The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
I bought these for a second car in the family which doesn't make a lot of km but it has to be ready when needed so an all season tire seemed like a logical choice. I decided for premiums to be on a safe side as this was my first experience with all season tires.
Already in first season I had to drive in heavy snow: they worked, I survived, at the limit they were progressive, no issues. In wet, also very nice, no issues. Comfort is also very good. However, I give them a huge minus for behaving in dry. Already at 15°C they just hate to turn, in curves the car just sits on sidewalls which feel like paper. Tire pressure checked. Of course nobody expect wonders in this size on a small car, but still, to not feel like I am abusing my car and tires I have to drive ridiculously slow in corners. Not acceptable for the price. I mean, I could just buy winter tires instead.
The dry grip was phenomenal I was driving average before this tires but after this tires was fitted i become a spirited driver and I was sure where the silver line as for the control of the tire was and if you pushed it little further or the road was bad even if slipped with the steering wheel you could control it. The wet grip was good nothing wrong to say about that. It was fitted August 2021 and replace the two of them that was in the front in the April 2025 because has lost some little rubber in some places and was near the end of its tread but again I was driving spirited (The tires had been rotating this years and was been replacing with winter tires for 4-5 months each year. The other two will be change maybe by the end of 2025 or until the spring 2025). Maybe would not get you so many kilometers that a Michelin or a Goodyear will but I don't care I prefer to be able to perform an elk test with higher speed if needed. I had Michelin Energy Saver but then I was driving average and had the OEM suspension at that time. Now has Monroe original.
Very good wet grip, good dry grip, safe understeer balance, stable at high speed (180-200 kph). Very soft sidewall, which makes them quite comfortable (going over bumps), but the handling is vague - definitely not "sporty", as the name suggests. I tried to compensate for the soft sidewall with overinflating front tires, but it helped only a bit, even though Peugeot 206 S16 weighs only 1050 kg. I don't comment on the noise, because in this car, the engine and wind noise are louder (i can hear tires only when I have semi-slics on). I would recommend these to people that need safe tires with lots of wet grip for low price and do not want "sporty" tires.
I was looking for a good handling, good feedback sporty tires with good wet grip, to use them daily and on wet track days. Unfortunately, the sidewall is way too soft for the track - it ruins suspension upgrades. I won't wait until the tread wears out, so I will sell used RainSports 5, and swap them for Kumho Ecsta HS52 or Vredestein Ultrac.
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Rovelo RHP 780
175-65-14- Peugeot 206 1.4 75hp
1,200 miles February 17, 2025
For a car you use everyday its really good, i didnt owned them a lot of time because i bought the car lately and the tires are now dead, 1200miles with them on dry conditions and wet, never had some issues with them except they have kinda a bad aquaplanning reaction... Comfy tire, a bit noisy but its low budget tires... If you wanna drive your car a bit sportingly its not really good but normal since its not made to, but if you want a sport feedback, here it is: You just dont have any feedback of where you are on the grip, you need to wait for the car to lose all the grip to feel you passed the line, the rear does not hold up to sudden movements at all, and you feel that the sidewall is weak, but when you are in the tire limits, it respond well.
Anyway, good tire for everyday, recomend for a everyday car
Do not buy, DANGEROUS ON WET ROADS, even just a little.
Worst tires ever used
Braking on dry ground is very good but on wet ground it is a little weak which is normal
It is a very durable tire and wears out very slowly
In terms of comfort, it is as comfortable as Korean tires and the sound does not penetrate into the car
In dry roads has normal grip and it's ok but in wet and specialy Ice & Snow It has no grip. In wet it's more better than snow but in snow it's really awful! I lose my grip several times in the snow road and I save my car with hard tries for getting stable.
It's comfort, mostly touring tire and if you want a touring and soft tire this model of Dunlop keeps you satisfied.
I bought four of these tires for my 2003 Peugeot 206. The ADAC spoke positively about this tire and reviews on this site about this tire were positive too. Together with the low price of this tire I thought I couldn't go wrong.
And I wasn't wrong! These tires are good! Especially in the dry as the tests confirmed. Very responsive steering, and no under or over steer in sharp corners at all. Very impressed!
When it comes to the wet these tires are great too. Stable and more than enough grip when cornering sharp on wet roads.
Only downside is these tires slip easily when taking an extreme sharp corner from stand still on wet concrete parking lot floors. I hope you know what I mean.
Confort great too! But sometimes a little bit hard on ledges and ridges but nothing serious.
Noise a little bit too much in my opinion especially on rough tarmac but I need to be careful with this claim as it could also be my car lacking proper sound insulation ofc.
Wear? 2.000 km is too early to say something about it.
Will I buy these tires again? I think I will!! Even though these tires are Made in China, they perform very very well. Don't let that be a reason not to buy these guys. Cheers.
I ordered a set of Autogreen tires, the garage then couldn't supply them on the day do gave me these "more expensive" tires, what a mistake to have taken them. They are incredibly long lasting and OK in warm and dry. Once below about 10 degrees they have poor levels of stopping ability and dire wet weather abilities, even given they are summer tires. There is no way that the compound can be the same as when EU testing happened as they are certainly not B standard in the wet, it's a bit like driving on slush. I am a relatively relaxed and sedate driver in a 60hp car so this is not me driving like a fool. Despite having tonnes of rubber left I binned these off today, having aquaplaned in moderate rain in town and loosing traction whenever any moisture is in the about. Cheaper to replace the tires than the car!
My first sporty tire and it was marvelous completely changed handling of the car. I felt much more in control in all conditions. Wet braking is staggering, I would never think I could stop so fast in greasy conditions. I feel much safer behind the wheel and have much more fun driving, really recommend it.
