Anyone running Atturo AZ 800 tyres?

[Dking078]

PO put them on my 4.8is, If they weren't new and the car was driven more, I would have tossed them immediately and get Conti DWS. Atturo's are the Nosiest tire on the face of this Earth, I wish they didn't make them in this size!

[chivas]

Originally Posted by Dking078

PO put them on my 4.8is, If they weren't new and the car was driven more, I would have tossed them immediately and get Conti DWS. Atturo's are the Nosiest tire on the face of this Earth, I wish they didn't make them in this size!

I didn't even bother with wearing mine down. I replaced the with Nitto Invo's and have noticed not only less noise but better wet grip in my 4.6is.

[Joshdub]

I am pretty picky when it comes to my rubber. I have had the unfortunate pleasure of dealing with Federal Tire Co from previous owners. They are just horrible tires in every aspect aside from treadware (which is probably why they suck everywhere else). I have thrown away two brand new sets. I can't imagine their Atturo line is any better. They may seem like a decent tire to the inexperienced, and sure they will get you to work and back, but so will shopping cart casters.

[kvc]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

I am pretty picky when it comes to my rubber. I have had the unfortunate pleasure of dealing with Federal Tire Co from previous owners. They are just horrible tires in every aspect aside from treadware (which is probably why they suck everywhere else). I have thrown away two brand new sets. I can't imagine their Atturo line is any better. They may seem like a decent tire to the inexperienced, and sure they will get you to work and back, but so will shopping cart casters.

Each to their own... I too have had some horrid experiences with so called 'good quality' tyres. Fitted a set of Michelins to my VW Golf (the second set) and two of the four tyres went out of round in under 15,000 kms, yet the first set were excellent.
Even some people who have posted reviews about the Atturo tyres have indicated they were poor in most aspects, yet said openly they would 'definitely buy another set' - go figure????
Most of the reviewers with 'high end' vehicles (Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Volvo, Range Rover etc.) seem to be pleased with these tyres, although I can't read German, but their overall review ratings were good. This is what I based my purchase on, as well as the very competitive prices. Reviews posted here FYI:
Reviews:: Light Truck Tires Atturo AZ800 - Tirestest.com - Tire reviews - an independent consumer survey

[Gurjit]

they are noisy as hell, wet traction has been good for the last 6000 kms I have had them on

[kvc]

Noisy I can live with I have a Toyota Landcruiser with BFG mud terrains - now there's noisy!
Vancouver is a wet city Gurjit, so if you reckon they have good wet traction, that's great to hear, as this is what I need during our very wet 'winter' months - wading through 500 mm of water across roads, hitting wash-outs at speed, and braking hard for 'roos hopping in front of you when doing 110+ km/h...

[ants_oz]

Funny comments some of them, made me laugh.

The best indication I got of the improvement of Chinese rubber was on the wifes hi-po Focus (220hp through the front wheels, from the factory). Had 225/40R18 Continental Sport Contacts on it from the factory, replaced with the Chinese jobbies. And they worked. Well. Simple as that. That's all I need to know Hobart is a comparatively cold, wet city to the rest of Australia and when pulling away from the lights in the rain the Chinese tyres were LESS inclined to spin than the Conti's. That says a lot to me. They were also quieter and when we sold the vehicle still had good life remaining - certainly the equal of the Conti's in that regard. They just happened to be around 1/3 the price.

No doubt there ARE some crap tyres out there. But lets face it - quite a lot of them come from the "big name" manufacturers. If "Brand Tarts" want to believe that only the big names can produce good tyres, hey that's their choice for their money.

Anyway, the brands of tyre I'm referring to are NOT Atturo, so is semi off-topic. Neither are the brands of tyre some other posters to this thread. It is like talking about "Pirelli" and someone tries to say "Bridgestone" are the same. Different manufacturers, different technologies, different results.

Anyway, to each their own. I'll stick with what I know and what has provided a great result to date.

[kvc]

As I said in my initial post, I have a set of Kumho's on the rig currently and they're manufactured in Vietnam. I know Kumho have a good reputation, but the wear is uneven (possibly due to incorrect inflation by PO). If we were talking about earth-moving tyres, I would definitely steer away (excuse the pun) from Chinese made tyres. In my job (iron ore mine) we only put these on the rear end of large haul trucks, as they're too unreliable on the front (in case of failure or explosion). They're cheap, thus they're purchased at a saving of around $15,000 each compared with Michelin or Dunlop. That said, Taiwan is unlike China - their manufacturing plants are a bit more advanced and their quality control standards seem to be better (at this stage anyway) and that's where the Atturo's are made.
I'll have to wait for my wheels/tyres to arrive and as they say, 'the proof is in the pudding'. It's not always a case of 'you get what you pay for' as has been proven time and time again.

[ants_oz]

KVC - I ran some Kumho KL71's on my old 4wd, and wow - what a tyre - in the wrong ways... Gripped in mud like there was no tomorrow, but the carcass punctured incredibly easily, and they wore down VERY quickly.

[TiAgX5]

Not to mention the fact that most "summer only" tires carry a "AA" wet grip rating, while most "all season" tires are a lower "A" rating.

The argument could also be made that controlled response is paramount during emergency situations (accident avoidance), the cheap tires have never performed well in tire tests in this regard.

The "The Directional tread pattern and aggressive sidewall style demonstrate the performance engineering beneath the surface" comment in the opening of the manufacturers tire description reminds me of the comment in the tire C&D tire review, "a complete tire design involves more than just a tread pattern, because the L688’s V-shaped layout is essentially a copy of Yokohama’s AVS Sport tire". The AVS finished 6th in the review, and didn't need to be rounded up to avoid a neg score.

Also, top performance tires don't need to cost $600 each, Hamman uses Vredestein Ultrac Vorti's (killer wet/dry warm weather grip) on their current ///M5 & ///M6s, these can be purchased for around $250 each.

I grabbed a staggered set for under $1100.