![]() ![]() Fitted to a Range Rover they have now done over 20,000 miles and still have a good few thousand miles left in them. Budget priced but quiet and cannot fault the grip in the dry and especially in the wet which is where I thought they would be susceptible. Positively surprised by the overall performance of these Tires. Hope this has been some help but realise it may be no help at all!! I hear Bridgestone’s are too hard, but good year eff-grip are somewhere in the middle so these maybe the best all-round suited Q5 tire and the’re OEM as well. If you want premium then I wouldn’t recommend the old Michelins, but they have just brought out the Lats 3 which don’t have a smooth centre tread so may overcome the issues of its predecessor. Both my sline Q5 had standard suspension (Code 1BA) rather than sports (1BE) I would suggest the Iota- st68 are too stiff for sports suspension considering I have standard and if you do a lot of motorway driving I would necessarily recommend them at the moment however fuel eco is very good.Īll in all for the price the Iota is very good in either pattern depending on requirements. There’s also the new tire breaking in factor where you need to get rid of the mould lubricant. The ST-68 Braking doesn’t seem as good as the Michelins but maybe that’s expected also im possibly driving faster with more confidence now. I drove these on wet grass a few times no issues. The Iota-1 may offer more winter traction. Both Iota treads have all season written on them however, looking at the tread pattern I doubt the st68 actually are. Indecently the rubber on the tires feels fairly soft & they had a 68db sticker on them and they are quiet to go with that, another reason for buying. The Iota- st68 are defiantly much stiffer on the side wall, maybe this may soften slightly in time to give a better motorway ride. I found this really not much of an issue on normal roads & quite like the feel of the road, but on the motorway there is more shaking on bad road surfaces. ![]() The Iota- st68 have massively improved the driving on normal roads, no skating on white lines or veering, grip seems good. ![]() And are amazing cheap compared to the £250 premium per corner. They also have a more normal summer tread for fuel eco. Thought id give them ago as I couldn’t easily find the Iota-1. I have recently changed the tires to Iota- st68. Ride was pretty good and I know the grip was there but I just wasn’t as confident driving on these tires. I immediately felt the difference the car felt more prone to movement and absolutely hated white lines causing the car to skate. This one had Michelin lattitudes on it 4-5mm tread. I went and brought another Q5 sline+ as I consider this car saved mine & my family’s life. Unfortunately this vehicle was written off after a stolen car rammed into the side of it at 65mph. Only slight negative was fuel economy witch you’d expect with the chunky tread. I bought a Q5 sline+ with the chunker Iota-1 on it and was surprised at how good & quiet they were for a non premium tire. The New Tire Fee is calculated for EACH tire purchased.The Iota have 2 different types of tread the Iota-1 and the Iota- st68. The amount of the New Tire Fee depends on the state in which the consumer is purchasing from and will be displayed in the checkout page. The funds from these fees are mainly used to research and develop better and more environmentally friendly methods of recycling/disposing of used tires. Unfortunately, when a tire is replaced, the process of recycling/disposing the tire is not very simple and takes a long time. Due to the nature and functionality of tires, they are built to last a long time on the roads and degrade very slowly. Depending on the State, these fees may be called something slightly different, but they serve the same purpose, to promote activities or develop technologies for tire recycling. Once collected from the consumer, the funds will be dispersed to each State's governing body that manages the New Tire Fees. The New Tire Fee is a fee imposed by certain States that require resellers of New Tires to collect this fee from their consumers for each new tire purchased. What is the New Tire Fee and Why and I Being Charged This Fee? ![]()
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