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- 2024 CX90 PHEV Premium Plus
Wanted to share some feedback about the recent tire replacement. Agree with others that the Bridgestone Ecopia‘s are thoroughly mediocre. With barely 20,000 miles on our 2021 CX-9, they’ve gotten noisy and have been very prone to hydroplaning in the rain.
My go to tire has always been the Continental DWS Extreme Contact. I‘ve had five sets of them over the last 10 years, but all on my Mazda 6. They do come in a tire size for SUVs but the thing that was holding me back was the treadwear rating. I was lucky to get 30,000 miles out of one set. They were awesome performers, quiet, good in the wet and dry… Love them but on the heavier SUV, I was afraid they would wear even more quickly.
After doing some research, it looks like the top performer in a performance all season tire was the Pirelli Scorpion AS plus 3. I have had them for about a month now and just over 600 miles. The ratings and reviews were spot on. This tire reminds me very much of the Continental DWS. It does everything well. Steering and handling in wet and dry conditions is fantastic. It’s quiet - No tire rowr on the highway and bumps are muted. So far mileage has not really taken a hit. The ride feels a little firm and I‘m thinking this tire has stiffer sidewalls to help with the steering feedback. Being a new tire with extra tread over the old Ecopias, the ride is very smooth. Tread wear rating is 800 which I’m hoping will be closer to 40K - 50K. Again, this being my first SUV, I’m just assuming heavier vehicles will have shorter tread lives so 40K to 50K would seem to be pretty good to me. We visit family in Pennsylvania occasionally and some winter abilities are important. I won’t get to try that out until next year so can I comment on snow traction.
TL;DL …. Awesome all-around tire, does everything well, with just a hint of leaning towards being a sportier tire.
My go to tire has always been the Continental DWS Extreme Contact. I‘ve had five sets of them over the last 10 years, but all on my Mazda 6. They do come in a tire size for SUVs but the thing that was holding me back was the treadwear rating. I was lucky to get 30,000 miles out of one set. They were awesome performers, quiet, good in the wet and dry… Love them but on the heavier SUV, I was afraid they would wear even more quickly.
After doing some research, it looks like the top performer in a performance all season tire was the Pirelli Scorpion AS plus 3. I have had them for about a month now and just over 600 miles. The ratings and reviews were spot on. This tire reminds me very much of the Continental DWS. It does everything well. Steering and handling in wet and dry conditions is fantastic. It’s quiet - No tire rowr on the highway and bumps are muted. So far mileage has not really taken a hit. The ride feels a little firm and I‘m thinking this tire has stiffer sidewalls to help with the steering feedback. Being a new tire with extra tread over the old Ecopias, the ride is very smooth. Tread wear rating is 800 which I’m hoping will be closer to 40K - 50K. Again, this being my first SUV, I’m just assuming heavier vehicles will have shorter tread lives so 40K to 50K would seem to be pretty good to me. We visit family in Pennsylvania occasionally and some winter abilities are important. I won’t get to try that out until next year so can I comment on snow traction.
TL;DL …. Awesome all-around tire, does everything well, with just a hint of leaning towards being a sportier tire.
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