Owners broadly rate the Falken Azenis FK510 as a grippy, confidence-inspiring ultra-high-performance tire, with strong praise for dry grip and consistently good wet grip. Around a quarter to a third of owners also highlight strong value for money, plus generally good ride comfort and acceptable-to-quiet road noise. The main recurring drawback is wear: around one in five owners complain of short tread life, and a smaller group also report that performance can tail off as the tire gets worn.
What owners mention most counted across 143 reviews
Those tires are best buy. I use them on a Mazdaspeed3, with several mods.
Previously, I had PS4, which were great, but wear was really bad. So I tought I should give those a try. Probably the wear will be worse, but the handling, dry grip and breaking were comparable, a little bit better on the PS4 but not miles away.
Hello everyone ! I have waited a long time to change the Nexen N8000 225/50/17 98W tires, which have reached a 4mm profile wear with these Falken Azenis KF510, 225/50/17 98Y. I was not very pleased with Nexen, especially at the comfort they were suffering. At braking, maneuverability, noise, they were exemplary, so they did not cushion the small bumps of the road. I have read many good things here about Falken, I have seen that they have done well in many tests, especially the Azenis range in particular. Surprising for me is that I did not feel great change for the better after I exchanged. Nothing has changed for good or bad. Everything is the same as with the old Nexen. I was expecting higher comfort from Falken. I can not say WOW! , What a change ! My conclusion is that Nexen is producing very good tires !!! :)
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So I purchased these 20,000kms ago on the back of your recommendation and have not been disappointed.
I've got a big modern RWD S/Charged Manual Australian Sports Sedan now with 600hp, any tire would struggle with the massive torque numbers(900Nms), these are no exception, more of a GT tire than a track tire, I drive with T/C on and the rubber does a stella job of holding on, accelerates well, loads of grip in the front (245 35 19s) when tipping it in. Back end is good, nice and progressive as the limit gets exceeded, quiet on the Motorway, roars a little on the coarse chip B roads in my area...not excessive.
Just Racked up 20,000kms , the fronts have about half wear left, the backs with having to tame the beast is about two thirds worn. I've dropped the recommended pressures and have gone for 38fr and 36rr, found that the rears were wearing in the middle from over inflation or heat.
Epic in the wet, stable at big numbers... Love the tire...Bang for your buck nothing comes close in my mind.
Cheers from NZ
Blair
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the tires have only done 50 odd miles so this might seem a little pointless , but will give another review after about 500 miles, lets get this cleared up first as with any new tire it will feel different from a worn tire be it premium or mid range with say 2/3 ml left, i had bf goodrich g- force winter tires on with 3 ml left, the first thing i noticed after about 1 mile its a quiet tire. i have had contis goodyear michelin, i never buy budget tires or ditch finders as i call them, i am no fan of conti as they are noisey and wear quite quickly.the fk510 gives firm positive feed back, to the steering wheel, you know what is happening and the car feels secure and precise, the 20 mile drive home with the tires and the road was damp, but as with new tires they need a few miles on them to bed in, so could not' test' them out.
Excellent UHP tires worth the buy, I have been driving on them for the last two and a half years (from their market release) and they have never let me down. The scores on tire tests against competition also confirm it - they are a top scorer both in the dry and in the wet. My tip: if you have a FWD car with lots of torque/power and a "heavy" nose (like the ST) I recommend them since they really have a strong sidewall for confident cornering and steering while they grip extraordinary well. They have a good price and are the best buy in the category. They have proven well till now so I mounted another set of all new FK510 last week.
I have used a lot of different tires, in all kind of price range. These tires are the best i've ever had! So now both of my vehicles are using these tires! Recommended!!
I have a front wheel drive car over 300 bhp! These tires grip so well I can now actually put the power down! So happy with them and the price is great! Keep these reasonably valued and I will buy again! 5 stars!
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225/45 R17 W
60,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Average
I have bougth one set if 4 tires in Abril of 2016. And I have made in total 59500 km whit them. I have rotated them a couple of times. and the couple behind still had about 3 mm more drawing. My driving style is Dynamic . In general I has really Happy whit them. The behavior in the Last 100 was really Good better than spected to not be a premium brand. I have fitted now one set of Sava intensa hp2 becasuse I have find them in 52€ (Just the tire not fitted)and I have decided to test them.
Much better grip and feed back than previous Dunlop Sportmaxx RTs previously fitted which also wore fairly quickly. Extra confidence in the wet especially noticeable. Noise and ride comfort seem fairly similar. After 4K miles too early to say much on wear. Price was well below premium tires, ie Pirelli, Dunlop etc and little above some of the real budget stuff, with a level of performance that would appear to be pretty much on par with premium alternatives.
Tires feel good in the dry. As some of the reviews say they have slow feel initially during a fast turn but then they bite and grip very well. They are good in the wet too and have never lost traction. Feed back is good too you can actually feel what the wheels are doing and can feel the speed you are carrying into a corner. The wear is brilliant so far. Had them 3000 miles now and hardly anything has worn down even with my 200 hp astra gtc biturbo. As I write this the winter weather has hit and temperatures have dropped and you can feel a difference. I don't drive like a mug but you certainly can tell they don't like the cold, but afterall they are a summer tire. Price is a big advantage too compared to the continental the car came with but seeming falken are made my dunlop quality remains high.
Excelent tires in dry and wet conditions. Very good wear rate in consideration of higway use in a very hot summer season and a wet start autumn ( I live in Italy). No noise to report and a very confortable driving sensations. Higly raccomanded in consideration also about their performance/price ratio.
I have just had these fitted to the rear of my BMW and they were £160 fitted at Bracknell Tires. Compared to the OEM Bridgestone S001 RFT that were originally fitted these were £60 per tire cheaper so £120 cheaper for the pair.
I did like the Bridgestone S001 and they wore well at least 25,000 miles and were excellent all round, however after reading the reviews on these Falkens I thought id give them a go. They are A rated for wet grip and C rated for fuel efficiency which is better than the Bridgestones.
So far so good, I will review again at 10,000 miles, but wet and dry grip is excellent and they are progressive when driven spiritly. If these tires last 20,000 miles I will be very happy with them so lets see.
