Landsail LS988 review
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The Landsail LS988 is a polarizing budget-tier tire that receives highly inconsistent feedback from users. While many owners report satisfactory performance in dry conditions and appreciate the low price point, a significant portion of users warn of dangerous handling characteristics in wet weather, citing poor traction and unpredictable grip loss.
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
49/100From 37 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 37 owner reviews found online.
The Landsail LS988 is a polarizing budget-tier tire that receives highly inconsistent feedback from users. While many owners report satisfactory performance in dry conditions and appreciate the low price point, a significant portion of users warn of dangerous handling characteristics in wet weather, citing poor traction and unpredictable grip loss.
Pros
- Highly competitive price point
- Acceptable dry weather grip and handling
- Low noise levels for many users
- Good tread wear longevity for some driving styles
Cons
- Severely compromised wet weather performance
- Unpredictable breakaway and understeer in corners
- Inconsistent quality control and manufacturing
- Poor feedback and handling characteristics on performance-oriented vehicles
Worth knowing
- Users with high-torque or performance vehicles (e.g., Audi S4, Saab 9-3 Aero, BMW 5-series) frequently report difficulty managing power delivery in the wet.
- Drivers of heavier vehicles or those with modern electronic stability control systems report fewer safety concerns than those driving older, lighter, or non-assisted vehicles.
- Several reports indicate that the tire performs adequately for casual, low-speed commuting but fails under spirited driving conditions.
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1 published test appearance
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2014 Auto Bild 50 Summer tire Shootout · 225/50 R17
31st of 49
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Auto Bild
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