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S60 & V60 '11-'18 / XC60 '09-'17 General Forum for the P3-platform 60-series models |
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Best All-Season SUV tyreViews : 41541 Replies : 174Users Viewing This Thread : |
View Poll Results: Best All season suv tyre | |||
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All season | 50 | 24.63% | |
michelin cross climate | 78 | 38.42% | |
Goodyear vector 4 season | 12 | 5.91% | |
nokian weatherproof | 37 | 18.23% | |
other | 26 | 12.81% | |
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Jan 14th, 2022, 20:24 | #171 |
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Just looked on ATS 4 cross climates for under £400.205x60x16.£25 0ff 2 or £50 off 4
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Sep 25th, 2023, 12:09 | #173 |
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I just thought I'd offer some thoughts based on my own experience, partly from advice I read on here:
I have a 2017 MY V60CC D4 SE Nav, AWD, bought at 5 years old, in early 2022. As it's the SE Nav, not the Lux Nav it came with 17" wheels and 235/55 profile tyres. It had nearly new Michelin SUV tyres on the front, and part worn Continentals on the rear. I wasn't that taken with the handling, it's fine, and no worries over safety or anything like that, it's just that steering was a bit vague and woolly, and lacking in precision or feel, so I never felt like I had complete confidence I could place the car exactly where I wanted it. I decided that 18" wheels, with 235/50 profile tyres might give me a bit of extra stiffness in the sidewall, adding perhaps a touch more of the sort of feel and control I wanted. I acquired a set of XC60 wheels in nice condition from a forum member and had them refurbed recently. I then needed to choose some new tyres, and had already decided I wanted all seasons, just for that extra degree of security in the sort of cold, wet winters we get round these parts (north west England). I'd been seriously considering Michelin Cross-Climates, as so many people have given positive feedback about them, but was mindful that I hadn't really got on with the Michelins the car came with. I also noted some advice from somebody else on here, to consider increasing the load rating, so as to get stiffer sidewalls. So I looked around and eventually settled on Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evos. These come as standard in a 101 load rating, up from the regular 97 rating of the tyres they were to replace. https://www.bridgestone.co.uk/car-ty...ntrol/a005-evo Now I don't know if it's the 18" rims, the -50 profile, the 101 load rating, the fact that I now have tyres of the same make on both axles, or the Bridgestone tyre design, but they've absolutely transformed the car. It feels stable, as it always did, and ride is ever so slightly firmer, but the steering feel and sense of precision in response to inputs is exactly what I'd hoped for. There's a long motorway slip road not far from here which has a reasonably tight right hand bend; it's always been absolutely fine at 70 (though many drivers seem to drop back to 60) though before it felt as though I had no idea whether I was close to the limits of grip, nor how the car might behave if I reached them. Now it is clear the car is well inside its comfort zone, and if I had to steer or brake suddently, it'd behave exactly as I'd expect. The feeling of absolute confidence in the car's response is what I'd hoped to achieve, and happily it seems to be that way. I've now done about 1000 miles with them, and my initial impressions have just been reinforced during that time, much of which has been high speed motorway, or fast A-road, but with some twisty B-roads in darkest Dorset. They also feel utterly planted in the wet, and I'm hopeful that, as temps drop, they'll remain so. Ride has been great, and they are if anything, slightly quieter than the tyres they replaced. It remains to be seen how they wear, of course, but to judge from the Michelins, I used about 4-5mm of tread in 15k miles, so I'd have expected to get about 22-25k miles out of the fronts. So I'll keep a (weather) eye on these, and how they are shaping up. But I'm very hopeful that the combination of these tyres and the AWD will be more than a match for anything the Manchester climate will throw up between October and March. Last edited by Cloth Ears; Sep 25th, 2023 at 12:12. |
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Sep 25th, 2023, 15:09 | #174 |
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Interesting feedback.
Mine feels better on 18s as well, but I'll be putting the original 17s back on soon as they have lightly worn Cross Climates for the winter. (Otherwise I'd buy 18s !) |
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Nov 4th, 2023, 22:05 | #175 |
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I ran Nokian Weatherproof tyres for 8 years (160k miles) but as these were previously made in Russia and they are currently setting up new manufacturing facilities, they were not available when I needed 2 new fronts in August. Black Circles had a good deal on Michelin Cross Climate 2 and - so far - I have been very happy with them. I’ll report back when I have tested them in snow, but the many reports I have read suggest the CC 2 is an excellent tyre.
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