My tire/tyre recomendation for 850

"fred" wrote

Yeah, IMO, MXV4+ is one of the worst tires I've ever had. They were OEM on my '00 Accord V6. Their traction and lateral grip was non-existent, and they squealed like pigs every time I tried to take a corner faster, making me look like a rice boy. Snow traction - pretty bad, too. The only thing good about them was that they were rather soft and comfortable - I guess that was the purpose. Considering how much they cost new - it's ridiculous.

Try Pirelli PZero Nero M&S if you're looking for a more performance-oriented all-season tire with good grip.

Regards,

Pete

I've got Energy MXV4+ on the 960, and they seem well suited to the car... They seem to have good grip in general, but no, they aren't a sporting tire and they weren't meant to be either... They're meant for luxury cars (and owners who drive them as such, I suppose). With the 960 they seem to encourage a little power slide from the rear end... which is always good fun (it always generates bewildered looks when people see a 10 year old 960 station wagon driving in a "spirited" manner around a corner or turning at an intersection... At 3/4 the speed limit) They never let the car get ahead of itself tho, they are competant... Never had a problem in wet weather, though I know they aren't perfect wet weather tires.

"Rob Guenther"

Got these for my girlfriend's Jetta last year. They're awesome all around. They tend to get a bit soft on hot summer days, but you won't notice it unless you push them hard. Very impressive in the snow though - much better than my dedicated winter Michelin Pilot Alpins - yet another overpriced and mediocre Michelin product.

Cheers,

Pete

Glad to hear they're good in snow... I replaced some generic Kumho "Touring Radials" with these tires (the Nokians) after nearly spinning out a few times in snow (this made me think that the tires that came on my used car weren't so good even tho they were brand new)... I wanted a good true all season... Glad to hear I think I found it, i'm almost excited for the first snow fall so I can see how they do.

The ONLY downside to these tires are the relatively low treadwear life...

They're OEM on some Honda models and pretty well universally despised.

"Rob Guenther"

Well, 70-80K km is a lot in my books. I'm used to getting 30K km from most of my high performance summer tires. There's also a direct relationship between treadlife and grip. Good grip = shorter treadlife, and vice versa. I think the WR offers a pretty good balance of both.

Regards,

Pete

My '95 850T came with the Pirelli P Zero Asimmetrico. They handled nicely but they were soft. (They handled nicely _because_ they were soft, I think.) They wore out very quickly.

I replaced them with the Bridgestone 91V rated Potenza RE720. Excellent handling on wet roads and _much_ more durable.

cheers,

Henry