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Old 12-27-2011, 02:46 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mans View Post
Could it be the bridgestone potenza RE92's that I see for sale at all these online tire places is not the same tire as the ones used in the OP's tests?
You are correct.

The size (165/65 R14) of RE92 made for the first gen. Insight is definitely LRR, and is unlike the other RE92 sizes available.

If you view the listing at Tire Rack for the Insight sized RE92, it identifies that size as Low Rolling Resistance.

But if you view the 185/60 R15 size of that tire (I picked that one at random), it does not list it as LRR.
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