225/45 R14 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 225/45 R14.
Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Falken FK452 (211) 82% 72% 75% 73% 69% 73%
Yokohama S Drive (65) 83% 69% 75% 77% 71% 68%

225/45 14 Tyre Review Highlights

Falken FK452 rated 30% while driving a Honda Civic
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 average miles
I got presauded from a local tyre shop/ dealer to get falken tyres from 2 choices of previous tyre manufacturers I’ve used before and rated them them highly.
I carefully drove/wore them in as advised but they were noisy from day one and still very noisy
I drive 21 miles to work each way daily. The first time I drove the car when wet after 2 weeks of dry weather, it was like driving on Marbles and lost grip at slightest excuse
Swooping the tyres Front to Rear hasn’t helped.
I bought 4 so it was a set of the same make and I have got these tyres for the duration. I don’t trust them. I hate them. I will not buy falken tyres again
tyre reviewed on 2023-07-20 10:59:05
Yokohama S Drive rated 91% while driving a Citroën Saxo VTR
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Only had them on for just over a week, done a fair few miles on them and i like them. They are much better than my old tyres which were cooper tyres. The grip in the dry is great, when i turn the wheel the car follows, where as with my old tyres it had a knack for understeer. In the wet they are still good tyres and are responsive, and if it wasn't for my dodgy bald rear tyre i would never have spun off! i would recommend these to anyone who is looking for a cheap sticky tyre.
tyre reviewed on 2011-11-06 11:05:41
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