hankook Cobra ZHP 01

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $500.00 from local Cooper Dealer

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Audi A4 1.8T

Summary:
I have mixed reviews. When I first put these on my A4, they were awesome. They looked pretty cool and handled real well. I live in Upstate NY and they even performed great in the snow. The problems started after about 15,000 miles of use. They were ungodly loud and started to wear out. I even had a mechanic tell me I needed new wheel bearings, because the tires couldn't possibly be making all that noise. I had one bearing replaced and it corrected a quarter of the noise problem. By that time, after 24,000 miles, these tires were shot, so I just had them replaced with Continental touring tires. Needless to say my car is now deathly silent. No new bearings for me. Also, for Cooper Tires, which I always thought of as a cheaper replacement tire, they were very expensive. The local dealer that I bought them from quoted me 667.00 to have them replaced. Instead I special ordered the tires I wanted from Walmart for 400.00. I would never but these tires again. For the money, there are plenty of better options out there.

Strengths:
Good Handling in dry, wet and snow. Tread pattern looks cool

Weaknesses:
expensive, loud, poor treadlife

Similar Products Used:
Dunlop 8000, Continental ContiPremier Contact

Price Paid:  $0.00 from 0

Year / Model Reviewed:
1999 Pontiac Trans Am WRS

Summary:
Thunderously Loud at slow speeds. drift all over the road in thinnest of rain spouts and slightly uneven road surfaces. loud on all roads. barely made it to 25,000 for a relatively tame driver. very dangerous tires.

Strengths:
ok at over 100 MPH.

Weaknesses:
loud, no grip on wet roads or on corners.

Price Paid:  $355.00 from Bronx Tire Center

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1998 Honda Civic LX

Summary:
These Tires are great, they look hot and they are realy good in the rain.

Strengths:
In Rain and in Curvs

Weaknesses:
A little bit expensive

Similar Products Used:
I had the Yokohama Parada Spec 2 they where good in the rain and in snow but in pot holds they made a bump in the tires.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Not quite as good as the TOYO PROXES T1-S.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 98 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP

Summary:
These tires are awesome. Smooth and quiet. I was completely surprised when I drove my car after having these tires put on. I went from 225/60HR16 to 245/50ZR16 and expected more noise and and rougher ride. It feels like I am driving a different car.

Strengths:
Quiet, smooth ride, even at speeds over 100MPH. Handling.

Weaknesses:
Made in England. (Not really a weakness, more of a surprise) The best tire from Cooper isnt made in the United States.

Similar Products Used:
Goodyear Eagle RS-A (hard and loud but longest lasting tire I have ever seen), Cooper Cobra XST (very rough ride and louder than the Goodyear but better in rain)