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When you're driving your high performance car to extremes, you need a tyre that excels when pushed to the limit, that tyre is the Avon ZZ3.

With its aggressive-looking directional tread pattern, silica-enriched rubber compound for supreme wet weather grip, and confidence-inspiring handling characteristics, you can rely on the ZZ3 to take whatever you throw at it.

EU Tyre Label and Efficiency Classes

The European Union has introduced the EU Tyre Label by Regulation (No. 1222/2009) identically and bindingly for all EU member states. It applies to passenger car tyres, light commercial vehicle tyres and heavy commercial vehicle tyres produced after 01.07.2012.

Three different areas are tested: rolling resistance, wet grip and the rolling noise the tyre makes on the road.

The following are not affected by the EU Tyre Label: retreaded tyres, professional off-road tyres, racing tyres, tyres with additional devices to improve traction such as spiked tyres, T-type emergency tyres, special tyres for fitting to vehicles first registered before 1 October 1990, tyres with a maximum authorised speed of 80 km/h, tyres for rims with a nominal diameter of 254 mm or less or 635 mm or more.

With this regulation, the European Union is pursuing the goal of promoting economic and ecological efficiency in road traffic as well as increasing road safety on the one hand, and on the other hand, granting consumers more product transparency and at the same time serving as an active decision-making aid.

Already during the incorporation, experts criticise the fact that the EU Tyre Label unfortunately only shows a few product characteristics. Apart from rolling resistance, wet grip and rolling noise, which are the main focus of EU tyre labelling, tyres have much more important and safety-relevant product characteristics, such as aquaplaning properties, driving stability, service life, braking properties on dry and wet roads, behaviour in wintry conditions, etc.

Tyre manufacturers point out that test results from various institutions and journals remain an important information medium for the end consumer. These tests usually focus on further safety-relevant product characteristics besides the EU standard qualifications for tyre labelling, which are always important for the final customer.

ZZ3 tyre review

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14.02.2014 from Daniel
Due to a pothole, I had to fit a set of ZZ3 4 days before attending a trackday. These tyres were tortured on a warm dry track for a full 200km, heat cycled to the point of turning blue! They have since been my wet tyre on 2 other track days as well as road tyres for any other occasion. I am impressed! They were never intended to be put through what I have done with them and the tread wear has been very stable. Corning force was logged at just over 1G by Harry's lap timer. Get them again? without question!!!

12.02.2014 from bexton
excellent wear, very good grip in dry and extremely reassuring in wet. would highly recommend

06.02.2014 from Pete
Although I have read some poor reports of this tyre - I also read good reports. I originally decided to buy as Avon was a familiar name unlike many. I have now bought these tyres for 3 different cars (audi and porsche) and I have found them to be excellent value premium and safe tyre. I have taken many sharp corners at speed without any problems and I have never lost my grip in the wet. Definitely will buy again.

12.05.2012 from Terry Osborne
Wearing well so far.

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