Sava Intensa UHP - any first-hand experience ?

[pavproch]

I happen to have another query ref tires, thanks in advance for any feedback (especially discouraging one).

Making long story short: Over the years I came (thru various tires-related disappointments) to resoluce conclusion: To enjoy my rides as much as possible (intense accelaration/brakes/redline on winding summer !dry! roads) means to wear ONLY premium tires (Mich, GY, Conti, while Pir rather NOT after my recent disaster with PZ4).
But, now as the fall takes reign (ie. roads not dry/grippy as in summer, often raining, fallen leaves etc) it is becoming an imperative to lessen my joy + at the same time my rear tires (CSC7) are worn nearly to the limit = need new ones.

To limit or better to postpone necessary expenditure (into 2027) I am thinking like to try/test Sava Intensa UHP (255/30R19 non RFT) for the time being (before winter tires become the must).

Using my non-AI google I found only four write-ups, generally positive and not a single downright "no go".

Anyone having any first-hand experience with them?

 

[pavproch]

Tires are the ONLY thing that connect your car to the road.

Yap, I am using the very same phrase often (and so far always stuck to it = premiums only). Thanks for returning myself back to Earth.

 

[brillomaster]

Have you tried kumhos? Performance to rival the big names, but at a far lower price point. I used to be a GY man but now kumhos are my go to tyre.

 

[B21]

Have you tried kumhos? Performance to rival the big names, but at a far lower price point. I used to be a GY man but now kumhos are my go to tyre.

Certainly khumos seem to suit the E89 ..good trade off price / performance

 

[mmm-five]

If there's very little saving between a mid-range brand (Kumho, Hankook, Nexen, et al) to the budget/ditchfinder brand then I'd consider it a no-brainer to go for the mid-range tyre.

Some of the budget brands can perform quite well in a single category, but tend to lose out overall when all conditions are taken into account...and some of them get their performance from a softer, short-life compound which can make it a false economy to save 10% initially for 30% less life.

Here is one of the websites (TyreReviews.com) that I use to refine my searches (they also collate reviews from other sources, magazines, etc.)...

Sava Intensa UHP

Sava intensa uhp

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Sava Intensa UHP 2

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Will the Sava Intensa UHP 2 suit your car? Find the best tyre for your car read 54 reviews for Sava Intensa UHP 2 and compare to other Ultra High Performance tyres

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In their latest test (Autobild 2026 Summer tyre test), they finished 19th out of 20 - and the Hankook Ventus Evo got the overall win in that specific test (beating things like the Goodyear F1A6, Michelin PS5, Continental PremiumContact7, Pirelli Cinturato C3, etc.). Considering this was not even a UHP tyre test, the below par performance seems to suggest they're not very good!

 

[pavproch]

As I wrote, I am with my feet back firmly on a solid soil, I will be NOT experimenting nor thinking about doing so anymore, next spring I will (without any further waver) I will give my Zet new rear CSC7 again.
Speaking of summer tires.
(Ref the other thread where I am discussing winter 18" tires - there I will go experiment a bit, as the Nexens Winguard WU won within sub-category of fresh snow-bite (which is my top priority) with 97% while the overall best Michelins got 91% only.)