Too good to be true? Nokian zLine A/S UHP tires

[gtman]

Since I've upped my cars power with a tune I'm thinking about replacing the stock Firestones with better tires. Most of the tires I've looked at (I'm keeping the stock 215/50/17 size) are in the $100-$125 each price range. Yesterday, I came across Nokian Zline A/S UHP tires:

https://www.nokiantires.com/all-season-tires/nokian-zline-a-s/

They're W rated ultra high performance all seasons. Nokian is a pretty well known European brand mostly known here for their winter tires but they are branching out. There aren't many reviews online yet but the few I've seen on forums have been very positive. The kicker is they're being sold online for around $60 each which seems insane. Anybody know anything about these tires?

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[gtman]

I guess I'll be the guinea pig on these. I went ahead and bought a set of 4 from Amazon for only $250. Crazy price for a quality UHP tire.

 

[Shankmeyster]

Never heard of the brand. My replacements are going to be Yoko's.

 

[gtman]

Nokians are from Finland and mostly sold in Europe and are known for their winter tires over here. They just broke ground on their first US factory. I've read these UHP's are as good or better then Continental DWS for half the price.

 

[CosmicX]

Please post a review once you get some miles on them, especially if you get a chance to drive them on some snow.

 

[5inn]

Nokians are from Finland and mostly sold in Europe and are known for their winter tires over here. They just broke ground on their first US factory. I've read these UHP's are as good or better then Continental DWS for half the price.

Nokian is a hidden gem. It's a well known brand for enthusiasts usually. Their Hakka snow tires are basically the best out there.

Hard to believe the price on these

 

[gen10_civics_ig]

Just in time for me to try em out as well because my stock firestones are already dying on me at 29k miles

 

[gtman]

Get 'em at this price while you can. I still can't believe the deal on these because Nokians are top notch tires even though a lot of people aren't familiar with them.

 

[e85sbm]

They are not available in Canada, but my local Nokian dealer told me they are $238 each (approx $185USD)

 

[gen10_civics_ig]

Just got a set of em for $317 with delivery and installation. Wont be able to install em until next thursday or friday but I am excited to try these. Ive read nothing but glowing reviews for these across the internet.

Here's Amazon link for the stock 17" Tire size:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071Y3B9V3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[gtman]

Just got a set of em for $317 with delivery and installation. Wont be able to install em until next thursday or friday but I am excited to try these. Ive read nothing but glowing reviews for these across the internet.

Here's Amazon link for the stock 17" Tire size:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071Y3B9V3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Nice. I have mine but won't be installing them for a while. My Firestones still have tons of tread. I just couldn't pass up the deal on the Nokians as my next tire.

Please post a review of these here once you've tried them out.

 

[gen10_civics_ig]

Nice. I have mine but won't be installing them for a while. My Firestones still have tons of tread. I just couldn't pass up the deal on the Nokians as my next tire.

Please post a review of these here once you've tried them out.

I've never done a tire review before but I'll do my best next week and see what I can observe compared to the factory Firestones.

 

[gtman]

I've never done a tire review before but I'll do my best next week and see what I can observe compared to the factory Firestones.

Awesome.

I think the things to compare would be wet and dry grip, noise level and ride quality.

 

[baldheadracing]

FYI, unlike North American tire companies, Nokian sells premium, regular, and budget tires all under the Nokian brand name For example, Nokian's premium snow tires are called Nokian Hakkapeliittas, and its budget snow tires are called Nokian Nordmans. There are two zLines: the zLine, which is a max performance summer below the Hakka Black 2; and for ultra-high-performance all-seasons, there is the zLine AS, which slots below the Nokian WR G4 all-seasons.

 

[gtman]

Since Nokians are mostly sold in Europe many people don't realize they make excellent tires. They aren't some off-brand crap. Consumer Reports did tire testing that included Nokian. As you can see they rank pretty highly:

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