- Volkswagen (B8) 1.4 TSI (150 Hp) DSG ACT
- 205/45 R18
- 20,000 miles
OEM tires for my car, I decided to replace them a little bit earlier than what I would have preferred (3.5mm at 26k km) because of bad performance (even for an OEM!).
This one doesn't give any feedback whatsoever. I didn't have any confidence with it, I had two understeers that took me by surprise (not dangerously fast, but surprised me nonetheless).
I could feel and hear every little rock on the road, yet it didn't let me know where the limit is at all, which I didn't even know was possible.
I had a narrow Continental 65 R16 on my older car which had same performance with better feedback that if course wasn't even close to sporty!
I've never owned a R18 wheel before, so I didn't have a reference, I thought my R16 was already on the limit of technology then. I was wrong, these just suck!
I got F1 Asy 6 (215/45 R18, a bit wider) and it is night and day. Should've done it sooner.
I read about Goodyear having some great tires and other not so much, this is definitely one of the bad ones.
Compared to the Asy6, this one is noisier, uncomfortable, has poorer performance, and just about 25% cheaper (not adjusted to mileage, so maybe 35% cheaper?)