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Accelera Phi RReviews

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  • SimpleScore™

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    7.9

    Good

    Score breakdown:

    7.6

    Long lasting

    Good

    8.4

    Handling

    Great

    7.7

    Traction

    Good

  • 9 reviews

    9 on SimpleTire

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    Founded in 1996, Accelera has its roots in Indonesia and it offers tires that are good at performance, look elegant, and provide maximum driving confidence. Its wide range of tires are suitable for use on light trucks, passenger cars, SUVs, CUVs, and 4x4s. The tire patterns offered by the manufacturer maximize handling and traction and ensure longer tread tread life.

    The Accelera Phi R is the manufacturer’s all-season, ultra-high-performance tire designed for use on passenger cars, performance cars, CUVs, and sports cars. The tire is engineered to provide responsive handling and stability and provide better driving comforts and year-round performance.

    In this Accelera Phi R review, we have covered the features and benefits, pros and cons, and other important details like warranty coverage and vehicle compatibility to give you a comprehensive understanding of its capabilities in practical conditions.

    Features and Benefits

    The Accelera Phi R is made for year-round use, so this all-season tire will offer you traction and performance in dry, wet, and light winter weather conditions. The tread elements and compound are also tuned to boost the driving performance, like ultra-high-performance tires. There are many advanced technologies and features in this tire, so let’s go over them.

    • Solid high-speed stability and steering response – The tire has three ribs at the center that remarkably improve high-speed stability and ensure sharp steering response.
    • Confident cornering performance – The Phi R also provides confident cornering performance. The sturdy shoulder blocks on both edges contribute to improved cornering and maneuvering stability.
    • Reduced tread noise levels – The tire is also optimized for a pleasing driving experience. The sipes add more detail to the tread and do not allow airwaves to accumulate in the footprint area and generate noise.
    • Reliable year-round performance – As discussed above, the Phi R is an all-season tire and therefore, it is optimized to offer traction and grip in dry, wet, and light wintry conditions. While the shoulder blocks as well as the ribs and sipes provide a good number of biting edges to the tire to firmly grip the surface, the four grooves ease water dispersion for reduced risk of hydroplaning and increased wet traction. Additionally, the flexible rubber compound of the tire assures better traction and grip in light snow conditions.
    • Solid warranty – The Accelera Phi R is covered by a 30,000 miles limited manufacturer tread life warranty, promising great value and ownership experience to the drivers.

    The Phi R is offered in 15- to 21-inch rim sizes, which means it is compatible with a wide variety of vehicles in the country. Here are some of its available sizes:

    Pros and Cons

    Let’s now learn about the positives and negatives of the Phi R to give you a transparent and unbiased analysis of the tire’s strengths and weaknesses.

    PROS:

    • Better stability, cornering, and steering response than its competitors
    • Offers better dry and wet traction
    • Comes with a 30,000 miles limited manufacturer tread life warranty
    • Compatible with a wide range of vehicles in the market
    • Reduced tread noise levels and enhanced driving comforts
    • More affordable than its competitors

    CONS:

    • The tire should not be used in moderate to severe winter weather conditions
    • Not the best tire for longevity seekers
    • Wet handling performance isn’t as great as some competitors

    SimpleTire’s view on Accelera Phi R tires

    The Accelera Phi is a very versatile tire and offers experiences of both all-season and ultra-high-performance tires. It performs better than its peers when it comes to stability, cornering, and steering response. This is also indicated through its average SimpleScore for handling, which is 8.4 out of 10. The traction performance of the tire on dry and wet surfaces is very good, however, it isn’t a great performer in light snow conditions. Its SimpleScore for traction is 7.8, which is average.

    You might also not find this tire very good on the handling front in wet conditions and even its tread life isn’t as good as its competitors. The tire’s SimpleScore is just 7.6 out of 10 for longevity.

    The good thing is that it is backed by a 30,000 miles limited manufacturer tread life warranty and it is offered in various sizes to ensure that it is compatible with a large number of vehicles. The driving comforts are good and the tread noise levels are very low. The Accelera Phi R is also a very affordable tire in the segment and its starting price is around $62.96. So, a set of four tires will cost you at least $251.84.

    The Accelera Phi R competes against the following tires:

    Vehicles Accelera Phi R is a good replacement tire for

    Designed for use on passenger vehicles, performance cars, CUVs, and sports cars, the Accelera Phi R can be a good replacement choice for vehicles like the Subaru Legacy, Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Impala, Ford Fusion, Aston Martin Rapide, BMW 7 Series, Infiniti M, Tesla Model S, Volvo S90, Maserati Ghibli, Jaguar XJ, Lexus NX, Hyundai Sonata, Buick Encore, and Audi A6.

    Scorecard

    Dry

    4.2

    Wet

    3.8

    Winter

    4.6

    Comfort

    4.3

    Noise

    4.2

    Treadwear

    3.7

    9 SimpleTire reviews

    levi
    5
    BMW 330Ci 2001 Base Rear
    Verified Customer
    Oct 3, 2021

    bought for my bmw and they've handled great so far

    Billy
    4.5
    Verified Customer
    Jan 22, 2021

    Leland
    5
    Verified Customer
    Dec 17, 2020

    Excellent ride with a nice amount of tread to last this little Smart fortwo a long time.

    Troy
    3
    Verified Customer
    May 17, 2019

    Decent quality for the money

    Jay
    4
    Verified Customer
    Dec 22, 2018

    Compared to my prior tires these are smooth ride, got them on a 2013 smartcar 451, rear set.

    Carri
    4
    Verified Customer
    Aug 25, 2018

    These tires were purchased for a Nissan 240sx. Bought one set and my son used them for drifting which didn't last long obviously. However, second set purchased and he hasn't drifted and they are great. Nice looking tire, however doesn't do well in rain

    Otis
    4.5
    Verified Customer
    Jul 13, 2018

    Bought these tires because I was on a tight budget, turns out they are way better than other "expensive tires" I've used in the past. Never knock it till you try it.

    Anonymous
    3
    Verified Customer
    Jul 12, 2018

    Good tires for price

    Jeff
    4
    Verified Customer
    Jul 12, 2018

    Great all around tire and value

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