40%
- Mitsubishi Colt
- 225/45 R17
- 100 miles
- Mostly Town
- Average
Driving a Mitsubishi Colt 1,3 these tires makes a very noise loud. This is the only bad thing about this tire.
Nexen N Fera SU1 Owner Reviews
Review this tireWhat owners say summarised from 138 reviews
Owners generally rate the Nexen N Fera SU1 as a strong budget-minded performance tire, most often praising its confident dry grip and low road noise, with many also noting a comfortable ride. Wet grip is typically described as good for the money, although around one in ten owners report it can feel less secure when pushing on in the rain. Longevity is a split topic, with similar numbers praising and criticising tread life, while around one in ten flag puncture/sidewall robustness as a weak point.
What owners mention most counted across 135 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 149 ratings
- Owner score 75%
- Dry Grip 82%
- Comfort 79%
- Wet Grip 75%
- Handling 75%
- Road Feedback 74%
- Wear 71%
Nexen N Fera SU1 Reviews - Page 5
Score spread across 131 written reviews
83%
- Kia Motors
- 205/55 R16 H
- 25,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Easy Going
Tires came together with Kia Cerato in Singapore. When it is new the grip is awesome. Now nearing 40,000KM the dry grip has dropped. The wet grip is very good. No aquaplanning at all even at 40K KM. Noise can be a issue when driving above 100km/hr. It's a pity Nexen stop producing this good tire. At 40k KM i have about half of the thread left which is pretty good considered i drove mainly in city.
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94%
- BMW 328i
- 225/45 R17 W
- 10 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
i just fitted my front tires with NEXEN N'FERA SU1. first difference compared to the useless DAYTON DT30, the grip for the front is just tremendous. on DT30, when i push my car for a 60kmh fast corner entry, it just understeer and shoots for the rails. But with the N'FERA, it changed it all...turn in entry same corner now, 80kmh! and does not understeer!! it just grips and say "FUCK OFF!" to that corner. Road noise is way quieter than the DT30 when new. also the N'FERA really shows its quality of a performance tire.
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98%
- Dacia Lodgy
- 195/55 R16 H
- 100 miles
- Track
- Spirited
I drove on Nexen Nfera SU1 tires on a very twisty racing circuit in my stock car (a stock Dacia Lodgy with 115hp), ya there weren't much horsepower but I can tell you, on dry tarmac these tires had very good grip !
69%
- Mazda Mazda6 Sedan 175
- 225/45 R19 W
- 23,000 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
dry grip was really good and noise level is fairly low on comparison with Bridgestone Turanza 005 that came with the Mazda 6 Sport 175. Bit disappointed on wet condition, braking was OK but during high torque start the wheel spin was not unavoidable and even during dry condition during half way through its life time the wheel spin started to occur during launches. Another disappointment was tread life, I am very smooth driver in-spite off my above comments I rarely do those launch type of starts otherwise most of my driving is cursing and accelerating and braking fairly smooth. But the tire reached its 1.6mm limit around 23000 miles.
Will not buy these tires again, will try some other brand and see how it works! Thanks for reading!
57%
- Honda Insight Hybrid Gen 2
- 185/55 R16
- 35,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
Used them 2years and aprox 50.000km on my Honda . A bit too soft and noisy, but also they were at the half of the price of competition.
89%
- Kia Motors Cerato 2 liter auto (Tiptronic)
- 225/45 R17
- 10,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
I have tried many brands for my car... I saw SU1 is really good
69%
- Ford Mondeo Titanium X
- 235/40 R19 W
- 20,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
These tires were fitted brand new to my Ford Mondeo 2.0 diesel Titanium 2015 177 BHP. The tires looked nice on the tire wall and remained on my vehicle for two years. During this time they went down to just over 5mm therefore tire wear was good. However I do fit winter tires to my vehicle during the cold months. Car handled well in the dry and were very sure footed on winding country roads. Wet braking was sufficient but not exceptional. My only complaint is the tires were very hard to balance due to one going out of shape. I only realised this when changed over to winter tires which were a premium brand. This put me off refitting them to my vehicle. I guess this may have been a bad experience and I would personally avoid them in future.
- Volvo
- 225/45 R17
- 8,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Easy Going
Since I retired I became more money conscious so I looked for a mid range tire to suit my pocket.
My driving consists mostly of shot hops(10/25 miles) on winding roads with the occasional 250 mile trip. The V70 automatic is a motorway car and not altogether happy on country roads but these tires suit the purpose If driven to conserve fuel. However, any slight amount of surface water and the front end drifts and coming out of the bend requires a light foot on the accelerator. I reckon on getting about 12k out of my front tires but with these? Time will tell.
50%
- Ford Fiesta ST180
- 225/45 R17
- 3,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Average
Had these on for 6 months now and I have no confidence in them going round corners in the wet, slightest bit of damp road and I spin the wheels if I touch the throttle.
Can't wait to change them
Can't wait to change them
86%
- Vauxhall Astra GTC
- 245/40 R20 W
- 12,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
These Nexen N'fera SU1 tires initially replaced Continental Sport Contact tires on the front of the car.
These tires are half the price of the Continentals, so how would they stack up against the standard OEM equipment? 245 40 R20 tires offer a fair bit of grip and contact patch for a sports coupe/hatchback, but care must be taken if there is surface water with tires this wide.
My first thoughts were how good these Nexens felt, even from new. New tires normally start to feel better after they've had a chance to be scrubbed.
A good percentage of my driving takes place on winding country roads in the middle of nowhere, so the tires get pushed to their limits. If I'm perfectly honest, I immediately preferred these SU1's over the Conti's, in just about every way.
The grip in both wet and dry conditions is very good, reassuringly so on twisty country roads. The noise levels from the tires are acceptable but get louder once the tread wears below 4mm - this is more appreciable on motorway journeys.
Progressive feel as the tires reach and exceed their limits can only be described as first rate. These tires are very nicely mannered and give me very little cause for concern, even when I'm in a hurry.
During a particularly severe deluge on the M4 near Newport, the Motorway basically became a lake. Aquaplaning was the biggest concern, purely due to the shear volume of water. Reducing the speed, the tires held their own while we witnessed 3 Aquaplaning related accidents within a 10 mile stretch! This was when the tires were around 5mm.
These tires seem to give decent enough fuel economy, similar to the Conti's, but with better grip levels.
Wear rates are acceptable considering the grip performance, though the Conti's had longer life.
We now have the Nexen N'fera SU1's on all 4 corners of the car and it feels planted and safe. Steering is responsive, braking is good and both cornering and acceleration are exactly what you'd want for the GTC.
All with a tire costing 50% less.
Now with Nexen RU1's being OE on Porsche Cayenne and Macan models, it's even harder not to take these tires seriously.
These tires are half the price of the Continentals, so how would they stack up against the standard OEM equipment? 245 40 R20 tires offer a fair bit of grip and contact patch for a sports coupe/hatchback, but care must be taken if there is surface water with tires this wide.
My first thoughts were how good these Nexens felt, even from new. New tires normally start to feel better after they've had a chance to be scrubbed.
A good percentage of my driving takes place on winding country roads in the middle of nowhere, so the tires get pushed to their limits. If I'm perfectly honest, I immediately preferred these SU1's over the Conti's, in just about every way.
The grip in both wet and dry conditions is very good, reassuringly so on twisty country roads. The noise levels from the tires are acceptable but get louder once the tread wears below 4mm - this is more appreciable on motorway journeys.
Progressive feel as the tires reach and exceed their limits can only be described as first rate. These tires are very nicely mannered and give me very little cause for concern, even when I'm in a hurry.
During a particularly severe deluge on the M4 near Newport, the Motorway basically became a lake. Aquaplaning was the biggest concern, purely due to the shear volume of water. Reducing the speed, the tires held their own while we witnessed 3 Aquaplaning related accidents within a 10 mile stretch! This was when the tires were around 5mm.
These tires seem to give decent enough fuel economy, similar to the Conti's, but with better grip levels.
Wear rates are acceptable considering the grip performance, though the Conti's had longer life.
We now have the Nexen N'fera SU1's on all 4 corners of the car and it feels planted and safe. Steering is responsive, braking is good and both cornering and acceleration are exactly what you'd want for the GTC.
All with a tire costing 50% less.
Now with Nexen RU1's being OE on Porsche Cayenne and Macan models, it's even harder not to take these tires seriously.
86%
- Vauxhall Astra GTC
- 245/40 R20 W
- 12,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
These Nexen N'fera SU1 tires initially replaced Continental Sport Contact tires on the front of the car.
These tires are half the price of the Continentals, so how would they stack up against the standard OEM equipment? 245 40 R20 tires offer a fair bit of grip and contact patch for a sports coupe/hatchback, but care must be taken if there is surface water with tires this wide.
My first thoughts were how good these Nexens felt, even from new. New tires normally start to feel better after they've had a chance to be scrubbed.
A good percentage of my driving takes place on winding country roads in the middle of nowhere, so the tires get pushed to their limits. If I'm perfectly honest, I immediately preferred these SU1's over the Conti's, in just about every way.
The grip in both wet and dry conditions is very good, reassuringly so on twisty country roads. The noise levels from the tires are acceptable but get louder once the tread wears below 4mm - this is more appreciable on motorway journeys.
Progressive feel as the tires reach and exceed their limits can only be described as first rate. These tires are very nicely mannered and give me very little cause for concern, even when I'm in a hurry.
During a particularly severe deluge on the M4 near Newport, the Motorway basically became a lake. Aquaplaning was the biggest concern, purely due to the shear volume of water. Reducing the speed, the tires held their own while we witnessed 3 Aquaplaning related accidents within a 10 mile stretch! This was when the tires were around 5mm.
These tires seem to give decent enough fuel economy, similar to the Conti's, but with better grip levels.
Wear rates are acceptable considering the grip performance, though the Conti's had longer life.
We now have the Nexen N'fera SU1's on all 4 corners of the car and it feels planted and safe. Steering is responsive, braking is good and both cornering and acceleration are exactly what you'd want for the GTC.
All with a tire costing 50% less.
Now with Nexen RU1's being OE on Porsche Cayenne and Macan models, it's even harder not to take these tires seriously.
These tires are half the price of the Continentals, so how would they stack up against the standard OEM equipment? 245 40 R20 tires offer a fair bit of grip and contact patch for a sports coupe/hatchback, but care must be taken if there is surface water with tires this wide.
My first thoughts were how good these Nexens felt, even from new. New tires normally start to feel better after they've had a chance to be scrubbed.
A good percentage of my driving takes place on winding country roads in the middle of nowhere, so the tires get pushed to their limits. If I'm perfectly honest, I immediately preferred these SU1's over the Conti's, in just about every way.
The grip in both wet and dry conditions is very good, reassuringly so on twisty country roads. The noise levels from the tires are acceptable but get louder once the tread wears below 4mm - this is more appreciable on motorway journeys.
Progressive feel as the tires reach and exceed their limits can only be described as first rate. These tires are very nicely mannered and give me very little cause for concern, even when I'm in a hurry.
During a particularly severe deluge on the M4 near Newport, the Motorway basically became a lake. Aquaplaning was the biggest concern, purely due to the shear volume of water. Reducing the speed, the tires held their own while we witnessed 3 Aquaplaning related accidents within a 10 mile stretch! This was when the tires were around 5mm.
These tires seem to give decent enough fuel economy, similar to the Conti's, but with better grip levels.
Wear rates are acceptable considering the grip performance, though the Conti's had longer life.
We now have the Nexen N'fera SU1's on all 4 corners of the car and it feels planted and safe. Steering is responsive, braking is good and both cornering and acceleration are exactly what you'd want for the GTC.
All with a tire costing 50% less.
Now with Nexen RU1's being OE on Porsche Cayenne and Macan models, it's even harder not to take these tires seriously.
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