Ford Focus RS Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport (146) | 94% | 83% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (408) | 92% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 80% | 87% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (149) | 92% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 80% | 84% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (97) | 91% | 91% | 82% | 83% | 82% | 84% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport (61) | 95% | 81% | 91% | 91% | 71% | 74% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (305) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Avon ZZ5 (93) | 90% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 82% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) | 88% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (125) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Maxxis Victra Sport 5 (30) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 83% | 65% | 78% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS439 (17) | 86% | 83% | 86% | 81% | 83% | 77% |
| General Altimax One S (15) | 86% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 86% | 75% |
| Avon ZZ3 (115) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) | 92% | 59% | 80% | 80% | 69% | 71% |
| Falken FK452 (211) | 82% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Extreme Performance VR2 (9) | 91% | 59% | 84% | 86% | 59% | 39% |
| Toyo R888 (37) | 90% | 63% | 80% | 78% | 59% | 55% |
| Firestone Multihawk 2 (6) | 82% | 52% | 56% | 75% | 52% | 64% |
| Durun A One (24) | 72% | 52% | 62% | 48% | 49% | 55% |
Ford Focus RS Tire Review Highlights
It is an awesome and beautiful tire. BUT!
The cracking issue is a shame. This is one of the most expensibe tire you can buy, so i want to stay alive after 5 years as well.
My tire is 5 years old. The car rested in a heated garage for a 1.5 years, so the tire is not fresh, but shouldnt be junkyard-ready.
The issue is, that on the inner side of the tire, i have a multiple grand canyon sized cracks. Half of the tire is filled with these. It is a shame...it would be even for a Linglong. I've had a lot od tires, but never see this kimd of fiasco. It is purely a design problem, bot jist a sample issue, or anything like that. If you have a hobny-car, not much miles driven, dont even consider buying a Michelin.
The cracking issue is a shame. This is one of the most expensibe tire you can buy, so i want to stay alive after 5 years as well.
My tire is 5 years old. The car rested in a heated garage for a 1.5 years, so the tire is not fresh, but shouldnt be junkyard-ready.
The issue is, that on the inner side of the tire, i have a multiple grand canyon sized cracks. Half of the tire is filled with these. It is a shame...it would be even for a Linglong. I've had a lot od tires, but never see this kimd of fiasco. It is purely a design problem, bot jist a sample issue, or anything like that. If you have a hobny-car, not much miles driven, dont even consider buying a Michelin.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-09 01:56:29
Grip in wet and dry is astonishing even with traction control off and full chat pull off they still gripped hardly any wheels pin or understeer
tire reviewed on 2022-10-26 08:58:56
Great tires, seem to be lasting well and very good grip
tire reviewed on 2020-12-29 02:12:11
There is nothing I can say in this review which hasn’t already been said.
One point will make about Michelin tires which I’ve never seen mentioned (Yes Mr tires reviews I’m looking at you, and your Youtube channel), is that they seem to be able to take a lot more stick than other tires.
I drive bumpy country lanes and this accounts for 90% of my mileage. I judge my tires on how safe they make me feel when I’m pushing on round corners etc, this type of driving inevitably results in some pot holes being struck. I’ve not once had a Michelin blow a wall through a bump in the road. The very same roads had completely annihilated several sets conti sport tires which had been factory fitment on my car and 3-4 sets fitted within first couple of years of ownership. Last 9 years I’ve been running the top sport Michelin tires, I get at least double the mileage, no failures and better overall grip, even on cold damp dirty muddy surfaces.
tire reviewed on 2020-11-01 14:06:35
OK just got the new 235/35/19 Goodyear f1 supersport tires for my mk2 focus rs on 11/7/20, 1st impression after 50 kilometers,car felt a lot more planted over the conti contact 3 I have replaced,weather was raining so drove sensible on the way home, definitely a improvement on the way the rs drives now, nice and Sharpe,quite light also along the motorway,tire guys put 42 psi f and 40 psi r, so I have adjusted to 35 & 33 for now and will play with psi, what I have noticed is there more noise on certain types of road but the new smooth roads are pretty quiet,once there scrubbed in I will return a updated review and hopefully I'm loving them,They do look a very nice on the rs rims to by the way, tread isn't that deep either so wear rate will be interesting.purchased based on this review page as I wasn't paying ps4s money per a tire, my choice was this supersport or the falken fk510,cheers from Australia
tire reviewed on 2020-07-12 00:46:17
This tire is impressive and surprisingly much better than my expectation ,quick steering response and grippy on all condition, i would take this tire next time
tire reviewed on 2019-12-06 08:03:24
This is killer of a tire - and not just for the price. Wonderful handling and grip (in the dry), withstands abuse that kills Cup2s in 30mins. On a heavy car, mine survived (barely) one tarmac rally, one day at Spa, one at Nordschleife and four other track days. They are heavy, loud, but cheap.
tire reviewed on 2019-08-21 11:05:43
These are excellent dry grip tires! Compared to other tires on the market these hold the road well in wet and dry.
tire reviewed on 2019-05-08 05:11:28
Great tire, have done two NC500 trips and a run over to Nurburgring, including some sustains 145mph autobahn cruising. Can't fault the tires.
tire reviewed on 2019-03-09 17:04:40
I run a stage 1 350 BHP RS and as my 400 BHP buddy it is no fun if you cant put power down. I am glad to say that dry grip is astro! and wet well not being a wally and in total agreement with RS 400 up top there, I don't mess about in the rain, well nit with my motor anyway :) I had a picture to rear drivers side and had to, had fit Hancock jobby Will smith as I call them...Well, since then, very choppy at speed but grips all the same, will be buying replacement Khohmo or however they are spelling it :)
tire reviewed on 2016-09-19 08:16:39
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tire reviewed on 2016-03-18 10:40:26
Avoid this utterly dangerous product. Someone decided to put these on the front of my 300HP FWD Focus RS before I bought it. Dry lateral grip is respectable, however dry traction is quite poor. In addition to this they let go very very suddenly which makes for dangerous spirited driving.
In the wet: you might as well be driving on your wheel rims. Traction is laughable and lateral grip is non existent. They are literally dangerous!! My car would understeer at normal road speeds round roundabouts and if you need to emergency brake in the wet you will be greeted with ABS activation at the touch of the pedal.
I replaced my tires with a set of Goodyear Eagle F1's and the difference is night and day.For safety alone, do not even touch this rubbish.
In the wet: you might as well be driving on your wheel rims. Traction is laughable and lateral grip is non existent. They are literally dangerous!! My car would understeer at normal road speeds round roundabouts and if you need to emergency brake in the wet you will be greeted with ABS activation at the touch of the pedal.
I replaced my tires with a set of Goodyear Eagle F1's and the difference is night and day.For safety alone, do not even touch this rubbish.
tire reviewed on 2015-09-22 06:02:54
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