Summer Tyres

[nlel1975]

Which tyres would you recommend out of these.

Continental UltraContact
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Michelin Primacy 4
Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact 2

[E-bmw]

nlel1975 said:

Which tyres would you recommend out of these.

Continental UltraContact
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Michelin Primacy 4
Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact 2

All are good, it can depend (as much as anything) on usage pattern as to which could suit you best.

Look here for more info on all.

www.tyrereviews.com

[MustangGT]

Any reason why you specifically want summer tyres as opposed to all season tyres?

[nlel1975]

My car came with summer tyres from the factory and I’ve been using them quite happily for the last 6.5 years, so I don’t need all season tyres.

[Smint]

Efficient Grips came with a full 8mm new tread, a set went on a family Golf 2 years ago and are showing little if any wear..
One of the fronts earned an awkward nail puncture and was scrapped early on, the budget replacement is wearing noticeably faster than those Goodyears.

[nlel1975]

E-bmw said:

All are good, it can depend (as much as anything) on usage pattern as to which could suit you best.

Look here for more info on all.

www.tyrereviews.com

Thanks I’ve done a bit of research and have come to the conclusion they finish in this order…

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
2. Michelin Primacy 4
3. Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact 2
4. Continental UltraContact

The Bridgestone and Michelin have updated models not available in the size I need. There’s not much info on the Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact 2 as they only came out in Feb 2023.

[Pica-Pica]

I have had Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres on my 335d xdrive for 7 years now. They start at 8mm and wear well.
I use summer tyres all year round herein N.W. Wales, good wet and dry grip. Never needed all-seasons or winter tyres.
I may try Continentals in the future, just for a change.

[MustangGT]

nlel1975 said:

My car came with summer tyres from the factory and I ve been using them quite happily for the last 6.5 years, so I don t need all season tyres.

An all season tyre will be noticeably superior in winter and into spring. I would consider summer tyres only if I lived in the south of England, anywhere else and all season are preferable. They do not cost anymore than summer tyres, nor is there any adverse effect on grip and ride.

I am not sure why manufacturers insist on equipping a new car with less than optimum tyres. Mind you, more and more manufacturers are including all season tyres as standard on SUVs, crossovers etc.

[Smint]

MustangGT said:

An all season tyre will be noticeably superior in winter and into spring. I would consider summer tyres only if I lived in the south of England, anywhere else and all season are preferable. They do not cost anymore than summer tyres, nor is there any adverse effect on grip and ride.

I am not sure why manufacturers insist on equipping a new car with less than optimum tyres. Mind you, more and more manufacturers are including all season tyres as standard on SUVs, crossovers etc.

Trucks too, the Bridgestones on the majority of our vehicles are snowflake/mountain stamped, looking at one of our tractor units shod on new Michelins noticed they too had the winter rating stamp.
Haven't tried these new Michs yet but certainly the all weather Bridgestones are just about the best wet gripping truck tyres i've had in 5 decades, some in the interim could only be described as lethal.

The Yoko all season ATs on my Prado have another year in them, they're winter rated, keeping an eye on whats out there an increasing number of possible alternatives are now winter rated, when i bought the current set 7 or 8 years ago the Yokos were almost the only winter rated all season AT on general sale.

[nlel1975]

MustangGT said:

I would consider summer tyres only if I lived in the south of England.

I do live in the south as it happens…

[Pica-Pica]

nlel1975 said:

MustangGT said:

I would consider summer tyres only if I lived in the south of England.

I do live in the south as it happens

As said, I have never needed anything other than standard (please not ‘summer’) tyres in coastal North Wales. Rain performance is most important to me.

[MustangGT]

Pica-Pica said:

nlel1975 said:

MustangGT said:

I would consider summer tyres only if I lived in the south of England.

I do live in the south as it happens

As said, I have never needed anything other than standard (please not summer ) tyres in coastal North Wales. Rain performance is most important to me.

Okay, 3-season not summer.

As is usual for this subject, you never know you needed them until you need them.

The benefits of an all (4) season tyre over a 'standard' tyre when temperatures drop below 5-7 degrees are significant without there really being a downside. Use in rain is absolutely fine as well.

[Pica-Pica]

MustangGT said:

Pica-Pica said:

nlel1975 said:

MustangGT said:

I would consider summer tyres only if I lived in the south of England.

I do live in the south as it happens

As said, I have never needed anything other than standard (please not summer ) tyres in coastal North Wales. Rain performance is most important to me.

Okay, 3-season not summer.

As is usual for this subject, you never know you needed them until you need them.

The benefits of an all (4) season tyre over a 'standard' tyre when temperatures drop below 5-7 degrees are significant without there really being a downside. Use in rain is absolutely fine as well.

I have monitored the temperatures weekly (and have a spreadsheet for this) for the last 8 years, and on precisely 3 days would an all-season be better - those were frosty days, and the car coped adequately. I regular use my standard tyres in all temperatures, and certainly down to plus 2 degrees. I feel no ‘significant’ (or indeed any) loss by using my tyres. This is my experience in my location, so I am sticking with standard tyres.

[nlel1975]

At this point in time my number one choice is the Michelin Primacy 4 as the Bridgestone Turanza T005 might be hard to get hold of in the size I need.

Second choice would be Continental UltraContact, I want the same tyres on the front and rear.