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Falken ZE 914 - User reviews

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3.5
Tires efficiently play their work with a truly excellent price-quality ratio.

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Distance made:10000 - 15000 miles
Place of use:usually in the city
Driving style:moderate
Vehicle:Ford Focus Station Wagon II 1.6 TDCi
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:Yes

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface4.0
The grip on wet surface3.0
Driving comfort
Noise level4.0
Bump absorption4.0
Other
Tyre appearance5.0
Frequent failuresNo
Economy
Economy3.0
Feathering, durability-
Fen Ripple
3.5
Bought 4 Falken ZE914 215/55 R16 97W tyres for a VW Sharan 1.9 TDI. Existing tyres were Dunlop SP Sport 2020E and had around 2-3mm tread on the back tyres and 2mm left on the front tyres. I've driven on Firestones and Dunlop SP Sport 9000 on previous cars. Dunlop advised changing to SP Sport 01 as they had stiffer shoulders so better road holding, because the VW Sharan has higher center of gravity. However I took a risk and went for an untried brand Falken Ziex 914 due to £20 price difference per tyre. I definitely made the CORRECT choice. Tyre pressures were kept the same as on the old tyres according to VW recommendations on the fuel cap. I ran in the tyres for 250 miles on local trips and on a motorway journey at 55 mph as advised. I''ve driven over 800 miles on motorway and local roads now and in comparison to the Dunlop SP Sport 2020e I got the following results in order of benefit. 1. Lighter steering, makes driving and parking much much easier, the tyres are somehow very light, even after running in. 2. Fuel MPG improved considerably by 4 + mpg as shown on the vw dash meter average. The MPG has gone up by at least 6 mpg on the motorway speeds of 55 to 75 mph 3. Comfort has improved, car is smoother over minor bumps, and slightly better over bigger bumps than the Dunlops. I've kept tyre pressures the same as the Dunlops. 4. Dry grip has improved slightly. I've noticed that the car no longer understeers or oversteers at 30mph - 40 mph on dual carriageway and motorway slip road bends. 5. Wet grip has considerably improved and I can feel control of the car at speed in the rain and can change lanes on a motorway feeling in control when I need to quickly move the car left or right when lane changing. 6. Noise is not noticeable locally but has slightly improved on the motorway. 7. Tyre Wear - Still too early even after 800 miles, will try to leave another review after 10K miles Overall Verdict. After lots of research and nearly buying the SP Sport 01 or the SP Sport Blueresponse after reading reviews, I'm happy I made the right choice and saved money by choosing the Falken Ziex ZE914. I feel performance and comfort has increased. Previously only bought the bigger brands but now MUST consider mid price brands like Falken.

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Distance made:below 2000 miles
Place of use:in terrain + in the city
Driving style:calm
Vehicle:VW Sharan Van I 1.9 TDI
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:Yes

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface3.0
The grip on wet surface4.0
Driving comfort
Noise level4.0
Bump absorption4.0
Other
Tyre appearance3.0
Frequent failuresNo
Economy
Economy-
Feathering, durability-
Mariusz Lenart
3.4
These tires I think is very good and durable. Though not passed on them, I think a lot of kilometers from senile to me for many years. Very nice and good performance. I really recommend.

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Distance made:2000 - 5000 miles
Place of use:usually in the city
Driving style:moderate
Vehicle:Audi A4 Sedan B5 1.8 (92kW)
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:Yes

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface4.2
The grip on wet surface2.6
Driving comfort
Noise level3.4
Bump absorption3.4
Other
Tyre appearance5.0
Frequent failuresNo
Economy
Economy3.9
Feathering, durability4.2
forek
3.4
A good tire for this price. The wet does not crazy but off the asphalt doing too bad. It is quite hard and have not yet managed to blow it :)

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Distance made:more than 15000 miles
Place of use:in terrain + in the city
Driving style:moderate
Vehicle:Subaru Forester SUV I 2.0 Turbo (130kW)
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:Yes

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface4.2
The grip on wet surface2.6
Driving comfort
Noise level3.4
Bump absorption3.4
Other
Tyre appearance4.2
Frequent failuresNo
Economy
Economy3.9
Feathering, durability4.2
Ryszard Patalas
3.4
The tire is incompatible with the specification. It is very narrow, at the size of 225 is expected this or similar effective width of the tread. This tire has suddenly 185 mm wide, it looks bad on the car. It examines the exchange of the rear tires on wider another manufacturer. The tires must become hot, immediately after the start trembling, as if imprinted on the vehicle weight.

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Distance made:10000 - 15000 miles
Place of use:usually outside the city
Driving style:moderate
Vehicle:Mercedes Klasa C Sedan W205 C250 (155kW)
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:No

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface3.4
The grip on wet surface3.4
Driving comfort
Noise level4.2
Bump absorption3.4
Other
Tyre appearance4.2
Frequent failuresNo
Economy
Economy4.2
Feathering, durability4.2
Trig
3.0
I would reconnect these tyres. Have used this brand now for 2 years. Iv been very happy

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Distance made:more than 15000 miles
Place of use:usually outside the city
Driving style:calm
Vehicle:Audi A6 Sedan C6 2.0 TDI (89kW)
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:Yes

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface3.0
The grip on wet surface3.0
Driving comfort
Noise level3.0
Bump absorption4.0
Other
Tyre appearance4.0
Frequent failuresNo
Economy
Economy4.0
Feathering, durability4.0
Cezary
3.0
Tires 215 / 45R18 - at a speed of about 80 km / h and 110 km / h up, they start to make noise (hum - a sound like an airplane taking off) the tire vibrate transferring vibrations to the steering wheel of the car, especially at speeds of 120km / h and higher. and the car gets into resonance during the long drive at a constant speed. Tires given to the so-called. standardization in the workshop, the transmission of vibrations to the steering wheel of the car. A little better, but not quite.

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Distance made:2000 - 5000 miles
Place of use:usually outside the city
Driving style:moderate
Vehicle:Mazda 3 Sedan III 2.0 SKYACTIV-G 120 (88kW)
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:No

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface3.4
The grip on wet surface2.6
Driving comfort
Noise level1.8
Bump absorption2.6
Other
Tyre appearance2.6
Frequent failures-
Economy
Economy-
Feathering, durability-
Phil h
3.0
The problem with this model of falcon tyre is that it provides NO rim protection like many other tyres do. My wife, who has driven for twenty years without kerbing her wheels has managed to kerb all four on our skoda in two months. I am seriously considering throwing these tyres away even though they've only done 3000 miles.

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Distance made:2000 - 5000 miles
Place of use:usually outside the city
Driving style:moderate
Vehicle:Skoda Octavia Hatchback II 2.0 TDI (125kW)
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:No

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface3.0
The grip on wet surface3.0
Driving comfort
Noise level3.0
Bump absorption-
Other
Tyre appearance2.0
Frequent failures-
Economy
Economy-
Feathering, durability-
Konkon
3.0
I hit Aug. 4-ry defective pieces, they could not be balanced and at speeds of 110-130km / h beating on the steering wheel oczuwalne + bang. The problem persisted at speeds above 140km / h I therefore tire speed 110km / h Very loud, very oczuwalna change of surface (ie roughness of the asphalt). I have a third season Pirelli P7 which is poząbkowały, so will no longer be silent. However Falkeny of them are a lot louder. Tire rigid and does not choose inequality. But thanks to lead to dry at higher speeds - worth recommending. On wet - on average, worse than the Pirelli P7. Generally, I would not recommend. Better to pay more and look for something better.

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Distance made:2000 - 5000 miles
Place of use:usually outside the city
Driving style:calm
Vehicle:VW Passat Variant B7 1.8 TSI (118kW)
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:No

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface3.4
The grip on wet surface2.6
Driving comfort
Noise level1.8
Bump absorption1.8
Other
Tyre appearance1.8
Frequent failures-
Economy
Economy1.8
Feathering, durability-
buczer
3.0
At speeds of 90 to 140 very uncomfortable vibrations.

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Distance made:5000 - 10000 miles
Place of use:usually outside the city
Driving style:fast and dynamic
Vehicle:BMW Seria 5 Sedan
Will you recommend these tyres to other users?:No

Detailed rating of tyres

Driving qualities
The grip on dry surface3.4
The grip on wet surface2.6
Driving comfort
Noise level3.4
Bump absorption2.6
Other
Tyre appearance3.4
Frequent failuresNo
Economy
Economy3.4
Feathering, durability3.4
Total rating of the tyre
4.3
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