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- Volkswagen Golf 7 TDI
- 205/55 R16
- 3,500 miles
These were cheapest tires I could buy at my shop, 160 EUR for a set of 4 (40 EUR each). So far I've driven them about 3500 miles/5600 km. I'm very pleased with these tires. Before these tires I had Continental ContiPremiumContact 6. I'll start with negatives, they are not even close to be sporty, they don't give a lot of feedback of the road. I would describe feedback feeling like jello, very squishy. Compared to the Conti I had previously, they have very good grip on the dry and wet roads. Not as good as Conti, but still very good. So far I've driven them 50% in the city, 50% on the Autobahn and grip in every situation is great. Braking is very good, specially in the city, where speed is up to 80 km/h. They are a bit "nervous" at very hard braking over 150 km/h. Few times I had to break from 180 km/h to almost full stop, and tires felt wobbly, I had to give a lot of steering input to keep the car straight. Compare that to Conti where I could basically brake without touching the steering wheel. But I've never felt like they are slipping, grip is there, just not stability. For drivers who drive mostly in the city and don't go over 150 km/h on the highway, I would highly recommend these. They are very quiet and if you drive casually (that is, if you drive the speed limit) very comfortable. I have them for just about a month and a half, so I don't have any data about wear and how they behave after a while.