Brand new to this and I would appreciate as much feedback as possible. I have a 2022 Prius xle AWD e, in need of 195/65R15 tires. I travel back and forth from western NY (snow) to sw Florida frequently. What are the best tires??
Probably an all-weather tyre to deal with the wide range of conditions. Nokian WRG4 or Nokian WRG5 or Michelin CrossClimate2
I just ordered a set (4) Nokian WRg5 tires ($160 each installed) for my 2020 AWDe. I have used Nokian tires (WR, WRg2 WRg4) for over 15 years and they have always performed well. JeffD
I had WRG2 on a previous Civic Hybrid, as a "snow tire", found they really dropped the mpg, compared to the all-season Bridgestone Ecopia EP20 I employed the rest of the year. Did you notice this, and if so are the later WR's better in this regard? Around here I notice some people seem to be running full-blown snow tires year round. Michelin X-Ice Snow's might be a good candidate for this; they are very smooth rolling. We have them on ours about 5 months out of the year. That said our usage is very low, they'll likely age out before they wear out, lol.
Welcome to the Forum, It all depends on your driving style and perception. If you plan ahead, slow down, speed up, per driving conditions - Any all season radials with a Traction A and Temperature A rated tire will do. Some tires will do better in wet conditions than others, again - once your used to the tires and drive per conditions, you'll be fine. IMHO....
I'm a big fan of the Continental Truecontact tour tire. I've had other tires that did better in heavy winter conditions, but those weren't as quiet or comfortable for the other 350 days of the year. Everything is a compromise, and we like the balance we get out of these.
Mendel, I did a detailed analysis of the 12 years I drove my 2004 Prius. It originally came with poor tires (Goodyear Integrity) below is the data (averaged over the first 12 months with each set of tires): 1. GY Integrity - 44.6 MPG 2. Michelin MXV4+ ("Energy Saving") - 44.5 MPG (better Than GY in Winter but lower in Summer) 3. Nokian WR - 46.5 MPG 4. Nokian WRg2 - 45.9 MPG 5. Nokian WRg2 (second set) - 46.2 In this study I corrected all of the replacement tires for revs/mile and tread wear (increases revs/mile) for comparison to the original Goodyear Integrity tires. Your Bridgestone Ecopia EP20 tires may have been a bit better in MPG but you do have to account for the difference in revs/mil especially when comparing worn tires to new tires as well as averaging over 12 months as our Prii get lower MPG in bad weather. JeffD
