Triangle EffeXSport review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Better than 28% of the summer tires we score.
Owners 63 · 10 reviews analysed Road tests 51 · 2 tests
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Triangle EffeXSport has a Relative Score of 57 out of 100 among summer tires. In 2 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for noise (71) and weakest for treadwear (23). 10 owner reviews rate it 63 out of 100. 80% would buy it again.
Projected tread life in 1 wear test: about 20,000 km (12,000 miles), newest 2025.
- Weak point: Dry 51 — 8th of 8 (2025 Sports Cars tire Test), 9th of 10 (2025 AZ Summer tire Test)
- Weak point: Efficiency 43 — 9th of 10 (2025 AZ Summer tire Test), 7th of 8 (2025 Sports Cars tire Test)
- Weak point: Treadwear 23 — 10th of 10 (2025 AZ Summer tire Test)
Two scoring systems, side by side
Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.
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
63/100From 10 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
51/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 10 owner reviews found online.
The Triangle EffeXSport (TH202) is generally regarded as a strong-value budget performance tyre, with most reviewers praising its wet and dry grip, comfort and durability for the money. Treadwear is the main concern: several owners report fast wear, especially on rear-driven cars, and one reviewer reported very poor wet grip and rapid wear.
Pros
- Good to excellent grip in both wet and dry conditions, cited by most reviewers
- Strong value for money, with several users saying it exceeded expectations for the price
- Ride comfort and refinement, including a noticeable improvement over Bridgestone run-flats on a BMW 4 Series
- Durability against impacts, with tyres surviving a 60 mph boulder strike and a run-flat incident
- Stable, accurate and confidence-inspiring handling, noted on a Mercedes C-Class and a Toyota Hiace van on twisty roads
Cons
- Limited and uneven treadwear, with reports of rears lasting about 14,000 km, fronts about 40,000 km, and a maximum of roughly 26,000 km for spirited driving
- Weak performance on icy or frosty roads and in cold conditions below about 5°C
- Some road noise, with one reviewer calling them not the quietest
- Muted road feedback and responsiveness, with understeer when pushed hard
- Poor wet traction when accelerating from a standstill, according to one reviewer
Worth knowing
- Rear-wheel-drive cars wore the rear tyres much faster than the fronts (about 14,000 km versus nearly 40,000 km), and spirited driving was said to shorten life further.
- Performance-oriented cars such as the BMW 4 Series, Mercedes C220 (W205) and Audi A4 drew largely positive comments on grip, accuracy and comfort. One reviewer would not choose the tyre for a car with more than 100 bhp.
- A 2007 Toyota Hiace van owner reported good stability and wet confidence. No tyre-size data was provided in any review, so size-specific conclusions cannot be drawn.
2 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2025 Sports Cars tire Test · 245/35 R19
7th of 8
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 7th of 8 | |
| Wet Handling | 7th of 8 | |
| Dry Braking | 8th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling | 7th of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 7th of 8 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 1st of 8 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 1st of 8 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 2nd of 8 | |
| Noise | 5th of 8 |
Source: Auto Bild Sportscars
2025 AZ Summer tire Test · 225/45 R18
9th of 10
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 9th of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 9th of 10 | |
| Wet Circle | 9th of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 9th of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 9th of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 9th of 10 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 6th of 10 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 10th of 10 | |
| Noise | 6th of 10 | |
| Value | 4th of 10 | |
| Wear | 9th of 10 | |
| Abrasion | 10th of 10 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 6th of 10 |
Source: Auto Zeitung
Triangle EffeXSport specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| EU label: wet grip | A in 75% of sizes |
| EU label: energy | C in 63% of sizes |
| EU label: external noise | 72–75 dB |
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