Best Tires for the Mazda Mazda 2 Skyactiv G 1.5 (114hp)

Excellent on both dry and wet surfaces. Excellent on fresh and packed snow, even in challenging conditions. Comfortable and quiet. Wear after 12,000 km: Approximately 1.5 mm on the front, approximately 0.7 mm on the rear. Would definitely buy again.

These tires are not perfect nor great. They are however, a huge improvement over the factory Dunlop Enasave EC300+ in terms of dry grip and wet grip during a heavy downpour.

It's surprisingly confidence inspiring in the wet considering the fact that it's a relatively budget oriented product.

Comfort and noise is actually very good. But that's a given since the UC6 is a premium touring tire per se. However, tire noise is starting creep in after 15,000km.

Wear is good. Plenty of tread left at around the 15,000km mark.

In terms of ride and handling, I still prefer the Dunlops as they are more "fun and playful". But this is subjective. There is definitely much more lateral grip, and understeer is communicative, with a pretty decent reserve before things start to lock up. And yes, I do indulge in my weekly B-roads runs.

Overall decent tires in my subjective opinion. They are not the cheapest in the range, as they can be as expensive as the Primacy 4. However, I can't recommend them if you do a lot of spirited driving.