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I was considering all weather tires instead of all season tires but wanted to know if anyone here has noticed reduced MPG's by using them. Thanks.
All weather tires effects gas mileage?
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Likely a small reduction. Hard to measure, even.
Physics demands that the more traction your tires provide the more rolling resistance there will be. But from my experience a well designed all weather will have very little effect on your MPG. Hard to pin point in normal driving with all the variables.
Tires can have a significant effect in fuel economy. Tires with softer compounds or deeper tread typically have greater rolling resistance. Winter tires usually pay a fuel mileage penalty.
On the Crosstrek, I ditched the OEM Falkens within the first 2k miles and replaced them with Michelin CC2. Fuel economy hit was noticeable, although it was to be expected since most factory tires are geared toward fuel economy. It's possible I would have noticed similar fuel economy reduction with pretty much any after market tires.
Regardless of whatever the fuel economy penalty is, it's worth it for the added benefits that AW tires provide, IMO.
Regardless of whatever the fuel economy penalty is, it's worth it for the added benefits that AW tires provide, IMO.
You can look at it this way too - slightly worse gas mileage will be offset by money you saved on another set of tires esp if with their own rims and TPMS; as well as not having to deal with tire changes.
I have CC2's and did not notice any major fuel economy decrease, but I run 10-15% over door spec pressure so that probably cancels out any decrease. Ride quality is fine and wear is dead even across tread.
If you go to Americas Tire: https://www.americastire.com/tires , they have a "compare" feature that lets you compare up to 3 tires at a time. Once you've selected tires to compare, scroll down the page and they will often, but not always, have fuel mileage grading, from 1 to 5, on the tires you've selected. If you use the "Get started with Treadwell" option (which is "drag and drop"), you can even prioritize things like fuel mileage, tire classification, etc.
Try finding the tires you're currently running and then compare those to the tires you're considering.
Ed
Try finding the tires you're currently running and then compare those to the tires you're considering.
Ed
Can is the key word. I have had the Goodyear Weather Ready 2's on my wife's Volvo long enough to state there is absolutely no change in the gas mpg.
It depends on the individual tire. For example, the CC2 is said to have a noticeable effect on mpg 
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I have a 2023 CX5 turbo..I replaced the oem Toyos at 26000 miles with CC2's. I am coming up on 18,000 on the CC2's and yes I have noticed a slight decrease in mpg but weighing all the other factors when comparing the OEM Toyos to the CC2's the slight decrease in mpg is well worth it.
Both the Nokian Remedy WRG5 and Encompass AW02 all-weather tires claim to have low rolling resistance. I’m not sure how this compares to the rolling resistance of a standard all-season or all-weather tire from a competitor, but it may be worth considering if you trust their marketing department and fuel economy is a concern.
Not much or any difference with the GENERAL Altimax 365AW and the O.E.M. NEXEN N'Priz AH8 ( H ) tires from the '25 KIA Soul LX .
Plan to get the new CONTINENAL SecureContact AW for the other SOUL . Getting good reviews in Canada and U.S..
Plan to get the new CONTINENAL SecureContact AW for the other SOUL . Getting good reviews in Canada and U.S..
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If the tire has construction that minimizes air leakage, this is much more important for overall FE. Yes, the installation steps to prevent leakage is also important but if your 4 tires lose 3 psi equally per month and don't trigger the TPMS then you are wasting fuel.
I can't speak to all-weather tires, but I use summer and winter tires on all my cars and have for over ten years. Sticky summer tires on my Mazda family sedan, and all-season or all-terrain tires on my BMW X5 in the summer, and I have studless tires for each of them in the winter. I also log all my gas mileage and have for over 15 years! I can't report any noticeable differences on one tire or another. The difference in gas mileage between summer and winter gas is noticeable; the difference in mileage between the different tires is not.
My experience going from the Michelin Energy Saver tire to the Defender 2 Resulted in about 5% less city and about 15% less Highway. Both tires are all season. 2017 Camry. ymmv.
Personally I would choose stopping distance over MPGs and day of the week and twice on Sunday. It rains often where I live but not so much in eastern Washington.
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I have the Nokian Remedy WRG5 all weather tires on my Civic and I still get much better MPG than the original EPA ratings. I had Minerva all weathers on the car before this and they also allowed me to get incredibly good MPG. I really don’t think they are hurting me in any way in this regard
Have a set of Milestar Weatherguard AW 365 tires on my Suzuki now. Only about 1500 miles so too soon to know the mpg change. Haven't noticed any yet.