Vauxhall Astra VXR Tyres

very good tyre drives well in all condition loads of grip

I absolutely love these tyres, immense grip in dry & wet after the break in period which was around 750miles for me, stiff side walls which don't feel like there going to roll off the rim like the standard conti sc2's did round corners (RARB Helps). Can't say as iv'e ever noticed any road noise but thats prob down to the Remus Exaust. Road feedback can't fault either. The only minus that I can give these is the wear rate, mixed driving of fast road and slow town driving, looking at around 7k-11k from powerfull FWD cars but a lot better than toyo's. These also cut the snow we had in 2010 like butter which being a summer tyre was very very impressive. Havn't ever fitted them to the rears but imagine an easy 20k-25k would be achievable, soon as my conti's have worn out, the vredy's are going straight on the back. Not even going to consider ps2's or eagle f1's for twice the price for minimal + results. But the vredy's are catching on now and are slowly creeping up in price.

Put 2 of these on Astra VXR Front to replace the Dunlop SP2000's which are 2x the price.

would say they are in fact more comfortable and more precise when steering, if your looking to reduce your tyre bill for as little effect to performance as possible, these are your option!

Have managed to lose the car in the wet with them and hit a curb, but to be fair its a fwd car and the back managed to swing around and hit the same time the fronts did so they must have dug in so to speak.

Overall happy with them! :)

Having bought a set of these after reading some good reviews. I am actually quite surprised at how well they last overall in all conditions. After only having them fitted for a few weeks, the heavy snow hit Scotland, and I was very surprised that they managed to get me about quite happilly and never got stuck at all.

Dry grip is very good and on par with the conti sport contact 2's I had on before hand easilly. Wet grip is very good too the car is able to comfortably put all the power down in 2nd and 3rd gear with no cutting in from the TC.

I have had these fitted for 8 months, all of which have been spirited/town driving, and the fronts still have around 5.5mm of tread left, and the rears are hardly broken in. Would def recommend these.

Have had these tyres put on the front of my astra after my Conti's had covered 20k and ready for changing.

First impressions were abit poor, but stick with it! after about 200 miles and the tyres had bedded in they came to life! THey are an absolute awsome tyre! dry grip is second to none and the wet grip is pretty good aswell.

Overall a brilliant tyre and definitly something i would seriously consider in the future.

Excellent tyres compared to the OEM Continental Contact Sport 2s. The grip in the wet is definatly the selling point of these tyres and I can vouch for the superior handling they give in both the wet and dry. Also wear alot slower than OEM tyres and previous tyres.

i have come to these after having conti's on my vxr, the first few miles were average, however ifter they had scrubbed in they are a joy, having 300hp through the front wheels doesnt seem to bother them. These come to life after they have had time to warm up and offer huge ammounts of grip and road feed back. When these do let go they do progressively and all movement is easilly controlled. I have soft-medium compound and wear rate is quite quick but thats what you get for higher levels of grip. Wet weather isnt as good as some but i did not buy them for this, when the weather gets bad i swap to my winter tyres. All in all these are a great tyre and i have and will be buying again, a great tyre with a great price.

Now on my 3rd set of Eagle F1 GDS3s (even tho they have been discontinued - but you can still buy them) and I am pleased to say they offer a very reasuring and confident drive. The VXR puts 240hp to the front wheels which is an unfair demand for any tyre. It came with Continental Contact Sport 2, which were impressive. However I have found F1's to be much better suited to coping with the demands and longer lasting. In dry conditions they are superb, you couldnt ask for better and provide excellent feedback and road holding. In the wet they continue the impressive grip, just a touch less progressive at the limit, but still provide bags of confidence and can cope well with heavy acceleration and cornering with minimal traction loss. The backs lasted a good 25k miles and the fronts only last about 10k miles. The Continentals lasted 7k miles. As they age dry grip only improves but wet driving becomes a bit more slippy, however only under heavy demands, plus they loose thier ride comfort. Overall a superior tyre and im very satisfied and would surely recommend them!

Dry grip is fine, but wet grip isn't great. The car's mapped but can wheelspin in 5th when it's wet. Road noise is high and comfort isn't great either. Wear rates are better than previous tyres I've tried (conti sport contact 2 10,000miles, goodyear F1 eagles 12,000miles and Falken 452's 12,000miles). Done 6,000 miles so far and hardly even begun to wear!

Goodyears were the best of the bunch for noise, comfort and grip. Maxxis are at the bottom for everything but wear rates.

I've had these only on the back of my VXR and there aren't good at all, very skitish and doesn't inspire any confidence at all. There was 6.5mm of tread 6000 miles ago and now there is 4.6mm of tread which is shocking for rear tyres on a FWD car. Would not recommend at all, and would certainly not buy again.