3 hours ago, ZJZ said:

I am wondering which one of those has most precise steering in summer

Unless there is a table online somewhere that details this particular requirement the best you will get here will be anecdotal reports from other forum members ( like me ).

My pick would be Michelin CC2 but that's because I have them on my car. I've found them to be excellent as far as noise reduction in the cabin is concerned but have no opinion on summer/winter characteristics as I drive well within the car/tyre limits at all times.

One option I would avoid though would be Dunlop SportMaxx as they're noticeably noisier than the CC2s, but these are not on your shortlist

I would suggest that most, if not all, of the branded tyres would give good service with the chevron tread pattern being common to most all of them as Ooots earlier link.

No all-season tyre is going to be as good as a dedicated summer tyre, might be worth watching this video as alongside the CrossClimate 3, Michelin are introducing a CrossClimate 3 Sport which seems to address any handling concerns.

TBH, and sorry to all the Sportline owners out there, a Skoda Superb is not and never will be a sports cars without extensive modifications. It's an excellent large estate car and I drive mine as such, my priority with tyres is cold and wet weather grip, as whilst I don't hang about I don't push it beyond the limits even in the dry.

1 hour ago, rgrigsby said:

No all-season tyre is going to be as good as a dedicated summer tyre, might be worth watching this video as alongside the CrossClimate 3, Michelin are introducing a CrossClimate 3 Sport which seems to address any handling concerns.

TBH, and sorry to all the Sportline owners out there, a Skoda Superb is not and never will be a sports cars without extensive modifications. It's an excellent large estate car and I drive mine as such, my priority with tyres is cold and wet weather grip, as whilst I don't hang about I don't push it beyond the limits even in the dry.

While I agree Sports Car is a stretch. A Superb with a higher output petrol, DCC suspension in sports mode and on 19" wheels makes a half decent sports saloon.

And I've had the Sporty Jag XF Varients and Audi S5.

Certainly enough to do good tyres justice.

I'll be trying the CC3 Sport once prices stabalise.

22 hours ago, ZJZ said:

Which allseason tires have you used that were unstable?

On my car none, on friends car Sava All weather.

I have bridgestone and has CC2

2 hours ago, imart143 said:

Sava All weather.

There's the reason.

I have CC2 on my original 18s for winter use and a set of VW 19s with good summer tyres for summer use. I tried using the CC2 for one summer and found them to be a little lacking. I was having to drive much more conservatively than I knew the car was capable of.

In winter they are good and I will need to think hard about whether to go like for like (CC3/sport?) or full winter. My gut at the mo says go CC as the fluctuating temps are not so happy for full winters.

Edited 8 July, 20258 Jul by MarkyG82

20 hours ago, logiclee said:

I'll be trying the CC3 Sport once prices stabalise.

I can't find them anywhere in my size 235/40 19", the Michelin website states 225/40 and 245/40 are available but the linked retailers only offer 225/40

55 minutes ago, Dave77 said:

I can't find them anywhere in my size 235/40 19", the Michelin website states 225/40 and 245/40 are available but the linked retailers only offer 225/40

The more popular sizes are being released first.

Many Superb owners fit 245/40 19 as they used to be a fair bit cheaper than 235/40 19.

I rate the Conti AllSeason Contact. They’re very quiet, have huge grip in the wet and are outstanding in snow. I’ve covered 15k and the fronts have still 6mm and the rears 7.

On 08/07/2025 at 16:40, logiclee said:

Many Superb owners fit 245/40 19 as they used to be a fair bit cheaper than 235/40 19.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case with All Season tyres from the so-called premium brands.

25 minutes ago, numskull said:

Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case with All Season tyres from the so-called premium brands.

Prices have evened out a bit now the 235 section is more popular. Back when the Superb 3 was introduced with the 19" wheels and 235/40's it was a rare fitment.

The 245/40 was a more established fitment for JLR and others at the time

14 hours ago, numskull said:

I rate the Conti AllSeason Contact. They’re very quiet, have huge grip in the wet and are outstanding in snow. I’ve covered 15k and the fronts have still 6mm and the rears 7.

Do you mean Contact 2 ?

I had Conti Allseason contact on my previous Volvo XC60 and they seemed good to me but these were the previous generation.

Currently have Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons on the Superb and they've been good too, if anything I probably rate them higher than the Conti's but obviously the newer version of the Conti's is likely to be an improvement.

18 minutes ago, Dieselgate said:

I had Conti Allseason contact on my previous Volvo XC60 and they seemed good to me but these were the previous generation.

Currently have Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons on the Superb and they've been good too, if anything I probably rate them higher than the Conti's but obviously the newer version of the Conti's is likely to be an improvement.

How do you like Vectors steering response and braking, especialy in summer ?

I assume it's lattest Gen-3 model?

I was reading tests and user opinions about Conti contact 2. Many have said that Conti has wide dead spot, hence unprecise steering and aquaplaning is bad too. For me,those two things are a big NO.

1 hour ago, ZJZ said:

How do you like Vectors steering response and braking, especialy in summer ?

I assume it's lattest Gen-3 model?

Yes it's the Gen-3.

TBH I'm not much of an expert on tyres overall but I've never really noticed much difference between the all seasons and the summer tyres the car came with in terms of either of those things.

Sorry not much help I'm afraid.

8 minutes ago, Dieselgate said:

Yes it's the Gen-3.

TBH I'm not much of an expert on tyres overall but I've never really noticed much difference between the all seasons and the summer tyres the car came with in terms of either of those things.

Sorry not much help I'm afraid.

I am also not an expert at all. But I made way too many kilometers/miles in my lifetime and notice very fast if something about car is not as it should be.......even a small things.

On 10/07/2025 at 10:31, ZJZ said:

Do you mean Contact 2 ?

No, the Contact 1. Got them in Dec ‘23. I’m guessing the 2 are at least as good, if not better.

3 hours ago, ZJZ said:

Many have said that Conti has wide dead spot, hence unprecise steering and aquaplaning is bad too.

Interesting. I wonder what a “wide dead spot” actually means? Certainly I can’t fault the AllSeason Contact 1. The grip is outstanding in wet, dry and snow; they’re quiet and wear level is really low.

3 minutes ago, numskull said:

No, the Contact 1. Got them in Dec ‘23. I’m guessing the 2 are at least as good, if not better.

Aha Ok.

How are they in high summer temperature?

About Contact 2, I've read that they have rather unprecise,loose steering and that aquaplaning is also bad.

1 minute ago, numskull said:

Interesting. I wonder what a “wide dead spot” actually means? Certainly I can’t fault the AllSeason Contact 1. The grip is outstanding in wet, dry and snow; they’re quiet and wear level is really low.

Dead spot is not about grip.

Practical explanation would be......steering reacts slowly / er.

Also when driving in straight lane you always have to adjust wheel a bit because tires have tendency to go left/right.

@ZJZ Is that reviews by people with the same car and the same tyre size / width?

Very much a location location location thing and as for Aquaplaning and wider tyres, there are people never slow down, and people that use different tyre pressures.

All Seasons are generally good in the wet and very wet, and directional and V tread ones got better over the years and by generation of tyres. The Biggest Manufactures and the other Companies they own really do flog pretty good tyres.

Just some of the Sh!te the Car Manufacturers fit as OEM can be an issue... Wet, Dry, Hot, Cold, all about the Efficiency / miles / km, and not , grip, traction, steering, braking so safety.

42 minutes ago, numskull said:

I wonder what a “wide dead spot” actually means?

As @ZJZ says. The dead spot is usually the centre of the steering but can also be noticed under any change in direction. Some think tyres with large dead spots can be comfortable to drive but unresponsive to turning input. Personally I find them uncomfortable to drive due to the constant input required to keep the car straight. I do like a pointy car though. Small steering input = actual response form the car.

However, how the car is set up and the condition can also fell the same. A sloppy rear end (oo-er) can feel vague like a dead spot. Also worn steering bushes can do the same thing.

8 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

@ZJZ Is that reviews by people with the same car and the same tyre size / width?

Very much a location location location thing and as for Aquaplaning and wider tyres, there are people never slow down, and people that use different tyre pressures.

All Seasons are generally good in the wet and very wet, and directional and V tread ones got better over the years and by generation of tyres. The Biggest Manufactures and the other Companies they own really do flog pretty good tyres.

Just some of the Sh!te the Car Manufacturers fit as OEM can be an issue... Wet, Dry, Hot, Cold, all about the Efficiency / miles / km, and not , grip, traction, steering, braking so safety.

Jonathan Benson from Tyrereviews has tested Conti C2 and said about wide dead spot. Don't remember the exact size but it was rather common size , nothing extreme.

And that in user reviews the same thing was mentioned few times, also rather common sizes.

There are a few good Reviews on wheel / tyre size differences by the reviewer in the linked CC3 Sport Vid.

But then during Covid Lockdown and Scottish Ski Centres closed he took a VW Golf up to try the All Seasons.

Issue was if he looked there was no snow on the roads to the 3 Ski Centre roads in the Grampians.

If he had used the Web Cameras before leaving England he would have known that.

& if the centres are open and the Snow Gates and the roads open they are ploughed & Gritted anyway.

Any white top has all shorts driving on that. Open to the public. Gritted & Salted.

Edited 11 July, 202511 Jul by Ootohere

1 hour ago, Ootohere said:

There are a few good Reviews on wheel / tyre size differences by the reviewer in the linked CC3 Sport Vid.

But then during Covid Lockdown and Scottish Ski Centres closed he took a VW Golf up to try the All Seasons.

Issue was if he looked there was no snow on the roads to the 3 Ski Centre roads in the Grampians.

If he had used the Web Cameras before leaving England he would have known that.

& if the centres are open and the Snow Gates and the roads open they are ploughed & Gritted anyway.

Any white top has all shorts driving on that. Open to the public. Gritted & Salted.

Which magazine or person reviews are good or most reliable in your opinion?