Honda Civic 1.8 5 door Tyres
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| Uniroyal RainExpert (62) | 85% | 91% | 83% | 77% | 81% | 88% | 88% | 85% | 382,330 |
| Uniroyal Rainsport 2 (144) | 86% | 92% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 83% | 1,135,072 |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (71) | 84% | 79% | 77% | 66% | 78% | 74% | 71% | 76% | 1,385,541 |
| Pirelli P 7 (28) | 76% | 68% | 67% | 63% | 73% | 68% | 58% | 68% | 631,500 |
| Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (46) | 75% | 65% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 62% | 50% | 63% | 1,181,508 |
Honda Civic 1.8 5 door Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza ER300 given 77% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
Sporty and very grippy but uncomfortably hard/very harsh on rough & bumpy roads but otherwise smooth. (Honda Civic 1.8 with 16" alloy wheels)
38,700 miles on the front and the rears are still ok (40K+?) - quite reasonable by British standards (BUT to put it in context, I bought Yokohama tyres for a Honda Accord in the USA that were guaranteed for 70K+ miles and which still looked like new after 50K - they were great in every way: quiet, sticky, good in dry, wet & snow, smooth - and cheap).
38,700 miles on the front and the rears are still ok (40K+?) - quite reasonable by British standards (BUT to put it in context, I bought Yokohama tyres for a Honda Accord in the USA that were guaranteed for 70K+ miles and which still looked like new after 50K - they were great in every way: quiet, sticky, good in dry, wet & snow, smooth - and cheap).
Writing about the Uniroyal Rainsport 2 given 77% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Excellent wet grip
Good all round tyre
Not bad on comfort, but I am using performance size tyre
Didn't I mention excellent wet grip? although do be careful the tyres are superb but are not magic in the rain!
Good all round tyre
Not bad on comfort, but I am using performance size tyre
Didn't I mention excellent wet grip? although do be careful the tyres are superb but are not magic in the rain!
Writing about the Uniroyal RainExpert given 59% (205-55-16-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
I was swayed into buying these tyres from the reviews on this site. I regret this decision. I'm not a racer boy and tend to drive carefully but I'm also willing to put my foot down on a wide clear road.
It seems most of the reviews on here are comparing the tyres to budget and low end tyres. My previous tyres on this car are Michelin Primacy HP and Bridgestone Potenza RE050, neither of which could be considered low end. The bridgestones were good, the Michelins were superb, these uniroyals are terrible.
All my tyres were nearing the end of their lives so I got 4 of these and immediately noticed the difference. They have changed the car so much I started obsessively checking the tyre pressure and have even had the tracking rechecked (its near perfect).
Dry Grip:
These tyres have very soft side walls and while that means they have softened the slightly harsh ride of the civic, it also means that they make the car wallow around corners and understeer has increased dramatically, to the point where going around a dry roundabout at low speed now causes slight understeer. I dread to think how these will perform in emergency manoeuvres.
Wet Grip:
The wet grip is only slightly worse than in the dry, but the grip in the dry is so bad that it isn't much of a praise.
Road Feedback:
The soft side walls also mean I can feel a lot less of what is happening on the road making me constantly feel detached from the road surface - not a good thing. This also means that when to car does understeer, its harder to feel where the grip is and pull out of it.
Progressiveness:
The grip when accelerating compares poorly to my old Michelin tyres but as I said, I'm no racer boy and its still acceptable.
Wear:
I want these to wear out so I can replace them but unfortunately they seem to be wearing ok. I've so far done around 2000 miles on them and they still look fairly new.
Comfort:
As i said before, the soft side walls do soften the ride of the civic which is known to be slightly harsh so I'd have to give them a good rating for ride comfort.
Economy:
This is probably the most damning thing about these tyres. I normally get around 40 to 42 mpg on my commute to work however I am now struggling to keep it above 38 mpg. The economy changed as soon as I had the tyres fitted and my journey has not changed at all. I was so shocked I even had the tracking rechecked at a different garage but it came back as near perfect. This means that if these tyres last me 20,000 miles at current petrol prices (£1.35/litre) then they will cost me around an extra £236 in petrol and I only saved about £100 by fitting these over my previous Michelins.
Summary:
If I can't really afford it right now but as soon as I can I'm having these replaced as they feel unsafe and have much worse grip than my previous tyres. If you want increased comfort, don't care about fuel consumption and never plan on turning a corner then they may be worth it, otherwise AVOID.
It seems most of the reviews on here are comparing the tyres to budget and low end tyres. My previous tyres on this car are Michelin Primacy HP and Bridgestone Potenza RE050, neither of which could be considered low end. The bridgestones were good, the Michelins were superb, these uniroyals are terrible.
All my tyres were nearing the end of their lives so I got 4 of these and immediately noticed the difference. They have changed the car so much I started obsessively checking the tyre pressure and have even had the tracking rechecked (its near perfect).
Dry Grip:
These tyres have very soft side walls and while that means they have softened the slightly harsh ride of the civic, it also means that they make the car wallow around corners and understeer has increased dramatically, to the point where going around a dry roundabout at low speed now causes slight understeer. I dread to think how these will perform in emergency manoeuvres.
Wet Grip:
The wet grip is only slightly worse than in the dry, but the grip in the dry is so bad that it isn't much of a praise.
Road Feedback:
The soft side walls also mean I can feel a lot less of what is happening on the road making me constantly feel detached from the road surface - not a good thing. This also means that when to car does understeer, its harder to feel where the grip is and pull out of it.
Progressiveness:
The grip when accelerating compares poorly to my old Michelin tyres but as I said, I'm no racer boy and its still acceptable.
Wear:
I want these to wear out so I can replace them but unfortunately they seem to be wearing ok. I've so far done around 2000 miles on them and they still look fairly new.
Comfort:
As i said before, the soft side walls do soften the ride of the civic which is known to be slightly harsh so I'd have to give them a good rating for ride comfort.
Economy:
This is probably the most damning thing about these tyres. I normally get around 40 to 42 mpg on my commute to work however I am now struggling to keep it above 38 mpg. The economy changed as soon as I had the tyres fitted and my journey has not changed at all. I was so shocked I even had the tracking rechecked at a different garage but it came back as near perfect. This means that if these tyres last me 20,000 miles at current petrol prices (£1.35/litre) then they will cost me around an extra £236 in petrol and I only saved about £100 by fitting these over my previous Michelins.
Summary:
If I can't really afford it right now but as soon as I can I'm having these replaced as they feel unsafe and have much worse grip than my previous tyres. If you want increased comfort, don't care about fuel consumption and never plan on turning a corner then they may be worth it, otherwise AVOID.
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport 9000 given 47% (235-40-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
I want to drop a line about the Dunlop tyres that were on my second hand Borbet rims. I considered Dunlop to be an A brand and thus trusted on them to be quite good. When I first fitted the wheels to my car it was a warm and dry day. I drove the car around for half an hour and the tyres were (compared to my stock Michelin Pilot Primacy) a bit less in dry grip. They made more noise en you couldn't tell exactly when they were going to loose grip. But overall not that bad.
Everything changed when I drove the Dunlop SP 9000 tyres in the rain ! It was like havig totally other tyres on the car, in the worst kind of way.
No grip at all ! Sliding away at roundabouts and even more noise. My wife demanded that I put the other rims back on the car, with the Michelins.
Defenitly not a tyre I would recomend !
Everything changed when I drove the Dunlop SP 9000 tyres in the rain ! It was like havig totally other tyres on the car, in the worst kind of way.
No grip at all ! Sliding away at roundabouts and even more noise. My wife demanded that I put the other rims back on the car, with the Michelins.
Defenitly not a tyre I would recomend !
Writing about the Pirelli P 7 given 46% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
Pirelli p7 cinturato is very bad tyre.
Writing about the Nokian Hakka Z given 0% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 average miles
I m Testing this tyres for 6 month. This is first day. first impression positive. Previous tyres pirelli p7 cinturato.
Nokian tyres better, Cold performance good. braking is good. I m happy :D
Nokian tyres better, Cold performance good. braking is good. I m happy :D
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Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles