Nankang S600 review
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The Nankang S600 is widely regarded as a budget-tier tire that frequently fails to meet modern safety and comfort standards. While a small subset of users reported acceptable performance in specific conditions, the overwhelming consensus points to significant issues with road noise, wet-weather traction, and long-term structural integrity.
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
33/100From 11 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 11 owner reviews found online.
The Nankang S600 is widely regarded as a budget-tier tire that frequently fails to meet modern safety and comfort standards. While a small subset of users reported acceptable performance in specific conditions, the overwhelming consensus points to significant issues with road noise, wet-weather traction, and long-term structural integrity.
Pros
- Low initial purchase price
- Adequate dry grip for casual driving
- High tread longevity due to a very hard rubber compound
Cons
- Excessive road noise often mistaken for failing wheel bearings
- Dangerous wet-weather performance and significant understeer
- Premature structural degradation including cracking and deformation
- Poor overall ride quality and lack of driver confidence
Worth knowing
- Users reported that the high noise levels are particularly intrusive in passenger vehicles like the Toyota Celica.
- Some users noted that the tire's large block design provided surprising stability during track-day use on 17-inch wheels, despite poor wet-weather performance.
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