Michelin vs Devanti tyres on a Ford Focus

JustAnotherSaver

https://www.tyrereviews.com/

motorguy

Grumpy_chap said:

motorguy said:

630i 

M140i

Don't think my sub-100 BHP Focus compares to either of those cars, beyond the fact they all have 4 wheels.

Just pointing out why and when someone may wish to spend the extra.

For regular cars there's probably no real advantage.

[Deleted User]

I generally use premium tyres but I put 4 budget Davanti tyres on an old Ford Galaxy that I was going to sell just to get it through the MOT as cheap as possible.

I ended up keeping the car for another few months and compared to the Continentals that I had on it previously, the Davanti's were noisy, spun more easily under acceleration (even in 3rd gear in the wet) and cornering didn't feel safe at speed. They were wearing more quickly as well, probably would have only lasted half as long.

All depends on the price you put on safety and your life when it comes to how much you pay for tyres. I think they are a relatively small cost and cheaper than life insurance - £500 for 4 tyres that last 2 years is just 69p per day.

Grumpy_chap said:

Apart from being round and sitting on the floor and turning when asked to, what do these special tyres do?  Perhaps they sing, or make the car fly, or greet you with a welcome smile every time you approach the car, or whatever

Difference between stopping 10 metres sooner could literally be a life and death situation - that would definitely make me sing and smile. Up to you if those 10 metres don't matter but I can say that I've probably avoided killing / injuring somebody or myself at least once in the 30 years I've been driving due to using good tyres and not scrimping.


My current car, Ford S-Max, has the Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 225/50/17 fitted but I'd be happy with any of the top 3. 

Not sure where Davanti would sit on that chart though, can't find any test results could be more than 10 metres difference, who knows, seems nobody wants to test them.

Grumpy_chap said:

Don't think my sub-100 BHP Focus compares to either of those cars, beyond the fact they all have 4 wheels.

BHP makes absolutely no difference in how quickly you need to stop in the wet when a person / vehicle suddenly enters your path. Good tyres, correct pressures, good brakes and a well maintained car do make a difference.

oscarward

I had a Peugeot 406 bought second hand, the selling garage helpfully fitted a couple of new tyres, a brand I never heard of. Going to the local shopping centre one wet day in a queue of traffic at about 5 mph, on a down hill bit the car in front stopped about 2 car lengths ahead and I discovered the abs coming on and I slid gently in to the car in front. Luckily slow enough to not cause any damage.  I rapidly changed the tyres to Pirelli 6000 and never had the problem again.

so I always buy branded tyres now. Currently on Michelin sport s4 as a change from Dunlop sport max which suffered sidewall cracks.  As others say the price difference over the miles is not worth the risk of losing grip.

but hey it’s your money, your life.

400ixl

Davanti is a UK based company who have contracted Qindao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. in Qingdao, China to label their tyres as their brand. Essentially a robo brand company.

There are many decent sub premium tyres which can be had for a decent price such as Uniroyal, Falken, Avon and Hankook. Even Nokian have proven to be a decent tyre, and at a stretch Kumho could even be considered.

Get more generic than that and you are into a guessing game.

What you have to remember is even the poorest tyre can feel good under normal conditions. What you find with good tyres is that they give up grip on the limit in a way which gives both warning and a level of ability to recover. A poor tyre can feel good up to the point where it gives up its grip in a very quick way giving little chance of recovery.

jimbo6977

IMO decent brands for less money include Avon, Hankook, Tigar (Michelins made in Serbia) and there are probably others, but it depends on what size etc you need. 

NBLondon

Never heard of Davanti.   When the original Michelins wore out on my Focus (2011 EcoBoost) I looked at the price of the current equivalent and winced.  A bit of research found me a Goodyear equivalent £100 cheaper since there was an offer on at blackcircles.com   So that's the why I go...

Archie_Duke

I’ve seen a few Davanti on cars but never bought them myself nor seen any reviews. Depending on size available you might want to shop around for Semperit (a Uniroyal/Continental tyre sub-brand and not an awful tyre by the sounds of tyrereviews.co.uk latest test).

Plenty of deals for decent tyres to be had with Blackcircles for medium passenger car tyre sizes well below the £100 (fitted) price point.

Archie_Duke

jimbo6977 said:

IMO decent brands for less money include Avon, Hankook, Tigar (Michelins made in Serbia) and there are probably others, but it depends on what size etc you need. 

Do we need to be supporting Serbia at present? Sorry to get political!

mysteryUser

I personally really like decent all season (summer bias) tyres. I guess it depends where you live, but here snow isn't unheard of. 
It annoys me greatly how many people can't get their car up small inclines on their summer tyres in these events.

Michelin CrossClimate are a pretty good choice for the UK weather in my view. There is a promo on at ATS Euromaster at the moment with free fitting + a free pressure washer (and you can use top cashback too). I like to buy quality but at a cheap price, taking advantages of promotions. 

I have some Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons on my van, they're a good all rounder too. 

As others have said, the difference between a cheap tyre and a decent tyre can be someones life. tyrereviews.com is a great resource for sure. It's very wise to have matching tyres on the same axle too and not to mix summer/winter/all seasons on a car.