Low Rolling Resistance replacement tyres (Europe)

I have 40psi in every tire. Feels ok. Not so spongy as 32psi but I tell myself that it's been better for my fuel economy.

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I am doing at least 40 front, sometimes up to 44 and rear usualy 2psi less as I never have anybody sitting in the back.

 

I find similar on the 195's. I run mine 1 or 2 psi over what Toyota suggest and find that helps stop wear on the edges. Softer pressure as recommended also makes the steering vague. I wonder if that is why many journalists report the Prius being vague?

 

After just 11.500 km with the Ecopia EP001S, I can say that these tyres probably won't see 30k km mark. I just changed them for winter tyres and the tyre guy was showing me in what condition the front tyres are and asking me if I will still ride them next year? They are still holding great in the wet, so I will probably run then down to the legal mark.


The original OEM Bridgestone lasted me a little over 30k km. I'm no race driver, but I do have a lot of corners on a daily commute, the average consumption was pretty good at 4.33 l/100 km. I don't think it's the alignment, because they are very even worn out.

 

That's too short life for a tyre...even with corners. How is the tarmac over there?!
My front set of Bridgestone ER300 are getting worn (under 2.5mm) and need replacement soon, but scored almost 60000km (not rotated!).

 

I run them around 2.7 bar, a little less in the back.
I rotate them every time I change winter/summer tires, usually every 10k km.

Could wheel dis-alignment result in nice even tire wear in the front?

All I can say is that they wear out faster (or comparable) to Bridgestone OEM tires on Gen III. The grip was still very good although I have a feeling that cornering grip is much better than stopping grip.

 

That's very low mileage to get out of a set. I got more out of performance tyres on my Bora V6 4motion and they are known to be hard on tyres.

I got Goodyears Recenty, 205s as per Johns recommendation, but took them off a few weeks ago to fit my set of Winters. I won't know til next year what they are like mileage wise

 

You've got a few cars there Tony!

 

Just the Prius and CRV in daily use, the Mini is a very long term project and will hopefully get the XJ back on the road next Summer

 

What about the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance. They are available in 215/45 size...how do they compare with the Hankook Ventis Prime 2?

 

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This site also gives the new A-G rating for fuel economy and wet grip. Might be interesting to compare the Hankook.

 

The Hankooks at that price are impossible to ignore.

When my winters are coming off in March / April I will be fitting the Goodyear efficient grip performance, as they are about €100 supplied and fitted in a 205/55/16

 

I rang my tyre guy last week and he told me to steer clear of the 001s due to dreadful wear, as you said people getting less than 20k.

He recommended the Goodyears and said that he has had really good feedback from customers.

I bought my Gen 2 in Sept and it had 4 crap tyres so I bought 2 Goodyear EGPs and only had them on a few weeks before I swapped all 4 for the Goodyear Ultragrip 8 winter tyres. I've been averaging 50 (uk) mpg on the Ultragrip 8s, which I am quite happy with as try are not LRR tyres.

I am expecting good things from the EGPs, both in terns of noise and improvement in mpg