I have scrubbed them in and found they are what they say but new tyres always seem very good when first fitted,I also find they take a lot longer to warm up as you can feel the hardness of the rubber until they are warmer especialy the rear.
In wet weather they hold well and and corner well, that is for me as I dont go breaking speed records anymore just tootle along with the flow n' then a bit
so Im impressed up to now, nice tyre AVON