Tyres

[IainMW]

Not having a go Alex but was just interested in what language it was? Sorry to be totally English and ignorant but I'm still none the wiser?

So where are you from?

The link I posted (as an additional one to yours) was purely for reference, and I am aware that the Falken tyre was not on test, but other popular tyres (available in the UK) were put through their paces.
As you can see from the Auto Express test some very expensive "premium" brand tyres performed poorly in some of the tests in comparison to the the so called "cheaper" tyres but the results from other tests give a different picture.

As I said orignally it's all down to budget and personal choice.

[Jonault]

Lucky for me that I don't live in Germany and have to travel at excessive speeds on an autobahn.

[AlexB]

Sorry Iain, I was totally confused and thought that you were joking. The language was German.
I live in Geordie land now, enjoying its climate, which in certain seasons is warmer in comparison to where I came form.
I've seen the web site of Autoexpress. It gives a good illustration of suboptimal interpretation of test results. Just look at the first 5 tyres. They are all good makes, but...
1. Goodyear Hydragrip are designed for deep water, they are not good in dry and wear out fast
2. Vredestein Sportrac3 are excellent in some sizes
3. Conti 2 are very good apart from aquaplaning and price (I don't care about noise...)
4. Michelins are good in dry and at low speeds, where rolling resistance dominates over the aerodynamic drag. I guess it makes the sports version pointless...
5. ER300 are as good as (3) and almost perfect for southern France, but not Greece, where in the heat of the last summer they started squealing and felt strange...
I would not go beyond (5) in this list, probably choosing Vredestein as an inexpensive low profile option or more likely consider something like this for commuting:
https://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/reifenbest ... 25&dsco=10
or a more expensive summer-only option:
https://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/reifenbest ... 24&dsco=10
Anyway, it is all about finding one's favourite combination between properties. Many wrote that the best for a car may be a tyre which does not look particularly attractive on paper...

[nickbell69]

I live in Geordie land now, enjoying its climate, which in certain seasons is warmer in comparison to where I came form.

Bloody hell where have you come from Alaska!!

[Stranger]

I live in Geordie land now, enjoying its climate, which in certain seasons is warmer in comparison to where I came form.

Bloody hell where have you come from Alaska!!

You took the words right out of my mouth