Drivers largely rate the Falken ZE914 highly for strong wet and dry grip, value, and decent longevity, with many noting improved confidence and stability versus previous premium sets. Noise is generally acceptable to quiet, comfort good, and wear commonly reported between 20-50k km/miles depending on driving style, with some noting slight noise increase as they age. A minority report poor wet grip or early wear on specific cars and some tramlining/noise cases, but these are outweighed by the many high-scoring reviews. Overall, the ZE914 is praised as a budget-to-mid tire delivering near-premium performance for the price.
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Replaced a set of Continental SportContact 3's for the Falkens after a successful time with the ZEIX 912s on my previous C Class. Contis had worn well on the treads but the inner tire walls were totally shot after 22k. New set of Contis nigh on £780, new set of 914s ca £620 (decent saving of £160. Overall impressions are fairly good, the tires are wearing well thus far - pretty even and no problems with sidewall etc. Handling on the Falkens is good but is not on a par with the Contis... the ZE914s are not a "Sport" tire and I suspect theres a little more flex in the wall than to be had in the Contis. Wet and dry grip is good but again not up to the original Contis. Tires are slightly noisier too but this is very much down to road surface quality;- a recent trip on French motorways revealed the Falkens to be very quiet when compared to the resulting noise imparted from the third world quality of some of our British roads. I have noticed no difference in mpg with the tires - I regularly get 40mpg on motorways and 31mpg overall in mixed driving.... as per the original Continentals.
The 914's are decent value overall and Im not disappointed with them - the 914's are (overall) probably one of the best mid-range tires available. Suspect though that I'll go back to Contis for the next set even though they're a bit dearer just for the better handling characteristics.
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Mitsubishi
215/45 R18 W
2,000 miles
Mostly Town
Spirited
put it on my lancer X 2010 1,8mivec
amazing tires on wet and dry, very silent
definitelly much better then yokohama advans I had originally, which are almost twice as expensive
big recomendation for everyone
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a little bit slippy at first until bedded in. once bedded in, grip grip and more grip. my driving style is mixed, and i don't always plod along ;) i would buy again and highly recommend them
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A very good all round tire :)
I had them on my Honda Civic which I used daily on a mixture of motorways, A and B roads and also around town. They gripped well in the dry and wet and never allowed me to doubt what was capable. They took everything I threw at them and they just kept giving.
They are a good improvement from the already good 912s. I'd happily use them again and I will. I will be putting a set on my Alfa 156 soon.
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Ford
225/40 R18 W
3,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
These tires are some of the best I've ever experienced they are quiet on the road and very comfortable the dry grip and wet grip are both excellent and they let you know when your pushing too hard I'll definately buy them again I've not done many miles only 3000 but thy still look brand new with no signs of wear
After 4 months with these tires with mostly wet weather id change these tires if it wasn't so close to spring ....
On wet/damp roads wheels spin when pulling away ...driving in similar conditions is ok but doesn't put much confidence in the driver as can theres not quiet 90% grip on wet roads .....
on a 2009 ford focus 1.6 zetec mpg with these is 30.4mpg
Uniroyal rainexpert was 36mpg .....
Think the ratings for this tire is over rated ...wont be buying these again
Fitted 4 to the car and have felt immediate improvement from the previous Michelin Energys.
Comfort is the the best I've experienced on any tire, probably due to the soft compound and shoulders. Thus doubt wear will as good as previous tires, but with my steady driving style il be happy with 20k. These are such an improvement and I will be looking to put them on the A3 next month.
Will update regarding wear in the future, but defos recommend if you are looking for a smooth quiet ride, plus they look good too!
Considering the price these are amazing! Still to see how well they wear.
Road feed back is good - plenty of warning as you approach wet grip limit and even at the point they still get you around the corner - but gentle warn you you went a little too fast
way better than the Dunlops they replaced - approaching the best I have used in wet grip which is better than most
Cant rate this tire enough to be honest, replaced x4 Goodyear NCT5 run flats on a 525d M sport and honestly the difference is amazing after a week, dry grip is amazing and can feel when the car is going to let go, last night was HEAVY rain and my car easily gliding through deep water 80mph in surface water with no light steering or twitchyness. the tires also have circles on the outside of the tire and once they turn from circles to squares you change your wheels over and hey presto you get more life out of them. great idea. def will be buying again. Road noise is very quite and over bumps, potholes and white lines where my car used to tramline and back end had a mind of its on now glides over easy.
Let me be the first reviewer of this tire. I had a pair fitted at the front to replace Pirelli P7s which had shown mediocre wet grip and wore very quickly. The 914s show excellent wet grip and are particularly impressive on, for instance, damp greasy roads under trees. Dry grip is also good, though they could respond quicker and give more feedback. Traction and braking are very good, with much less Traction Control flashing in my 2.0tdi, wet or dry. Noise on course motorway surfaces is as good as the P7s, and much better than Toyo Proxes that I had a couple of years ago.
It seems to me that the new rubber mix has really worked for wet grip - (I'm sure rubber mix matters more than tread pattern unless rain is very heavy). Too early to judge wear rates or rolling resistance.
