 Fuzion ZRi Tire Priced from $64 |
In the Tirerack survey of 43 ultra high performance summer tires, the Fuzion ZRi ranks number 18.
I found 3 negative reviews out of 12 at epions.com One guy said he had a blow out on the highway and thought it was because of the tires quality.
Another guy thought the ZRi had too short of a lifespan. He said;
These tires started out as a good tire. They did well until about 30,000 miles. Then, if they got close to having put 2,000 miles on them they got noisier. Now at 40,000 they are noisy all the time and when you get close to 2,000 miles on them – they vibrate something awful. If I do not have them rotated and balanced at least every 2,000 miles they will literally shake your eyeballs out.
I’m pretty impressed he go 40K out them. Some people would bitch if they were hung with a new rope…
Speaking of unrealistic expectations, one guy over at Tirerack said;
Totally WORTHLESS in deep snow…great in light snow and incredible on dry pavement. I will buy these again, but they won’t be on the car EVER in winter.
Really? Repeat after me, the Fuzion ZRi is a high performance SUMMER tire.
OK, where was I? Back to the review…
This one reviewer I think fairly and accurately sums up the average overall opinion of the ZRi from many many reviews that I’ve analyzed concerning this tire.
Well, I just had to replace these Fusion ZRi tires. Only got about 38,000 miles out of them and they were worn bald. The main thing about these tires is that initially they are decent except for the ride comfort is not that good. But they just don’t last very long. I really should have replaced them after 30,000 miles, but I held on to them as long as I could. I know these tires aren’t designed for the snow, and I can attest to that!!! If you’re caught in any type of snow situation with these tires, you need to just pull on over and call a tow truck. These tires fit the classic saying, ‘You get what you pay for’ They don’t cost very much (compared to others) and they don’t last very long and they are just nothing special. This was my second set of tires for my Trans Am. Just got them replaced with some Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires and although pricier, they are a far superior tire. I could tell this just from the 15 mile ride home of the installation place. I will review them once I get some miles on them. Initially I was satisfied with the Fuzion ZRI’s, but now that it’s all said and done, I would definitely NOT buy these tires again and would not recommend them.
Buy or No Buy?
I would not buy these. If money was tight, I would buy the number 3 rated tire in the ultra hp summer category which is the Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval Tire.
When I compared the price between the ZRi and the Firehawk Wide Oval in a 205/50/16 the ZRi was $16 more! If money was not a factor, I’d buy the Bridgestone Potenza RE760 which was rated #1.
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