Tyre reviews GT Radial FE2. Page 1 18

195/60R15
A well-balanced and affordable tire.
That is, all properties are even, and this even level is above average.
I don't give it five stars only because an objective "five" is a premium tire, and this is a consumer tire. Its main rating is a solid "4". No drawbacks.
10,000 kilometers of mileage through the hot summer, wet autumn, wet spring, and cool summer of Krasnodar.
No noise at all. Neither low-frequency nor high-frequency noise. After Dunlop (old), the tire is silent. When driving over joints, the thuds are soft but clear.
The tire is demanding of pressure. If your norm is 2.1 and the pressure drops to 1.9, the tire becomes vague and floats. Pumping the norm "cold" - and the wheel becomes energy-absorbing and grippy.
It does not overheat.
It brakes above average, without collapsing. Without ABS, the pedal is informative, and the locking of the front wheels is felt in advance.
The tire's rolling resistance is very good, I was impressed. As if all the bearings had been replaced. With a smooth driving style, it is fuel-efficient.
On front-wheel drive with a manual transmission, it has good directional stability, it overcomes rutting smoothly, its turnability is rather neutral, and I didn't notice any understeer of the front axle. With proper wheel alignment, there is no squealing on serpentines.
On dusty dirt roads, it slips moderately, predictably, but on gravel, it is very unstable, skidding unexpectedly. This is a tire with a longitudinal groove, without transverse ones, so gravel is not its thing. We drive carefully.
The "moose test" was unfortunately conducted, a two-legged "moose" got scared, but not scratched. Ugly. The speed was approximately 55 km/h. On exit, the front axle slid, but did not skid, the rear did not slide, and it was possible to exit without skidding. I consider it normal.
When the tire loses traction, it is unstable in the lateral direction - predictably - but unstable, since the shoulder is rounded. I advise being more critical of your driving skills, and everything will be fine.
Aquaplaning is absent, even on a water-filled rut, at least up to 140 km/h. I don't recommend trying it further, and I won't do it myself.
The tire of medium hardness requires attention to traction on very cold or very dense surfaces. At +10°C, it's necessary to enter a wet metal ramp smoothly and carefully with traction.
Medium hardness means medium wear resistance, not softness and ultra-fast wear. At this price, I consider the main mileage (before the first minimum) of 50,000 to be normal, and now - 10,000 - and there are no signs of wear at all.
On a cold road at 0...+5°C, it becomes "strict" - first, it needs to be warmed up, then the grip is "summer-like", a cold wheel is "slippery". BUT at 0°C, you need a winter tire, not experiments.
My opinion of the GT Radial brand has become high. I don't know about off-road or sports cars, but for a cheap, non-heavy, C/D-class passenger car - it's the best.
I compare it to consumer Dunlop, Viatti, Hankook, Bridgestone, Kumho, Maxxis. It's entirely on their level.

Excellent tires, have already run 22 thousand, hold well in both dry and rainy weather. I liked the tires. I wanted the price to be lower.

Compared to the factory tires (Continental Conti Premium 2).
GT FE2 have a slightly stiffer sidewall. The rubber compound is the same - 5 layers with polyamide - which is good.
The price is a quarter higher than the cheapest, which is also good for such quality.

Excellent tires for the money. I didn't notice any handling issues. The noise level is also normal

A fairly acceptable price and quality

Tires are like tires, no complaints

The first impression is not bad, the rubber is soft, quiet

Bought for 21099, the tires look cool! In terms of driving, they are not inferior to Bridgestone, which was before them! I recommend!

Very good, soft tires, previously had Pirelli, did not notice the difference.

A good budget tire, moderately noisy and with excellent handling.