Tyre reviews Triangle PL02. Страница 3 1465

For its price, it's a good option, everything was fine, but there are also downsides, for example, it doesn't brake well on ice and at a large minus of -29, it clearly becomes stiff and very hard, not comfortable, in all other respects, everything is super

It doesn't handle the road badly on slippery surfaces. I liked the practically absence of noise. The tire is soft. A good price/quality option

Mega comfortable tire. Very quiet and soft. One remark at temperatures below -25 it becomes very stiff, becomes plastic, very slippery. For the European winter not colder than -20, it's a super option.

Vehicle Model: BMW X3 (G01)

Mileage on these tires: ~ 600km (did not withstand and removed)

Overall impression: I CATEGORICALLY DO NOT RECOMMEND. This is the worst tire I've ever encountered. The complete absence of declared characteristics turns a ride on a serious car into a nervous and potentially hazardous test.

Cons (all of them):

1. Zero directional stability and "floating": When entering any turn, even a smooth one, there's a feeling that the rear of the car "floats" and catches up with the front. Complete lack of clear feedback and confidence. On the highway - constant struggle with the steering wheel, the car constantly needs to be "caught". For BMW X3, with its excellent handling from the factory, this is simply mockery.

2. Nightmare with balancing (and not only): The problem is not with the tire mounting, but with the quality of the tire itself. I had to go to balancing THREE TIMES (!) to achieve a more or less tolerable result. Specialists threw up their hands, swapped wheels, and put grams on grams. And this is on new wheels!

3. Frightful radial runout/ellipticity ("washboarding"): Even AFTER all the struggles with balancing, on perfectly even new asphalt, the feeling remained that I was driving on a washboard or a small cobblestone road. This is not imbalance, it's the tire's runout, "washboarding". The car instead of smooth movement vibrates and bounces slightly. Comfort is zero, you get tired behind the wheel instantly.

Conclusion: Saving money on such tires for a car like BMW X3 is a direct threat to safety and comfort. Triangle PL02 tires completely kill handling, predictability, and driving pleasure. The money spent can be considered thrown to the wind. It's better to pay extra for a proven budget European or Korean model, but by no means get involved with this. In my case, the tires were dismantled and disposed of at the nearest landfill.

I bought the Triangl PL02 because I had a good experience with TR777. I drove an Audi A6C7, always on Hakkapeliitta R2. Naturally, I was looking for budget-friendly options. It's essential to understand that this is still a budget tire, and it will slip on ice. However, I must say that it slips almost as well and predictably as Hakkapeliitta, i.e., it's manageable. It's a bit worse, but not critically so. In other aspects, it's moderately firm, moderately quiet, but slightly noisier at speeds above 100. It handles snow and asphalt normally. Now, since it's still not warm, and there's no more snow, I drove on the M12... At speeds over 145 and temperatures of 12-15, it's not comfortable to drive, it floats... But this is winter, after all. In the frost, I drove at 150, and it seemed normal...

Not my first Chinese tire, and winter is not very indicative, but it gives a sense of confidence - there was snow and ice and snowy slush. Everything is excellent. I recommend

Good road grip, soft and quiet, but there's one nuance) the tire doesn't sit on the rim properly, I was present at the tire shop during the tire change, the protector was 8-shaped, but the master said to come back after 1500km to repeat the balancing, the tire should settle into place! And so, when you drive, the car shakes a little)

I chose tires from the budget segment. Not bad tires, the car behaves predictably both on snow and on ice. But still, when driving on the highway, there are thoughts in my head that the tires are Chinese and I drive more carefully.

I first installed these tires in Belarus in 2022, drove them for 4 years, and bought the same ones again. They fully satisfy me, of course not 100%, but 75-80% of the time the tires match the price and quality. Handling on dry roads is excellent, the previous set lasted through the summer period, and on different speeds, it confidently held the road without surprises, even in rainy weather. In terms of noise, I think it can even outperform brand-name tires like Bridgestone. The only minus, probably, is that the tire tread cleans poorly when driving on snow, it almost climbed up to the hood of the car. For modest money, I consider these tires a favorite on the market.

The tires are very quiet. On fluffy fresh snow, they handle normally, on dry or wet asphalt - excellent, and at speed - also excellent.
To the minuses...
On ice or frozen road, they brake very poorly... twice at a traffic light, I couldn't stop where I planned, either I had to drive 20-30 km/h, then it's okay.
In the city, on the snowy slush on asphalt, they showed themselves very poorly - the car is pulled, you have to catch it, the tires don't hold the course. Even at low speed, the car was thrown off course and a minor accident occurred.