I need to replace my OEM PS4S finally. Debating the Firehawk Indy 500 V2 versus new michelins or even something crazy like the new Kumho Ecsta Sport S in 295/40/19 since Tire Rack's last test loved them so much.
Any thoughts or reviews? Thanks in advance
Hi everyone,
I am trying to decide between buying a Michelin Primacy 5 and a Continental Premium Contact 7.
I understand the Primacy 5 is very well rated in terms of comfort, noise and longevity (while maintaining good wet performance), whereas the PC7 leads in grip and handling (but at the cost of faster wear and higher noise).
Is there any tyre which consistently ranks between the 2 in those attributes? I would like something with more grip than the Michelin, but not as noisy as the Continental.
Thank you!
I have a 2009 SR5 Hilux and am looking to put some new tyres on it. Currently have Goodyear wranglers on it which I hate - I’ve had this car 14 years and it has never slid around in the wet until these went on it. Previously I had Cooper A/T maxx which i would be happy to go back to. Mainly looking for stability in wet conditions, comfy ride as I have kids in the back and my hilux isn’t exactly a pillow to ride around in and low noise. Do a lot of highway miles, but also use it around the farm in sometimes muddy conditions, a few off road trails per year and some light snow trail exploring. Thanks !
Im looking at getting some vredetein centauro ns tires to replaced my current set, has anyone had experience with them?
Bike pic attached
Wandering if anyone has put taller tires on their 3 series for heavy winter. I got a 2007 e90 RWD and it pretty low. So im thinking of going from 205 55 r16 to 205 65 r16 or maybe 215 60 r16. Just looking for some feedback from a beamer veteran
Hello fellow drivers!
I am from Romania and I drive a Renault Megane Sedan IV from 2024. The car has the 1.3 TCe petrol engine and delivers 140 hp to the front wheels. While it may not seem like it at first glance, the car handles unbelievably well, probably due to the low weight (1340 kg / 2954 pounds) and low center of gravity. The reason I am telling you this is because I love driving as hard as possible on the romanian mountain roads {I know, it's not safe but I can't help it :) }. Right now, I run the car on the original s**t Continental Ecocontact 6 tires. They are heavily used and need changing, but I am uncertain as to what new tires to get. For me, money is not a problem if I can pursue maximum performance, but unfortunately for my required tire size (205/50 R17) my choices are pretty limited. The only good option for my needs that I found are the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tires. What are your opinions regarding the tire I mentioned? Do you think the sidewall is stiff enough to provide me a nice sporty driving experience? In the end, I would love to hear what tires you recommend for my 205/50 R17 tire size needs. I do not care about comfort, cost, noise, etc. I only care about sporty performance, more specifically, dry performance, as I don't like pushing the car in wet conditions.
Any response will be immensely appreciated! If you have any sort of questions for me, I will gladly answer.
I have a 2023 Ioniq 5 with 33K miles and it's time for new tires. Do I really need specific EV tires? I think OEMs are Michelin but I'm not a fan. Can I use anything as long has I have the same load rating?
Hey everyone,
I’m in need of new summer tyres (non run-flat). I don’t drive too much, maybe 6k km/summer. My car is big and heavy, yet I still like to drive actively and want to feel corner forces transmitted through the tyres. The car is lowered, has active suspension and rear wheel steering. But it’s not my Tracktool and doesn’t need to be. My tyre guy has the following options for me. They all cost about the same with the Hankook being slightly cheaper. Which would you choose and why? Any other contenders?
Setting up a trek superfly for a bikepacking trip. It will be mixed pavement and gravel. Expecting gravel to be fairly hard packed but hard to know for sure. Bike currently has Vittoria syerra 2.4 on front and maxis reckon 2.25 in back. The rest of my group is on gravel bikes and I’m nervous I won’t keep up especially on the pavement. Any suggestions for tires that would be faster? Should I swap out the front for a peyote or will the syerra be ok? Thanks :)
Always assumed tire frequency calcs from tire OD were good enough. Turns out under load the effective radius shifts enough to actually matter. Took some pics with a GoPro to try to capture the mechanism but failed miserably
The car mats that came with my Camry wore out really fast.
The floor was exposed and my two daughters won’t stop spilling oil, food and water colors all over the floor.
As a replacement, two years ago, I bought two sets of car mats but dirt keeps getting stuck in all the corners and they are a pain to clean. They are wearing out now and the last time I cleaned my car I somehow got so tired of the clumsiness in cleaning them that I had to simply dispose of them.
I’m thinking of replacing my car mats again.I’ve never really been lucky with getting an easy to clean car mat with modern design cos I see people say they use car mats for over five years and they are still solid until they get tired of it.
But this time, I won’t buy a random car mat. I need two sets of car mats that are easy to clean, and cover everywhere my kids usually make a mess. It can be any dark color.
Any recommendations of brands making modern, nice looking car mats would be appreciated. If you can simply drop the name I can search on Alibaba or other similar platforms.
Hello everyone
I am thinking about tyre upsizing on my car which comes with r14 165/70 from manufacturer. Currently i am running on 185/70s and now thinking of 195/60 r14s. (Has anyone running on these profile and had any issues will be welcomed for the suggestions )
Thank you !
I’m getting 2” suspension lift for my 2021 n80 will I be able to fit 275 70r17 without rubbing?
I’m looking to change one pair of tyres (rear axle) in a staggered setup due to one pair changed much earlier from a puncture. The ones I’m changing have gone 30000km without issue and are intended to be changed due to wear only. Mine is a RWD EV.
An AI search was trying to dissuade me from having two different tyres due to grip and torque oversteer issues. I have been using different tyres for about 20000 km with no issues so far.
How significant is this difference in my intended Michelin setup? I thought it would be perfect.
Fronts: PS4 SUV
Rears: PS5 Energy
I'd think we can all agree that having a wheel width wider than the tire or at least tread width is preferred. That it provides for a much more responsive sharper handling tire. But how much wider and which numbers do you use.
This effect of using a wider wheel at least in part presumably is an effect of the triangulation of the tire. That when on a wider wheel the tire is a trapezoid instead of a rectangle. If so then the profile/section height matters as well. A higher profile means it'd take a wider wheel to achieve the same triangulation.
So then would be be possible to use some observations and basic geometry to determine an ideal sidewall angle? And then use that when deciding our tire/wheel widths?
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I'll use the data in this Tire Rack YouTube video as an example. They tested two tires on two wheels. Both tires are RE-71RS in 225/45R17 and 245/40R17 on an 8" wheel and a 9" wheel. The basic conclusion of the testing was that the 8" was bad all around, slower and felt sloppy. The interesting part was with the 9" wheel the 225 was just a hair off the pace from the 245 but the 225 felt more responsive. Clearly of the 4 combos the 9" wheel was right for the 225 tire. It's interesting to note that the suggested wheel widths for the 225 is 7-8.5". I also suspect had they had a 10" wheel the 245 would have been better.
So the 225/45R17 RE-71RS has a tread width of 7.9" and a sidewall height of 4", on a 9" wheel. Put that into an online calculator and we get a sidewall angle of 82.1deg.
Do the same for the:
This small data set suggests the ideal angle is between 85.7deg and 82.1 degree. So could it be possible to gather enough data on which combos work best to better narrow down that ideal angle? If so how useful do you think it'd be? Or am I just off on another one of my weird tangents.
We have 35k on our original continentals and are looking for new tires. We drive a ton and are in Kansas so see all weather mostly highway. I keep seeing the Michelin cross climates but read it can drop range 10% and the reason we got a Tesla is because a lot of our driving requires us to drive to the boonies a handful times a year in the winter for kids sports and we need all the range we can get at times. Recommendations are appreciated
Hi guys! As promised, here is my update on using the tyres for more than 10 000km now on my Tesla Model 3 long range.
The first thing I noticed, which has spoiled me a lot, Is how quiet and comfortable they are. They change the whole feel of the car. The previous tyres, with the same size, were the old Continental all season contact 1, which is not that bad, comfort wise, as per the reviews I've read, but the Kumho's are like magic carpet in comparison. They absorb even hard potholes with significantly less cabin noise and vibration, noticably more.
Driving on smooth asphalt, there is almost no noise from the tyres. Not sure if the foam inserts have anything to do with this, or the tread design, but they are really quiet.
Dry grip is phenomenal. I occasionally have to get home really fast from far away, so I push the car a lot, but I have never ever felt the need to slow down in a curve, even with the bad road conditions we have here in Bulgaria. The handle even dusty roads very well.
The sidewall is soft, which doesn't help with a sporty feel, but the tyres feel secure nonetheless, and I don't mind them being a little squishy, it actually makes it a bit more fun. There is no locked-in-the-center feel of the steering wheel, the steering feels great in all conditions.
Wet grip is also good, and safe. I haven't noticed anything concerning when cornering even with little puddles on the roads. Straight aquaplaning is really safe and secure. I've done it quite so many times, unintentionally, with speeds above 100kph in deeper water, the car feels stable. But maybe the weight of the car assists here.
Durability wise, I unfortunately have to drive on gravel roads daily, and not for a short distance, but thankfully the tires hold up. There are no tiny cuts or pieces falling off due to the gravel, as I've had with other tyres, specifically PS4.
The starting tread depth was around 7mm. The model 3 is mainly rear wheel drive. Today I measured them, the rears have around 5.5mm and the fronts around 6mm left after exactly 10 700km. For the price I paid for them, which is 116 euro per tyre for 235/45/18, they are a steal. I, as everyone else, wanted to get the PS5, but they cost almost 250 per tyre, for the same size. That tells you a lot.
Efficiency wise, the continental averaged 14.9 kwh/100km, for approximately 25 000km with all weather conditions, including a lot of ice and deep snow, for at least 2 months (5000km). The Kumho average 15.4kwh/100km for the past 10 700km, where at least 95% of the mileage was done on dry roads with temperatures above 10° C.
Same conditions, same temperature, same road, same distance, same speed going both ways, with the continental I was using around 12.5 kwh/100km on average, and around 14.5kwh/100km with the Kumho.
I will wait for everyone's questions before I post a review in the website as well, just to include everything else that I might have missed.