Driver feedback on the Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS is mixed overall, with many owners impressed by the value for money and reporting capable dry (and often acceptable wet) grip for a budget all-season tire. Higher-scoring reviews frequently mention decent comfort and, in several cases, surprisingly good tread life for the price. However, a large share of users complain about very loud road noise that worsens with speed or wear, and some report soft sidewalls/floaty steering feel and reduced confidence in wet cornering compared with premium tires.
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Purchased these tires after reading good reviews. Never again! I drive in excess of 100k every year and have used most budget brands. These tires were fitted along with most front suspension parts at MOT. Tracking was done, these tires are on the wear indicators at under 3000 miles!!!! Worst ive ever had on fronts is 9000 on budget tires. Useless in the wet as well.
The noisiest tire I have ever had the "privilege" of driving with.
I thought the wheel was touching something metallic and took it to Canadian tire to check it.
They indicated that it was fitted properly and noting was touching.
Their technician went out with me and confirmed that it was tire noise.
Besides the noise, the fuel consumption is very high.
I used to get 500 km per tank, now I get 400 km. per tank.
Can't wait to change it
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Replaced a pair of worn out Kwik-Fit own brands, and bought through the Asda Site(fitted at Halfords)were extreamly pleased with them. We lent our Son the car who is I feel a very (too!) fast driver when the tires were just a couple of days old and he drove Bournmouth to Kent via the M25 in torrential rain, I asked him what he thought about the tires and he had not given them or the cars handling a thought, so I guess okay. The Tires look good, the branding Atrezzo is what you see rather than Sailun, and so far on just a couple of thousand miles seem to be wearing okay. Were very pleased indeed with them and the Asda supplier.
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SO, I don't normally do reviews, but i have found Tire reviews very helpfull in choosing the right rubber to fit to my car.
I own a Honda S2000 and will only ever fit good quality tires, such as Dunlops Asysmetric 2s. I don't fancy dying in a ditch anytime soon!
Now i also own a golf mark5 for comuting and munstering the miles. I drive this car like my dad. So, I'd been sadled with the budget tires fitted to the car when i bought it, but now was the time to renew.
I want cheap tires that would look after me in the winter months in the Uk. I found these Salium tires for £56 a corner. Not bad; and thereiews weren't to bad either.
So I've done over 3000miles now and i have to say i am impressed. They grip as well as expected in the wet and in the dry. You get plenty of warning if your starting to hit the limits because your drivig like a spanner.
Only downside is they a bloody noisy. Now the old Golf is no limo and is quite noisy, but these tires on the wrong road surface; hurt. That coming from someone who has a sports exhaust on the S2000 and VTEC.
I just need to whatch the wear but at the price who reallycares about wear.
All in all these are a great budget buy if you don't mind the extra noise the all season tread pattern give. Give them a go I say and see what you think.
This is the winter review as promised.
So, I am very satisfied with the grip of the tires on wet road and their overall performance. They progress very well and if inflated at the correct
pressure you won't have problems.
But my main concern now with DIRECTIONAL tires in general (the Z4 AS are DIRECTIONAL) is the fact that the car tends to pull according to the slope of the road you drive on. Since left hand drive here the roads' slope is usually on the left and guess what, my car pulls left. In fact this has been the case since the very first day I had the tires fitted.
After 1200 miles went back to the tireshop for a free alignment which improved the situation a little. As I was not fully satisfied went for another alignment at 3500 miles at another shop suggested by friends as specialists, and they guys were. But they said you can't actually do something really drastic with directional tires as regards to the tendency to pull since it's actually on their nature. And noted that the car may pull again after a while as the tread gets worn more. So it was, improved and felt better than previous alignment but again after 500 miles it started pulling again.
In the end I decided that I did a mistake getting directional tires and that I won't do this again ;-)
The Sailun Z4 AS is a good tire overall comparing price to quality but NO GOOD FOR NORMAL PASSENGER CARS. Unless you own a performance sports car I wouldn't suggest them.
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Member
Vauxhall
225/45 R17 W
7,000 miles
Mostly Motorways
Average
Thought these tires were okay until took for MoT and found after only a few months the inner wall had a bulge which was not due to being kerbed just very disappointing . Have had mine refunded to manufacturer not so much for refund but hope they will examine to make sure,there are no safety,issues
Well I'm amazed, after using Michelins for 10 yrs, then Continental and goodyear, 18mths ago after a series of punctures at the edge of the tire I decided to buy some Sailuns after reading the Canadian review, which put them as good as michelins for comfort and grip (most important to me).
Changed the Continentals for Sailuns and the car was quieter, more comfortable ride and at 60 pounds each the next puncture wasn't so painful.
Yes the sidewalls are softer than the Contintals, but on country roads the grip is far superior and on snow and ice I'd never go back to Continentals.
The car is a 250bhp front drive saloon, this is the 4th car of the same type I've owned, so you can guess I've had several types of tires over the years on the same type of car and for what I need the Sailuns have been the best so far, in fact just ordered a new set to fit before winter, they're that good. As for 'spirited driving' well that's not me but I can see how a softer sidewall would result in a more soggy sporting drive.
I also tow a caravan, hence the 250bhp and these tires were only half worn after 12,000mls driving a mix of motorways / country roads, 3,000 with the caravan.
Where I live the roads are poor, muddy and pot holed, worse than ever over last 4 years, so I decided to switch to an all weather / cheaper brand.
I had all the doubts about cheap tires, but after reading the motoring reviews/tests and trying them for myself I'm definitely a convert.
But as they say horses for courses, the general impression seems to be for comfort/price/daily driving get yourself a set of Sailuns, for sporting driving look elsewhere. But I would advise against mixing Sailuns with other 'stiffer' brands, that sounds like a recipe for problems.
Had to come back earlier than promised. I had commented before that "the tire sidewalls are soft". What I have experienced is when you I got on optimal pressure according to my personal likes and driving style that is not an issue anymore nor there is any clue for danger losing the tail of the car.
The ride is great lately maybe also because of the fact that the tires have already took their form. This happened at almost 1000 miles and I am pretty sure about it now. Feel very confident and satisfied. Of course they are not Michelins or Continentals as regards stability/grip but they are very close to them. Really really close from the average driver's point of view. A racer might won't say that although I see racers here using them on track for racing and drifting.
Quality/price ratio is high.
1st thing I would like to comment: how can somebody assess tires having only driven them for 200 miles or less? New tires need break in for at least 500 miles and even more.
Anyway, my first review on this new set of 4 tires will be against my previous set:
- Half the price compared to my previous Michelin PS3's
- Better EU rating, B/B whereas the PS3 were F/B, Treadwear 380 instead 320
- Sportier and more agressive look.
- Z4AS Rotated vs PS3 Asymmetric pattern , the known plus and minuses apply.
- Grip on dry in really hot temperatures (Cyprus) was somewhat worse than the PS3's early days but becomes better as I cover more miles. Grip and feedback was also improved after I inflated at 2,4 front/ 2,3 back as I was doing with the Michelins. You see the tire guy when installing inflated at 2,2 all around. Manufacturer says 2,2 F/2,1 back for a 16" rim. For the 17" you go higher especially if your drive is sportier.
- Their drawback in my humble opinion: The tires sidewalls are soft. So, you cant drive too much agressively BUT they absorb shocks from bumps etc way better. I would prefer them stiffer I admit since I don't like the car shaking when I change lane on high speed or when taking roundabouts fast. The main Minus of them and the only point one may sense danger.
- Almost forgot to mention about noise. VERY ACCEPTABLE, less than the Michelins and they are still new..
- Conclusion. I admit that I now have an inferior brand tire with less feedback than the premium ones, BUT I got better fuel economy and 320 euros in my pocket since Day 1 to spend for another brand new set whenever needed. If I get 15-20k miles from them I will be extremely satisfied although I believe it's going to be the double mileage. The Michelins hardly lasted 18k miles on my Accord and the Continental Sport Contact 3 the same. As a last word it depends on the driving style each one has. If you don't press the car to the limits you could give them a try as I did.
I will return for a "Winter and higher mileage" review ;-)
Grip is OK.. wet or dry....car handles ok.. but Horrible terrible road noise.. it was so bad I had my car checked because I thought it was a problem with bearings... very high high pitched whine.......takes away the pleasure of driving.. sometimes I cannot hear the engine.. I would never never recommend these tires.. even as a gift
My car has been fitted with Michelin Premacy tires since the day I purchased it and when they wore out I was impressed enough to fork out for another set. Unfortunately for me 7 cars in our street had their tires gashed open by some ******* vandal, being 2 weeks before payday meant replacing them with the same would be impossible. Went to my local family run fitters who I have been using for years, and asked their advice. This was the cheapest tire they had in my size so I went for them. At 1/3rd of the price of my regular tires I wasn't expecting much, and intended to replace them in the next few months, I have decided not to now. In comparison to the Premacy's the wet grip seems to be similar, if a touch less progressive, after the first 1000 miles it has improved. Dry grip is absolutely fine, only real complaint is they are a bit louder on the tire roar than the tires they replaced, but at the price I'm happy at the compromise. Also keep in mind that the sidewalls are more flexible than the Premacy's, it's actually improved the ride slighty BUT for very spirited driving then I would say they will be too soft for you, if you have 2 children like me and want a comfort ride but still able to push along as needed these do the job well. Can't comment on wear yet as they have only covered 3k miles, but I do 20k a year so will report back. All in all exceeded my expectations.......in fairness I had very low expectations and now I feel I need to eat my words :)
