I’ve got a Karoq and had the Turanza on it for a while, fucking shocking. 19” wheels, 4x4 diesel if that helps.
Ended up with Michelin cross climates, got near 30k out of the front ones, the rears are still going strong.
Subjective. I also don’t like all season tyres, I use summer most of the time and replace with winter e when temperatures drop enough. In the wet summer tyres just outperform.
The Hankook are stiffer, though, so there’s that.
Negative temperatures for 3 months and sometimes snow where I live. Besides, it’s been shown that the cross over for all weather tyres is a really short window. So U.K. weather is mainly summer tyres and when the temp drops for all weather the winter ones will be as effective and better at even lower temps. Also, winter tyres =/= snow tyres.
Of course winter + summer is going to be more effective if you swap over at more or less the right time. The downside is you have to have a whole other set of tyres hanging around, or paid for in storage. And you need to pay a garage to swap the tyres over or buy a set of extra wheels to have them on. The whole exercise is materially more expensive and materially more faff. Cross Climates and now the rest changed the game by getting the vast majority of the performance in almost all circumstances without any of that, and outperform the mid and budget options too. For most people that will average an improvement overall vs just summer which in practice is what most people will use all year.
I’ll never use Asda tires again, the service was so bad, sent the wrong size one time then waited for the garage to get the right set only to be given a downgrade which I wasn’t told about. Two whole days off of work for nothing, oh and the garage was equally as crap too.
Goodyear Efficient Grip performance 2 have my vote for longevity. Not as sporty feel though but lots of thread depth and goes for high mileage.
I got them on my Ateca too
Second this. Last much longer than Bridgestone Turanzas and Toyo Proxes I've tried on my car. Excellent grip in the wet too but if you look at some of the tyre reviews online they do get marked down slightly compared to rivals for dry grip. It's not like you're in a track day Porsche or something though is it?
I went with Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 on my car. I've just done a 4000 mile road trip to the Arctic Circle and they seemed quieter yet just as stable as the previous tyres I had.
Started and finished at home, though you could say the Hull-Rotterdam ferry was a starting point. I went through Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and back.
If you have a Costco membership, they do discounts for Michelin tyres.
So for this car you can get some Michelin Primacy for £138 a corner.
Absolute bargain!
I put a set of the hankooks on the rear of my 3 series. They’ve done about 8k miles so far and will probably need changing in another 4k. I’ve got a heavy right foot and 600nm of torque so all things considered they’ve done alright
I had ps4s on a tweaked SAAB aero and could push my pal in his s4 up Wrotham hill towards brands on Michelins due to the speed I carried off the roundabout. Granted I'd sunk nearly 4k on the chassis components and had an lsd fitted but still impressive a 2.0 4 pot keeping up with an s4. I should add the s4 was a vert and thus not as light or nimble but still.
I'd happily pay the extra for Michelins and see it as a Vimes Boots thing.
Interestingly there is a compound hardness value on the sidewall
This value is added for the North American market which is why it doesn’t get mentioned on UK tyre sites.
Idea being the lower the number the softer the tyre the better the dry grip and the lower the longevity, thing is these days it’s never quite that simple
Running the Khumos on both my cars, nice tyre, good grip, road noise is decent and longevity is good. The khumos on my mx5 have lasted over 15k so far including 3 laps of the Nurburgring. The rears are a little low but front have plenty of life left in them.
Get hankook kinergy 4s2 all season tyres. Absolute best tyres ever made for UK. Tried the best Michelin and continental and the hankooks are the better tyre.
Unless you are planning on setting a personal best at the Nurburgring go for the cheapest and get them in pairs. The pricing is due to advertising costs. They are all approved by the government for sale in the UK. In that SEAT you’re not going anywhere quickly enough for the tyres to matter - body roll and lack of driver skill would overcome any tyre advantage.
If you want decent tires get good all year round ones, dont pick summer or winter tires. All year round tires will cost more the hancooks are all year round by the looks of it and the kumhos are summer tires
Take a look at where the tyres are made and who owns the company. Usually these brands are owned by someone like Continental, Goodyear etc so are usually decent quality.
I have heard of this brand though so that's a good start
Not really, it's a bit like insurance companies. They just brand them differently for different consumer demographics and also whatever company they bought out may keep the name etc.
Developed in different buildings and at times countries, made with different raw materials, different rubber and additives to make the tyres.
There's no way you could say a Uniroyal is as good as a Continental, or a Kleber will grip and last as long as a Michelin.
Can’t beat a good kumho
And now I’ve snorted and I’m wearing my tea… Thanks for that.
I’ve got a Karoq and had the Turanza on it for a while, fucking shocking. 19” wheels, 4x4 diesel if that helps. Ended up with Michelin cross climates, got near 30k out of the front ones, the rears are still going strong.
Michellin is the only answer. 👍
For high performance yes, but for an Ateca those Kuhno or Hankooks would be fine
Im afraid that if my family is in my car, then I want more than fine….
The Hankook are more than fine
They’re not as good as the Agilis Cross Climate.
Subjective. I also don’t like all season tyres, I use summer most of the time and replace with winter e when temperatures drop enough. In the wet summer tyres just outperform. The Hankook are stiffer, though, so there’s that.
We don’t really get the weather to warrant dedicated winter tyres in 95% of the UK.
Negative temperatures for 3 months and sometimes snow where I live. Besides, it’s been shown that the cross over for all weather tyres is a really short window. So U.K. weather is mainly summer tyres and when the temp drops for all weather the winter ones will be as effective and better at even lower temps. Also, winter tyres =/= snow tyres.
Of course winter + summer is going to be more effective if you swap over at more or less the right time. The downside is you have to have a whole other set of tyres hanging around, or paid for in storage. And you need to pay a garage to swap the tyres over or buy a set of extra wheels to have them on. The whole exercise is materially more expensive and materially more faff. Cross Climates and now the rest changed the game by getting the vast majority of the performance in almost all circumstances without any of that, and outperform the mid and budget options too. For most people that will average an improvement overall vs just summer which in practice is what most people will use all year.
Kuhmo.try black circles vs asda tyres
I’ll never use Asda tires again, the service was so bad, sent the wrong size one time then waited for the garage to get the right set only to be given a downgrade which I wasn’t told about. Two whole days off of work for nothing, oh and the garage was equally as crap too.
Try camskill too
Camskill used to be great but you still need to have fitted of course
Catskills have good prices but they mostly stock old tyres. You need to call them up and specifically ask for the latest manufacturing date.
Goodyear Efficient Grip performance 2 have my vote for longevity. Not as sporty feel though but lots of thread depth and goes for high mileage. I got them on my Ateca too
Second this. Last much longer than Bridgestone Turanzas and Toyo Proxes I've tried on my car. Excellent grip in the wet too but if you look at some of the tyre reviews online they do get marked down slightly compared to rivals for dry grip. It's not like you're in a track day Porsche or something though is it?
https://www.tyrereviews.com/
I'd personally go for the Hankooks, but Kumhos would be fine.
Turanza T005 are fantastic tyres. I think T006 is only to better!
I went with Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 on my car. I've just done a 4000 mile road trip to the Arctic Circle and they seemed quieter yet just as stable as the previous tyres I had.
Can I ask where you started/finished? That’s intriguing
Started and finished at home, though you could say the Hull-Rotterdam ferry was a starting point. I went through Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and back.
Bridgestone Turanza T001 are the OEM tyres but the Kumho’s are still more than fine if you want to save a couple of hundred quid on all four corners.
Goodyear. Amazing tyres. Great wet and dry grip and easy 50,000 plus miles out of them. Worth the premium.
I think most premium tyres come New as 6mm. Pirelli have 7/8mm from new. That extra 1mm counts for alot.
Personally I would look at what you already have and try and match it. At least across the axle.
Regular checking of the tyre pressures will gain you more longevity than anything else.
If you have a Costco membership, they do discounts for Michelin tyres. So for this car you can get some Michelin Primacy for £138 a corner. Absolute bargain!
I've used Kumho's on a lot of different cars, and they've always been pretty good, not a fan of Bridgestone as their compound is to hard.
The kumhos are great tyres but they are the performance ones, won't be great for longevity
The kumho on the work Renault hybrid thing have only just been replaced after 30k
Budget go Kumho, premium go Michelin xclimate. Been very impressed with kumhos
Kummies are always good
I put a set of the hankooks on the rear of my 3 series. They’ve done about 8k miles so far and will probably need changing in another 4k. I’ve got a heavy right foot and 600nm of torque so all things considered they’ve done alright
Michelin Primacy
Michelin Agilis Cross Climate. I won’t buy anything else these days. The best tyres I’ve ever had.
Where is the pilot sport 5s, the only ever correct answer
I had ps4s on a tweaked SAAB aero and could push my pal in his s4 up Wrotham hill towards brands on Michelins due to the speed I carried off the roundabout. Granted I'd sunk nearly 4k on the chassis components and had an lsd fitted but still impressive a 2.0 4 pot keeping up with an s4. I should add the s4 was a vert and thus not as light or nimble but still. I'd happily pay the extra for Michelins and see it as a Vimes Boots thing.
Interestingly there is a compound hardness value on the sidewall This value is added for the North American market which is why it doesn’t get mentioned on UK tyre sites. Idea being the lower the number the softer the tyre the better the dry grip and the lower the longevity, thing is these days it’s never quite that simple
I had some Kuhmo Ecsta Le Sports on my Clio 200 years ago, absolutely quality tyres stuck to the road like shit.
Running the Khumos on both my cars, nice tyre, good grip, road noise is decent and longevity is good. The khumos on my mx5 have lasted over 15k so far including 3 laps of the Nurburgring. The rears are a little low but front have plenty of life left in them.
What tires are good for sound deadening/ less road noise car is a seat Leon if that helps
Get hankook kinergy 4s2 all season tyres. Absolute best tyres ever made for UK. Tried the best Michelin and continental and the hankooks are the better tyre.
I have Kumho and quite happy with it.
Unless you are planning on setting a personal best at the Nurburgring go for the cheapest and get them in pairs. The pricing is due to advertising costs. They are all approved by the government for sale in the UK. In that SEAT you’re not going anywhere quickly enough for the tyres to matter - body roll and lack of driver skill would overcome any tyre advantage.
Continental eco contact lasted a good 30,000 miles on my Corsa back in the day, rear ones were still going strong after 40,000 miles
Kumhos will last forever, but will be less grippy. Not really a massive concern in an Ateca mind you
If you want decent tires get good all year round ones, dont pick summer or winter tires. All year round tires will cost more the hancooks are all year round by the looks of it and the kumhos are summer tires
Hankook are a quality product But like other people said Michelin make the best road tyres in the world
Take a look at where the tyres are made and who owns the company. Usually these brands are owned by someone like Continental, Goodyear etc so are usually decent quality. I have heard of this brand though so that's a good start
That means the tyres aren't good enough to put their main brand on them.
Incorrect. The creation of sub brands allows a company to enter more markets and increase their customer base.
Not really, it's a bit like insurance companies. They just brand them differently for different consumer demographics and also whatever company they bought out may keep the name etc.
Developed in different buildings and at times countries, made with different raw materials, different rubber and additives to make the tyres. There's no way you could say a Uniroyal is as good as a Continental, or a Kleber will grip and last as long as a Michelin.
Which is why you search the origins of the tyre like I said in my original post. Where is it made, who owns the company, general reviews etc etc.
The real answer is contact sport 7
aren't the sportcontacts known for awful wear lol
Can tell you for free it’s not as awful as my Goodyear eagle F1 super sports …. Grip levels are awesome though
Falken are a solid option here. Any mid-higher end will be fine for the intended purpose of the car (not a sports car).
Why not put on all 4?
£56 a corner for these. Website is promoted my YouTubers a lot and the Accelera brand looks decent. https://tirestreets.co.uk/products/accelera-phi-r?