Best Tire for the Mach E?

[2FlyMache]

I just replaced my Hankook Ion with the Michelin Pilot A/S tires and was surprised at how much quieter and better ride they were over the Hankooks. Also while small sample size but my work commute has exactly same performance of approximately 19% battery usage for 47 miles of highway driving. Really liking this tire so far

Update on these tires. Just took a road trip from Greenville SC to Brevard NC through the mountains and then traveled back to Augusta. The tires were great going through all the twists and turns of the mountains and the range was much better than even I expected. I got 2.8 mi/kw on trip from Greenville and 3.1 on trip back. The Greenville trip through the mountains was only 58 miles and the trip from Brevard back to my home in Augusta GA was 153 miles. I'm seeing better range than I saw with the Hankooks. Not greatly better but slightly better but ride and handling is night and day better.

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[geniroh82]

Either of those is equal in terms of avoiding punctures. A few manufacturers claim their tires are better against punctures but data from the field states this isn't really true.

Those tires are in two different categories The Pirelli is a UHP all season tire. A UHP all season tire is designed to provide very high levels of grip with enhanced cornering and breaking capabilities. The Hankook is a Grand touring tire Grand touring tires are designed for comfort. Both are designed as factory replacement category and would perform similarly to the factory tires.

Pirelli is considered a tier 1 manufacturer a Hankook is considered tier 2.

Out of those two I believe that the Pirelli would have an advantage in terms of wet performance. If you go to Tire Rack it is a tire they have road tested. I have not seen any road tests of the Hankook Ion. Typically EV specific tires give up grip in the wet in favor of lower rolling resistance.

If you want an upgrade and were willing to give up a little range the continental DWSO6+, Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A/S, Vredetein Hypertrack, or Pirelli P Zero A/S plus would be noticeably better in the wet

You would say the dws06+ is an upgrade over hankook ion suv ?
I am torn between the two and am up for replacing my primacy after 20k miles.
For me ride quality is the most omportant thing, anything that can help with bounciness. I am going up from 225 to 235 on my CR1 when I replace so I can keep the psi at 35 to help tame the bounciness in the back a bit.

 

[tuminatr]

You would say the dws06+ is an upgrade over hankook ion suv ?
I am torn between the two and am up for replacing my primacy after 20k miles.
For me ride quality is the most omportant thing, anything that can help with bounciness. I am going up from 225 to 235 on my CR1 when I replace so I can keep the psi at 35 to help tame the bounciness in the back a bit.

Those are two very different directions.

Hankook ion (grand turning category) very similar performance to the factory Michelin tires. This would be great for someone who would prioritize a quiet, efficient tire. Drawback is it's not great in the wet but for reference similar performance to the primacy. This tire should be the more comfortable ride

DWS06+ much less efficient some have even reported a 10+ percent drop in range. This all season tire is class leading in handling and steering precision (UHP all season category).

I don't know if either will actually help the bounce. You may want to search for posts from azerik he had done a few mods to a premium

I think both manufacturers give a trial period so I would utilize that

This may sound strange but try 35psi in the front and 40psi in the rear and post know what you think.

 

[HuntingPudel]

You would say the dws06+ is an upgrade over hankook ion suv ?
I am torn between the two and am up for replacing my primacy after 20k miles.
For me ride quality is the most omportant thing, anything that can help with bounciness. I am going up from 225 to 235 on my CR1 when I replace so I can keep the psi at 35 to help tame the bounciness in the back a bit.

The Continental DWS 06+ is a performance tire. Ride and noise will be harsher than with the Hankooks or the Goodyears. ??

As far as the bounciness goes, see the Can't deal with the bouncy ride anymore thread and the Replacing Rear Shocks thread for some possible solutions. ??

 

[Teslaeata]

It’s finally time to replace my tires. Got 50,000 on the OEM set but they’re down to the nub.

Of Michelin, Goodyear, and Continental, what is my best bet?

Priorities in order:
1. Low rolling resistance (don’t want a huge range hit)
2. Treadlife
3. Quiet
4. Comfort (the Mach E already has a stiff ride)
5. All season (but snow is not huge issuein Kansas).

I’m willing to tolerate a slight range hit in exchange for good performance in the other areas, but I don’t want a set that is gonna drop my range by 30mi out the gate.

Tires I’ve gotten quotes for…
- Michelin Pilot Sport A/S
- Michelin Cross Climate 2
- Continental Truecontact Tour
- Goodyear Assurance Maxlife

1, 2 & 3 are your choices in terms of true ratings and there’s a trade-off between them.

you can have 1&2, 2&3, 1&3 but not all three??‍

Your comfort is an objective I tend to think.

The weather is a choice - using all year I feel is a choice the benefit of which is you don’t need to go to trouble, expense etc of changing and having two sets of tyres and possibly wheels in which case you’re not interested in economy or you would waste your money changing tyres twice a year is my view, applying a sense of proportion.

Mich CC2 tyres work for me for last 40,000 miles, I don’t find them noisy, didn’t affect range and stick to road well so a good compromise between 1, 2 & 3.

 

[codyrobinson]

Replaced by OEM Michelins today at 37k miles. I'll admit I showed up to Discount Tire and said "what do you have in stock for my car?". They had one option:

Michelin Defender 225 55 19

80k tread life

Anyone replaced with these? I'm obviously asking too late (lol) but what are your thoughts? I'll be happy to report back as well.

 

[rhougey]

Replaced by OEM Michelins today at 37k miles. I'll admit I showed up to Discount Tire and said "what do you have in stock for my car?". They had one option:

Michelin Defender 225 55 19

80k tread life

Anyone replaced with these? I'm obviously asking too late (lol) but what are your thoughts? I'll be happy to report back as well.

The Defender line of tires are a good tire, but not specifically built for high efficiency. So they will last well (if you take care of them), but you may lose some range from what you’ve been used to.

 

[tuminatr]

Replaced by OEM Michelins today at 37k miles. I'll admit I showed up to Discount Tire and said "what do you have in stock for my car?". They had one option:

Michelin Defender 225 55 19

80k tread life

Anyone replaced with these? I'm obviously asking too late (lol) but what are your thoughts? I'll be happy to report back as well.

Defenders are ok similar performance to the factory primacy but less efficient. If you were happy with the OE tires these should be fine and if you are having 2nd thoughts usually most manufacturers have a trial period. Michelin offers a 60-day return

https://www.michelinman.com/auto/assistance/warranty

 

[Tscates1]

Replaced by OEM Michelins today at 37k miles. I'll admit I showed up to Discount Tire and said "what do you have in stock for my car?". They had one option:

Michelin Defender 225 55 19

80k tread life

Anyone replaced with these? I'm obviously asking too late (lol) but what are your thoughts? I'll be happy to report back as well.

I'm very curious...how do they feel compared to the OE tire? Crisp/numb? How is the ride? I've been looking very seriously at these. I believe the Defender 2 (which is what is on sale now) prioritizes rolling resistance a lot more than the original Defender.

 

[nor3bo]

I did them in a 245/50/19 105v smooth, quite, great handling and braking

245/50/19 - Did you put these on the stock rims - I'm guessing these are a Premium?

I'm interested in going slightly fatter when replacing my tires, but don't really want to replace my rims if I don't have to...

 

[tuminatr]

245/50/19 - Did you put these on the stock rims - I'm guessing these are a Premium?

I'm interested in going slightly fatter when replacing my tires, but don't really want to replace my rims if I don't have to...

Yes they were on a 2021 Premium AWD with stock rims they fit with no issues. If I can find a photo I'll post it

Something most people don't know is the width makes less of a difference than the type of tire you select. The factory Mach e tires are in the Grand Touring category and low rolling resistance. If you switch to UHP and non low rolling resistance the result will be better handling and more grip in every condition. The cost is you will loose some range

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