Volkswagen VW up black and VW Lupo Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Energy XM2 (50) 81% 74% 73% 74% 86% 73%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%

Volkswagen VW up black and VW Lupo Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Michelin Energy XM2 given 72% (185-60-16-H)
Driving on mostly motorways for 100 average miles
I changed the originals Hankook K415 with the Energy XM2, and I found they have the same behavior than the K415, and have the same noise.

Now that use Michelin, I realize how excellent are the Hankook tires, and they costs 30% less than the Michelins.

I mean the Michelin tires are a mith.
tire reviewed on 2016-07-22 11:35:27
Writing about the Continental Premium Contact 2 given 83% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 200 spirited miles
Vw Up Black, wearing 16" rims and 6500mls on the clock, we have also owned a VW Lupo 1.4 16V the last 5 yrs.......Wife does the shopping in both and feels confident and comfortable with all aspects of her drive. I have driven an Escort Cosworth at 143mph (3 up) and recently sold my Mazda MX5 1.8is, which was a cracking all rounder, so....I drove the VW Up Black 200 mls through all road conditions, at 70 mph where possible and pushed it down hill on a heavy long and steady bend. These tires worked ! Grip was instant and total, braking with confidence in a straight line, no noticable road noise and I was waiting for the tires to give on that bend, nothing.
My only concern so far is possible wear, remembering, the car is usually driven by a responsible lady, front tires are 6mm across, rear 7mm across which I reckon is going to give us 18000mls front, 21000 mls rear across approx, I am a Michelin fan so will be keeping one eye on situation.
tire reviewed on 2013-09-02 05:52:31
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