I bought a rx8 which had these on it, very noisy tyre on nz roads anyway, dry grip is ok if it under steers just pop the clutch. Wet performance is terrible. Was passing a car in drizzle and tried to step out on me. Only doing around 90kph, gas mileage, hmm I traveled 200km and used around 20ltrs for a rotary that's not bad @ around 27mpg. Conclusion, spend a bit extra and get some decent tyres.

First day driving a new car with these tyres. In a tight alley I pressed against a gutter & tyre is gone. Pretty poor and never had this experience before. How is it possible with today's technology to make something so weak & averse to what isn't that unusual (touching a gutter)

I own a great handling car, a 2016 Mazda 3 GS. Thanks, however, to the choice of Ecopias as the OEM tire (to help with their mileage numbers) the handling is nothing like the suspension is capable of. Dramatic understeer on dry pavement and almost dangerous understeer cornering in the wet.

If you're only looking for low speed tires or freeways with no corners...or you don't care how your car handles in anything like aggressive driving...stay away.

Quite a smooth ride on my 2004 Honda CRV now. I've done around 7k so far and they still look quite new. I replaced my old worn out Bridgstone Duellers with these. These stick in the wet and are very quiet on the highway. Very happy so far. I do mainly city driving and the occasional long road trips, and they handle beautifully. My front and rear alignments were out quite a bit before I had these fitted, so it drives like a new car now.

These tyres feel different to anything else I've even driven on. I can't explain it -- and it's certainly not a bad thing -- but it was noticeable immediately upon backing out of the car park at Bob Jane. They seem to handle fine. The best part is that they've actually lived up to their claim to improve fuel economy. I always keep track of how many kilometres I get out of each fill-up, and since I got these tyres about four weeks ago, I've experienced nearly 5% improvement. I had assumed this was just hype, but it appears to be real.

Just hit a gutter and my brand new ecopia blew up, must have a very thin side wall! Cost a lot of money for something that can not handle a touch of a side wall. I was happy with the tyre until today, now I am outraged and can't afford a new tyre.

Have just fitted 215 55 17's and immediately had better handling,less tyre noise and better fuel economy on 300km highway trip.Went through heavy rain and couldn't believe the car felt like we were on dry bitumen,my wife who is a non driver even remarked the car was quieter than on previous tyres.

Last month I replaced my four old Potenza tires with this EP100 on 2013 Prius C. 185/60R/15. Old tires were noisy. This EP100 is comfortable and queite but my wife can't tell the difference tho. Grip is good too. Fuel saving is amazing. With Potenza I used to get 4.0-4.5l /100km but I now get 3.7- 4.2 l/ 100km ( always Aircon on and with passenger). I set tire pressure 35 psi and I know that if I turn off air con and increase pressure upto 37 I would get 3.5 easy. In Japan, OEM tire size for Prius C is 14 inch not 15 Inch, no wonder people get early 3l/100 km mark in Japan with more later version 14 inch EP series.

Got these fitted to Ford AU Falcon. Straight away I noticed when driving 100kph that I need to move the steering wheel a lot to make small corrections. Secondly I noticed the tires make a lot of noise when turning especially around a roundabout. I don't mean a squealing sound but like a gravel road noise sound. Finally the tread pattern seems to collect a lot of stones. This throws out the wheel balance. Not recommended for Australia conditions. Also no noticable saving in fuel as stated.

Bridgestone claim they can save you 5%, after 1300km mine are saving 6.8%. So while it won't change my life, it will save half the cost of the tyres over their life. They grip well and have excellent tracking. I wouldn't recommend them for a hot lap at Bathurst but for everyday driving they are very good and I would recommend them.

Previous tyres were Bridgestone ER30 & T001 and I was averaging low 500km per tank. With EP100 (205/65 R15) they have noticeable LRR and producing mid to high 500km (with same tyre pressure)

pros: wet/dry grip, noise and comfort very adequate. Easier to turn car. Excellent price.
cons: LRR require more braking (minor -ve), softer wall feel is a -ve for corners (minor -ve for a leisurely driver like me)

good in a straight line cornering is terrible and feel like the sidewall are about to collapse slow turning the same would not buy these tyres again or recommend them to anyone even though the promotion was buy 3 get 1 free dont buy if you value safety and performance

Slightest sidewall rub and they are gone! Slow speed parking curb rub sufficient to stuff the wall. Hitting a rock at speed could be disaster. I took them off my Falcon Wagon.Great for low rolling resistance,but not worth the risk.I am fond of my family.Bridgestone were nice and gave me a discount on a more robust tyre.

Extremely impressed with this quality made in Japanese tyre for the price.
As others have said - most impressed how quite on many road surfaces,
Noticeable lower resistance by speedo - not just feel, so this is true.
Grip for every day use - goes great on highway / freeway use, running 36psi and only side effect little less directional steering then previous noisier tyres.
Best everyday tyres I've seen for a very long time and should last by others account.

Fitted a set of these to my 1994 Ford Fairlane (205/65r15) as I wanted a soft & quiet ride & that's exactly what they give. Very minimal road noise on most surfaces, plenty of grip & with the usual rotations & alignments they wear quite well. However, they bring out their soft design if you push them into the corners. They begin to feel vague & squirmy no matter what pressure is in them. Having said that, they don't break traction in wet or dry conditions & it's also important to note that these are touring tyres for town & open road driving, not high performance. In all, a great tyre at a reasonable price for someone who isn't a hoon.

I am a taxi owner operator and I have use this tyres, 65000km so far and got about 5000 km left on them, still drive well and breaks well, also in vet its still hold the road very well. Will buy this tyres again and again, my friend also got same tyre on his taxi and he is very happy with it.