Best Tires for the Citroën C3 Picasso 1.6 diesel

As the tires on my mothers C3 Picasso MPV needed to be replaced (Michelin eco at the back and Goodyear summers at the front, Goodyears were far from bald but cracked), I went for 4 seasons tires to save myself the bother of changing them for winter.

This is only an initial review, as the car hasn't been driven so far yet, but the difference with the old summer tires is obvious. The grip is there, especially when braking (brake fluid was replaced a week before the change of tires). changes of direction are pretty progressive and comfy, while feeling much more safe that on the old Goodyears.

Price was also decent at about 100€/tire (20€ less than the Michelins from all sellers).

These were on a Citroen C3 Picasso (205/45/17W) I bought and they were new tires. They are awful, they skip on tight corners in the dry, they easily aquaplane in the wet. I'm not going to risk my life in the winter so they'r coming off and Pirellis going on.

Main issue is after 4 years showing bad signs of cracking and perishing, not good for low mileage use

Got new Turanza's fitted on my Citroen C3 Picasso in April and managed to accumulate ~12 000km in that period. Overall, I am very happy with the purchase - a very reliant and responsive tire. I've driven them in a variety of weather - dry, hot and dry, slight rain, heavy rain and they never let me down nor disappoint. I am not a big tire expert, but I haven't seen any wear so far. Mind that this is family car and I normally drive with two kids in the back, so no aggressive of fast driving. One thing to note is that they are indeed noisier compared to my previous tires, but they compensate with reliability. Overall, if I had to buy new summer tires today, I'll definitely go back to Bridgestone.

A massive improvement between the rainsport 5 that I had. Directivity is one of the tire that I had!

Great grip in both dry and wet conditions. I've driven in heavy rain and the tires feels very secure with precise handling and great resistance to aquaplaning. No skipping nor sliding. I'm more of a relaxed driver so haven't stressed the tires on a road track, but the tires feels good and the car feels glued to the road. Steering has sharpened up, car feels more responsive to driver input compared to Michelin Energy. Noise levels are low, but the tires are on the hard side so not so comfortable on poor roads/bad tamrac or gravel. These tires are sporty touring tires, perhaps too sporty for a MPV. I can't comment on wear, it's too early.

I bought these tires because I wanted good tires at a good price. I felt Michelin was a bit too expensive, but I was not after a cheap budget tire since my previous experiences with Minerva F109 - they ended their life a bit too early. Falken has got good reviews in magazines and they have good prices, so I thought I give them a try.

Very good tires. My car was fitted from factory with Michelin Energy Saver. The Falkens feels quite similar to them. Low noise, very stable tires, good grip in dry and wet, good resistance to aquaplaning. I feel that I have good control. The tires are also comfortable, they soaks up bumps and imperfections well without feeling squishy or soft. Cars feels secure, and it holds the track very well.

Since the tires are new, I've only driven them this summer, I can't really comment on the wear.
But I've driven them in sun and in heavy rain, hot and medium temperature, country roads and highways. I like them a lot, my car feels like it's brand new again (well, almost :) ). A very pleasing experience driving with these tires on.

I've seen some magazine reviews complaining about high rolling resistance. But I would say that in real world driving this is not really a big issue.

Perfectly ok grip in dry and wet, with good resistance to aquaplaning. Quite comfortable. I would recommend this tire if it weren't for two serious drawbacks:

1. Sidewalls are too soft, cars feels insecure in cornering. My car is small MPV.
2. Rubber gets too old too fast. Treadwear is not a problem, I have 5 mm left but I had to replace the tires because of rubber getting too old. Cracks and uneven tread, making vibrations and an unstable drive.The tires are 6 years old.