Petlas Imperium PT515

Name: Petlas Imperium PT515
Brand: Petlas
Rating: 3.9 (12 reviews)

The Petlas Imperium PT515 is a Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

Tyre review data from 12 tyre reviews averaging 78% over 224,055 miles driven, and 7 tests with an average result of 23rd.

Dry Grip 82%

Wet Grip 70%

Road Feedback 77%

Handling 79%

Wear 79%

Comfort 78%

Buy again 83%

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Expected Mileage 27,682 miles (44,550 km) High Confidence

Test Data

27,682 miles (44,550 km) from 2 test(s)

2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 29,515 miles (47,500 km) (205/55 R16)
2021 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 205/55 R16 - 25,849 miles (41,600 km) (205/55 R16)

Tyre Information

First On Market:Jun 2014

Dimensions:175-225mm / 45-70 / 13-17"

Winter rated:No

Navigation & Ranking

Category Ranking:37th of 246

Test Performance

Best Result:10th

Average Result:23rd

Worst Result:35th

Latest Tyre Test Results

2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview

28th of 55 tyres

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2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test

30th of 50 tyres

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2022 ViBilagare Eco vs Normal Tyre Test

10th of 10 tyres

Good shock absorption and low noise on rough asphalt.
Difficult to control in a crisis situations. Poor braking performance.
Turkish Petlas offers one of the cheapest products you can find online. But Imperium PT515 is NOT an affordable solution. This is like throwing money in the lake. The stopping distance on wet asphalt is a full 10 meters longer than the best tires from 80 km / h.
In the evasive maneuver tests on dry roads, the Petlas tires can’t neutralize the lateral forces but have major problems with the load shift effect, which means that the tire skids wide and becomes difficult to control. On wet roads, it moods alternately between understeer into the curve followed by an oversteer in the middle of the turn.
Budget tires often fitted on older, cheaper cars with poorer crash safety. It is a life-threatening combination. Save money on something other than the tires.

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175/65 R14 82 H	C	B	70
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185/60 R14 82 H	C	B	70
15 inch
185/65 R15 88 H	C	B	70
185/65 R15 92 H	C	B	70
195/65 R15 91 H	C	B	71
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16 inch
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205/55 R16 91 V	C	B	71

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May 24, 2020

Is the imperiumT515, a RUNFLAT?

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Top 3 Petlas imperium pt515 Reviews

Given 72% while driving a Ford Transit Courier (195/60R14/ R) on for 15,000 miles

The tire was solid, there was no fault or defect. The seller sent it very quickly and I did not pay for the installation. Petlas's best tire is IMPERIUM. I used Falken before. Falken is better quality than Petlas, its wet and dry ground grip is better, but it wore out quickly. Falken is a soft tire.

Helpful 347 - tyre reviewed on October 11, 2024

Given 70% while driving a Renault (205/65 R15) on mostly town for 20,000 average miles

Good noise and shock absorption, way better than my old michelin green X. Grip is pretty good from getgo before they warm up compared to others I used, but only serviceable in rain. Fuel consumption is more compared to green x, but i exclusively drive in start stop traffic so not really noticeable in my use case.
For hard cornering its way better than green x's but thats not saying much considering those are eco hypermiling tires.
I got them for a pretty good deal, and they are available in some of the hard to find sizes, which was why I bought these.

Helpful 507 - tyre reviewed on October 6, 2023

Given 83% while driving a Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 8v (185/65 R15 H) on mostly town for 5,000 average miles

For six years I've been using these tyres. And stil looking good ( I used it only 12,000 km's) I'm about to change them to 4 seasons tyres for my conditions. I am not an agressive driver and never had a problem with these tyres even wet.

Helpful 402 - tyre reviewed on January 17, 2020

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Given 87% while driving a Hyundai Accent (195/60 R15 V) on mostly motorways for 55 average miles

Used them for 88,000 kms and has to change them because of uneven wear on 1 tyre. Haven’t reached wear indicators yet. Handling for wet & dry in the tropics under everyday normal conditions is very good. Best economical tyres in my book. I replaced them with exactly the same tyres. Highly recommend these.

Helpful 347 - tyre reviewed on April 25, 2020

Given 89% while driving a Hyundai Accent (195/60 R15 V) on mostly motorways for 55,000 average miles

Great all around economical long lasting tyres. Great wet grip for a standard tyre.

Helpful 382 - tyre reviewed on October 12, 2019

There's a new all season tire, can it be best?!

Given 71% while driving a Opel Vectra B (195/65 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 14,000 average miles

using since 2 years in istanbul Turkey , i had no big expectations before buying but durabiliy is so good therefore dry road grip is very good . also tyres are poverfull against for bad quality village roads for summer season , Comfort is leak but handling on asphalt is good for me .and tyre performance speed till 170 km/h on highway is good . i am not using tyres in winter season for a long time .

Helpful 404 - tyre reviewed on May 30, 2019

Given 86% while driving a Rover 620 (205/60 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles

For this price i really think they are perfect :) btw they are 3 years old and the rubber is soft

Helpful 278 - tyre reviewed on August 31, 2017

Given 69% while driving a Chevrolet Lacetti (195/55 R15 R) on for 0 miles

Wet performance is not very good . The tyre grips on dry ground and the braking is good, but as the rubber ages, these properties also disappear .

Helpful 298 - tyre reviewed on March 30, 2016

Given 89% while driving a Toyota Camry (215/60 R16) on a combination of roads for 60,000 average miles

BEST SUITABLE FOR TOYOTA CAMRY, AMAZING RESULTS
VERY COST EFFECTIVE

Helpful 359 - tyre reviewed on March 21, 2015

Given 64% while driving a Mercedes Benz C180K Avantgarde (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 20,000 average miles