Low budget yet good quality tires

[Kestana]

Hi Kestana! Saw you in the TeamSwift forums din. Saan ka nakabili ng Accelera tires, and how much? Mukhang okay feedback mo eh, I might get these na rin when I get 17s

I got mine at Big A Wheels in Evangelista. 5.9K Php per tire (235/40/ZR19). 17" sizes should be around 3 to 4K Php per tire. 205/45/R17 is 3.2K Php which is what they recommended for my Swift. Most of the shops there have Accelera as well including more popular shops like Hotwheels. Problem was the size I was looking for was pretty rare and only Big A had them at the time.

I'm very surprised nga with these tires. It's my first time trying out a budget brand, mainly because 19" tires are usually high-end models from big brands and they cost an arm and a leg (20K++ per tire ). The biggest surprise for me was the comfort level because bigger rims = less rubber between the car and the road. I downgraded from 205/55/R16 to 235/40/R19 which means my sidewall was reduced by around 0.74 inches/18.8 mm. Also considering cheaper tyres have harder compounds for longer tread life and less rolling resistance, I couldn't understand why it was more comfortable than anything else up until around twice its price (mostly mid-range models from big brands at twice the Accelera's price). Not as comfortable as high-end models I've tried though, namely Michelin PilotSport 2 and Hankook Ventus V12. But considering the price of these Accelera tires I believe they're excellent value for comfort. The only thing I don't like about these tires is that no matter how much tire black I put on it, it doesn't stay looking slick/wet.

At least now I can tell some of my snobby family and friends (especially my brand snob of a dad) that some of the cheaper tire brands are actually good. The only cheap brand they agree that's good is Federal and they don't think they're particularly comfortable. Now deciding between Federal 595 Evo and Sailun Atrezzo Z4+AS for my Swift. Actually wanted Achilles 123s to make the Swift even more fun to drive but they're too noisy for me. Road noise was very apparent on a friend's Civic FD with Achilles 123s.

[kai s.]

I got mine at Big A Wheels in Evangelista. 5.9K Php per tire (235/40/ZR19). 17" sizes should be around 3 to 4K Php per tire. 205/45/R17 is 3.2K Php which is what they recommended for my Swift. Most of the shops there have Accelera as well including more popular shops like Hotwheels. Problem was the size I was looking for was pretty rare and only Big A had them at the time.

I'm very surprised nga with these tires. It's my first time trying out a budget brand, mainly because 19" tires are usually high-end models from big brands and they cost an arm and a leg (20K++ per tire ). The biggest surprise for me was the comfort level because bigger rims = less rubber between the car and the road. I downgraded from 205/55/R16 to 235/40/R19 which means my sidewall was reduced by around 0.74 inches/18.8 mm. Also considering cheaper tyres have harder compounds for longer tread life and less rolling resistance, I couldn't understand why it was more comfortable than anything else up until around twice its price (mostly mid-range models from big brands at twice the Accelera's price). Not as comfortable as high-end models I've tried though, namely Michelin PilotSport 2 and Hankook Ventus V12. But considering the price of these Accelera tires I believe they're excellent value for comfort. The only thing I don't like about these tires is that no matter how much tire black I put on it, it doesn't stay looking slick/wet.

At least now I can tell some of my snobby family and friends (especially my brand snob of a dad) that some of the cheaper tire brands are actually good. The only cheap brand they agree that's good is Federal and they don't think they're particularly comfortable. Now deciding between Federal 595 Evo and Sailun Atrezzo Z4+AS for my Swift. Actually wanted Achilles 123s to make the Swift even more fun to drive but they're too noisy for me. Road noise was very apparent on a friend's Civic FD with Achilles 123s.

Thanks for the review! The stores I asked quoted the same price for the Accelera tires. Thinking now whether to go with 215 or 205