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Originally Posted by Vekke
It is at the moment purely on tyre manufacturers job to put those marks on their tires. So there are no penaties etc if tires don`t meet the labels they have.
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Even if, you will still be able to compare one tire to another because they all measured according to CE rule n°1222/2009.
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Originally Posted by Vekke
This same flaw goes with other european fuel consumption figures. They can be off up to 40%. Reason in the fuel consumption data errors lies in cars Cd values which also got from manufacturers...
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Not if you drive like the cycle they are tested on. I've always had much lower consumptions than the manufacturer ones. I'm 34% below with my AX, without major ecomod.
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Originally Posted by Vekke
Still at the moment best LRR tires are according to winter tire tests Nokian Hakkapeliitta R. Miclelin XI2 is close second. You also have to consider that they usually test just some tire size and results may varie between sizes.
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Then why isn't it mounted on all low consumption cars ? I've never heard of these tires...
Ecocontact5 165/70 R14 : cat B
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R 155/65 R14 : cat C
If you can prove me wrong...