Falken Azenis FK510 

Best All Round Summer Contender

The FK510 is most likely the best bang for your buck. It truly has great performance without sacrificing wet traction or suffering from hydroplaning. At a 225/40/18, the ride is just soft enough to give comfort on some of the holes you can't swerve out of the way for but at the same time not feeling mushy in the corners. While in the corners, my wannabe gti can't get much better with these tires being quite predictable even at the edge of their capabilities, and response is fairly quick if something gave you a scare on the way out. As for the wear on these tires, I can't say much just from so little miles on them and 70% of that being on the highway, but having an asymetrical tread pattern is nice to have being able to cross rotate ( which I rotated at about 3000 miles). Granted, this review is coming off of previous experience with having a 225/45/17 UHP/AS that was in the middle of its class, but going to this tire gave me better ride comfort, more responsive performance, and greater noise control. As for the price, you can't beat the performance with the other perks that tag along. Overall, amazing tire so far and hopefully many more miles to come with the Falken Azenis FK510.

I bought these tires two months ago and can confidently say these are great tires. They handle better than the OE tires and are way quieter. I drive aggressively and are absolutely happy with the purchase of these tires. We've recently had about two straight weeks of rain giving me an opportunity to try out it's wet performance and i can say that they handle great. I mean like if i was driving on dry asphalt and my car has 420hp/430ftlb and i didn't spin out not once. They just grabbed and grabbed. I recommend these tires and will be buying again when needed and compared to the competition they are much less expensive.

For people that want an honest opinion:

This tire is amazing. for the price as a UHP, this is by far the best tire for the performance, comfort, and tread life. I will be on my 3rd set in the spring, getting roughly 20-25k miles on each set, swapping at 3/32" left.

Performance: The response is better than most in this category, both wet and dry. You can feel when they want to give out, and when they do, it's very gradual and composed. They deal with hydroplaning very well for a UHP summer and wet contact traction is top tier.

NVH/Comfort: Even with the quick response in weight transfers, it has a pretty soft sidewall great for cruising. They keep quiet very well as long as you stay with rotations and your alignment is good. I saw so many other reviews saying how horrific they were in this category, and I can bet you they either did not rotate frequently enough or their alignment is $#!t. I've done rotations at 3,000 miles, and at 10,000 miles, barely noticed any difference in noise, but it was noticed.

Tread Wear: Another category that other reviewers had a problem with. It is a UHP Summer tire, you can't expect to get 30-40k miles unless all you do is highway driving. If that is really all you do and they wear down quick, then fix your alignment. I do not go easy on these tires and use them to their full capability probably about 10-20% of my miles, and I'll happily take 25k miles for these.

Overall, amazing tire, FOR THE PRICE, as a UHP summer. You could go with the DWS06+ if you wanted better tread life for close to the same price, but you won't get the performance of these. I've driven this car with both tires, and like I said, I can't wait to throw them on again in the spring.

I wish I had put these on a year sooner. The Pirellis I had were good tires when everything was perfect, but if you live in an area where it gets cold, or you get a lot of rain, these Falkens are the way to go. I have tried to break them loose on colder days, and they grab every time and want to take off! They are also a more comfortable ride, especially at higher speeds. I will be buying these again when the time comes.

Replaced Goodyear Assymetric 3 runflat 245/35/20 and 275/30/20 with 245/40/20 and 275/35/20 non-runflat. Oh my. Completely changed the ride/drive/handling balance. Ride is now perfect for this vehicle (2018 540 Msport non-adjustable suspension). Went from riding on cement bricks to pillow-soft in straight line. Still corners really well, and traction is very good. Tire Rack test data is spot on with this tire. Not very playful but grips well and has an excellent ride. Literally no tire noise. Wear is unknown at this point but I really don't care because these FK510's fit the character of this car, fast rear-drive luxury/sport sedan, perfectly!

I was looking for a replacement tire for my michelin pilot super sport and after seen test/review on tire rack, i decide to give the FK510 a try. They are no where near te PSS in term of handling, but i knew that and was looking for something less expensive (there half the price ). They are quieter and ride softer than PSS. The seem to wear a little bit quicker too.

Have way more traction than the tires that came on the car. Very responsive and I can take corners with a lot more confidence. The grip on these tires is amazing, even on rainy days. Definitely getting another set of these when they wear out. The tread wear seems to be great, I have about 10,000 miles on the tires rotating every 4K miles and they seem like they have a lot of life left. I was on the fence on getting these but I'm glad I did. Definitely recommend these.

Staggered set on my BMW with a good alignment, no complaints except treadwear! I got 9k miles before I was at 2/32 and now at 11k I'm showing cord, for an AWD vehicle that isn't being slid around or tracked I find that to be really really bad.

95% of the performance of Michelin Super sports for 1/3 of the price! I drive pretty aggressive with these on my R32 and they are showing 9/32 after 5,500 miles of driving so far this summer. So they are just broken in after 5k+ miles which is fantastic for a UHP summer tire. I am not sure how many miles I'll get but for this price point anything over 10,000 miles would be fantastic the way I drive and I don't see that. Being an issue. I bought a set the general g max RS UHP and after 6,000 miles they are very worn and will barely last the rest of this summer season. Next year that other car will get a set of the falken as well.