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Nankang NS2R Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 61 reviews

Owners most often praise the Nankang NS2R for strong dry grip once warm, with confident cornering and good value for track use. Wet grip divides opinion, with some finding it manageable and others reporting very limited traction. Around two in five mention intrusive road noise, while roughly one in five describe a firm or harsh ride. A smaller group warn that cold tires need care before they build heat. Mid-life and end-of-life accounts often praise wear for this type of use, although some report short life under harder driving. Feedback covers different compounds and road or track use, so expectations and conditions vary considerably.

What owners mention most counted across 61 reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 68 ratings

  • Owner score 75%
  • Dry Grip 88%
  • Handling 85%
  • Road Feedback 81%
  • Wear 72%
  • Wet Grip 65%
  • Comfort 54%

Nankang NS2R Reviews - Page 6

Score spread across 59 written reviews
91%
Member
Had these on my daily Clio 182 since April now, they have been utterly fantastic. Mine are the 180 tread wear rating.

The dry grip is superb, but not too much as to stop you having fun. Can still make the car very playful when you want it to be ;). I have given them plenty of abuse as I like to drive my car hard when the roads allow and they have never let me down, they can probably grip much more than my driving ability allows.

Had zero issues using them in wet weather, used them on a run up to Scotland in torrential rain and again, no issues whatsoever, in a lot of standing water they aqua plained a small amount but so did the Michelins and Pirellis so they are perfectly fine to use in wet conditions.

The rears still look like new after around 8000 miles and the fronts have another month or so left in them. The tread has worn evenly across the tire, I am running -1.5 camber on the front. Tire pressures up front I run them around 29 which allows them to warm up nicely.

I will have no doubts about purchasing these again when they are ruined on the front, this time I may buy the 120 tread wear rated ones and put them on the rear and put my current rear 180s on the front.

Overall, excellent tires and I much prefer using these over the normal high performance road going tires, especially for the price.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
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