Saab Automobile 9 3 Vector Sport Sportwagon (150) Tyres
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| Uniroyal Rainsport 2 (130) | 86% | 93% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 83% | 1,030,692 |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (129) | 83% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 60% | 68% | 62% | 70% | 2,425,530 |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (55) | 80% | 70% | 70% | 67% | 69% | 63% | 59% | 68% | 731,310 |
| Infinity INF 05 (9) | 59% | 23% | 40% | 32% | 69% | 41% | 20% | 41% | 53,000 |
Saab Automobile 9 3 Vector Sport Sportwagon (150) Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 2 given 49% (235-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly town for 9000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 9000 easy going miles
As far as grip is concerned I never experienced any problems but you need to bare in mind I commute to London and back every day in heavy traffic. I have a SAAB 93 1.9 diesel Sport Wagon and do not drive progressively so have not tested the limits of the tyres. They do seem to give a hard ride although I do not notice any road noise. What I have noticed however is that they are near their wear marks at only 9000 miles on the front.They have worn evenly and I had the wheel alignment checked before they were fitted, I am a bit surprised that stop start driving can take so much wear off a tyre??
Writing about the Infinity INF 05 given 40% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
These were fitted new by the dealer on the purchase of my used Saab 9-3 and are abysmal. In the wet you are little more than a passenger with massive understeer with little warning of your impending trouble from the front. How I avoided an accident is one of life's mysteries. Dry grip is fine but in this country this is hardly important. One plus is that they wore very well but this is probably as they are likely made of concrete.
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx given 27% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 easy going miles
These tyres lasted just SEVEN thousand miles on the front of my car until they reached minimum wear on my Saab 93 Sportswagon. I am a careful lady driver, had the wheels tracked and aligned twice in this period and they were nitrogen filled. I drive the car carefully so it will last, but Pirellis have had no trouble giving me 20,000 miles+. Using cruise control, not jamming on the brakes through careless driving, taking corners at a slower speed and avoiding potholes did me no good. Dunlop tested the tyres and found no fault and said it was driver action or an irregularity with the car. Saab who have serviced the car for 3 years sent a letter saying no history of tyre problems with me or the 93, but Kwik Fit are not behaving well about the whole matter. No refund offered for a very unhappy but regular (former) customer, but I will not let this drop as that was £200 I should not have had to spend. The new Pirellis which have replaced them are great - I wish I had never tried another brand and given myself this grief.
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Driving on mostly country roads for 18000 average miles
The wet grip is far better than the originals but otherwise I noticed little difference. I'm not a tyre nut, but I've not scarred myself by losing grip with these round corners!
The only thing that I was disappointed about was that they lasted only 18000. I've been used to getting more like 25000 per set (the continentals had gone a little more than that - and I'm only now replacing the original rear tyres at 45000!)
However, given that I can get 4 at 373 pounds (fitted), they might wear out about 20% faster but they are also about 20% cheaper than the continentals and they perform more to my liking!