Laufenn S fit EQ

The Laufenn S fit EQ is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

This tire has been replaced by the Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus.

Dry Grip 78%
Wet Grip 63%
Road Feedback 62%
Handling 57%
Wear 73%
Comfort 73%
Buy again 58%

Tire review data from 13 tire reviews averaging 66% over 86,322 miles driven.

The S fit EQ is ranked 105th of 143 Summer Ultra High Performance tires.

Latest Tire Test Results

2020 ADAC SUV Summer Tire Test - 12th of 12 tires

  • Positive - Good in the dry
  • Negative - Very weak in the wet
  • Overall - Not Recommended
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2019 Summer 53 Tire Braking Shootout - 44th of 45 tires

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2018 New and Worn Summer Tire Test - 14th of 17 tires

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2020 Tire Tests

  • 12th: 2020 ADAC SUV Summer Tire Test (235/55 R17)
  • 2019 Tire Tests

  • 44th: 2019 Summer 53 Tire Braking Shootout (225/45 R17)
  • 2018 Tire Tests

  • 9th: 2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tire Test (205/55 R16)
  • 14th: 2018 New and Worn Summer Tire Test (205/55 R16)
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    Top 3 Laufenn S fit EQ Reviews

    Given 77% while driving a Volkswagen Golf R32 MK4 (225/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 1,500 spirited miles
    Had these tires fitted when we got our Golf R32. Tread pattern is very similar to the Hankook H452 that I run on another car in the exact same size.
    Compound is also very similar at a fraction of the cost. They look almost as if they came out of the same factory (with the same font and size stamping).
    In terms of driving feel, I can’t fault these tires. Excellent dry and wet performance with good low road noise. Car also had brand new rotors, pads and fluids so this helped benchmark the test.
    They feel very similar to the Hankook S1Noble2, no surprise since they both made in Indonesia by Hankook and very likely to be from the same factory.
    Helpful 126 - tire reviewed on November 19, 2017
    Given 91% while driving a Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTD (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles
    Excellent budget tires, they grip really good in corners if pushed hard, very quiet on the road however be careful of potholes because they are soft and can be punctured very easily
    Helpful 33 - tire reviewed on November 2, 2021
    Given 91% while driving a Suzuki 2010 sx4 AWD cross over (215/45 R17 W) on mostly country roads for 3,000 spirited miles
    Decided to give these a try based on price point instead of going with the bridgestones I normally and wow was I impressed. Looks like laufenn/hankook really stepped up the game with this tire in terms of value for money. Really balanced wet and dry performance and I’ve yet to actually find the limits to these tires.
    Helpful 66 - tire reviewed on November 20, 2017
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    Given 87% while driving a Toyota Avensis (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 35,000 average miles
    About to change the front pair after 35000 kms on them, I have absolutely nothing against them. I've made 60% of the driving on highway, 30% on roads, and 10% left on the city. I've tried them on snowed, rained, and dry roads and they are excelent. Good handling, no noise, and excelent wear. I allways check tire pressure according to the vehicle recomendation. But if I have to say something bad about them it's probably that I basically feel no feedback, like when I enter on a curve too fast, sometimes I feel like it's going to drift away, but definetly never happens. I would recomend those wheels for sure
    Helpful 29 - tire reviewed on September 27, 2021
    Given 37% while driving a Volkswagen CC (235/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 115 spirited miles
    Worst tires I have ever had on a car. These came new fitted to the car (7.5 mm all round). As the miles piled on the MPG got worse. Started out managing 55 MPG on the motorway, now I can barely manage 40 mpg. Dry grip is there but there's little feedback. Wet grip, I have absolutely no confidence in the them, tires easily spin up and easily under steer. When accelerating you have to be gentle on the throttle will 30 MPH before accelerating, if you force them expect traction to work overtime until the tires grip. Even with suspension in sports mode it makes little difference. Braking distances in either conditions is long. Durability is not that great, every week or 2 I have had to reset the pressure monitoring system. They lose quite a lot of pressure hence I have had to add pressure quite a lot. In the 2 years owned I have had about 4 punctures. One tire is on it's 2nd puncture and can't be repaired. Front tires were already (first service after purchase) at the 3 mm after 8k miles the rears were still good at 6mm and even now the rears are at 5.8mm. The only redeeming quality is the comfort.
    Helpful 29 - tire reviewed on August 27, 2021
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    Given 51% while driving a Renault Clio 172 (195/45 R16) on a combination of roads for 500 miles
    Bought these as a recommended replacement to some excellent Vetus Primes on my Renault Sport Clio 172. I wish I hadn't! Grip is sort of there, but the tire walls are so flimsy that any aggressive corner results in: weave wobble boing boing "oh my god I'm gonna crash!!!!" I genuinely thought something important on the suspension had broken, they're that bad. They've been on around a month, and to be honest, I'm just about ready to take a financial hit and replace them with something (anything!) else with some actual handling characteristics. In short: if you drive like Miss Daisy then they're not bad, but if you have a car with more than 60hp and you enjoy going round bends without worrying then I'd avoid these.
    Helpful 33 - tire reviewed on March 16, 2021
    Given 58% while driving a Audi A4 Avant 2.0T Quattro (255/35 R19) on mostly town for 10,000 average miles
    Fitment - 2014 A4 B8.5 S-Line wagon, 2.0T Normal city driving, all year around Dry weather performance - no issues, grip fine, low noise, good wear Wet weather performance - poor. Front tires lose traction under moderate corner acceleration resulting in low speed understeer. No problem with straight line and sweeping bends grip but would not recommend pushing these tires in the wet. Recommendation - summer-only tires - ok. Winter or all-round use - avoid.
    Helpful 22 - tire reviewed on December 2, 2020
    Given 91% while driving a Land Rover Range Rover Sport (275/40 R20) on mostly town for 7 easy going miles
    I bought s used car with a mixture of Blacklion and Hifly tires. I taught I needed a wheel bearing until my mechanic said it was the road noise. He offered the Laufenn and the car was transformed into a quite cruiser. I don’t do big mileage or drive hard so I don’t need a premium performance tire. Just something quiet, stops me in the rain and doesn’t feel detached from the steering wheel, Laufenn does all that at a good price and my fuel consumption is a little lighter. No issues with 12,000 kms todate.
    Helpful 29 - tire reviewed on September 29, 2020
    Given 70% while driving a Volvo S40 1.6d (205/55 R16 H) on mostly motorways for 20,000 average miles
    I own the tires on VOLVO S40 1.6 116 horse power The tires have their advantages: Excellent grip on dry, Very well grip on wet with almost no sliding on heavy water. Low noise levels and very good feedback on the steering wheel. Disadvantages: The tires wear is average (that is expected considering the good grip levels) They perform not well at speeds higher than 170 kmh. The rubber is soft and higher internal temperatures makes the tire lose the ground. Not recommended for heavy vehicles or high speeds.
    Helpful 33 - tire reviewed on August 8, 2020
    Given 37% while driving a Mercedes Benz A45 (235/35 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 9,000 spirited miles
    Had a brand new set of 4 of this tire come with the car when I bought it. Not a tire I’ve enjoyed at all. Really loud road noise which progressively gets worse and worse as they wear. Grip was very sketchy at times with the car skipping out on me a few times in the dry and worse so in the wet. After 9,000 miles of moderate to hard driving (with launches) the front has around 3 to 3.5mm left and the rear is around 5 to 5.5mm left.

    I’m replacing them early due to the noise and the lack of suitability for this car, they may perform a lot better on something with less performance.
    Helpful 33 - tire reviewed on January 29, 2020
    Given 61% while driving a Honda Accord (205/60 R16 V) on mostly country roads for 1,200 spirited miles
    I purchased 4 of these tires to replace the Michelin Primacy LC's which were due for replacement. As my car is getting a lot older I decided that it may not be worth paying the extra for Michelin which I have been using on this car for 8 years. I have only done approx. 2000kms on them and it was very noticeable that the turn in response was poor and that the tires could be heard scrubbing on the same bends that the Michelins just gripped and felt like you were driving on rails. The Laufenns are a quiet tire when new but even after 2000km they have become a little noisier and have a feeling of vagueness in the straightahead position and the smoothness of the Michelins is absent.
    Laufenns are good value for money as the Michelins are nearly twice the price and they would suit an average driver.
    Helpful 40 - tire reviewed on October 25, 2018
    Volkswagen (235/45 R17 W) on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
    I had two fronts recently fitted to replace the hankook tires that I was very pleased with but couldn't get stock anywhere. Laufenn is a "cheaper" brand made and marketed by hankook, which I thought I'd try as they sat in my price range. I didn't know what to expect, and given past experience of the cheaper tire ranges (Nankang particularly) I was expecting great dry traction but very poor wet handling (Nankang feeling down right dangerous in that respect). However, I'm very very pleased that they are equally good in the wet as they are in the dry. Can't comment on how well they last in terms of mileage as they have only just been fitted, but if I can get 12,000 out of them like the hankooks they replace then happy days. Didn't know the laufenn brand before but do now! Would recommend!
    Helpful 57 - tire reviewed on November 13, 2017