Petlas Velox Sport PT741 Reviews - Page 2

Given 96% while driving a BMW 525d Msport (265/35 R18) on mostly country roads for 7,000 spirited miles
I drive a RWD BMW 5-series with more than 200hp and was very skeptical of these budget tires but they had my size (265/35/18) while no other company had it in stock at the moment. I previous had Goodyear Assyms 3 and these somehow made the Goodyears feel bad? I don't know what Petlas did here but these tyres are amazing! They handle superbly (even if you don't consider the price), they are relatively quiet, decently comfortable, and give you a ton of road feedback. Actually how quiet they are is the thing that shocked me the most... One noticable downside is that they aren't so great in the wet but you still have safe amounts of control over the car even in faster corners. Still, the tyres warmed up relatively fast meaning they were ready to go only after a few kilometers of driving! I only drove them for 10 000 kilometers so far and there are 0 issues with the tyre structure and almost no wear. Overall, an almost perfect tyre and at that price? You should be insane not to buy these!
Helpful 33 - tyre reviewed on April 6, 2022
Given 64% while driving a Volvo V40 Estate (205/50 R16) on mostly country roads for 18,000 spirited miles
The tyres are good for the price. They have good grip, but not excelent, they're good on wet, but not excelent, and have average comfort. My main problem with them is the deformation of the tyres. Yes, deformation, at 120-130 km/h the steering wheel starts shaking like crazy and I didn't realize where it comes from untill i got new winter tyres. Yeah, i know the roads in my country are far from perfect, but the last tyres i got didn't have that problem and I drove them the same roads, the same style I drive these Pt741. And on the top of that they are XLs.In conclusion I can say it's good tyre if you want to go budget, but I can't compare it to a premium tyre.
Helpful 27 - tyre reviewed on March 26, 2022
Given 86% while driving a Ford Fiesta ST180 (215/45 R16) on mostly country roads for 1,800 spirited miles
Excellent tires for sportyer cars with more hp. Best buy.
Helpful 21 - tyre reviewed on March 16, 2022
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Mercedes Benz (265/35 R18) on a combination of roads for 2,000 average miles
First time fitted Petlas on my W204 C250 CD1 some 2 months ago. Done 3000km so far. Been driving on winding hills road, highway and dirt roads under wet and dry conditions. Overall I am very impressed with the handling and road noise is very acceptable. Comparing with my experience on Conti Sport Contact 3 and Pirelli P Zero for the past 8 years, I can testify it is on par with P Zero and out perform Conti Sport Contact 3. Tire durability too early to comment.
Helpful 20 - tyre reviewed on January 19, 2022
Given 70% while driving a Toyota Avensis estate 1.8 petrol (215/50 R17) on mostly town for 15,000 easy going miles
Not quiet.
Helpful 25 - tyre reviewed on October 30, 2021
Given 43% while driving a BMW 330i (255/35 R18) on mostly motorways for 2,000 spirited miles
I needed to replace rear tires only as one of them had an internal cut. I always use Kumho ecsta UHP tires as I live in hot country (Egypt). I wanted to use something economical and also available in Egypt. As I didn't find a Kumho set, then I went for Petlas after I read a lot of positive reviews here. Unfortunately, the dry grip of this tire is way below average. You don't want to try sharp cornering, or try to pass a car with a kick down, you will lose handling and the tires will lose traction with the road. I only used those tires for 3000Km, and I am going to throw them away and buy a new set of Michelin PS4. Please note that my previous tires set was Kumho PS91 which is not the best, but was much better than Petlas. Not going to buy again for sure.
Helpful 39 - tyre reviewed on September 29, 2021
Given 90% while driving a Lexus LS430 (225/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 10 easy going miles
These tyres are on a Lexus LS430 V8, so not a light or small car! It weighs over 2 tonnes. I was originally surprised to find the tread depth was only 7mm, when other tyres I have had were usually around 10mm or so. I have now done 10,000 km and they show no discernable tyre wear, still on 7mm. Mind you, at my age, (78) I don't usually drive hard now, but still have the odd GO!! I previously had GT Radials which started off pretty quiet, but quickly became very noisy, such that the car was not nice to drive, sounded like a couple of wheel bearings on their last legs! Had to get rid of them because of the excessive noise! For an inexpensive tyre, I have so far been pretty impressed with the Petlas tyres .
Helpful 28 - tyre reviewed on June 9, 2021
Given 71% while driving a Volkswagen (215/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 31,000 average miles
I used to always buy Michelin and Continental tyres. My uncle told me about these tyres and since they are quite cheap, I just went with it and purchased these tyres. After driving for a while I was very suprised. The dry grip was better than my previous Continental Premium Contact 4 and Michelin Primacy HP. The wear is also amazing. It was still at 5 milimeters after 40-50.000 kilometers. Unfortunately I was unlucky, I think I got tyres from a bad serie, because after 40-50.000 kilometers some cracks started showing on the side of the tyre. Not major cracks, but thats the moment when I decided to change them for new tyres. The only bad thing of the tyre is the grip when there is quite some water laying on the road surface. Once (in 40-50.000 kilometers) I got into an aquaplane and honestly it kind of scared me. I didnt lose the control of the vehicle, but I lost grip for a split second, which resulted into shaking the car. Every other car around me didnt have any issues at that time. Overall they are good tyres, especialy wear wise, but when there is heavy rain, you should watch out just incase.
Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on May 13, 2021
Given 99% while driving a Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 4,000 average miles
Very smooth, comfort, and silent. Compare to the price is very hard to beat this tire. I will buy them again.
Helpful 26 - tyre reviewed on March 23, 2021
Mercedes Benz E250 CDI (245/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
I bought a 2014 E Class with this set of tyres, the previous owner installed them. At first, I was pretty skeptical about this set of tyres because I never heard of Petlas before. Now, that being said, I was extremely impressed with both dry grip and wet grip for this brand. Handling is decent for a set of tyres like this, and comfort is relatively good, except the fact that they are a bit noisy over 100 kmh. I drove these tyres in basically all conditions, with a combined driving style (both aggressive, cruising, and city driving). Wear was the biggest jaw-dropper: they lasted for around 31.000 km, and that was just fanstastic. It's not the best set of tyres, but it is not the worst either; my verdict is that if you are on a budget, they are can work better than you expect.
Helpful 25 - tyre reviewed on March 9, 2021
Given 81% while driving a Opel insignia (245/45 R18 W) on mostly motorways for 4 average miles
The tires are very good for the price class. The handling is good, driving in the wet is stable and feels secure. I've never experienced any aquaplaning with these tires and I drove in heavy rain several times on the highway. In the dry they are marvelous - I didn't expect such good behavior considering that this is a cheap tire. Noise levels are moderate to good on quality tarmac with highway speeds. This size is a XL tire - the comfort is slightly less due to reinforcing, but the stability for a heavy car is very good. My previous summer tires were Goodyear Efficient Grip - they are better handling of course, but also more expensive. Subjective noise levels were the same between Goodyear and Petlas.
Helpful 31 - tyre reviewed on October 4, 2020
Given 83% while driving a Volkswagen Jetta 2.0tdi Sport (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
I’ve has these tyres for about 2-3 years now and found them to be really good. Previously I had Bridgestones on the car but I’ve found these Petlas tyres to be equally as good. I live on the island of Madeira, which has many steep, narrow winding roads, especially in the mountains and I feel these tyres have been excellent for this region. We don’t have a great deal of rainfall during the year, so when it does rain the roads are extremely slippery, so most locals tend to drive carefully but I’ve had no problems with grip driving on rainy days. The wear has also been good and there’s still a good amount of tread left but I’m thinking about buying another set later in the year, as the price for these tyres is so reasonable.
Helpful 20 - tyre reviewed on May 31, 2020