The Davanti DX640 receives mostly favorable owner reviews, with quiet running, dry grip and ride comfort the clearest positives. Wet grip attracts more praise than criticism, though around one in seven reviews raises concerns, so confidence in rain is far from unanimous. Value is another recurring strength, while tread life divides opinion, with roughly one in six reviews reporting disappointing wear alongside accounts of long service. A smaller group, around one in sixteen, describes instability at speed. Mid-life and end-of-life reports also include some loss of wet grip as the tread wears, although this is a minority experience.
What owners mention most counted across 99 reviews
i bough 2 rear tires, DX640 on the 25th Oct 2016, mileage 106,400 for my BMW x5. Seller stated that were good value and right for the vehicle. Having now done 112,000, less then 6,00 miles and a failed MOT for insufficient thread on both rear tires beginning to question whether they are what the hype and reviews make them out to be. Certainly wont be purchasing any more in the future, definitely wont be recommending them either.
Last Year we needed new tires and we were told by our tire dealer that Davanti tires were as good as premium brands. The tires were only £10 cheaper than a premium brand but we were took in by Davanti's own site reviews. What we didn't realise at the time is Davanti only allow reviews within 2 weeks of purchase and it suspiciously only lists 4 and 5 star reviews.
Anyway after a Year I thought I'd write an unbiased review of these terrible tires that I will never buy or recommend to anyone.
I own a Astra H Sporthatch with a 200bhp 1.9 16v CDTI mapped engine, with 19" wheels using 235/35/19 tires, and as you might know these cars suffer from crazily bad under steer. Other tires (Avon ZZ5s) have struggled miserably with the under steer but these Davanti 640s are on another level of poorness. The grip on dry roads is quite good (but aren't they all) but in the wet they are pretty dangerous. Even some Primewell P900s that I bought when funds were low out perform these tires and they were £50 a corner.
So to sum up.
If you always drive sensibly, have a car with a good chassis and never drive in the rain you might think that these are as good as premium tires..... But if you drive 'spirited' every now and then, have a poor chassis and It's wet these tires are absolute rubbish and do not warrant the nearly premium price.
Check out how the BEST all seasons tires perform against premium summer and winter tires!
Look the internet and you will find many posts from"boys", or "kid racers" telling of their sheer disgust that these tires and not brand named.
Fools they are!
Just stuck a set of these on my 2012 E220 and am well impressed. My last set, pilot 2s did not have the same grip new! They also lasted only 13 months and 12000 miles!
I already predict longer mileage from these
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Had continental tires on which these replaced and I cannot tell the difference from grip or braking as they feel the same however the tires are far quieter and more comfortable and at less than half the continental price I am well pleased. Contis cost £226.50 EACH which is £906 per set, I just paid £360 for a set of Davanti DX640's. OK so the tread depth is 7.2mm new not 8mm as the contis are, but for the price I can buy 2 sets and still have change. That is Vale for money not tire snobbery.
These were fitted to an Audi RS3 i bought, an odd choice of tire given the car, but I figured I'd try them as they were all brand new and surely they cant be that bad right? Wrong. They wont balance properly for love nor money, Audi have used a dynamic balancer and even replaced an alloy but still they wobble at speed. Low speed is fine, grip seems ok but in a quattro the car will be flattering the poor tires somewhat. Feedback from the tires is a little vague and as for exploring traction at 'the limits' then I'll pass thanks, they don't inspire confidence, I'm sure theyre fine on a low power average family car, don't bother on anything fast.
I gave it a shot, not for me I'm afraid. They will be coming off and getting replaced with some goodyear assymetric 3's. To sum up - you can't polish a turd.
I recently fitted a set of four Davanti DX640 245/45/18W tires to my Peugeot 508 RXH. My car is a hybrid with four wheel drive and has 200 Bhp. I have driven around 2000 miles so far mainly on Country roads. My previous tires were Michelin Primacy 3, which are a premium brand tire. I got a deal on the Davanti's paying only £308 fully fitted for all four tires. There is an improvement in road noise and so far no noticeable difference between the premium Michelin and probably described at best as mid range Davanti's. I got 18k miles out of my Michellin's so only time will tell regarding the Davanti's. I did a lot of research prior to buying them. They are made in China and Chinese tires often get bad press, which I am mindful of. This is an early honest review of a new tire brand. I hope others find it useful.
Fitted two of these to the front of my Nissan Primera Estate, was really impressed at how quiet they were for the first 1000 miles and the grip seemed good/standard but after that, even in only damp conditions I noticed the wheels were spinning when trying to move off (not even that hastily). I only had the same problem with the previous Avons when they were significantly worn and at the end of their life.
It doesn't happen all the time, but I have to be conscious about the fact I may not move as far as expected when pulling out of junctions in the wet...
In addition, sadly the quietness of these tires was also short lived after only a few thousand miles.
Dry grip is fine and I've not had any handling issues on corners even in the wet, though I wouldn't say I drive madly.
Wouldn't buy again.
I bought a second hand boxter s and Davanti came on the car when I bought it, there is staggered sizes front and back, I usually drive on continentals and I can not notice the difference, the tires are doing everything the continentals do on my other car, the grip in the wet is outstanding and overal handling is fantastic, was told I was meant to put N rated tires on this car but I am going to keep the davanti tires on as I can not fault them.
I was a bit apprehensive when I first bought the tires as I hadn't heard of the brand before, but the garage said they were a new brand and he's been really impressed by them (he had them on his own Octavia). This is the first set of tires I have bought for this car (2012 VW Passat) and they were replacing Avon which I assume didn't come with the car from new as it's got fairly high mileage. I've had them on now for coming up to 1000 miles and so far they are great, they don't look like they've lost any tread. I didn't really have anything to complain about with the Avons at the time, but theres definitely more grip from these tires. There hasn't been any torrential rain just yet, but they've been good in the "damp". They do seem really quiet, I've seen seen people say they were quiet when I read the reviews on here and I'd agree, they seem a bit more "comfortable" than the Avons. I don't drive particularly aggressively so I can't comment on what they're like at the limit, so I just marked them middle of the road. So far so good, happy with my purchase
I can't believe these tires get such high reviews. Utter garbage. In the dry they're adequate at best but not very progressive and understeer, tramlining and instability over white lines and cats eyes are the order of the day. In the wet? Hideous (actually, dangerous). I drive a Mini Cooper SD and I can't believe how bad these are. They'll be getting thrown in the bin soon where they belong. The only positive to these is that in 9k miles they don't look like they've worn - probably due to the lack of grip they offer. Honestly, £40 Arrowspeed very budget tires are better.
had 4 put on my vw golf and i have to say im well impressed stick like glue even in the wet top marks mileage yet to be confirmed how ever looking so far so good.
Bought these tires on advice from my local tire depot as i wanted something in the middle range bracket, had toyo on before, the difference was night and day, these are excellent in the wet and dry, didn't notice the noise levels as apparently they were meant to be quieter than the toyo i had on before but this doesn't bother me, i have covered around 6000 miles and have around 5 - 6mm left on front and back, i got the tread checked with local depot when i got a puncture, was quite surprised as they told me the tread starts at 8mm, i have also put these tires on my wife's bmw 2254018 on the front, can not fault them at all, great value for money, especially with the life time guarantee which covers for potholes etc. Would certainly buy again
