Since tyres are compulsary here and you get a much better deal when you buy a car with wheels and tyres than when you buy seperate yourself, I didnt get much choice of what make I could buy. Mine came with Yokohama W.Drive which apart from the slightly higher road noise than summer tyres, have so far been good. Its quite common for winter tyres to be louder, you just have to put up with it. The size is the same 225/65/17 ( I think thats the same as summer?), they are on allloys, thick 5 spoke jobs, look ok. You certainly dont worry about how your wheels look in winter, there are all sorts of sports cars going about looking like a Hillman Hunter!
It actually quite common to have one size smaller, so typically 16" for a CX5 but maybe due to the size, height, weight, of a CX5 they kept it the same.
When comparing winter tyres, there is not a great deal of difference between the top brands. They all perform fairly well in snow, but there main purpose is better grip in cold and wet weather so if you are reading reviews (and you live in the Uk) then priorities wet weather performance.. If I had a choice (and what I have on my Mazda 2 and other previous cars) I usually go for Conti TS 850. I think they usually come near the top on most reviews.
Dont think twice about getting tyres, just do it, can cost quite a bit to purchase but as long as you plan to keep the car a few years (and going by the rough winters recently in the UK) then it is a very worthwhile investment. Remember, they grip much better when temperatures drop, they disperse water much better when the roads flood, and when the snow comes, you never really get stuck anywhere.
Cold weather and short trips are about the worst thing for mpg, but like I said, cant complain much at all with the results.
It actually quite common to have one size smaller, so typically 16" for a CX5 but maybe due to the size, height, weight, of a CX5 they kept it the same.
When comparing winter tyres, there is not a great deal of difference between the top brands. They all perform fairly well in snow, but there main purpose is better grip in cold and wet weather so if you are reading reviews (and you live in the Uk) then priorities wet weather performance.. If I had a choice (and what I have on my Mazda 2 and other previous cars) I usually go for Conti TS 850. I think they usually come near the top on most reviews.
Dont think twice about getting tyres, just do it, can cost quite a bit to purchase but as long as you plan to keep the car a few years (and going by the rough winters recently in the UK) then it is a very worthwhile investment. Remember, they grip much better when temperatures drop, they disperse water much better when the roads flood, and when the snow comes, you never really get stuck anywhere.
Cold weather and short trips are about the worst thing for mpg, but like I said, cant complain much at all with the results.
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