Accelera PHI

Had these on an Audi A4 and was horrified. Not too bad in the dry but bad in the wet, they can aquaplane and slide pretty esily, also didn't take much to trigger the ESP as they were slipping without too much effort.
They give a very hard ride which amplifies every road surface, but the worst thing for me was the noise, very noticeable in comparison to the Nexen N6000's which I had on prior.
They also wear quite quickly, in the first 2,000 miles the tread depth had decreads by nearly 2mm.
In summary a waste of £70, I should have put it toward a better tyre.

Two of these came with a set of 18" wheels to swap out the 20" I had on the car when purchased as the 20" gave an unacceptably harsh ride. They were fitted on the rear of the car they came off, (another XJ6),so went on the back of mine. At swap time in June 2010 the car was on about 32k miles and is now on 51k miles. over those near 20k miles I have had no problems at all with the Acceleras, and this includes a 3000 mile trip to Germany on holiday, including heavy rain, and autobahn driving. Spirited overtaking has also given no problems dry or wet.
So I take as I find, and am somewhat sceptical about the negative reviews I read here. I do suspect that some people are what I call "wheelspin to wheel lock" drivers, and others may not realise that new tyres need about 100-200 miles running-in at slower speeds and less frenetic use, to get the full tyre performance. Anyway, so happy have I been that I replaced them yesterday with another two Acceleras. No point in spending money needlessly, and anyway, as I am now retired, I need to watch the pennies.

got them on my AUDI A8
also on the wifes fabia
very impressed for the money

Grip is average in the dry, but shockingly bad in the wet. If you are buying these tyres to save a few quid, think again. Is it really worth ruining your cars handling, or risking yourself having an accident.
They do seem to wear well, but that is because the compoun is rock hard.
Not a good tyre.

I had a full set of these on my Nissan 350z and they were great. People think these tyres are dangerous, well try driving properly. I knew that in the wet these would get the the back out on the car if I accelerated hard from standstill do I didn't do it. Normal driving was fine even in the wet. These are good budget tyres that you can get a full set for just over same price as 1 premium brand. Def recommend!!!

Having recently bought a Mitsubishi Grandis Warrior 7 seater to ferry the family around and the assorted claptrap associated with grandkids, my review of these tyres is posted from a non "Boy racer" point of view.
The Grandis has 18" low prof. Accelera phi on the front and Conti Sport2's on the rear.I've tested the fronts as vigorously as I dare on some local roads in the dry at around 60mph, and got excellent grip from the front tyres. Slightly less impressive in the wet at 50mph round these bends, but still felt in control.
Obviously my style of driving is geared to keeping me and my family alive, so I don't go tearing around (hence the Grandis) with the family aboard.
The Conti's on the rear are due for renewal so at £85quid a chuck for the Accelera's fitted, they will definitely be going on the rear.
Somebody mentioned on one of the forums that these tyres are "ditch finders". Couldn't be further from the truth.
I couldn't comment on the wear of the front tyres as they look like they were fitted new just before I bought the car.
Only downside is they are a bit noisier than you would probably like on motorway driving, but hey!, they're an 85quid tyre. Ditch finders??, do me a favour. Drive within your own and the tyres limits and you will have no problems at all with them. Thank You.

Hi, i keep reading that these tyres should be banned and they are leathal , well all i can say is that on my ALFA 159Ti (19"), they where as sure fotted as the conti's that where 3 times the price, and quiter on the motorway, around the twistys they where good in the dry unless you really push it in the wet you slow down , its simple, ive since sold the alfa, so i cant say about the wear, i did 5000 miles on these and never had an issue, however 18000 miles on a set of contis at over a grand for a full set are you joking, and that was with rotating the tyres had i not done this i doubt i would have hot 15k.

I would buy again maybe not for my M3 , but my front wheel drive cars no problem, dont drive like a tool in the wet , give yourself plenty of stooping distance and save yourself a fortune in rubber!!!!

Well I bought them, and no problems in wet or dry, and quiet. So, I don't know how some people drive, but in "normal" driving these are excellent tyres, and great value. I'll get more...

wear ok but no grip at all in the wet , i would not fancy an emergency braking situation with them, they have loads of thread left but they scare the life out of me in the wet i will be getting rid ASAP
truely awful tyres