Tyre Brand Hierarchy

[M4cruiser]

Stumbled across this on a tyre review site, just wondering if you agree with it:-

Premium:-

Bridgestone
Continental
Dunlop
Goodyear
Michelin
Pirelli

Mid Range:-

Avon
Barum
BFGoodrich
Cooper
Falken
Firestone
Fulda
General
Hankook
Kumho
Marangoni
Metzeler
Nexen
Nokian
Toyo
Uniroyal
Vredestein
Yokohama

Economy:-

Achilles
Apollo
Atlas
Ceat
Cordiant
Dayton
Debica
Dmack
ESA Tecar
Federal
Formula
GT Radial
Hercules
High Performer
Infinity
Interstate
Kenda
Kleber
Kormoran
Marshal
Matador
Maxtrek
Maxxis
Meteor
Millennium
Nankang
Neuton
Nitto
Point S
Prestivo
Radar
Riken
Sava
Semperit
Silverstone
Sumitomo
Sunny
Tigar
Viatti
Viking
Zeetex
Zeta

Budget:-

Accelera
Admiral
Altenzo
Austone
Autogrip
BCT
Capitol
Dextero
Durun
Event
Evergreen
Forceum
Fortuna
Fullrun
Fullway
Gislaved
Goodride
Haida
Hero
Herse
Hifly
Imperial
Jinyu
Kinforest
Lansail
Lassa
Linglong
Maloya
Mastercraft
Mastersteel
Mayrun
Minerva
Mohawk
Ovation
Pace
Petlas
Platin
Premiorri
Primewell
Roadstone
Rockstone
Rotalla
Runway
Sailun
Sonar
Sportiva
Star Performer
Starfire
Starmaxx
Sunew
Sunitrac
Syron
Tracmax
Triangle
Tyfoon
Unigrip
Wanli
Westlake
Winda

(From http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/)

[Krikkit]

Think I'd agree with the first couple of categories - I'd run out of will to read the bigger lists.

I was slightly insulted to read a dealer MOT check sheet once where they'd noted my 100 mile old Toyo R888's as "budget".

[Justin Case]

I just hope that Rotalla, with 23% wet grip, have nothing to do with Rotala, who run a lot of the buses round our way :O

[ianwayne]

Looks about right although I'd have thought Metzeler bike tyres would be 'premium.'

[kambites]

I'm not sure about Yokohama. They make some exceptionally good specialist tyres but I know nothing about their more mainstream offerings.

I think I'd put Matador in the midrange these days too.

[kambites]

I'm not sure about Yokohama. They make some exceptionally good specialist tyres but I know nothing about their more mainstream offerings.

I think I'd put Matador in the midrange these days too.

[richs2891]

I dont recognise half the budget or economy makes, I'm sure that cant just be me ?

[bloodfart]

I always thought LingLong was just some derogatory term for any Chinese ditchfinders until I saw a car pull up next to me at an MOT station sporting a set!

[Dog Star]

Kleber aren't "economy" (and they're not "cheap" price-wise, so I don't know where that comes from); I'd put them in the second bracket, I'd say they're a bit like Uniroyals or Vredesteins.

I'd say 50% of what you've got in your midrange list is "economy" eg Marangoni (I'm doing this on my phone so not editing a big list).

Edited by Dog Star on Wednesday 8th October 12:20

[mikey77]

What's the difference between 'economy' and 'budget'?

I don't think I'd fancy Hifly...

[Far Cough]

I spose its subjective to what purpose they are being put to. Avon to a caterham owner would be a premium brand for example.

[g3org3y]

mikey77 said:

What's the difference between 'economy' and 'budget'?

I don't think I'd fancy Hifly...

With economy tyres you die once. With budgets, you die twice!

[OldBuoy]

I really can't belive I'm replying to this. Organising tyres into lists? You really have too much time on your hands.

[Mermaid]

Been rather helpful

[M4cruiser]

OldBuoy said:

I really can't belive I'm replying to this. Organising tyres into lists? You really have too much time on your hands.

nice one .. but I'm in the process of choosing/buying some tyres for both my car and my other half's car, and hope to plan it better this time ...

Oh, and it wasn't me who made the list! See the url at the end ..

[M4cruiser]

mikey77 said:

What's the difference between 'economy' and 'budget'?

...

Yes I thought the same .. as I read down the list on the web page I'd assumed economy would be the bottom group ... shocking that there are worse ones. And that my other half's car came with some of them on it.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Ozzie's version

Buy for my cars:-
Bridgestone
Continental
Dunlop ???
Goodyear
Michelin
Pirelli

Fit to buy for other peoples cars if not very interested:-

Avon
Barum
BFGoodrich
Cooper
Falken
Firestone
Fulda
General
Hankook
Kumho
Marangoni
Metzeler
Nexen
Nokian
Toyo
Uniroyal
Vredestein
Yokohama

Avoid:-

The rest.....

[xRIEx]

ianwayne said:

Looks about right although I'd have thought Metzeler bike tyres would be 'premium.'

Agreed, Racetecs are (or certainly were) the staple of race series (where road legal tyres were mandated) and trackdayers for years.

[glasgowrob]

hmm


op you really need another category titled utter ******* ditch finder.


but overall difficult to list brands, personally highly rate my rainsport 3s and would put them up against most tyres on a normal day to day road car whereas michelin energies i wouldn't put near a car of mine.

[GoneAnon]

I got some Landsails for my Volvo and have been pleasantly surprised.

They weren't VERY cheap and I didn't have very high hopes but, for a fairly ordinary car that does very few miles now, they seem to grip the road pretty well, have worn well, and aren't too noisy so I'd call them economy rather than budget.