Volkswagen Golf Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Alpin A4 (53) | 88% | 95% | 91% | 88% | 94% | 93% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (16) | 93% | 94% | 90% | 93% | 92% | 81% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (63) | 92% | 89% | 82% | 86% | 91% | 86% |
| Michelin Alpin 6 (26) | 88% | 92% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 90% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS52 (6) | 90% | 83% | 93% | 87% | 90% | 70% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (216) | 93% | 90% | 87% | 88% | 81% | 81% |
| Michelin Energy E3B (6) | 87% | 97% | 83% | 88% | 78% | 80% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo3 (8) | 93% | 94% | 81% | 83% | 90% | 74% |
| Kleber Quadraxer (42) | 81% | 87% | 79% | 71% | 89% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (65) | 91% | 88% | 84% | 80% | 80% | 88% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (96) | 89% | 86% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 3 (34) | 84% | 91% | 82% | 76% | 83% | 86% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (98) | 87% | 83% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| BFGoodrich gForce Winter (20) | 85% | 81% | 77% | 78% | 83% | 84% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (169) | 89% | 87% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 87% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (295) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 74% | 83% |
| Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (37) | 83% | 85% | 79% | 78% | 87% | 83% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (107) | 87% | 86% | 83% | 74% | 88% | 87% |
| Matador MP 44 Elite 3 (16) | 90% | 84% | 85% | 71% | 81% | 78% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact (33) | 83% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 75% | 82% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) | 86% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 85% | 87% |
| Lassa Greenways (15) | 84% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 85% | 82% |
| Semperit Speed Grip 3 (6) | 83% | 83% | 78% | 78% | 86% | 88% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (103) | 89% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 81% | 80% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) | 88% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Michelin Energy Saver Plus (61) | 84% | 72% | 78% | 77% | 91% | 83% |
| Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (44) | 85% | 86% | 76% | 80% | 86% | 76% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (84) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 77% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (236) | 87% | 85% | 77% | 78% | 74% | 85% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (60) | 83% | 80% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 83% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (284) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P1 (28) | 82% | 74% | 77% | 72% | 83% | 85% |
| Toyo Proxes CF1 (45) | 85% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 68% | 80% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (124) | 84% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Nexen N Blue ECO (33) | 84% | 79% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 75% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (177) | 88% | 85% | 79% | 76% | 61% | 83% |
| Michelin Energy Saver (134) | 83% | 72% | 74% | 71% | 85% | 80% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (184) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Matador MP 54 Sibir Snow (2) | 75% | 80% | 75% | 70% | 85% | 60% |
| GT Radial 4Seasons (5) | 83% | 70% | 70% | 63% | 90% | 80% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) | 92% | 59% | 80% | 80% | 69% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (113) | 84% | 82% | 75% | 75% | 66% | 74% |
| Kormoran Runpro B2 (3) | 80% | 67% | 77% | 67% | 87% | 83% |
| Continental Premium Contact 5 (114) | 87% | 83% | 76% | 77% | 57% | 78% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (22) | 80% | 80% | 70% | 69% | 75% | 80% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (78) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 66% | 72% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (172) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 73% |
| Fulda Carat Progresso (13) | 78% | 72% | 75% | 74% | 71% | 72% |
| Toyo T1R (285) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 74% | 63% | 70% |
| Goodyear GT2 (11) | 82% | 71% | 72% | 63% | 83% | 68% |
| GT Radial Champiro BAX 2 (12) | 83% | 71% | 75% | 75% | 67% | 69% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE01 (22) | 79% | 73% | 76% | 68% | 59% | 75% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (228) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 (151) | 84% | 70% | 75% | 75% | 68% | 62% |
| Yokohama Aspec A349 BluEarth (11) | 72% | 59% | 69% | 78% | 87% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (211) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Debica Frigo 2 (21) | 67% | 59% | 65% | 62% | 83% | 69% |
| Michelin Energy (42) | 71% | 65% | 59% | 61% | 84% | 76% |
| Goodride SV308 (32) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 77% | 69% |
| Sava Adapto (9) | 60% | 59% | 68% | 58% | 80% | 69% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T001 (101) | 80% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 71% |
| Starmaxx Ice Gripper W850 (4) | 67% | 67% | 67% | 63% | 70% | 70% |
| Yokohama S306 (17) | 82% | 59% | 68% | 62% | 74% | 64% |
| Sonar SX2 (12) | 69% | 58% | 60% | 56% | 85% | 68% |
| Debica Navigator (1) | 80% | 50% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 60% |
| Goodride SA37 (22) | 73% | 66% | 63% | 61% | 56% | 63% |
| Nankang Econex NA1 (4) | 77% | 73% | 57% | 47% | 70% | 63% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Response (3) | 63% | 53% | 67% | 63% | 63% | 73% |
| Hero Milanza HZ1 (20) | 74% | 53% | 65% | 61% | 64% | 59% |
| Tourador X Wonder TH1 (2) | 65% | 45% | 65% | 65% | 70% | 45% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (64) | 73% | 60% | 55% | 60% | 50% | 70% |
| Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (62) | 69% | 40% | 56% | 54% | 67% | 62% |
| Radar RPX900 (8) | 57% | 50% | 51% | 49% | 63% | 66% |
| Zeta Ztr10 (30) | 58% | 44% | 48% | 48% | 61% | 59% |
| Riken Maystorm 2 B 2 (22) | 68% | 35% | 50% | 54% | 52% | 57% |
| Event WL905 (129) | 59% | 30% | 41% | 39% | 60% | 49% |
| Linglong L688 (29) | 43% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 53% | 37% |
Volkswagen Golf Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Debica Frigo 2 given 83% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
I am very satisfied with these tires on the snow, they have an impressive grip compared to others I have handled. On dry asphalt they didn't offer me much comfort, they are a bit noisier, but they do their job, and on wet asphalt they gave me enough confidence. On asphalt with ice or poles they don't have very good grip, you have to do some maneuvers to recover. In conclusion, ratio/quality/price, I can recommend them.
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 given 68% (195-65-15-)
Driving on mostly town for 1000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 1000 average miles
So far tried Michelin Energy Saver (ES), Continental Premium Contact 5 (PC5) and now these Goodyear Efficient Grip 2’s (EG2) on my car.
The Efficient Grip 2’s are basically like half way tire between the Energy Savers and Premium Contact 5’s.
EG2 have a softer ride and are a touch quieter than the PC5. Definitely less fidget over broken surfaces and thumps from the suspension on bigger bumps are a bit quieter too.
EG2 therefore don’t respond to changes in direction as readily as PC5. There is more squidge in the initial turn in and the car feels less keyed into the road surface. They do grip well however.
EG2 the steering feels more gloopy than PC5, this is especially apparent when temperatures drop below 5 degrees.
EG2 don’t respond to low temperatures as well as PC5 and start to behave like ES. More understeer on wet surfaces especially. Inconsistent steering weights become apparent in very cold temperatures, less than 3 degrees.
EG2 has similar fuel economy to ES. I regularly get 310-330 miles per tank driving around town. On PC5 doing the same routes, I got 280 - 290 miles per tank.
Overall if I had to buy new tires for my car again, I’d get the Premium Contact 7’s when they are released. I much preferred the PC5’s consistency across temperatures and sporty response. I would sacrifice a bit of ride comfort and fuel economy for this.
Writing about the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 given 90% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 spirited miles
Excellent tire and far outperformed the OEM tires (ContiProContact), especially in the snow. Very good in the snow and dry with slight weakness in wet breaking (subjective, not measured). Got me through a very bad snowstorm when they were new and passed many vehicles that had slid off the road. Even had good traction uphill. Tread depth after about 9,000 miles is at 7/32" (starting depth at 10/32") on the North American compound (warranty is 60,000 miles to 2/32"). Looking forward to see how it performs this winter provided there is adequate snow to drive through.
I'm also writing this review because it seems that the tire is either discontinued entirely in the US or Tire Rack is electing not to carry it anymore. Further, I have noticed that many reviews on the tire appear to have been scrubbed from the Tire Rack website (I wrote one and was able to find it a week ago and now it is gone now that they no longer carry my tire size). I think it is a shame that this tire will no longer be offered as an option because it was a good buy compared to the more expensive Cross Climate 2. I know you can get tires from other places than Tire Rack but it is a major distributor and I use their website as a reference on what tires are available. Regardless, they should not be deleting or hiding reviews.
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta HS52 given 87% (205-55-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
For a 16 inch tire it feels pretty sporty!
I'm impressed with them, came from the PS3.
Writing about the Tourador X Wonder TH1 given 31% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
I was looking for a decent set of budget tires for my golf and made the mistake of being duped by a salesman into buying Tourador. The first roundaout I took, I could feel the drift and it wasn't even wet. If you ask me if Tourador tires are any good I'd have to say no. I've noticed that they're quite noisy too. Unfortunately can't recommend this tires at all.
Writing about the Lassa Greenways given 46% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 17000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 17000 average miles
Very hard and uncomfortable tire (green in name "greenway" stays for Eco etc, so wear must below - tire must be hard). Wet grip is really bad. There is no chance that i will buy it again.
Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza T001 given 54% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 easy going miles
Terrible grip when starting off when road is wet. Wear rate is OK. I have travelled 32,000km and they still have 2mm of useable tread left.
No complaints about road noise.
Writing about the Goodride SA37 given 57% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
These tires are fine for the money.
What I find especially lacking is the road feedback. you dont feel anything. While that would be great if comfort is what you are after. but they are not comfortable at all. you feel all the bumps in the road.
They do have pretty good dry grip. Much better then for example the Michelin 195/65/15 Primacy i got previously on the car.
Other aspects the Michelin tires did much better.
Next time i would go for Nexen, Nankang or Toyo.
Writing about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance given 67% (225-45-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 average miles
This tires were great before it started raining. Even at 20mph I'm losing control on roundabouts when it's damp, absolutely lethal. They're only a few months old and still have practically full tread. I've never struggled at such low speeds on damp roundabouts and turns, it's scary going to replace soon which is a shame as I've not had long and they were £100 a tire.
Writing about the Toyo T1R given 47% (195-45-15-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
Running these on a 1.8T mk2 Golf.. traction is a problem on average launches in the dry, fine elsewhere though... until it gets even slightly damp, then it's like piloting a greased pig. These are verging on dangerous when it's wet.. worst tires i've ever had in that respect. Plenty of life left in them but they will be getting changed pronto. AVOID
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 given 83% (235-35-19-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Great tire just wore out in around 1 year due to aggressive street driving and mountain runs on weekends sometimes. Unreal tire I prefer over ps4s and also Dunlop sp sport max rt2. Which the rest are great tires also
Writing about the Hankook Winter i cept RS2 given 91% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 average miles
First of for I’d like to say for the price they are the best winter tires. Comfort is superb and wear is literally nonexistent, grip on wet and dry during doing some rough starts can be trouble the ABS pops up right away but afterwards it is great. The only issue I have had was like someone else mentioned in mixture of snow muddy surfaces it would go sideways but that was on a bit of steep road so it is understandable.
Either way would definitely recommend cheap comfortable great tire overall.
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