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Tires Achilles or RIKEN
Tires like the Riken Raptor are a soft tire and performance minded, but not full on track tire (300tw). They perform quite well, but at the same time, are dirt cheap.
Pros: perform quite well
Cons: not full on track
Vehicle:
Mazda
I'm using Achilles Desert Hawk HT2 (on SUV with 32PSI).. tire whistle can only heard after 120KPH. tahimik po sya based on my experience...
Pros: tahimik po sya
Cons: tire whistle at 120KPH
In my experience the best bang for your buck summer tire is the Riken Raptor. They're about $100 a pop and have great dry grip. Downside is that they're not amazing in very wet conditions.
Pros: great dry grip
Cons: not amazing in wet
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Riken Raptor ZR A/S RF. These tires were under $400 for a SET (about $86 per tire). 300tw. Aggressive tire pattern. And they are a solid performer for canyon carving. I drove them about 4000 miles over a week this past summer around MATG including some pretty aggressive backroad driving and they held up VERY well. Insanely well given the price.
Pros: solid performer, aggressive pattern
Cons: grip suffers a bit
Mileage: 4000 km
Just picked up a set of Achilles Touring A/S sent to a local installer, under $400 all told.
Pros: good price
Eu am Riken Snow pe mașina de la lucru, pe uscat zici că e pe șine, nu zice pâs dar pe ud am niște emoții de nu-i adevărat ???? nu doar odată era să fac piruete cu ea la viteze de nimic și stai că astea-s bune că am avut pe masina de la lucru inainte un set blanao de viatti brina, dădeam scârb 1-2-3 pe ud cu 1.4 aspirat, babaiatule...
Pros: pe uscat zici ca e pe sine
Cons: emotii pe ud
Vehicle:
Suzuki Vitara
Recently bought a used Subaru Crosstrek for my daughter, and CarMax clearly had put new tires on them — specifically, Achilles SportTouring A/S.
I know nothing about this brand or model, so I can’t say what their wet or snow performance might be (or any other parameters, for that matter).
Vehicle:
Subaru
I have some rikens as my non-race tires for the c4. They're fine.
Pros: fine performance
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Corvette C4
Uzeo sam pre 2 godine all season riken i za prvih godinu dana nisam primetio nista lose, medjutim od skoro su pocele da se ponasaju dosta lose, drze krivinu solidno dobro ali na gas i kocnicu proklizavaju bas dosta
Pros: drze krivinu solidno dobro
Cons: proklizavaju bas dosta
Just realized Carmax put a new set of these on the 2020 Mustang I bought from them. Easily the worst performing tire in the rain that I have ever encountered. Instant hydroplaning on concrete, when there isn't even much of any water. At least knowing how terribly cheap these tires are, I may not feel bad replacing them before their end of trade life. Dangerous! Avoid!
Cons: worst performing tire, dangerous
Vehicle:
Ford Mustang
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Which tires to choose — Achilles or RIKEN?
If choosing tires across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare tires across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which tires are better — RIKEN or Achilles?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires Achilles were overall better than RIKEN.
- Achilles received a PR Score of 74 out of 100, and RIKEN scored 71 point.
- Achilles ranked 32 in the overall ranking, and RIKEN ranked 55.
- The average rating is higher for RIKEN (3.6) than for Achilles (3.5).
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Tires RIKEN have better feature ratings than Achilles:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for RIKEN is better than Achilles.
- Ride comfort - drivers claim, that this property for RIKEN is outperforms Achilles.
- Grip - reviews suggest, that this property for Achilles is preferred to RIKEN.
Which tires are more popular — Achilles or RIKEN?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires Achilles were overall more popular than RIKEN.
By vote balance, tires Achilles surpassed RIKEN:
- For Achilles, the ratio of positive (110) to negative (38) votes is 72 votes.
- For RIKEN, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (14) votes is 21 vote.
By number of reviews, tires Achilles surpassed RIKEN:
- For tires Achilles there are 46 reviews: 30 positive, 10 neutral, 6 negative.
- For tires RIKEN there are 15 reviews: 9 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — Achilles or RIKEN?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires Achilles and RIKEN have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of tires
If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.
For example, comparisons of tires Achilles with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.
Also available: comparisons of tires RIKEN with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.
You can also see who is better among other tires manufacturers: MICHELIN or Continental, MICHELIN or Pirelli, MICHELIN or Falken, MICHELIN or BRIDGESTONE, MICHELIN or Goodyear.