Goodyear Assurance Fuel-Max Tires

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by john1701a, Mar 24, 2011.

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  1. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    :p I posted just because I know you like the Fuel Max tires so much! Ha!
     
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    I have trouble with the rating G/Y assurance received at tire rack[ Who ever rated these tires is out to lunch] G/Y assurance is one fine tire. Hal
     
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    Just yesterday, I bumped into a friend who said road noise was dropped dramatically from undercoating the Prius. I hadn't thought of that as a sound-proofing layer.

    Anyone else try that?
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    I find them to be very quiet tire. Some road surfaces cause some noise, but that will be the same for all unless you lower the pressure. Hal
     
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    Based on the Luscious Garage report, I have the best of both worlds in my factory GY Assurance tires. They are good performing tires and they won't last too long, so I will get to buy some even better tires before too long.:D
     
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    LMAO!

    MB860 ?
     
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    I had these tires on my 2006 Civic and it was getting close to the time to replace them. I had approximately 60k miles on them so they lasted long, the handling and road noise elimination were impressive, however the mpg improvement was negligible and hardly worth the extra cost. I did not go crazy with increasing the psi so maybe that is the difference. Although the Civic is clearly a different car, the dimensions and weight were similar so I would expect the same results. The verdict is out still as to whether I would buy them again now that I have a Prius. But, I thought I would add my own experience with the tires as they really should improve mpg no matter what car you drive. I just didn't see those results. :(
     
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    I just bought a 2015 Prius 2, that has the Goodyear Fuel Max tires, but mine max pressure 44lb, I see also on Tire rack they sell the Fuel Max tire that has the max 51 lb pressure like you have. You think the max 51lb tire gives better mpg?
     
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