Looking for some thoughts/opinions for this particular application. The Camry Hybrid SE runs P235/45R18's and is due for tires by this fall. Still running the original tires (only have about 28K on the car) which came equipped with Hankook Kinergy GT's. They are just about shot.
This tire has done fairly well, but doesn't seem to grip very well on dry pavement since new. Sometimes coming to a stop the ABS/traction will kick in and feel like you are driving over ice and increase the stopping distance. Thinking a more grippy tire may help here. Overall though, the wet performance has been quite good with this tire. Tire noise has been fairly good, as well. No weird droning or other issues.
So we have a beater that will handle most of the deep snow/ice driving when needed, so ideally I'm after a quiet tire that has respectable dry/wet traction primarily. Just having OK snow performance is fine, again. I do want an all-season type tire, though. No dedicated summer tire.
In a nutshell:
1.) Must be a quiet tire for freeway driving
2.) Good/Excellent dry and wet traction
3.) Snow performance can be just OK
4.) Would like them to last at least a solid 30,000 miles.
5.) Somewhat fuel efficient (Don't really want the MPG penalty of say the CrossClimate2 of 5-7% (or so I've read...) if I can help it, but not out of the question if that is a fan favorite).
6.) Looking to buy/install at Discount Tire, ideally.
So what tire would you suggest?
This tire has done fairly well, but doesn't seem to grip very well on dry pavement since new. Sometimes coming to a stop the ABS/traction will kick in and feel like you are driving over ice and increase the stopping distance. Thinking a more grippy tire may help here. Overall though, the wet performance has been quite good with this tire. Tire noise has been fairly good, as well. No weird droning or other issues.
So we have a beater that will handle most of the deep snow/ice driving when needed, so ideally I'm after a quiet tire that has respectable dry/wet traction primarily. Just having OK snow performance is fine, again. I do want an all-season type tire, though. No dedicated summer tire.
In a nutshell:
1.) Must be a quiet tire for freeway driving
2.) Good/Excellent dry and wet traction
3.) Snow performance can be just OK
4.) Would like them to last at least a solid 30,000 miles.
5.) Somewhat fuel efficient (Don't really want the MPG penalty of say the CrossClimate2 of 5-7% (or so I've read...) if I can help it, but not out of the question if that is a fan favorite).
6.) Looking to buy/install at Discount Tire, ideally.
So what tire would you suggest?