9 of the quietest summer tires

The Tigar brand (which by its ear is perceived by something similar to the ever-memorable Abibas from the commodity markets) belongs not to a newly minted company - this Serbian company was founded back in 1935, and has been producing automobile tires since 1959. So with “tiger” “You guessed it, just in Serbian, this word is spelled that way.

At the moment, the company is wholly owned by Michelin, and this is definitely felt by the nature of the tires: soft sidewalls have always been firmly associated with French rubber. Although this requires some caution when storming the curbs, it gives a good plus to the comfort of movement, and it is a pleasure to take on and disassemble soft rubber.

The tread pattern is quite conservative - two wide grooves in the center and curved lamellae, resembling the stripes on the skin of the very tiger. But this decision, clearly dictated by the designers, also works: of course, under a shower, Tigar High Performance tires do not provoke an aggressive ride, but on dry asphalt there are no problems with handling or acoustic comfort.

This series is designed for low-cost cars, which, in addition to price, is indicated by the choice of sizes: if the majority of series in the rating we took for comparison the diameter of 15 inches was “younger” (and sometimes we had to take 16 ”as the minimum), here the sizes start from 13 ”to 16” already ending.

The tread pattern also indicates the budget application - this is an absolutely traditional “asphalt” rubber, where resistance to aquaplaning is sacrificed to acoustics. To accelerate and “play checkers” on these tires is not worth it, their element is the traditional routes “home-work-Auchan”. Then their characteristics are quite satisfactory, and the noise level is not satisfactory.

The Chinese "triangles" at one time became popular among fans of drift with a limited budget - it was not expensive to burn them, and the car retained quite acceptable controllability. Well, considering such low prices, minor flaws could be forgiven.

With regard to the normal ride, these tires are really good - although they are “dubbed” quickly (which is not surprising for the budget brand), the tires turned out to be expectedly low noise due to the specific tread pattern. In combination with rigid sidewalls, it provides both a strong “holder” and resistance to breaking in maneuvers. For dry and hot summer - a great option for budget rubber.

The keyword "dry." Alas, the same tread design provides a clear sensitivity of the Sportex tires to the sediments - not so critical as to exclude them from the rating, but the change in the clutch is still too big. In the rain it is worth being careful.

It is not entirely clear why Hankook needed the use of an asymmetric tread, if its smallest part is asymmetrical - thin grooves in the central zone of the tread. Tires left wear-resistant and well digested road hollows.However, it is worth considering that, going from a softer rubber, it will be possible to hear previously not posing a backlash in the suspension - the blows transmitted to the hubs and further along the chassis to the body will become stronger.

Transverse rigidity gives a plus to the handling, so you can consider these tires and as an option for lovers of riding “hotter”. But you should not forget that the middle part of the tread does not work best in water, the temperament after the rain will have to be tempered.

These summer tires will be good for traveling - tougher than conventional low-noise tires, rubber reduces rolling resistance, and this potentially promises a reduction in fuel consumption. Noise is normal, handling on dry asphalt is normal, rubber is ready for “surprises” of covering - a great combination for a trip on weekends or for the whole vacation.

Will the brightly asymmetrical summer tire tread demonstrate a low noise level? If you look closely, it becomes noticeable that the Finns have clearly worked on this. At the inner side, where the grooves of the tread have the greatest width and depth, they are located at a right angle to the direction of rotation. As the angle of inclination of the grooves towards the outer part of the wheel becomes sharper, their size simultaneously decreases.

Add to this the soft rubber compound, which additionally plays into the hands of acoustic comfort and improves grip. But you have to pay for it with a resource, like many other participants in the rating - soft protector will inevitably wear out faster.

Despite the tread design with pronounced inclined "drafts" in the central zone, which is not particularly conducive to comfort, Toyo managed to create pleasant and quiet summer tires. True, they clearly love the heat - when the tires are cold, these very checkered ones make themselves felt.

However, the “target audience” of Toyo Proxes STIII is, first of all, owners of powerful SUVs, who will definitely have no problems with warming up rubber.For them, the tread pattern and optimized - tires perfectly divert water on wet asphalt, allow departures on dirt roads, give good feedback on the brake pedal and steering wheel.

Nevertheless, we note that the "purely asphalt" series will be quieter. A compromise was nevertheless inevitable here ... but, given the condition of our roads, it is possible to slightly concede in acoustics in favor of universality.