Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL

was worried about this tyre when i saw the reviews then i asked a tyre specialist he said he had no problem with them i put them on my c5 and they are brill they are a lot quiter than the p zero ive got on and they are quite on the road as well good tyre and no problems with them

I debated the opinions on this one for a cheep tire. The performance on an Audi TT are acceptable for the price. They look great and the rim guard is nice. The key issue is that they are more than loud. Sorry folks but even for a track day tire they make you feel like you are driving a 4x4 with mud flaps. If you are going drifting and do not care this is your tire. The reasonable performance for the low price does not come close to offsetting the noise factor. Wished I picked another and I'll put them up for sale or purhaps have to trade them to the tire shop for mounting and balance on the next set of tires.

I cannot believe the bad reviews. Why do you buy a performance tyre if you want comfort. these give excellent response and traction comparable to Pirelli z rated tyres which I had previously. Brilliant tyre for money. By he way this is a summer tyre therefore it is not designed to displace water, however i did not find it "dangerous". You cannot hit a flood with a 225 wide radial tyre with same performance as a narrow winter tyre.

I drive a mazda 3 200km a day, have put over 30 thousand k's on these tires so far with no complaints. They have only broke loose once in wet weather but then again I was not behaving. For those having issues I suggest you look at something other than the tires to blame.

Unbelievably loud road noise, constant drone from the tyres which is so annoying.Average tyre otherwise, I will not be using these again.

I put these tyres on my fiesta zetec s last winter (in the middle of heavy snowfall) after failing to find a winter tyre that would fit my alloys. The garage recommended them as an 'aggressive directional' tyre that would work well in the winter but with the added advantage of being able to leave them on all year-round. And I have to say, they proved to be an excellent buy and great value for money. I've done over 15k miles since I got them 10 months ago and the rear 2 still have plenty tread, will just need 2 new ones on the front in 6 weeks' or so. And my driving style is hardly pedestrian, they've seen plenty of cornering action over the summer!

They are fantastic in the snow, the tread just cuts through it no problem, and they are great in dry conditions - never let me down. Only time they struggle is in very wet conditions, they tend to aqua-plane quite easily in deep water but taking my foot off the gas soon sorts it out. They are a bit noisy at speed on smooth roads but when I drive a noisy diesel it's not really an issue.

Overall, a bargain tyre and I will definitely buy again. (For comparison, the Hankooks that were on the car from new only lasted 11k miles on the front before having to be scrapped, and to be honest were not noticeably better).

They are fantastic in the snow, the tread just cuts straight through.

I don't understand the reviews these tyres are getting. Makes me wonder if either other manufactureres are sticking the boot in or people are buying this 'performance' tyre when what they needed was something for touring.
I love these tyres main reason being the stiffness of the tyre wall they give great steering feedback. No squirm on turn in no vagueness. This may make them a little noisy on a quiet car but my cars are loud anyway so it makes no difference to me. Perhaps if you drive a nissan micra to the shops you may notice.
I have these fitted to a ford ST and my old 280BHP subaru. They will be going on my second car when they need replaceing. I much prefer these to many mid range tyres and some premium. for the price there is no faulting them on performance.

I've been driving with these tyres for 5 years and in the dry i haven't found a better gripping tyre in that price range.
I've driven my car with Yokohama S drives as well and while they are better in wet conditions i can push my car through the corners better with the Federals.
I drive a Paseo with 100hp, lowered and equipped with a front strut bar and with these tyres i can throw the car into a corner and trust that it will stick. In the wet i must be somewhat cautious though as my car only weighs 895kg and with the profile on these tyres you can't drive spirited in the wet.

just bought these 2 tyres 2 weeks ago. driving home from the tyre shop , noticed straight away that the car fealt like i just fitted 2 van tyres ,absolute crap tyres , vibration at 140kph (i live in italy). can wait to get rid ....