Drivers describe the Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus as a strong value-for-money UHP tire, with many higher-scoring reviews praising confident dry handling and particularly impressive wet grip for the price. Comfort and cabin noise are often rated as acceptable to good, though experiences vary by vehicle and setup. The most consistent drawback is short tread life/fast wear, with multiple users reporting the tire wearing out far sooner than expected; a smaller but notable group also report higher noise, tramlining, or weaker wet/cold traction.
What owners mention most counted across 27 reviews
Bad grip when tire is cold, but when tire is hot grip is very good for the price. On rain very good. Only down side in 2 years about 15000-20000km tires went from 7.5mm to 4.5mm but I drive fast 90% of the time so wear is reasonable.
Size: 265/30/20
I’m not one to usually post reviews but after seeing the amount of negative reviews the nankangs are recieving, I had to tell you about my extremely positive experience.
Honestly, these tires are some of the best value for money / performance you can buy.
I own a Audi A5 (Quattro) and the tires perform brilliantly in wet, dry, summer and winter. Handling and feedback is very good, economy as well.
I put four new ones on my car for £400.00 (£100.00 each) and got 30,000 miles out of the front pair. The backs will need replacing soon (I expect about 34,000 miles).
Given they ‘cheapest’ premium tire (Dunlop/Mitchelin/Conti) will set you back £220.00 per tire, you really cannot complain for the performance and wear on the nankangs.
I have to question some of these reviews about their performance, any tire will slip in the wet if you’re driving like an idiot. Says more about your poor driving!
If you’re debating getting these tires, I cannot recommend them highly enough - new pair on order as I’m writing this!
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Driving a Mercedes w212 3.0d sport by far a superior tire to the continental mo tires I had previously, purchased them at half the price of the the originals as the Conti's didn't like potholes. Far better in the wet only time will tell how they wear.
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Buy a set of four for my Peugeot 308 sw.
They handle quite well in dry and wet .
Its a very rigid tire because is a very low profile tire.
Altough it gives excelent feedback to the stering wheel.
Worns very fast .
Definitly buy again
I bought the car with these tires already on it (although have driven the same model with a different brand tire). Due to these being on the car when I purchased it, I cannot say what milage is on them. These have good grip in the dry but aren't good in the went, and despite the 4 wheel drive they like to skid a bit without trying! Road noise is also very noticeable. Won't be buying these!
Bought these to replace Continental Sport Contact 5s and they are a much better tire all round, Dry grip is improved around bends although setting off quickly they aren't as good but its not night and day. Wet grip is greatly improved over the conti's I feel confident going into bends knowing the tire will go where I want it to. In terms of wear I have done 8k on them so far the fronts have 4.8mm and the rears are on 6.2mm so I think they are wearing quite well. I would purchase again or an equivalent all season tire from Nankang.
These were fitted after trying some of Nankang's track tires (NS-2R) on a different car which I thought were excellent. I thought it was only fair to give some if their UHP road tires a go.
They've been on for a week and they're coming off already. Never before have I experienced a tire that has changed the characteristics of a car so much (for the worse).
To start with they weigh a ton which was never going to be a good start. They make the car feel like I've fitted run flats. But the real change is in the precision and feedback from the steering which has just vanished. Turn in is vague. The accuracy around the straight ahead is woolly at best and as you increase steering angle they weight up hideously. All confidence in the front end has gone and I'm going round corners noticeably slower than I was on the Contis as I simply haven't got a clue/don't trust what's going on underneath me.
Add to that every tiny imperfection in the road is transmitted to the cabin making for a less comfortable and more fidgety ride. Some people will say that's feedback, but premium tires somehow seem to give you what you need and filter out the rest. These just send absolutely everything to the steering wheel and your backside.
I haven't even driven them in the rain. I can't be bothered to wait for some. They've ruined a brilliant car and on that basis alone they're coming off.
Are they dangerous? I wouldn't go that far. If you have no interest in driving and only ever buy budget tires then you're not going to notice their dynamic shortcomings. Nankang should also be applauded on their Road Hazard Lifetime Tire Warranty where they'll replace the tire on a sliding discount scale (excluding fitting and disposal) dependent on how much tread is left on your non-repairable tire. However for anybody that possesses sensory receptors in their fingers and backside, these are going to fall a long way short.
I never expected the AS-2+ to stand up to the CSC6, but I didn't expect them to be this far off either.
Purchased these tires in January 2018 for my Ford Mondeo ST TDCi Estate. They replaced my previous tires (Avons) which had lasted for 17,000mls and we were recommended these Nankangs as a good performance tire which would easily last as long as the Avons. It is now October 2018 and we have just had the MOT and the tester has put an advisory that all 4 tires are on the 1.6mm warning markers.. The milage from fitting in January to the Advisory is 9,960mls. I have never had a set of tires which have lasted so poorly even the Pirelli P Zero's notorious for wearing quickly gave me 16,000mls. I have no issues with the tires on the road perfomance wet or dry they aquitted themselves just fine and in fact the wear is perfectly even on the tires with little shoulder wear which is usual on these vehicles. But the fact is they have work to UK Minimum in under 10,000mls which I feel is very poor and I would never buy again.
Seems to be really good tires in the dry and wet with no lose of grip. I do find them a bit noisy compared with my previous tires but i would still buy them again. Can't comment on wear as haven't had them long.
I used to have Bridgestone Potenzas before and I replaced them with Nankang's. I have had Nankang's before and I wasn't very happy with them. These Sportnex AS+ instead are very good value for money. Very comfortable and quiet tires (especially compared to Potenzas). The wet grip has also much more better than in other Chinese tires I used to have. My opinion is that for normal road use these tires are very good choice. Unofotunately I drove only 5000 km's before I sold tires with car but will defintely consider to buy these again.
