Reviews of FEDERAL tires

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Based on 112 reviews and 361 vote

361 vote

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3.7

Grip:

3.7

Ride comfort:

2.5

Noise:

1.9

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FEDERAL

Taiwan

federaltire.com

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FEDERAL › Tires

kevinatfms 1 Apr 2019, 11:57

Rating 4.0

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If you plan on using the Federals for daily driving i do highly suggest looking elsewhere. They are sticky but they are god-awful loud at any speed over 30mph. The tread design makes them hum like no other tire ive ever run on. Track day setup only then the Federal is a great tire to try out. Sticky as hell and very forgiving on the breakaway. Initial turn in is a bit less precise than the Azenis but not by much.

Pros: sticky, forgiving on breakaway

Cons: god-awful loud

Vehicle: Ford Fiesta

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black_hawk3456 21 Mar 2019, 16:35

Rating 4.0

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Anyone here running Federal 595s? I’m using them on my Focus ST. In case you’re looking for a great low price tire, id give the 595s a try. Mine handle great in warmth and on rain it’s pretty decent if you’re not flooring it from a slow speed. We’re past snow now and in snow they handled okay as well. Overall, great tire for the price.

Pros: great handling, good price

Cons: decent in rain

Vehicle: Ford Focus

Mileage: 11000 km

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spidydt 15 Mar 2019, 15:46

Rating 4.0

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I run these on my daily but my daily commute is 8-9 miles total so I just deal with the tire noise. But it is very noticeable. They are rated at 200TW so don't expect the same mileage as a PS4S. 7 to 10K is the average a lot of people report seeing out of the RS-RR

For the money nothing will grip as hard. That being said they need some heat in them to get the most out of them. I run them hard on track and they put a smile on my face. I'm not breaking track records so, again, for the money, great value.

Pros: great value, hard grip

Cons: very noticeable tire noise

Vehicle: Subaru

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DemandCommonSense 14 Mar 2019, 16:10

Rating 2.0

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These are not great street tires for DD use. You compare them to PS4s but they are not the same class. These are faster wearing, much louder, worse in cool temperatures (think in the 60°s), worse in the rain, much more prone to tramlining, less comfortable, and you'll never be able to use them to their potential on public roads.

Cons: faster wearing, much louder

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Kakushan 22 Feb 2019, 19:00

Rating 4.0

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As others have said - great tire for the money. I've had mine for almost a year now of daily driving and approximately 80\~ autocross runs. They behave like other 200tw tires but lack the ultimate grip the better ones have.

Pros: great tire for money

Cons: lacks ultimate grip

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Frembo 22 Feb 2019, 01:36

Rating 4.0

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I run them on my Mk6 Golf R in STH. I would not recommend daily driving on them as they are very loud. They do have excellent dry grip but not the best as others are noting in this thread. These are a great starter tire if you aren't looking to get the best edge in equipment, or a good change of pace if you want to challenge yourself to be a better driver.

Pros: excellent dry grip

Cons: very loud

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

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SuddenlyKrieger 22 Feb 2019, 01:15

Rating 4.0

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I have them, run them on my ES miata, couldn't be happier with their performance on the course. I've heard the re71r is a bit more predictable with stepping out and I would believe that. Also, for daily driving, these things hum like there is a cessna flying low behind you. I have won ES Class in one of the events I ran them in against 6 or 7 others.

Pros: happy with performance

Cons: very noisy

Vehicle: Mazda

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Chinowith 31 Oct 2018, 21:02

Rating 5.0

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The federal RS-R and RS-RR are unbelievable on the front. I have drifted at 60mph through puddles and never once understeered. On dry they are crazy grippy as well.

Pros: crazy grippy, no understeer

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Armani1992 14 Sep 2018, 18:33

Rating 3.0

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I've had Evo595 and they aren't that good. I ordered their RS-R and were sent RS-RR instead due to being sold out. These are so much better (quite loud if that's fine) have been on daily for 11k miles now with tread at okay level.

Pros: much better

Cons: quite loud

Vehicle: Kia Sportage

Mileage: 11000 km

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aadk5 21 Aug 2018, 01:35

Rating 3.0

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Unless these were going to be specific track tires, I would not go with the Federal RS-RR's. I use them as my track tires and they're great for that, but they're a very loud tire. I got a flat on my daily set and waiting on the shipment and to mount and balance so I've been using the Federal's for my day to day driving and after 30mph, it's so loud in my car. Every passenger I've had always ask what the humming sound is and now I just joke it's my exhaust drone

Pros: great for track

Cons: very loud tire