Tires PHANTOM or Achilles

Achilles Tires

I'm using Achilles Desert Hawk HT2 (on SUV with 32PSI).. tire whistle can only heard after 120KPH. tahimik po sya based on my experience...

Pros: tahimik po sya
Cons: tire whistle at 120KPH
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PHANTOM Tires

Currently, running Phantom C-sports. Have 25k on these...and they are wearing o0n target to reach the 50k guarantee.

Pros: wearing on target
Cons: EV tires are a scam
Vehicle: Kia
Mileage: 40200 km
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Achilles Tires

Best budget tire brand I’ve used is Achilles

Not a lot of ratings online but I live on the coast in NC where snow is pretty much a non issue. They handle good in wet weather, typical notes are they don’t do well in snow but aside from Michelin many all season’s don’t

The Achilles Touring Sport A/S 225/65R17 or their dessert hawks should be fine

I’ve used achilles on several cars for the last 10 years or so and they are a great bang for the buck. I tried them out a set of their ATR sport tires on my veloster N because I was going through Michelin pilot super sports like nothing and never looked back.

Pros: great bang for buck
Cons: not good in snow
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PHANTOM Tires

Some tires are made in China and some possibly(?) better ones are made Vietnam, while made in Korea tires usually aren't bad, but may not last as long as expensive tires. For safety, I wouldn't go too cheap on tires. Many cheap tires have rather poor traction when new and become unsafe with only a few miles of wear on them. The Chinese tires often are made of very hard rubber, which might wear well, but has poor traction. There may be some in between tires made in the Philippines, but I'd avoid them. Kumho is a Korean tire company with majority Chinese ownership by a Chinese tire company. They make Phantom tires, likely in China, but even in Korea, they would be the low end. Hankook tires are "better" Korean tires. Not the best, but seem safer. I'd check tire reviews on the Internet.

Pros: may wear well (hard rubber)
Cons: poor traction, not safe, avoid cheap
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PHANTOM Tires
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They're Chinese junk. They sorta work, but have 20% less traction and 50% less lifetime.

Pros: sorta work
Cons: less traction, less lifetime
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Achilles Tires

Just realized Carmax put a new set of these on the 2020 Mustang I bought from them.  Easily the worst performing tire in the rain that I have ever encountered.  Instant hydroplaning on concrete, when there isn't even much of any water.  At least knowing how terribly cheap these tires are, I may not feel bad replacing them before their end of trade life.  Dangerous!  Avoid!

Cons: worst performing tire, dangerous
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Which tires are better — Achilles or PHANTOM?

In March 2026 on PartReview, tires Achilles were overall better than PHANTOM.

  1. PHANTOM received a PR Score of 46 out of 100, and Achilles scored 74 points.
  2. PHANTOM ranked 58 in the overall ranking, and Achilles ranked 32.
  3. The average rating is higher for Achilles (3.5) than for PHANTOM (2.9).
  4. Tires Achilles have better feature ratings than PHANTOM:
    • Grip - owners believe, that this property for Achilles is better than PHANTOM.
    • Ride comfort - drivers claim, that this property for Achilles is outperforms PHANTOM.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for PHANTOM is preferred to Achilles.

Which tires are more popular — PHANTOM or Achilles?

In March 2026 on PartReview, tires Achilles were overall more popular than PHANTOM.

By vote balance, tires Achilles surpassed PHANTOM:

  • For PHANTOM, the ratio of positive (20) to negative (23) votes is -3 votes.
  • For Achilles, the ratio of positive (110) to negative (38) votes is 72 votes.

By number of reviews, tires Achilles surpassed PHANTOM:

  • For tires PHANTOM there are 12 reviews: 2 positive, 7 neutral, 3 negative.
  • For tires Achilles there are 46 reviews: 30 positive, 10 neutral, 6 negative.

Which tires do car owners prefer — PHANTOM or Achilles?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires PHANTOM and Achilles have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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