Tyre reviews Austone SP701 103

My first experience with Chinese tires. A penny saved is a penny earned, but not in my case) The tire is light, with a beautiful tread pattern and seemingly wide grooves for water drainage, but:
- Jetta 7 on st_1 190 horsepower and this tire cannot grip dry asphalt ever! Always wheel spin 1 and the stability control light is flashing.
- On a dry road, emergency braking is like driving in the rain. ABS and stability control keep disengaging. I understand that the culprit is the tire compound, it's mega hard and wooden. Great for taxi drivers, as it's non-wearing, but deadly(

- Wet road. This is hell, comrades! You can't drive over 80 km/h because when you hit any small patch of water, the car starts to drift across the lane (like when you're on wide tires and hit a tram track). You're not driving the wheel, you're praying that it won't spin out of control. Accelerating from a standstill in the rain - wheel spin and all the assists are working on 3rd gear!!
- If in brief - this tire is for those who are not afraid of death and are ready to openly fight with it: wooden, not gripping, skidding while braking, horribly afraid of road unevenness and generally not working in the rain. The worst tire possible.

Athena SP-701 tire. I purchased 4 tires, 2 of which cannot be balanced. At a speed of 140 km/h and above, there is a constant vibration! ALWAYS! I had the wheels installed not at your place (I didn't have time), so I didn't return them as defective. I tried to balance them at 4 different service centers, including premium segment ones. The result is the same - IMBALANCE! I'm not buying Chinese tires for the first time and I was satisfied. Now I WON'T RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE!!!

I bought the tires on 03.01.24, installed them the next day, the impressions are positive, the tires are not noisy, soft, absorb small bumps, although the profile is 45, in general, everything is fine so far, let's see how they perform in further operation. I haven't driven in the rain yet, so I can't say anything about that for now.

For this money, this tire is simply excellent, it's not noisy, and it absorbs unevenness well. There is a small minus, which is aquaplaning in heavy rain.

Good quality. Installation, balancing - no problems. It holds the road steadily, cuts through puddles. Not noisy. The price is great.

The quality is super. They performed well on wet roads, plus at high speed. I've driven 83,000 km on them, the front ones have worn out, but the rear ones are in ideal condition.

As with many, a problem with balancing arose, the tires are curved, ovality is present on two tires. Decided to put them on the rear, but the problem is still felt there, the installation was done only a month after purchase, so it was too late to return them. Previously, I had Chinese tires (Delinte) installed, and there were no problems at all during the entire period of use.

Tires are like tires. I didn't feel like they were drifting in turns, even when cornering at speeds >100km/h. I'm most interested in their durability. With my mileage, new tires wear down to the indicators in 2 years. In the fall of 2024, it will be visible what happened to them (remind me, I'll add a review). I couldn't assess the noise level because the car's sound insulation is good.

The size of my tires is 235x45x18. Engine power = 200hp. Drive = front-wheel drive.

Tires (my 20th) for their price are great. Good tread, soft, not louder than the old bald other China. I recommend buying

The only disappointing thing is the long delivery, it was supposed to arrive on the 5th, but it arrived 4 days late