Which summer tyres for Polestar 2
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All depends on your budget. I'm assuming it's running 245/45 R19's?
Pilot Sport PS4 are excellent but expensive as are Conti Sport Contact. The new Michelin Primacy 5 energy has been getting great reviews and is an EV specific design but not cheap either. (All £200+ fitted)
The Goodyear Eagle F1 6 is a bit cheaper and performa well. (£180 fitted)
The Kumho PS72 is a very good option for the price but will likely wear faster than more expensive options. (£140 fitted)
Avoid Bridgestone or Pirelli IME, never been impressed with their tyres.
I've found Asda tyres to be very good on price for most things as they often have discounts for 2 or more tyres.
Pilot Sport PS4 are excellent but expensive as are Conti Sport Contact. The new Michelin Primacy 5 energy has been getting great reviews and is an EV specific design but not cheap either. (All £200+ fitted)
The Goodyear Eagle F1 6 is a bit cheaper and performa well. (£180 fitted)
The Kumho PS72 is a very good option for the price but will likely wear faster than more expensive options. (£140 fitted)
Avoid Bridgestone or Pirelli IME, never been impressed with their tyres.
I've found Asda tyres to be very good on price for most things as they often have discounts for 2 or more tyres.
The latest ADAC tyre test (reproduced/summarised e.g. here: https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre-Tests/2026-ADAC-S... could be of interest.
I'm leaning towards Continental PremiumContact 7 myself, since it seems to offer clearly better performance than Primacy 5 while maintaining the same rolling resistance (in the size tested). I found this interesting, since official rolling resistance labels are "A" for Primacy 5 (all available sizes) and "B" or "C" for the Continental, depending on the size.
Where I live, Continental is also a fair bit cheaper than Primacy 5, so predicted costs per km are practically identical.
PS4 might feel more responsive, at least compared to Primacy 5. I had PS4 as the last set on the previous car, a big improvement over the original Bridgestone low-rolling-resistance tyres. Our current car (Ioniq 5) with Primacy 4 is much more communicative than the previous one on the original tyres, but not quite as talkative as the old one with PS4 (even though the handling and grip are better).
PS4 would probably have a high rolling resistance, so the range might drop enough to matter in practice.
I'm leaning towards Continental PremiumContact 7 myself, since it seems to offer clearly better performance than Primacy 5 while maintaining the same rolling resistance (in the size tested). I found this interesting, since official rolling resistance labels are "A" for Primacy 5 (all available sizes) and "B" or "C" for the Continental, depending on the size.
Where I live, Continental is also a fair bit cheaper than Primacy 5, so predicted costs per km are practically identical.
PS4 might feel more responsive, at least compared to Primacy 5. I had PS4 as the last set on the previous car, a big improvement over the original Bridgestone low-rolling-resistance tyres. Our current car (Ioniq 5) with Primacy 4 is much more communicative than the previous one on the original tyres, but not quite as talkative as the old one with PS4 (even though the handling and grip are better).
PS4 would probably have a high rolling resistance, so the range might drop enough to matter in practice.
MinchCS said:
Hankook Ion Evo. Highly rated premium EV tyre. Very quiet and low rolling resistance but handle well too, particularly in the wet. Have them on an iPace and much better than Goodyears they replaced.
I had them on a brand new iX and they were just as good on noise, ride and handling as the Pirelli P Zero Elects I had on my older iX. I didn't expect that!
raspy said:
MinchCS said:
Hankook Ion Evo. Highly rated premium EV tyre. Very quiet and low rolling resistance but handle well too, particularly in the wet. Have them on an iPace and much better than Goodyears they replaced.
I had them on a brand new iX and they were just as good on noise, ride and handling as the Pirelli P Zero Elects I had on my older iX. I didn't expect that!
https://toptirereview.com/continental-premiumconta...
Assumind the data is correct, there were a few surprises (Ion Evo seems to be marginally better in resisting aquaplaning, Continental has a slightly lower rolling resistance). Continental is considerably noisier but handles better.
Both seem like great choices; it comes down to individual preferences.
MinchCS said:
Hankook Ion Evo. Highly rated premium EV tyre. Very quiet and low rolling resistance but handle well too, particularly in the wet. Have them on an iPace and much better than Goodyears they replaced.
Same here, Ion Evo SUV on an iPace, no complaints. Much less 'exciting' in the wet than the orginal worn Goodyears. Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff