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Tires RIKEN or Giti
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
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
Another alternative is to look for budget tier tires. I went down the rabbit hole recently and Giti is apparently decent enough and performs well as its branded peers in wet conditions.
Pros: performs well in wet
Giti is an okay brand of tire but personally, I will switch to Michelins once the OEM tires need replacing. And even then EV tires will need more constant replacements because of the extra weight.
Cons: constant replacements, extra weight
Vehicle:
BYD
Can u at least get brand new china tyres like Giti or tourador instead of second hand tyres?
Ive heard of laufenn but im more familiar with Giti as you see there stuff rebranded in the US as GT Radial and Dextero which are popular in discount tire and walmart. They’re a good budget tire but dont expect 50k out of them. I find most budget tires feel just as good as the more expensive stuff with their longevity being the main drawback
Pros: good budget tire
Cons: longevity being drawback
This tire is a GITI tire made in China, Indonesia and America & it's not the best by far. Probably defective and inferior materials combined with whatever you drove into or over it failed miserably.
Pros: inferior materials, defective
Cons: failed miserably
I have a 2021 VW Tiguan SE 4Motion with 43k miles, still rocking its factory Giti tires. While prepping for a road trip, I discovered that all four are dry rotting pretty badly, and one is starting to crack on the sidewall. Kinda looks like I needed tires yesterday.
Cons: dry rotting, cracking sidewall
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mileage: 69200 km
Changed to them a few months ago, the wear and tear of these tyres are poorer than the common brands such as Bridgestones, foresee it lasting about 1 year compared to 2-3 years with common brands tyres. My road usage is around 12000-13000 km per year.
Cons: poor wear and tear, short lifespan
Mileage: 12000 km
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Which tires to choose — RIKEN or Giti?
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 — Giti or RIKEN?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires RIKEN were overall better than Giti.
- RIKEN received a PR Score of 71 out of 100, and Giti scored 57 points.
- RIKEN ranked 55 in the overall ranking, and Giti ranked 56.
- The average rating is higher for RIKEN (3.6) than for Giti (3).
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Tires RIKEN have better feature ratings than Giti:
- Ride comfort - owners believe, that this property for RIKEN is better than Giti.
- Noise - drivers claim, that this property for RIKEN is outperforms Giti.
- Grip - reviews suggest, that this property for RIKEN is preferred to Giti.
Which tires are more popular — RIKEN or Giti?
Tires RIKEN and Giti were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, tires RIKEN surpassed Giti:
- For RIKEN, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (14) votes is 21 vote.
- For Giti, the ratio of positive (68) to negative (50) votes is 18 votes.
By number of reviews, tires Giti surpassed RIKEN:
- For tires RIKEN there are 15 reviews: 9 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
- For tires Giti there are 37 reviews: 18 positive, 7 neutral, 12 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — RIKEN or Giti?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires RIKEN and Giti have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of tires
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For example, comparisons of tires RIKEN with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.
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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.