Hands down best tyre I've ever used. Bridgestone Potenza S-03s were struggling after I got my car remapped ^_^ but these babies are outstanding. Grip and traction are phenomenal in wet and dry, and when they are finally approaching their limit they let you know. Sublime. Hope they keep making them cos I'd buy them forever.

This is one of the best tyres I have used. I have previously used Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3, Toyo proxes T1-R and this tyre grips better than both of them in both wet and dry conditions. They also appear to wear very well after 8000 miles the Goodyears were worn out but the Falkens still have a few thousand miles left. They also give a comfortable ride. The fact it is also cheaper to buy than these two tyres makes them a bargain. I will be buying again.

Only can compare to the relatively worn P-Zero's that were on before, but so far a thumbs up. Had them on the rears for around 700 miles. A much more progressive break-away in the wet and dry and now able to use WOT in the wet in 2nd with no wheel spin in a straight line. Going to get them on the fronts next.

One negative, experienced an cyclical motion on a gentle uphill curve at ~110 leptons. I put it down to overly tall treadblocks moving around as the tyre is new rather than soft sidewalls as it is gradually reducing and now pretty much gone.

A lot of tyre for the money! As per the Falken 451's but slightly more grip in the wet. They wear well even with fast driving and repeated hard cornering, mine have done aprox 10k miles on twisty country roads and I still have about 3mm tread left,traction is very good even with hard launches and unlike some of the other tyres I've used they are very stable under heavy/emergency braking. Well worth a look if your after a great all round tyre!

These tyres are great. Although you cannot push them at all in the first 300-500 miles I found with my car, very skitish, and they slide alot. Then they get bedded in and grip fantastic. No wheelspin now when pushing hard in 1st gear, wet grip is also very good, I used Toyo T1R 's before these and these are just as good overall. Big thumbs up for these tyres. Would def recommend

I think this tyre is designed for average driving and Japanese car. I used ContiSport Contact, it gives positive road feedback, giving you full confidence in cutting lanes and corners. I regret to put on the FK452, my sport edition becomes unsporty. Unable to achieve the manoveurs. Wonder the reliability of those reviews.

Lucky I was able to find a Lexus IS250 buyer from ebay Singapore. He was using Potenza RE050, unhappy with the road noise as it is wearing out. FK452 will definitely suit Lexus, comfort and average grip. FK452 is good in wet conditions only. Dry grip is horrible, need to push extra to achieve pick-up

I am going back to CSC2/3. Though more expensive but worth the penny.

Falken fk-452 tyres look great, cost great and grip very well at any weather!!! Highly recommended!!!

Just about to buy my third set of FK452. That in itself is an indication of my satisfaction. Over 40,000 very mixed miles, both one-up and with the whole family aboard, these tyres have always performed excellently. I have found that the dry grip limit reduces significantly once the tyres are down to around 3mm. However,they always retain a very progressive breakaway in wet or dry: it's just a little earlier in the wet...
Snow is another thing though. I may be expecting too much, but traction in snow is very poor indeed, even with all the electronic assistance provided by BMW.

I don't think you'll find a better tyre for anything near the price. I've just ordered a pair for the rear of my car, replacing the 17,000 mile old pair for 96UKP each inc delivery. Wonderful!

We replaced the existing Continental Sport Contact 2 tyres with Falken FK452.

We've now driven over 1000 miles on the new tyres, so they are well bedded in.

The tyres are considerably quieter than the Continental tyres, although ride comfort is about the same. Harsh/rough at low speed on the poorly maintained Sussex town and country roads. OK at faster speeds.

There is a strong tendency for the tyres to tramline, e.g. follow indentations in country road surfaces rather than ride over) especially at lower road speeds, so we tend to meander down the road...
I sometimes have to grip the wheel firmly to make the car go where I want.

The tyres do not provide significant useful protection for the standard BMW rims on the car. Although they have some rim protection it is lower level than the edge of the rims and too close in the the rim edge to be effective. The same could be said of the Continentals they replaced however.

That being said, I remain convinced that the tyres offer very good value for money at around half the price of the Continentals and Goodyear-Dunlop and Michelin tyres we considered when making the purchase. I remain unconvinced that the higher priced tyres would be significantly better in performance.

As a footnote, I purchased the tyres online and had them delivered to my home. However the local tyre fitters charged almost £100 to fit them and conduct tracking adjustment. So there was no overall saving for the extra hassle involved.

I replaced the existing Continental Sport Contact 2 tyres on this car soon after purchase due to uneven tyre wear. The tracking issue causing the excess wear was solved during installation of the new tyres.

I chose Falken FK452 tyes based on price and the reviews on this site. Basically it was a value for money proposition. I didnt want to spend heaps on 4 new tyres having just purchased the car.

One thing to note: I purchased the tyres on line and had them delivered to my home. I then had to pay almost £100 to get them fitted and have tracking adjusted. Not much if anything saved for all the hassle.

They have now done over 1000 miles, so are well bedded in. I'm generally happy with the performance.

They are considerably quieter than the Continentals that were on it.
I have noticed a tendency for the steering to tramline (follow depressions in the road surface instead of riding over), whether that is the car or the tyres I cannot say.
The tyres do not offer very much protection for the rims from hitting curbs & etc - while they do have some rim protection, on the standard BMW rims on this car it is useless as the protection is too near the edge of the rim, and not sufficiently proud of the edge of the rims.

Despite these small issues, I think the tyres offer excellent value for the money and I'm not convinced higher priced tyres will be noticably better.

I'm really unsure about this tyre. They were good when they were new, and i struggled to actually wheelspin the car as they gripped the road so well. Unfortunately, as they've got more and more worn, they havelost grip faster than other tyres i've owned. They spin in the wet and sometimes in the dry under slightly hard acceleration. I was expecting more from this tyre given all the good reviews i've read about them.

for the price an excellent tyre. Much much better then the OEM Bridgestone RE040 that came with my BMW. These are a good all year round tyre, they are amost just as good in the wet as in the dry and with our weather in the UK i think thats good peace of mind to have!

I've used these tyres for the last two years, and iv'e had to get them ballanced constantly. they're out at normal motorway cruising speeds! I'm taking them in again later today and i'm considering replacing them with Vredesteins 275/30/19. Other than that they are great tyres, feel very grippy but tramline a bit under heavy braking if the road's not too smooth, but that's more to do with the rubbish british roads designed for tractors!! they turn in very well an give good feed back at hi-speed. I just wish they'd stay ballanced! Might be the car but i doubt it.

When new they take around 100 miles to run in before you get the most grip out of them. Ride comfort and road feedback are good, the grip in the dry is excellent and wet grip is not that far behind and they let you know when you are about to lose grip.

Wear wise have done 1500 miles and down to 7mm on the fronts, so they are looking good in that area.

Compared to Continental Sport Contact 2's and Toyo Proxes T1-S which I have had previously, the FK452' beat these hands down in all areas. Would definitely have these fitted again

So when the awful tyres made of cheese wore out (standard fitment Conti Sport Contact 2), I tried these out. £35 a tyre cheaper than Ford's standard fitment and they lasted 5000 miles longer on fronts (20000 before wear out). In all areas apart from road noise they are better than the Contis. Wet grip is especially good and I'm about to get another set (high mileage user). Good thing is that the grip dis not drop off too much as the tyres approached 3mm. By 5mm the Contis seemed shot!

The 451's are very good tyres considering the price. I had these on the rear of my old MR2 for a good while. They looked and behaved much better than the budgets which were on before. Very good dry grip as you'd expect and pretty good in the wet too unless you really push it then they start to show their weakness. Seemed to last quite well, fair amount of tread left after 6000 miles. I'd consider buying them again but trying Toyo T1-R's next.

This tire came to me through a friend's recommendation. I have always avoided Falkens for quite some time because of their noise levels. Since then I have been using Michelin Pilot Preceda 2, Continental Sport 2 and Pirelli 6000 on my 2 cars (BMW 735 and Mercedes E320).
I simply bought them because of a friend who asked me to try out on his BMW 530 with this new Falken tire (replaced his older Michelin Pilot Preceda). I was really impressed. I was not so sure whether it was totally his new tires or just the combination of his BMW suspension setup that made the driving experience so pleasurable.
Anyway, once I got the the tyres replaced with the Falken 452 on my own car, I felt almost the same kind of driving pleasure. The roadholding and comfort is probably the best I ever had on my BMW 735. The only thing about this Falken 452 is you would need to break in for about 100km before the incredible feeling of grip comes in. This tire is definitely not noisy at all like some older Falkens. It approached the 80% of the performance of the Pirelli PZero and Michelin PS 2 at less than half their selling price!

Very impressed....excellent grip wet and dry and nice and progressive breakaway. Little tramlining unlike other tyres I have tried and took no time to bed in.

The Falken FK452 is a great looking tyre which really works in both wet and dry conditions. I even did a trackday in them and they seem to be wearing well, much better than the fk451s.

Everyone I've recommended these tyres to has thanked me.

USed Falkens on my cars for many years, FK452 is the best yet

Good price, excellent grip with progressive release when cornering hard

Can wear quite quickly when driven hard

Tried 451's on my daily drive (Omega) but didnt bother again as its a barge and the tyres didnt help performance any

Use these on my Golf V5 and my TVR in both cases they are excellent and I will be using them again

I never like Falkens because of what some people have been saying. But one day as a passenger in a friend's Mercedes made me asked what tyres were this car on. I have been in this car for many times when my own car is in either in the workshop or unavailable. He told me he just fitted new Falkens. Falken 452! I could not resist asking him to let me drive it. Geez... it feels better than his old Michelin Pilot Preceda. Much sharper with more obvious grip. Taut is the word when his Mercedes took off. Cornering is much improved. Surprisingly the Falken 452 is not noisy at all!!! The price is very competitive and is probably the best buy this decade. Thumbs up for Falken.

Again another cracker from Japan!

Outstanding anti-aquaplane

Smooth as silk tested on all UK style

roads well suited to!

Good traction grip great feel very quiet

low rolling resistance sporty good

looking side walls.

Highly recommended...5***

Oh budget price only but a high

preformance!

Having read the reviews on this site, the FK452 seemed too good to be true. Unfortunately, I was proved right. I honestly believe the reviews posted have been done so by the manufacturer!They might seem like value for money, but make sure you build in the cost of your excess and loss of no claims! I've decided to quit while I'm ahead and go back to the PS2 before I have to claim, or worse. If you are driving RWD, don't touch them. The old adage, 'you get what you pay for' is proven. Still very suspicious of the reviews.