Die besten Reifen für den Ford Focus Zetec S Ecoboost 180

Ich kaufte diese aufgrund der "guten" Bewertungen, die sie online erhalten hatten - ein gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, kein Budget, anscheinend eher im mittleren Bereich. Das "Ultra High Performance" -Tag sollte entfernt werden, die Seitenwände fühlen sich wie aus Papier an. Es fühlt sich an, als hätte das Auto 4 platte Reifen mit dem richtigen Druck für das Auto. Sie biegen sich so stark in Kurven und lassen das Auto sehr schlecht fahren. Ein Spurwechsel auf einer zweispurigen Straße / Autobahn fühlt sich wirklich gefährlich an. Ich habe sie nach 6 Wochen ausgetauscht und mir einen Goodyear Eagle AS5 gekauft - der Unterschied ist Tag und Nacht, gehen Sie nicht das Risiko für zusätzliche 40 Pfund pro Reifen ein ...

Die besten Reifen, die ich je hatte. Ich fahre ungefähr 40 km pro Jahr und sie haben mir gute Dienste geleistet. Haben 55K Meilen auf den Vorderreifen und die Hinterreifen sind auf 85K Meilen im Moment, noch etwa 10K auf ihnen. Was willst du noch?

Had 4 of these on my Focus Zetec S and have now covered over 16000 miles ,,great all rounder ,,just drive sensibly and they wont let you down ,,will buy again

Had two of these on my car for nearly a year and around 11-12k miles now. They still have 4.5mm tread left and have spent most of their life on the fronts of a 180bhp Focus Zetec S ecoboost, so really can't complain about the wear rate.

I had them on the back from spring through summer last year as I wanted to minimise wear and save the nice all season treads for the winter, but tbh I couldnt wait til the winter to swap my Michelin Primacy HPs from the front to the back as with the Sailuns on the rear it felt twitchy with the back stepping out on cornering wet or dry. I think a combination of the softer sidewall and less grip than the Michelins. Never any major panic moments but I didn't like it.

So I lasted until Sept before I swapped the Primacy HPs back to rear and the Sailuns to the fronts. Much better/more predictable. I then drove like I was driving miss daisy to avoid wearing them down before the snowy season so never really pushed them hard but still noticed them approaching their limits and never felt confident with them. At this point I was already thinking about what I would get next and and it wasn't going to be these...

Now you're probably wondering why the high review scores?

Well, when the snow and ice finally came this winter they had maybe 5mm tread left and I have to say I was impressed! If I was to rate previous tyres I've had such as Conti Sport Contact a 0/10 when driving on snow/ice, and Nankang Snow SV2 a 10/10, then I would say the Z4 AS's were about a 5 or 6/10. Much, much better than summers on snow, so as a year round tyre in the UK they get a big thumbs up from me.

And now that we are probably past the coldest weather and I'm not in tread saving mode anymore, I've started pushing them a bit harder and even though it's still cold and wet I am finding they are better than I thought... yeah the ultimate limits are maybe only 85-90% of a good summer tyre but they are very progressive for me and let you know they are losing it without snapping, lift off the throttle and they start gripping just fine again. I've no doubt they would let go and scare anyone who doesn't drive progressively, but if you drive sensibly you can make good progress with these tyres just fine. In the hands of someone who doesn't push their (or their car's limits) they would probably never know the difference between these tyres and a premium brand costing twice as much or more!

Also contrary to some other reviews I've not noticed terrible road noise (maybe pressure related? I run mine slightly higher than recommended (32) pressure at 35psi), and wearing nice and evenly too. Reckon they'll last 15k miles easily before getting to 3mm at which point I usually change my tyres.

My verdict: a perfect budget tyre for all year round use in the parts of the UK that are prone to snow on occasion.

Caveat: Don't mix them by fitting on the rear with a stiffer sidewalled/grippier pair of tyres on the front axle. Fitted to fronts or as a set of 4 recommended.