Tyres for the Ford Focus ST170:
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| Uniroyal Rainsport (12) | 83% | 93% | 79% | 83% | 78% | 88% | 86% | 84% | 235,067 |
| Michelin Pilot Sport (17) | 93% | 81% | 84% | 76% | 68% | 76% | 80% | 80% | 225,235 |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (26) | 90% | 83% | 82% | 78% | 64% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 442,700 |
| Falken ZE912 (28) | 84% | 78% | 75% | 62% | 81% | 87% | 85% | 79% | 145,870 |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (33) | 80% | 73% | 74% | 70% | 70% | 75% | 79% | 74% | 473,356 |
| Continental Sport Contact (6) | 75% | 70% | 70% | 72% | 80% | 70% | 65% | 72% | 99,500 |
| Toyo T1R (63) | 79% | 71% | 72% | 69% | 60% | 69% | 68% | 70% | 905,562 |
| Avon ZZ3 (24) | 77% | 67% | 70% | 67% | 60% | 74% | 67% | 69% | 503,532 |
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta KU31 given 89% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 48000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 48000 spirited miles
Fitted after reading good things on owners forums and yes great tyres for the money. These are up with the best for £70 a tyre these are a steal. No way would i pay for Michelin , Pirelli or Goodyear. As much confidence as when using expensive Yokos on prevous car. These tyres have taken me across Europe and taken mile after mile of 130 cruising.
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta KU31 given 87% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 48000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 48000 spirited miles
Fitted after reading good things on owners forums and yes great tyres for the money. These are up with the best for £70 a tyre these are a steal. No way would i pay for Michelin , Pirelli or Goodyear. As much confidence as when using expensive Yokos on prevous car. These tyres have taken me across Europe and taken mile after mile of 130 cruising.
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport given 86% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 21000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 21000 spirited miles
These tyres have a really stiff sidewall. I noticed this as soon as I swapped them onto the fronts, potholes and the general road surface felt much harsher. On the plus side, turn in and feel were amazing, and the tyre did not flex under hard cornering.
The main problem or flaw I found with this tyre is that it certainly isnt at its best when cold. Putting the throttle down too early coming off a mini roundabout would see instant understeer. Once heated up though I found dry grip absolutely amazing, and with the great feel i got from these tyres this made the car feel well stuck to the road.
Wet grip I would say was adequate. Fast long corners were not really a problem, but sharper tighter corners would see the car easily understeering where my previous tyres would not. No major problems though.
One thing I did notice was that once the tread level reached around 4.5mm performance of the tyre dropped significantly. This exhibited itself in a 'knife-edge' feel to cornering in the wet even at low speed, and squirming under breaking. The tyres have always been very progressive though so any loss of grip was easy to feel and correct.
These tyres lasted a total of 27000 miles, 6000 on the rear and 21000 on the front, which I consider pretty good.
Id definitely buy these tyres again, if they were still available in my size!
The main problem or flaw I found with this tyre is that it certainly isnt at its best when cold. Putting the throttle down too early coming off a mini roundabout would see instant understeer. Once heated up though I found dry grip absolutely amazing, and with the great feel i got from these tyres this made the car feel well stuck to the road.
Wet grip I would say was adequate. Fast long corners were not really a problem, but sharper tighter corners would see the car easily understeering where my previous tyres would not. No major problems though.
One thing I did notice was that once the tread level reached around 4.5mm performance of the tyre dropped significantly. This exhibited itself in a 'knife-edge' feel to cornering in the wet even at low speed, and squirming under breaking. The tyres have always been very progressive though so any loss of grip was easy to feel and correct.
These tyres lasted a total of 27000 miles, 6000 on the rear and 21000 on the front, which I consider pretty good.
Id definitely buy these tyres again, if they were still available in my size!
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 3 given 83% (215-45-17-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 63000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 63000 spirited miles
used to use continental sport contact 2's for many years made the mistake of changing to avon's after a few weeks i couldnt wait for them to wear out, recently got the contact 3's and in my opinion these are the best continental tyres I have used. Grip is amazing and steering response and handling are great its like driving a new car again the car feels like it has confidence again in the twistys and the roundabouts.
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport given 77% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 spirited miles
These tyres feel hard compared to my previous ones, pot holes feel much harsher. Ive had them on the rear of my car since I bought them. Ive found that they are an excellent all round tyre when taking it easy, lots of grip and good wearing. If your going to push on though you really need to let them warm up as they seem very slidy before they get up to heat, although this can be fun at the right time ;) On the plus side, any loss of traction is very progressive and can be easily corrected before anything major happens. Id definitely have these again if I could actually get ahold of them!
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact given 77% (215-45-17-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
These tyres were the OEM originals that came with the ST170. I found dry weather grip to be very good although not as good as later tyres such as Pilot Sport's. Wet weather performance seemed fine when I first got the car but dipped substantially when tread depth reached about 4mm. At this point understeer was often sharp and extreme compared to earlier performance. On the road the tyres were very quiet and comfortable. Wear was excellent, cant complain about 30000 miles of pretty hard driving.
Writing about the Uniroyal Rainsport given 76% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
This is a review of these tyres on the rear of my car.
A good all round performance tyre.
Dry grip has been good if not exceptional. If anything the problem is not the rubber itself but the somewhat soft sidewalls which give and make the car slide out under hard cornering. This was shown markedly when driving a very twisty mountain pass in the Peak District where almost every hard corner had the tyres sliding a little. This was definitely not a huge issue though and even in this situation the actual grip was still good and very controllable. For normal driving these tyres are faultless. I found them quiet and comfortable.
I didnt really find these 'rainsports' any better in the rain than my previous michelin pilot sports, although they did get up to temperature and optimal grip faster.
Wear rate has been good. They started with a thread of 8mm in the centre and 6-7mm on the outsides and have gone down to 7mm centre and 5mm on the edges in the 15000 miles they have been on the rear.
All in all not the ultimate tyre but for the money a very good one.
A good all round performance tyre.
Dry grip has been good if not exceptional. If anything the problem is not the rubber itself but the somewhat soft sidewalls which give and make the car slide out under hard cornering. This was shown markedly when driving a very twisty mountain pass in the Peak District where almost every hard corner had the tyres sliding a little. This was definitely not a huge issue though and even in this situation the actual grip was still good and very controllable. For normal driving these tyres are faultless. I found them quiet and comfortable.
I didnt really find these 'rainsports' any better in the rain than my previous michelin pilot sports, although they did get up to temperature and optimal grip faster.
Wear rate has been good. They started with a thread of 8mm in the centre and 6-7mm on the outsides and have gone down to 7mm centre and 5mm on the edges in the 15000 miles they have been on the rear.
All in all not the ultimate tyre but for the money a very good one.
Writing about the Falken ZE912 given 73% (215-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
After a balancing problem with last set of Khumos 31 i tried these. Firstly they are indeed a more comfortable tyre and quieter on good roads. However wet road grip is not so great , dry grip notably worse , it feels as if the tyre leans over then grips and on scared tarmac the noise level rises. So these might now go on the back and the hardly worn Khumos back on the front. Prehaps i might try the directional Falkens next. To sum up a quality tyre for 7/10 motoring, If you want to push on ..no , not on a Focus anyway.
These tyres tend to be to soft on the side walls and makes the car squirm under braking
In dry conditions on the track i found them not as good as the conti sports which had 12,000 miles behind them
As for the wet weather plenty of slide in them which i did not want
Wear rate of the T1r,s is ok in the fact that the car gets a lot of peddel
In dry conditions on the track i found them not as good as the conti sports which had 12,000 miles behind them
As for the wet weather plenty of slide in them which i did not want
Wear rate of the T1r,s is ok in the fact that the car gets a lot of peddel
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Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles