VW Tires

Initial Review, 9,000 Miles on Tires
February 07, 2013

Coming off a cheap pair of dealership tires that were put on my Altima 3.5SE MT, obviously these are night and day better. However, I will tell you that these tires have completely changed the driving characteristics of my vehicle. I have been driving sport sedans for the last decade, and have purchased many tires. The best set of tires I've ever owned were the Good Year Assurance Triple Treds on my 2007 VW Passat. Those are great in all conditions. I live in New England where we run the full gamut of weather patterns (Snow, Ice, Dry, Wet) throughout the year. However, they don't make an 18" tire in this size. I can tell you that you will be very satisfied with cornering and overall handling of this tire. It is also very quiet even at 100+mph. W/ 270hp coupled to a 6-speed FWD car as light as the altima, it was very hard to hook the tires when accelerating. With the Kumhos on, I can actually drive my car the way it was meant to be driven.

Initial Review, 58,910 Miles on Tires
March 29, 2013

I'm just about to purchase my 4th set of these tires for my Cherokee. Admittedly, I am not an off-roader and I don't ask much of my tires, other than to get me up and down the highway and the occasional trip to the mountains/snow. They definitely slip on wet asphalt and do require some 4wd help in the snow. Overall, this is a very consistent and reliable tire. It wears very well with scheduled rotations, it is fairly quiet, handles well, and maintains a good MPG. I drove Pirellis on a VW GTI in the past and was initially skeptical of putting them on a Jeep, but they have been great!

Initial Review, 32,105 Miles on Tires
March 17, 2013

These tires came as OE on my 2010 VW Golf TDI. They were smooth and very little noise for a low profile tire. After about 25,000 miles noise and poor wet weather handling came to play. At 32,000 miles I had to replace them due to wear. I have always achieved 50,000 to 70,000 on different sets of tires. I thought this was odd but after reading some of the other views, I am not alone. I am a very conservative driver so I was surprised. After reading reviews on TireRack I am trying another set of Continentals, the PureContact DWS. They are rated as a best seller and the ride after 3,400 miles iis great. Night and day ride quality. I will have to post how they perform on mileage at another time. I would not recommend the Continental ContiProContact to anyone looking for tires.

Initial Review, 35,000 Miles on Tires
February 15, 2013

OEM tires. Was lucky to squeeze 35K miles out of them. Noisiest tire I've ever driven. Overall, not very happy and am anxious to upgrade as the CC handles well, and will likely improve with better tires. VW sure must have gotten a deal from Continental on these, but at the expense of a mediocre driving experience at the height of a new owner's love of their purchase. Switching to the Continental DWS which other owners of the same vehicle really enjoy, in all conditions, and for less $$ than these. Go figure.

Initial Review, 34,000 Miles on Tires
February 25, 2013

O.E. on my 2011 VW Toureg TDI. Tires wore out at 27,000 and noise is extremely loud. I puchased this car new for business, but tire noise is now so loud that cell phone use is impossible.

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
December 21, 2012

Buffalo, NY area commuter and ski country driving with no complaints. Confident in the dry and can corner well on a VW. Gets eaten around 40K but gotta have 'em. Logged on to buy a pair and share knowledge. Drive fast, use turbo.

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
February 27, 2013

Hard to believe that this tire is rated below the Dunlop Wintersport M3, which is a fine winter tire but inferior to the Sottozero II's, specially in the dry. Very happy with this tire, they also outperform the OEM Pirelli P-Zero All Seasons that came with the car, which were H-rated and very unstable at high speeds. I highly recommended this tire, it was the most affordable for the original VW GTi's 18" wheels , and as a bonus it performs great in the dry, far better than any All-season tire.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
February 27, 2013

I have had the "all season Pole Positions" on three different cars now (95 BMW 325i (three sets), 04 VW Golf, 09 Honda Civic SI) Bridgestone made a change to the tread design and possibly the rubber compound, thus dropping the price. I used to swear by this tire, however, I am very dissapointed in the performance on this vehicle. It might be that the Civic is a little lighter, but the stickers show a difference of only a couple hundred pounds. This car hydroplanes on even the lightest of rainfalls, and slush or snow, forget it. I'll leave it at home. I've now had the opportunity to drive under pretty much all conditions, (sleet, ice, slush, packed snow, fresh powder, pouring rain and light rain), hey, I live in Wisconsin, and if the roads are anything but dry, this car stays parked. As I mentioned before, it could be the car, but it has ASC and a front LSD so with one of the best rated "all season" tires, I don't think it should handle as bad as it does.

Initial Review, 15,000 Miles on Tires
February 19, 2013

Hankook's Ventus V12 Evos are very good performance tires and for the price, they're excellent. I purchased a set for my awd Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 and drive them exuberantly on tarmac, gravel and snow (just not on actual ice) and they're such good tires, I'm buying another set. Yes, there are tires that will last longer, but they're not performance tires in this league. Yes, there are tires that are more track-focused but they probably wouldn't work as well on the mix of city, highway, rain, dirt roads and even snow that I enjoy so much. I even purchased a set for my fwd VW GTI and like them for that car too.

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
February 19, 2013

So I have this tire only for 500 miles, but I am writing initial review. Later, after several thousands miles I will do follow-up.
These tires are replacing horrible Kumho Ecsta Platinum LX tires I had on VW CC since I bought a car. Those were installed by dealer, so I thought, OK I will drive them untill I wear them out. What a mistake. After 12,000 miles two tires developed flat spots, started to coup, became extremely noisy. Anyway, after some 18,000 miles, of which 6,000 were pure torture, I decided that it was enough.
I got these Pilot Super Sport because I wanted summer tires, which is appropriate for European vehicle. In Europe, from where I am coming, cars come with summer tires not all season tires, and then in winter we switch to winter tires. Here in the U.S. it seems most of the people for some reason love all season tires.
Anyway, Michellin's were drastic improvement. I could feel improvement immediately in handling and braking. Improvement in handling was drastic, but in braking was amazing. The brake pedal now feels stiff, no changes in stiffness during driving like with Kumho's. Since I got Pilot Super Sport, ABS did not activate at all for now, although I drive spirited. Hard accelerations do not result anymore in spinning for no reason, and ride, oh well, it does not seem like I am driving any more on four rolling rocks.
I will do follow-up after 5,000, 10,000 and later. So far, they live up to their reputation.
Here in Southern California there are few rainy days, so I cannot say anything yet on the wet performance, but I believe it will be equally impressive.
If you plan to buy new performance tires, do no look further then Pilot Super Sport!

Initial Review, 8,700 Miles on Tires
February 22, 2013

After 8700 miles on the OEMtire a bubble grew on the sidewall. VW sent me to dunlop sent me to just tires and it was a big cluster and no warranty coverage. Worst experience with a tire in my life. Dunlop and VW are pretty much worthless in working things out. I have low profile potenzas on my other car and I've never had a problem with those. Dunlop tires are not worth your time

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
February 10, 2013

These tires are great! I have a set on VW Jetta also and they are outstanding on that car as well. I would highly recommend these tires! Both of our vehicles were only mediocere on snowy conditions prior to the new winter tires and now we are comfortable in wet/greasy snow and large dry snowfalls.

Initial Review, 35,000 Miles on Tires
January 29, 2013

I've had the Conti ExtremeContact DWS tires for over 2 years. I've enjoy every single mile I've had them on especially replacing the old Dunlop Summer tires that the previous owner had.

Initial few hundred miles, I did noticed that the wet traction was a little disappointing but once I was able to dial in the PSI on my VW, that totally changed. Unless it was there was a monsoon out there, the tires stuck to the asphalt. So if you don't like how these DWS initially work, adjust your tire pressure accordingly.

At 35,000 miles, the wear is great and just feels like the tires at 1,000 miles. With proper rotation and tire pressure, I may get near the 50k miles mark.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
January 21, 2013

I originally bought two sets of the ExtremeContact DWS for my previous vehicle, a 2008 VW Jetta GLI and had no reservation in installing them on my 2011 Ford Fusion Sport. Aside from treadlife (I averaged 35-40k with regular rotations and alignments) I have no serious complaints with this tire. As with any all-season you give up the best of summer tires and the best of snow tires however the ExtremeContact offers good all around performance for most driving conditions and is well matched to high performance sedan. Dry performance is acceptable albeit a noticable notch below a summer tire, as would be expected. Wet and light snow conditions are where this tire really excels. Noise and ride quality are also what is expected from a high performance tire and is a fair trade for the increased cornering and all-season capabilities. Prices are a bit high but are in line with other tires in this segment (Ultra Hi-Performance All Season). I would definitely recommend this tire... especially to anyone else who has to put up with some winter driving and is too lazy (like me) to change over to snow tires every year.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
January 09, 2013

Damm Global warming, haven't really had enough snow here in Buffalo, New York to REALLY test these tires over the last two years. Six inches of snow is not enough, especially when the snow melts almost as soon as it hits the ground.
The first two winters I owned the VW Jetta TDI I ran to Goodyear M+S all year. They were fair in the winter but Bridgestone snows did make a big difference in years 3 & 4 when we did have snow.

I'm happy to have the snows when we drive up to Canada or Elliotville for Skiing. I hate it when those dog sleds pass you on the 401 and Queen E.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
January 14, 2013

You ever want to taunt people in their fancy, 4-Wheel drive cars, or their giganto SUV's as they drive like idiots in the snow? Well, try passing all of these folks, some even with chains on, going up 6000 feet of vertical on a twisty road, covered in ice and hard-pack snow in a VW Eurovan....

Recently put these tires on my Eurovan, and it is BULLETPROOF in the snow/ice. Haven't done deep snow yet, but done quite a bit on ice and hard-pack, and they blow my Nokian Hakka R's out of the water. I'm not joking when I say that my vehicle is performing better than a Subaru (without snows) in these conditions.

These tires are quieter than my summer tires....uber quiet on the highway, very plush ride, and overall, I'm amazed. Best studless snow on the market...period. This, coming from a lifelong driver in harsh conditions.

Initial Review, 8,700 Miles on Tires
November 20, 2012

These tires are all I was looking for and more. I wanted an all season tire that was reasonably quiet with flexible sidewalls and I hoped for good response. The reviews indicated it was this or the Michelins. I went with the lower price since I had good experience with Bridgestone in the past. The results far exceeded my expectations. The R32 has basic understeer (go figure) and my car also felt loose in the rear end. The Bridgestones not only gave more "bite" at the front, they also made the rear end incredibly stable. The front and rear now feel connected. I have driven these tires in snow in RI as well as on the interstate between RI and FL and I am very satisfied with the quality of the ride and they have so far remained very quiet. At 39 psi recommended by VW, they are compliant and have much less harshness than the OE Dunlops.

Initial Review, 5 Miles on Tires
November 11, 2012

I just bought this for my VW CC sport and go it installed. Has ContiProcontacts that came with the car before and was happy with the treadwear of the Continentals so decided to stick with Conti. This is a very quiet tire...it feels like you are driving on a foot of foam. It seems a little soft while cornering and maybe that is just a matter of getting used to it. But when I set the car on cruise at 65mph, I was just gliding and a very luxurious ride. I haven't driven much with it but just wanted to leave some comments at my initial experience.