Driver feedback on the Accelera PHI is highly polarised, but overall trends lean cautious-to-negative despite the low purchase price. Many owners find it acceptable or even good in the dry and like the value, comfort and low noise for a budget tire, with some reporting decent mileage. However, a large share of reviews describe very poor wet grip and wet braking (often called unpredictable or dangerous), along with frequent complaints about vague steering feel and occasional balance/out-of-round vibration issues.
What owners mention most counted across 158 reviews
I have spent alot of money on tires.
Before i look at the car, ill look at tires, i just have this thing for tires.
try all the good tires like michelin, continental, goodyear and dunlop.
recently i have been asked to try the Accelera PHI and they told me they been made by same people who has made continental.So why not free tires to have some fun on the track,
i could not believe it they are great they have grip like top of the range and can take crones like im driveing in a straight line and the bestthing is the price.
i think they are great tires for money,
The best thing about these tires for me has been their longevity, 47,000 (mostly motorway) miles to date and they still have some tread left. I'm only changing them now as the MOT is due soon and I need a set of front pads so getting it all done at once. These were on the car when I had it and looked pretty new at the time, I swapped the fronts and rears at about 30,000.
The down side is the noise, they are not the quietest of tires. Trying Federals this time which are supposed to be quieter but no real complaints about the Accelera's.
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I got these on my Insignia SRI CDTI160 they replaced the factory fitted Conti contact 3's( which lasted 7k)...I was dubious about them as they are pretty cheap. I was pleasantly surprised with how good they are. In the wet the traction control lights up a bit more often and the car can be drifted a little. In the dry they compare very well with the conti 3's. I covered 13k miles before the fronts were down to 2mm. Ive just replaced them with the same tires. I cant understand how people slate them, maybe they just cant drive! I do 35k a year and have driven for 30 years, so I think I am qualified enough to judge a tire. At the end of the day they are a budget tire that lasts and gives good levels of grip.
Had these on an Audi A4 and was horrified. Not too bad in the dry but bad in the wet, they can aquaplane and slide pretty esily, also didn't take much to trigger the ESP as they were slipping without too much effort.
They give a very hard ride which amplifies every road surface, but the worst thing for me was the noise, very noticeable in comparison to the Nexen N6000's which I had on prior.
They also wear quite quickly, in the first 2,000 miles the tread depth had decreads by nearly 2mm.
In summary a waste of £70, I should have put it toward a better tire.
Two of these came with a set of 18" wheels to swap out the 20" I had on the car when purchased as the 20" gave an unacceptably harsh ride. They were fitted on the rear of the car they came off, (another XJ6),so went on the back of mine. At swap time in June 2010 the car was on about 32k miles and is now on 51k miles. over those near 20k miles I have had no problems at all with the Acceleras, and this includes a 3000 mile trip to Germany on holiday, including heavy rain, and autobahn driving. Spirited overtaking has also given no problems dry or wet.
So I take as I find, and am somewhat sceptical about the negative reviews I read here. I do suspect that some people are what I call "wheelspin to wheel lock" drivers, and others may not realise that new tires need about 100-200 miles running-in at slower speeds and less frenetic use, to get the full tire performance. Anyway, so happy have I been that I replaced them yesterday with another two Acceleras. No point in spending money needlessly, and anyway, as I am now retired, I need to watch the pennies.
Grip is average in the dry, but shockingly bad in the wet. If you are buying these tires to save a few quid, think again. Is it really worth ruining your cars handling, or risking yourself having an accident.
They do seem to wear well, but that is because the compoun is rock hard.
Not a good tire.
I had a full set of these on my Nissan 350z and they were great. People think these tires are dangerous, well try driving properly. I knew that in the wet these would get the the back out on the car if I accelerated hard from standstill do I didn't do it. Normal driving was fine even in the wet. These are good budget tires that you can get a full set for just over same price as 1 premium brand. Def recommend!!!
Having recently bought a Mitsubishi Grandis Warrior 7 seater to ferry the family around and the assorted claptrap associated with grandkids, my review of these tires is posted from a non "Boy racer" point of view.
The Grandis has 18" low prof. Accelera phi on the front and Conti Sport2's on the rear.I've tested the fronts as vigorously as I dare on some local roads in the dry at around 60mph, and got excellent grip from the front tires. Slightly less impressive in the wet at 50mph round these bends, but still felt in control.
Obviously my style of driving is geared to keeping me and my family alive, so I don't go tearing around (hence the Grandis) with the family aboard.
The Conti's on the rear are due for renewal so at £85quid a chuck for the Accelera's fitted, they will definitely be going on the rear.
Somebody mentioned on one of the forums that these tires are "ditch finders". Couldn't be further from the truth.
I couldn't comment on the wear of the front tires as they look like they were fitted new just before I bought the car.
Only downside is they are a bit noisier than you would probably like on motorway driving, but hey!, they're an 85quid tire. Ditch finders??, do me a favor. Drive within your own and the tires limits and you will have no problems at all with them. Thank You.
Hi, i keep reading that these tires should be banned and they are leathal , well all i can say is that on my ALFA 159Ti (19"), they where as sure fotted as the conti's that where 3 times the price, and quiter on the motorway, around the twistys they where good in the dry unless you really push it in the wet you slow down , its simple, ive since sold the alfa, so i cant say about the wear, i did 5000 miles on these and never had an issue, however 18000 miles on a set of contis at over a grand for a full set are you joking, and that was with rotating the tires had i not done this i doubt i would have hot 15k.
I would buy again maybe not for my M3 , but my front wheel drive cars no problem, dont drive like a tool in the wet , give yourself plenty of stooping distance and save yourself a fortune in rubber!!!!
Well I bought them, and no problems in wet or dry, and quiet. So, I don't know how some people drive, but in "normal" driving these are excellent tires, and great value. I'll get more...
