Imperial Ecodriver 3 185/55 R16 83 V

I switched to this tyre from a conti SC5, a top-of-the-range tyre with high expectations. I drive a lot, and a set lasts at least 1 year, but I can already see that these tyres are hard (hence its poor performance). My car is a 2.0T petrol and has 200kms and over 300nm, the tyre does not cope with this power in dry or wet. In the dry it can box and rip even in 2nd gear, in the wet in 4th gear. This was not the case with the C SC5. I've never had tyres that in size 225 with ESP on would rip in 1st and 2nd gear in the dry! In the wet, very slippery (I used to have linglonga -china tyres and thought that if I chose chinese tyres with a different price range and a lot of positive comments it would be different - I was wrong). In the wet a car with 1.0 engine overtakes me 3x. I am not able to transfer even a fraction of the power to the wheels. In the wet from 1st gear it's hard to start, so I start from 2nd and they keep on boxing. I have never experienced this on other tyres. Finally the positives, great price, pretty quiet, and they suppress noise nicely. Balanced twice since new - problems with balancing. Not many positives. I will not buy any more Chinese tyres and I advise against it, it is better to spend the 100 coins a piece and buy something more branded. Read more Collapse

I have tested many tyres in my life on various cars and to be honest I have not noticed much difference. The difference was in rolling resistance, but for city driving and occasional trips out of town the tyres are excellent, I didn't notice any sudden tread wear and the noise is moderate, the grip is good. For people who have a similar driving style as me, city driving + occasional trips really ok. I was on holiday with my wife and on the route Wroclaw-Dubrovnik-Wroclaw it was faultless. Besides, there is no need to get uptight and most of the time "branded" tyres are made by the same Chinese factory as jeans or laptops. Greetings from Wrocław. WIDE ROADS! Read more Collapse

I bought these tyres based on the price, first impression after delivery was very positive, especially since the volume according to the manufacturer's sticker was 72dB, which I think is accurate (on the dealer's website it said 75dB), first trip approx. 3000 km and that in addition to the mountains where it unexpectedly snowed, leaving (here also due to the heavy weight of the car) from a snowy property without a problem, I tested it at a speed, obviously temporary, on the motorway of 180 km/h - no problem! Balancing (large tyres) first two about 35 g per wheel side second two about 55 g per wheel, would i buy them again? probably YES Read more Collapse

Good tyres. No problems when driving. I have been using these tyres daily for 5 months. There was a minor problem at the service centre when balancing the tyres. When driving on the motorway they are quite noisy. In the city and on the paved roads I drive on, this is not audible. They have quite high rolling resistance, but with a petrol SUV (Nissan X-Trail) this does not matter much. The car is inherently fuel demanding. Overall, the tyres are highly recommended. Read more Collapse

For a "Far Eastern" product, it meets the conditions of safety and comfort of use. Naturally, it does not match the tyres of "high-end" companies in terms of appearance and traction properties, but, for example, in terms of noise, they turned out to be quieter, even than the product of one well-known European company... In this class, and especially due to the moderate price (acceptable in Polish reality), they are worth recommending. Read more Collapse