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Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL

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Data: 25 reviews averaging 58% over 358,891 miles driven
 


Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL
Dry Grip
70%

Wet Grip
57%

Road Feedback
63%

Progressiveness
58%

Wear
67%

Comfort
47%

Buy again
46%



Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL Reviews:

Given 83% (breakdown) while driving a Ford Mondeo (---)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
I Bought these tyres after a recomendation form a Subaru owner. I have to say these are by far the best 'budget' performance tyres I have ever used. Griped a lot better in the dry than the expensive pirelli tyres that were on there before (mondeo ST) steering was greatly improved, I think they must have a fairly stiff sidewall because steering just felt so much more direct.
I didn't notice any difference in noise and wet grip was right up there. I have since fitted these tyres on all my cars.
(LINK) Posted at 2010-03-20 17:33:00
Given 26% (breakdown) while driving a BMW E46 3 Series (255-30-18-W)
Driving on mostly town for 12,000 average miles
It's crap. Don't buy them. Very slippy when wet. Noisy.
(LINK) Posted at 2010-03-12 20:31:19
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Given 91% (breakdown) while driving a Ford Falcon xr6 (245-45-17-V)
Driving on mostly town for 2,000 average miles
Great dry grip, braking and quiet. Great front end grip. Much better than the dunlops on it from new. Drives well in wet and only complaint is the wheels can spin from take off on a wet road.
(LINK) Posted at 2010-03-09 13:35:06
Given 67% (breakdown) while driving a Toyota AYGO (195-45-15-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7,000 spirited miles
I went from a 205/40 16 inch Yokohama Parada Spec C to these tyres. The Yokohama's have great dry grip, poor wet, terrible snow and are noisy. These have a lot lower dry grip, about same wet grip and better snow grip due to tread pattern. They are slightly more narrow of course and higher sidewall. They start to slide early but are very progressive, though they do make the howling noise when sliding more than the Yokohama's which causes unwanted attention.

They don't have any wow factor but are fine, nothing outstanding but nothing terrible either. My car is light so no wear issues even with lots of slippage when driving in spirited manner.

(LINK) Posted at 2009-12-31 07:11:12
Given 47% (breakdown) while driving a Mazda MX5 (185-60-14-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
These tyres came fitted on the car when purchased, and the only positive thing about them is they seem to wear quite well.

Dry grip was reasonable, although they got a bit squirmy when pushed. However wet grip was rather poor, and wet braking was atrocious. In the interests of safety I eventually replaced the tyres (with 4mm tread remaining)

I personally would avoid buying these tyres, they are simply an accident waiting to happen.
(LINK) Posted at 2009-12-06 23:48:35
Given 84% (breakdown) while driving a Volkswagen Caddy (195-65-15-T)
Driving on mostly town for 8,000 spirited miles
Excellent tyres i would buy them again.
(LINK) Posted at 2009-11-21 21:30:46
Given 57% (breakdown) while driving a Subaru forester 2.5xt (235-50-18-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 36,000 average miles
Goood grip and price, But damn noisy. Really noisy.
Maybe good for track only.
(LINK) Posted at 2009-11-12 04:37:55
Given 29% (breakdown) while driving a Fiat Punto GT turbo (185-55-14-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10,000 spirited miles
Worst tyres I ever had. Avoid them at any cost, don't get fooled by the looks of them. They don't grip at all, especially in the wet. They had a nice grip for the first 2000 miles, and they became like plastic. Utter robbish.
(LINK) Posted at 2009-10-14 14:43:03
Given 69% (breakdown) while driving a Volvo 850 T5 Estate (215-40-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6,000 spirited miles
After roasting a set of Falken FK452's in under 5000 miles I decided to try the Federal SS595. Quite a wide tyer compared to the Falkens, definately fills the wheel out more. Quite alot of noise but for the price all round performance is very good. Quite a low treadwear index (240) but wearing reasonably well. Have done 6000 so far and they should be good for another 3-4 thousand. Definately a decent budget tyre - just the noise lets them down a little
(LINK) Posted at 2009-08-10 18:49:54
Given 59% (breakdown) while driving a Toyota Vios (195-50-15-V)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
I feel this tyre is noisy as compare to others tyres. However the dry grip is very good. Wear is alot faster too. To me, it is not that comfortable due to the road noise.
(LINK) Posted at 2009-05-11 16:52:47

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