarantee .Looks as if my Mini will be getting some Nexen tires fitted. So disappointed with Dunlop tires.
tire reviewed on 2025-10-09 08:09:30
Writing about the Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2
rated 77%
This is my last review on these tires. I drove these tires quite a lot recently, had some trackdays and a roadtrip around some very nice mountain roads, with dry and wet weather aswell.
Tires are still performing very well, especially on dry weather. I had a trackday session at the local karting track (1.2 km total lap length), and I've absolutely tortured the front tires. I didn't manage the tire pressure prior so I had about 2.3 bars cold which was way too much, it was my first time on the track. Track was hot and ambient temperature was hot aswell.
On the karting track, the tires got way too hot, and felt very greasy after 2-3 laps, with non existent feedback, understeer and visible tire graining. I've also driven some laps on a proper car circuit and they behaved a lot better, as the tires didn't get as hot. When they are at the proper temperature, they have very good grip, and the feedback is quite good. My car is a Fiat Grande Punto T-Jet with over 180 hp and 300 N/m torque, without an LSD (which is understeer heaven).
On wet weather however, lateral grip is not great. Braking is very good, aquaplaning decent, but lateral grip it's not really great. I've tested this prior to going to the trackdays, so the tires were not grained in any way. The tires do not inspire confidence when turning in wet. They give the feeling that they'll snap out of traction very sudden. But this is if you push them, and try to drive them a bit faster in wet. If you're conservative, they are very good.
Sailun is the only chinese tire manufacturer from what I know, that's FIA certified and provided tires for F4 Chinese and TCR Asia. It seems that the motorsport R&D is put to very good use on the road tires. These are the absolute best budget UHP tires that you can get. If you're looking for a best bang for the buck, this is the tire for you.
For me personally, I would buy them again, for sure. The next set however it's going to be Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72, can't wait for Jon's review on those.
Tires are still performing very well, especially on dry weather. I had a trackday session at the local karting track (1.2 km total lap length), and I've absolutely tortured the front tires. I didn't manage the tire pressure prior so I had about 2.3 bars cold which was way too much, it was my first time on the track. Track was hot and ambient temperature was hot aswell.
On the karting track, the tires got way too hot, and felt very greasy after 2-3 laps, with non existent feedback, understeer and visible tire graining. I've also driven some laps on a proper car circuit and they behaved a lot better, as the tires didn't get as hot. When they are at the proper temperature, they have very good grip, and the feedback is quite good. My car is a Fiat Grande Punto T-Jet with over 180 hp and 300 N/m torque, without an LSD (which is understeer heaven).
On wet weather however, lateral grip is not great. Braking is very good, aquaplaning decent, but lateral grip it's not really great. I've tested this prior to going to the trackdays, so the tires were not grained in any way. The tires do not inspire confidence when turning in wet. They give the feeling that they'll snap out of traction very sudden. But this is if you push them, and try to drive them a bit faster in wet. If you're conservative, they are very good.
Sailun is the only chinese tire manufacturer from what I know, that's FIA certified and provided tires for F4 Chinese and TCR Asia. It seems that the motorsport R&D is put to very good use on the road tires. These are the absolute best budget UHP tires that you can get. If you're looking for a best bang for the buck, this is the tire for you.
For me personally, I would buy them again, for sure. The next set however it's going to be Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72, can't wait for Jon's review on those.
tire reviewed on 2025-09-05 02:29:45
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