Avon

Avon ZZ3 is a great performance tyre that doesnt cost the earth yet offers superb handling in both dry & wet conditions. The ZZ3 is a directional, arrow-head shaped tread block with large grooves which do a great job of dispersing the water underneath the tyre to the outside. It is designed with high performance sports cars in mind and is available in a wide range of fitments to suit almost every vehicle. My tyres are 215/35/18 and are fitted to a modified 206 GTi 180. The handling is impressive, offering plenty of grip even in very wet conditions. They make the handling feel very predictable, even beyond the limit when you can feel the tyre ...  Read the complete review

It had to happen sooner or later. In 6 years of driving, I'd not experienced a single puncture so it was only natural that it should happen at the start of a 150 mile run up to Lincoln. I could have used the spare, but didn't fancy a 300 mile round-trip on a dreaded "space-saver" wheel so I needed to find somewhere that would fit and balance a new pair of front tyres. I ended up in a conveniently located branch of ATS only a few hundred yards from where the screw went through my tyre (a Goodyear Eagle which was getting worryingly close to the tyre-wear-indicator anyway). To cut a long story short, the screw had gone through the tyre close ...  Read the complete review

(Avon ZV-1) These are about as cheap as directional 'v-tread' tyres come (~£40 fitted from Bathwick Tyres). They look like they'd be the business in the wet. I had a pair fitted to the front of a Mondeo and the dry-weather performance was very impressive over the 'average' tyres which were previously on there. Very grippy, and quite laterally stable as well. In the wet, the performance wasn't as markedly metter than I'd initially hoped - on 'merely wet' roads they're not stunning, but once the real rain comes and big puddles appear, the tread starts working pretty well. I suspect other v-tread tyres will ...  Read the complete review