I Have been using my csl regularly in the last few weeks along with my normal m3, coming back and 2 to work, 52 mile round trip,
I have been pushing both quite hard on the same roads in the same temps in the same damp cold greasy conditions.
TBH its the first time ive really pushed the csl on the road on the falkens, ive driven it fast before but I'm now using it quite often, so I have starting pushing really hard on familiar roads. I even put the falken/csl's on the m3 for true comparison/.
My csl is on Falken FK452 235 35 19 265 30 19
My m3 is on contisport 3 235 35 19 255 35 19
Im no racing god but this is my honest opinion of the fk452,
They have very very little, if any feel, they are very vague and give no grip limit no feedback, wooden feel, wooden feel, wooden feel then the back flicks out.
Not nice in the cold at all, they are slightly better in the warm but still lack feel although the grip level was better in the warmer months, the difference immense between the contis and falkens.
Compared to the contis they are poor, they lower the ride quality, make the car feel harsh and crashy. The contis have far more grip, better turn in more progressive grip levels, and when the slide did come it was predictable.
I put them on my car as I dont use it regularly, they were also £440 for the 4 tyres.
They are fine as a stop gap tyre, they would suffice as an everyday user on the csl as long as you dont push on in wet/colder weather but be cautious in driving it conservatively also. In the summer they were ok, just ok. No match for ps2, conti etc etc though.
I have run various high powered rwd cars over the years and have used many many tyres travelling the same route to work, the falkens are not something I would class as a performance tyre, commuting tyre yes. Performance tyre NO
I know a few swear by them but if you are trying them in the hope they will be close to the grip levels of mich conti etc, they will not,
I personally posted that I found them ok, especially for the money, in the dry/warmer months I stand by this.
But in cold or damp cconditions they feel poor to me compared to other makes
I have been pushing both quite hard on the same roads in the same temps in the same damp cold greasy conditions.
TBH its the first time ive really pushed the csl on the road on the falkens, ive driven it fast before but I'm now using it quite often, so I have starting pushing really hard on familiar roads. I even put the falken/csl's on the m3 for true comparison/.
My csl is on Falken FK452 235 35 19 265 30 19
My m3 is on contisport 3 235 35 19 255 35 19
Im no racing god but this is my honest opinion of the fk452,
They have very very little, if any feel, they are very vague and give no grip limit no feedback, wooden feel, wooden feel, wooden feel then the back flicks out.
Not nice in the cold at all, they are slightly better in the warm but still lack feel although the grip level was better in the warmer months, the difference immense between the contis and falkens.
Compared to the contis they are poor, they lower the ride quality, make the car feel harsh and crashy. The contis have far more grip, better turn in more progressive grip levels, and when the slide did come it was predictable.
I put them on my car as I dont use it regularly, they were also £440 for the 4 tyres.
They are fine as a stop gap tyre, they would suffice as an everyday user on the csl as long as you dont push on in wet/colder weather but be cautious in driving it conservatively also. In the summer they were ok, just ok. No match for ps2, conti etc etc though.
I have run various high powered rwd cars over the years and have used many many tyres travelling the same route to work, the falkens are not something I would class as a performance tyre, commuting tyre yes. Performance tyre NO
I know a few swear by them but if you are trying them in the hope they will be close to the grip levels of mich conti etc, they will not,
I personally posted that I found them ok, especially for the money, in the dry/warmer months I stand by this.
But in cold or damp cconditions they feel poor to me compared to other makes
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