The Federal 595EVO is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
The quick answer
Owners say63%from 40 owner reviews55% would buy againRead the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated October 2024.
Owners rate the Federal 595EVO 5.5 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 38 reviews.
How well do the Federal 595EVO wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Federal 595EVO 7.2 out of 10 for wear across 38 reviews. 12 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 5,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Federal 595EVO again?
55% of owners say they would buy the Federal 595EVO again, based on the 38 owner reviews that answered the question. 18% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Federal 595EVO's wet grip?
Of the 34 owner reviews analyzed for the Federal 595EVO, 22 mention wet grip: 6 praise it (confident wet grip) and 16 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "The worst tires for the wet road I've ever used". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Federal 595EVO's dry grip?
Of the 34 owner reviews analyzed for the Federal 595EVO, 20 mention dry grip: 20 praise it (strong dry grip) and 0 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "Their clutch is enough to break the drive of a VW GOLF gti on a hot day". Read those reviews
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What do owners say about the Federal 595EVO's road noise?
Of the 34 owner reviews analyzed for the Federal 595EVO, 12 mention road noise: 3 praise it (quiet) and 9 criticise it (noisy). One owner wrote: "noisy level is as high as a faulty bearing noise". Read those reviews
Across 40 owner ratings the Federal 595EVO averages 63%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 7.4 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 4.6. 12 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 47% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 40 ratings
Owner score63%
Dry Grip74%
Wear72%
Road Feedback69%
Handling65%
Comfort55%
Wet Grip46%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 89%
“I have an Accent 2014...i change the metal rim to Mag then my Friend choose for me sporty Mag with 195x55x15 595 evo... Really, i am very satisfied with the tire performance,in every aspect the way i drove my car coz im...”
“I have a purpose built Track/Street car putting out 470KW and these are by far the worst tires I have ever driven on, the understeer is pathetic and damn right dangerous to a novice driver who thinks they are Fangio!...”
“i've just tested last saturday dated 12th nov 2011 at sepang trackday..i put at front wheel..really grippy man, really bite the tarmac at corners..this tires is underrated la..maybe coz of the price,hahahah! but...”
I have an Accent 2014...i change the metal rim to Mag then my Friend choose for me sporty Mag with 195x55x15 595 evo... Really, i am very satisfied with the tire performance,in every aspect the way i drove my car coz im a bit speedy...
I bought these tires in 2014 and I believe that 2023 will be their last season. For all the time of operation, they did not let me down. No significant damage, they swallow any holes and potholes of Russian roads. They have very powerful sides, I saw it on the tire fitter's face, he suffered when he put them (was new) on a new set of rims
Their clutch is enough to break the drive of a VW GOLF gti on a hot day (I did that, I didn't like it). During their use, they gave me only positive and confidence on the road. Someone is talking about aquaplaning, but even during the May snowfall they did not lose their grip in the snow porridge
They can make you blush when you try to show off in front of your friends and take a turn in a sideways skid, but they don't let you, they bite into the asphalt and hold on to it.
A definite plus, when burnout, they do not squeal like victims. Wonderful peasant tires, real bro. I write a review and wipe away tears of happiness for the years that we spent together (and how much money they saved me, because they held on for so long).
On the highway at high speed definitely noisy.
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Used on the front of my turbo mx5 drift car that i also daily drive,on the road they were pretty good with good feed back, not so good in the wet but were bought as summer tires and they were good enough in the wet to not cause a issue with normal driveing, once on track i was very impressed with the turn in response grip and feed back, they did wear quicker than i exspected but for the grip they offered and the even wear rate i was very impressed, once i was finished with them i tried other tires and i will be going back to these in the summer!
It was the worst choise to buy 595EVO! Everything was good till the rain comes. quattro drifted sideways, uncontrolled under the throttle at only 40km per hour.
One of the worst tires I've ever had, if they where free would never have them again, road noise is awful, even fitted to my awd audi wet grip was bordering on dangerous, they are ok in the dry, and they wear ok, but one fractured in the tread due to a defect in the tire, and I was more than happy to throw away all 4 and fit goodyear eagle f1's, these have completely transformed the ride and handling of my car, and will never buy budget tires again.... Lesson learnt.
Just bought another two as I damaged the side wall of one in a pot hole the size of a wheel barrow, and kept the other replaced one as a spare as there's still some miles left in it. Done 50,000ks so far on those remaining from original set of four. Very happy with the mileage I'm getting on these tires. I live in the country and these tires have had a very hard life of different road conditions. My least favorite aspect of these tires is wet weather grip. However, if you are driving sensibly they're fine.
these tires were not entirely cheap to say, impression was good at 1st but after a 10000km, noisy level is as high as a faulty bearing noise, wet grip is not convincing, but dry grip is good. will never choose these again for day to day driving.
After replacing 225 40 18 front and 255 35 18 rear Federal RSR semi slick on my BMW Z3M Coupe S54, I put different wheels front-rear, 235 35 19 front, 255 30 20 rear. I put those wheels just to have it for better car looking. First problem was to balance rear tires. I put on and off tire from wheel 2-4 times to get even a chance of balancing it. I can see from my eyes that brand new tire is not straight, it was deformed. But, when I manage to balance it, I could say i'm ok with this tire.
I do not expect anything, but tires was ok in feedback, progressiveness, even wear is much better than previous ones.
Generally, I like construction of federal tires, they have very strong side walls (almost like run-flats) and that gives very good feedback.
The tires came with a brand new set of rims, as I bought the car to put them on just before, i was trying to stay on budged. A bad decision. After driving almost 8000 kimlometers the tires got cuts along the inner sidewall and one even lost a Piece of the running surface, like a renewal one.
At least 3 tires were broken and even lost 1mm of Profile.
Our technical authority in Germany, the TÃœV Nord told me these tires might even not pass the high Speed test. The sidewall is too weak, and the Quality of the compound too bad. At least because of the weak sidewall (I have 92s XL) and of the poor Quality the tires got teared by the torque and weight of the car. I have an A5 convertible 3.0 diesel and can not recommend these for any heavy and powerful car.
