SEAT Leon FR tdi Tyres
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| Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 (5) | 80% | 90% | 78% | 80% | 90% | 84% | 92% | 85% | 65,000 |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (100) | 93% | 91% | 84% | 80% | 73% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 1,225,083 |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (84) | 85% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 79% | 83% | 79% | 1,551,400 |
| Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico (9) | 84% | 79% | 77% | 79% | 86% | 78% | 69% | 79% | 199,516 |
| Marangoni Meteo HP (9) | 74% | 86% | 76% | 67% | 68% | 80% | 88% | 77% | 20,100 |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (92) | 87% | 71% | 76% | 72% | 66% | 66% | 63% | 72% | 1,391,266 |
| Pirelli PZero Rosso (56) | 84% | 72% | 72% | 71% | 61% | 68% | 60% | 70% | 707,535 |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (29) | 83% | 68% | 74% | 67% | 60% | 64% | 57% | 68% | 1,263,110 |
SEAT Leon FR tdi Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A given 93% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly town for 21000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 21000 average miles
Ive had these on my seat leon tdi fr, i got 21kmiles out of the rears and only just 10kmiles on the fronts, they done well for me but I prob wouldnt buy again due to the fact that they have gone up to £140 a corner and I think theres other tyres out there that can do similar mileage for less money.
Writing about the Marangoni Meteo HP given 90% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Hi
i have these fitted since nov 2011 ( now feb 2012)
i thought that by buying these i had stopped it snowing completely in the UK.
however, they are great in cold wet weather, clearing the road very well, you can tell its good as the car gets really dirty now.
but this weekend the UK has seen snow that stopped all roads airports etc
i made journeys where previously i wouldn't have got off the drive.
the traction both in driving and stopping are amazing. i was able to pass people who had to creep along and i bet they thought i was an idiot. but the ability of the tryes were so good.
every now and again i would test the brakes ( so you don't get over confident as you still need to take care) and found the grip V good, you do have to watch that others don't follow too close as you can outbrake them, not v good when they are following!!
you can brake on down hill junction and not have hope that there is no-one coming.
however it doesn't stop you getting trapped when the other cars just block the road by being stranded and wheel spinning and still sliding backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don't forget they are winter tyres and not just snow tyres so you get the benefit when its cold and wet too.
i have considerable driving experience cars motorcycles class 1 HGV ( as it was) both her and abroad with a brother in Zurich so have experience of "proper snow" too
i'm glad i fitted them this winter
i have these fitted since nov 2011 ( now feb 2012)
i thought that by buying these i had stopped it snowing completely in the UK.
however, they are great in cold wet weather, clearing the road very well, you can tell its good as the car gets really dirty now.
but this weekend the UK has seen snow that stopped all roads airports etc
i made journeys where previously i wouldn't have got off the drive.
the traction both in driving and stopping are amazing. i was able to pass people who had to creep along and i bet they thought i was an idiot. but the ability of the tryes were so good.
every now and again i would test the brakes ( so you don't get over confident as you still need to take care) and found the grip V good, you do have to watch that others don't follow too close as you can outbrake them, not v good when they are following!!
you can brake on down hill junction and not have hope that there is no-one coming.
however it doesn't stop you getting trapped when the other cars just block the road by being stranded and wheel spinning and still sliding backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don't forget they are winter tyres and not just snow tyres so you get the benefit when its cold and wet too.
i have considerable driving experience cars motorcycles class 1 HGV ( as it was) both her and abroad with a brother in Zurich so have experience of "proper snow" too
i'm glad i fitted them this winter
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta KU31 given 73% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Cracking tyre for the price. Had 4 fitted due to reviews on here and previous experience with a cheaper kumho tyre with was good for the money.
Tyres were very reasonable at ?65 per corner fitted. Only driven for a few thousand mile but couldn't fault them. Yes they are not awesome in either dry or wet but they are good. Fitted to a powerful deisel and have new seen TC light flash. They do let go when pushed hard, especially in the wet... but what tyre doesn't? Found the side walls quite soft which you feel on a tight steering lock but they soon get used to it and don't notice. A real plus is tyre noise. Tyre noise is very low, especially on motorways. I could't really comment on wear. I don't think they will last 18+k on a powerful car but for the price, 10+k i'd be happy with. The rears will last 18K easy.
I have sold the wheels now and now have 225-40-18s with Toyo T1Rs and in my opinion, they do not feel any better... maybe a little in the dry. I'll soon be replacing these with the well rated Rainsport 2's based on reviews.
All in all, good tyre for the price. Doubt you will be disappointed.
Tyres were very reasonable at ?65 per corner fitted. Only driven for a few thousand mile but couldn't fault them. Yes they are not awesome in either dry or wet but they are good. Fitted to a powerful deisel and have new seen TC light flash. They do let go when pushed hard, especially in the wet... but what tyre doesn't? Found the side walls quite soft which you feel on a tight steering lock but they soon get used to it and don't notice. A real plus is tyre noise. Tyre noise is very low, especially on motorways. I could't really comment on wear. I don't think they will last 18+k on a powerful car but for the price, 10+k i'd be happy with. The rears will last 18K easy.
I have sold the wheels now and now have 225-40-18s with Toyo T1Rs and in my opinion, they do not feel any better... maybe a little in the dry. I'll soon be replacing these with the well rated Rainsport 2's based on reviews.
All in all, good tyre for the price. Doubt you will be disappointed.
Writing about the Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico given 69% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 22500 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 22500 average miles
These were factory fitted to my new Seat Leon FR and I've had pretty impressive mileage out of them, they have done 22,500 miles and both fronts and rears are now in need of changing (down to about 2mm).
Dry grip is excellent, but wet grip performance dropped off significantly once they got to about 4mm tread left. I didn't use them much in the snow so I can't really comment.
The main problem is noise - they are incredibly noisy and make motorway journeys very tiresome. On dry B roads where you can enjoy the grip, I can live with the noise, but unfortunately I do quite a lot of motorway driving so I won't be having another set.
Dry grip is excellent, but wet grip performance dropped off significantly once they got to about 4mm tread left. I didn't use them much in the snow so I can't really comment.
The main problem is noise - they are incredibly noisy and make motorway journeys very tiresome. On dry B roads where you can enjoy the grip, I can live with the noise, but unfortunately I do quite a lot of motorway driving so I won't be having another set.
Writing about the Pirelli PZero Rosso given 64% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
GENERALLY A GOOD TYRE BUT THE WEAR RATE PARTICULARLY ON THE FRONT IS POOR
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE050 given 63% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12500 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 12500 average miles
The car was supplied with the RE050's, and they seemed to provide decent grip and weren't too noisy.
However, the wear on the front set wasn't great. 12.5K miles of mixed (sometimes spirited) driving and the fronts were on the wear marker and needed changing. (I replaced them with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, which have lasted ~14K miles but will need changing soon).
The rear tyres have lasted to 27K miles, but have become quite noisy due to uneven wear (not necessarily the fault of the tyre), so will be replaced soon as well.
However, the wear on the front set wasn't great. 12.5K miles of mixed (sometimes spirited) driving and the fronts were on the wear marker and needed changing. (I replaced them with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, which have lasted ~14K miles but will need changing soon).
The rear tyres have lasted to 27K miles, but have become quite noisy due to uneven wear (not necessarily the fault of the tyre), so will be replaced soon as well.
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric given 62% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
I fitted these tyres as a replacment/upgrade to the front goodyear excellence i had on. grip was better but wear was worse! absolutly lethal in temps under 5 degrees as they went rock solid, shame i put them on in october for the duration of the big freeze. summer tyre!!!! they may have worn more quickly due to the conditions really really dangerous on cold icy roads!!! great on dry hot roads witch would account for no more thana 25% of my experience with them!! i am replacing the whole set of tyres for toyo proxes t1r's due to price and the look of them! i dont drive the car as much as my partner and i dont drive aas fast! i cant justify payin ?260 for two front tyres at kwikfit when they last 10,000 short miles (yeh you can get them cheaper and all the rest!!!) so do it!!! great tyre for fast summer driving not good for taking children to school in winter!!! 90% of time you won't feel the benefit of them over the normal harder wearing goodyear excellence!!! imo.
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Driving on a combination of roads for 11000 spirited miles
Super grip on high snow, it saved me for lot of times every time when i was on narrow streets, where the snow is soft and in large quantities.
Also very, very good on wet, with minimum aquaplaning.
On dry roads is more like a performance summer tyre, because it enters in temperature pretty hard, therefore its a bit slippery at brakes (strong, all the way brakes), but when its heated enough, it has an aextremely accurate grip, with no signs of understeer even i pushed the car pretty much onto the limits, despite the diesel engine on my Leon FR, that is heavier that benzines.