Renault Austral Full hybrid Tires

These tires are frightening on damp cold roads. Came new with my car and I can’t wait to replace them. They’re good in warm conditions but nothing special, but as soon as it gets cold they behave like budget tires. I’ve had a lot of summer tires in my time and none have suffered in the colder British weather like these do.

Performance on damp roads is poor and falls off the cliff edge when it’s cold outside. I appreciate they’re summer tires but I’ve never had such notable drops in performance in all the summer tires I’ve ever had on cars. The tires are good when the weather is warm, but perform like cheap budget tires when cold and damp and I lose all confidence in them. They came new with the car as standard but I can’t wait to change them out. Really disappointed.

These are slightly quieter than the factory fitted tires ( Michelin) and notice no difference in dry or wet in summer but noticeable increase in grip and handling in the typical Highlands cold/very wet roads, been a very cold and very wet previous winter and has handled the snowy bits quite well ( not as good as crossclimate 2's in the snow) coming into another winter here in the Highlands, so will see how this winter pans out.
Very pleased with the product and performance and at over £200 cheaper for a full set than the Michelins all seasons, very happy with the tires.