Tire Test Results from Tirerack.com
I thought it may be helpful to post these tire tests in one place so consumers can easily find them and see how different tires perform so they can make a purchase with a bit more confidence.
I'll start with a few newer tests and add more as they become available. Please feel free to suggest other tests that I miss and I'll add them to this first post. Thanks! Eco-Focused All-Season Tires: Do They Deliver on the Promise? Eco-Focused All-Season Tires: Do They Deliver on the Promise? General Altimax HP, Michelin Hydroedge, Goodyear Assurance Tripple Tread, Hankook Optimo H727 Testing the Goodyear Assurance TripleTred All-Season Eco-Friendly all-season tires - How do the measure up Eco-Friendly All-Season Tires — How Does Performance Measure Up? When Round and Black Becomes Mean and Green When Round and Black Becomes Lean and Green Comparing Top Rated Passenger Car all-season Tires Comparing Our Top-Rated Passenger All-Season Tires GrandTouring all-season Tires Testing New Grand Touring All-Season Tires Even Grander Grand Touring Tires (2007) Even Grander Grand Touring Tires WINTER TIRE TESTS Newest Crop of Studless Ice and Snow Tires Testing the Newest Crop of Studless Ice and Snow Winter Tires WinterTesting at the Arctic Circle - Ice and Snow Tires Winter Testing at the Arctic Circle: Studless Ice & Snow Michelin X-ice Xi2 Introductory Drive Michelin X-Ice Xi2 Introductory Drive Are Front-Wheel Drive and All-Season Tires Enough for Winter Driving? Are Front-Wheel Drive and All-Season Tires Enough for Winter Driving? |
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I've seen about a 10% improvement in fuel economy, but that is in comparison to a high-performance summer tire. Of course, that mileage might improve once the tires finish breaking in. The dry traction is, obviously, a downgrade, but they seem to handle well enough. Still, I know that I can induce a power slide on demand... maybe not a good thing. :eek: I'll have to do a follow up when I have more information. Winter is around the corner, so I'm sure to see some wet (and possibly snowy) conditions soon. I also have a few long highway trips to make, plus my freeway driving should be increasing in frequency. |
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Keep us posted on your experience with them. I don't know anyone else that has them to compare notes with. |
I have them in 235/40R18. Yeah, don't get me wrong, they handle competently enough... it was just a major downgrade in dry traction. But that is to be expected going from a high performance summer tire to an all season.
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It doesn't help that you have a performance car that actually requires the extra traction. In my car there is no such thing as powering out of a sharp corner. lol
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Yeah, that's why I'm not overly critical of the traction. You'd have to be intentionally reckless for something to happen, and that's why I'm still giving these tires a big :thumbup: so far.
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