My review will be subjective because i have only ever driven Chinese tires.
Previous tires were some knockoff brand that had been worn out below the minimum level and had a dried out rubber. They had no grip left.
On the day of install, it was pouring heavily and the winrun performed superbly. I tested dry braking the next day and i was impressed, i attributed it to the summer pattern as we've always gone for all seasons(which are usually better on Lebanese roads where you might get dust, dirt, or gravel at any point). Its by far the best chinese tire i have ever driven. The grip started falling as the outer dark rubber layer got worn out within a few month. And then continued to fall down but slower up to @6000km driven, where there tires got half worn. At that point i got suspension damage resulting in over 2 degrees of toe in simultaneously with an incorrect reinstall of the steering wheel which wasn't fixed. Less than a year later at 13000km the tire is worn to minimum level on the outside, and the stitching is showing on the inside.
Now i got suspension fixed, alignment done, and gone back to all-seasons as they have an edge on Lebanese roads where the first hour of every rainfall turns the roads into an ice-skating arena, so the extra bite on the all-seasons will help.
Overall happy with the grip(again i never tested premium tires on this car), not happy with the durability as even without the misalignment the tire wouldn't have lived beyond 15000km.
Friend has installed same winruns on a rwd drive car despite my warnings, will submit review about miles driven when they wear out.
Previous tires were some knockoff brand that had been worn out below the minimum level and had a dried out rubber. They had no grip left.
On the day of install, it was pouring heavily and the winrun performed superbly. I tested dry braking the next day and i was impressed, i attributed it to the summer pattern as we've always gone for all seasons(which are usually better on Lebanese roads where you might get dust, dirt, or gravel at any point). Its by far the best chinese tire i have ever driven. The grip started falling as the outer dark rubber layer got worn out within a few month. And then continued to fall down but slower up to @6000km driven, where there tires got half worn. At that point i got suspension damage resulting in over 2 degrees of toe in simultaneously with an incorrect reinstall of the steering wheel which wasn't fixed. Less than a year later at 13000km the tire is worn to minimum level on the outside, and the stitching is showing on the inside.
Now i got suspension fixed, alignment done, and gone back to all-seasons as they have an edge on Lebanese roads where the first hour of every rainfall turns the roads into an ice-skating arena, so the extra bite on the all-seasons will help.
Overall happy with the grip(again i never tested premium tires on this car), not happy with the durability as even without the misalignment the tire wouldn't have lived beyond 15000km.
Friend has installed same winruns on a rwd drive car despite my warnings, will submit review about miles driven when they wear out.