The Marshal Matrac TX KU17 is a High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
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Owners say69%from 8 owner reviews50% would buy againRead the reviews
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How comfortable and quiet are the Marshal Matrac TX KU17?
Owners rate the Marshal Matrac TX KU17 6.9 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 8 reviews.
How well do the Marshal Matrac TX KU17 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Marshal Matrac TX KU17 7.1 out of 10 for wear across 8 reviews. 4 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 7,500 miles.
Would owners buy the Marshal Matrac TX KU17 again?
50% of owners say they would buy the Marshal Matrac TX KU17 again, based on the 8 owner reviews that answered the question. 13% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Across 8 owner ratings the Marshal Matrac TX KU17 averages 69%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.1 out of 10 and Road Feedback lowest at 6.4. 4 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 50% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 8 ratings
Owner score69%
Dry Grip81%
Wear71%
Comfort69%
Wet Grip68%
Handling66%
Road Feedback64%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 43%
“Fine in the dry, hopeless for in the wet. In the wet the traction is dramatically reduced and cornering is hopeless. Huge understeer. You must dramatically slow down for cornering in the wet. Probably the worst wet...”
“Not enough grip while braking at high-speed(like 100mph over) and curving at hill road, especially in not so warm temp. at the tire's surface. Road noise level is not so good, and not so comfort. But cost performance is...”
“These tires did not inspire confidence and had limited cornering grip in the wet (not due to lack of tread). They made the car's steering very twitchy, even roadmarkings would deflect the steering. The tires did last...”
Fine in the dry, hopeless for in the wet.
In the wet the traction is dramatically reduced and cornering is hopeless. Huge understeer. You must dramatically slow down for cornering in the wet.
Probably the worst wet weather tires I can remember in 30 years of driving.
On when I bought the car, so far did some 10000 miles. Tires feel and look strong. Don't seem bothered by roughing it against the kerb. Dry grip is pretty good.
On the downside, I had problems with jiggly steering with these tires. Some road surfaces can suddenly pull sideways. At 5K miles I had to switch back/front because the steering was pulling to left even after full 4w balancing. Though there could be other causes for this, switching tires solved the problem.
Overall ok for the price, especially for commuter cars.
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73%
Member
215/40 R17 W
14 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
The front understeers a little in the wet and then the rear steps out if you push it a little moor. Push it more again and you can easily powerslide controllably round roundabouts, keeping the front pointing in the right direction and the rears giving it large in a sideways motion.
Generally, the tires are great in the dry - inspiring confidence and allowing all 350bhp to be firmly planted through all 4 wheels.
In the wet though,you have to keep your wits about you as you can be easily caught out. Even breaks traction in 3rd when full boost comes on song...
Gav
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Not enough grip while braking at high-speed(like 100mph over) and curving at hill road, especially in not so warm temp. at the tire's surface.
Road noise level is not so good, and not so comfort. But cost performance is very good, totally.
These tires did not inspire confidence and had limited cornering grip in the wet (not due to lack of tread).
They made the car's steering very twitchy, even roadmarkings would deflect the steering. The tires did last well (at least 25000 miles with tread to spare). When these tires were replaced with Goodyear F1's the exessive twichyness through the steering disappeared and the car felt noticably more stable at speed. On the other was replacement Goodyear F1s only lasted 15000 miles. Despite the long life I would not recommend them.
I have these on the rear of my Boxster and the tread is nice and they handle well. Im impressed with the performance for the price and these are a good mid range tire.
Excellent grip for the price, can't really fault them. At least in my 205GTI I don't need to worry about smoking away the fronts as they're so cheap!! :)
With the BMW 328i Sport being rather overtired using the same sizes as the E36 M3; a 245/40/17 at the rear, tire choice is chosed with half an eye on cost.
I really wanted to have Michelin Pilot Sport II's all round, however they were coming in at about ?170 per tire!
So I was recommended the Marshall KU17 by my trusted tire fitter.
As he explained, they use the same Silicon technology as the top brands, Goodyear F1's for example, meaning superior grip and wear.
Add to this, the tire was only ?70 a tire - and it looked nice enough - very similar in design to the original Michelin Pilot Sport (i.e. Symmetrical).
Having had them fitted and bedded them in, now I have got over the initial 'lets not wear them out so quick this time', I've set to really leaning on them.
And the good news is: They really are very very good. Especially at that cost.
In the wet, perhaps because I'm pushing 200bhp around at the rear, and I'm always looking to move the back around, they don't perhaps have as much grip as I'd like, however they do work well.
They clear water very well, and a fairly quiet.
However dry grip is their party piece.
I simply have to be a nutter to get them sliding, and into corners, setting the car up well, they just grip and grip. Very progressive in their movement across the thread as well.
All in all, as a budget performance tire, they really are amazing.
Very much recommended, and should Pilot Sport II's still be expensive, I'll be getting more of the same.
