GT Radial Champiro UHP1 review
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The GT Radial Champiro UHP1 receives mixed to negative reviews from users, positioning itself as an affordable budget-to-mid-range option with acceptable dry and wet grip relative to its price. However, significant shortcomings regarding rapid tread wear, premature cracking, and escalating road noise over time overshadow its initial value proposition.
What owners say
No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By owner reviews
46/100From 15 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 15 owner reviews found online.
The GT Radial Champiro UHP1 receives mixed to negative reviews from users, positioning itself as an affordable budget-to-mid-range option with acceptable dry and wet grip relative to its price. However, significant shortcomings regarding rapid tread wear, premature cracking, and escalating road noise over time overshadow its initial value proposition.
Pros
- Attractive budget-friendly price point compared to premium tier brands
- Adequate dry grip and respectable handling during normal driving conditions
- Offers a safer, more confident alternative compared to completely unknown ultra-cheap brands
Cons
- Rapid and uneven tread wear resulting in exceptionally short lifespan (often under 10,000 miles)
- Significant increase in road noise as the tires age and wear down
- Structural durability issues, notably premature cracking and perishing around the tread blocks
- Pronounced tendency for wet-weather aquaplaning and reduced traction in winter conditions
Worth knowing
- Users running the 225/40 R18 size on sporty hatchbacks like the Honda Civic Type R noted acceptable city noise, but highlighted highway droning and minor pressure loss.
- Drivers of heavier executive or cruiser vehicles (such as the Audi A7 and Citroen C5 HDI) reported quick front-axle wear, though some found dry and wet performance comparable to pricier OE tires initially.
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2 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2014 Auto Express Summer tire Test · 205/55 R16
10th of 10
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Auto Express
2014 Auto Bild 50 Summer tire Shootout · 225/50 R17
38th of 49
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Auto Bild
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