Best Tires for the Smart Forfour

well, they last only for 2 winters, around 15000 km. what a shame. In a smart forfour, probably with misaligned wheels (totally slicks outside, ok inside) but it was a bad surprise. But they do grip wonderfull on wet, that's for sure

Surprisingly the tires are good for its value. Budget tires but they perform almost as good as the well known brand. It made me think I was driving a premium tires and I expect it to perform even better. Of course there is a limit when I pushed it hard around Genting Highland. It is not going to perform as good as a Michelin PS3 but for a RM120 budget tire it performs good enough. Dry and wet it performs just as good as its value. Quite love this tire being cheap and comfy and also its not noisy. I would say it is reasonably good tire. I must admit, this tire performs better than Silverstone M3 and Dunlop J5 which were in my family’s cars. Those tires are noisier even when driving just over 40kmh. But the Rovelo A1 just beats them in terms of price and performance. Impressive!

Premium tires at mid range prices. Pleasantly surprised how good these tires are, replacing a set of Continental EcoContacts. Handles very well in the dry, turn in is much sharper than the Contis, making the vehicle much more nimble, yet comfort and noise is outstanding, absorbs bumps very well considering these are 45 profile ultra performance tires, with very little road roar compared with the Contis, it transformed the whole character of the car. Wear rate should be good at 280. Sporty looking tread pattern, with squared off shoulders. Haven't had much chance to test them properly in the wet yet. I would definitely buy these again.

Very average tires, grips ok both in dry and wet, atrocious in snow or low temperature. However is quite hardwearing (30,000 miles) at the expense of comfort and noise. There are better and cheaper tires, so will not recommend.

These are really high quality tires, with all around performance. They are excellent in the dry, providing good feedback and response, I drive my car hard so this is appreciated. The sidewall is pretty solid, until you reach the limits of grip, but its still very controllable when it starts to give. There was no significant drop off in dry performance which is something I was quite impressed with. The tires should probably have lasted another 5000km, but I had an issue with camber on my one wheel, so the inside wore out. Tire life is acceptable, expect to get 35-50000km out of these tires on South African roads. Wet performance is on par with my previous Hankook Ventus V12 Evo's, so quite safe, but not exceptional, it did of course get worse as the tread wore down which is normal. I think these are probably the best bang for buck tire in this size, especially considering most comparable tires are focused more towards softness and comfort (they're still comfortable, just with way more performance), instead of driver enjoyment. I was so happy with these tires, I replaced it with another pair!

Excellent performance when new. Would not lose grip in any circumstances. Grip decreased significantly in last 4 mm in both wet and dry weather.

These tire grip really well in the dry and maybe better in the wet (I didn't want to push my luck in the wet, but I could drive as I did in the dry).
However mpg went down at least 10 mpg to my previous tires.

Excellent tire. Just cannot find fault. Superb grip in dry, tremendous grip in wet - driving through roadside puddles/flooding inspires confidence as tires just do not lose grip. Aquaplaning is a thing of the past. Have had the tires a year (about 8000 miles) and they appear to be as new. Their impact on fuel consumption is negligible and there is no noticeable increase in road noise. Bought four new tires to replace previously fitted Pirellis that came fitted on the car when new. The Uniroyals are in a league of their own - I'd not want to purchase any other tire in future.