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Old 01-18-2015, 02:09 PM   #60
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My 2015 FR-S purchased in the greater Boston, MA area came with Bridgestone Turanza EL400-002 tires instead of the Michelin Primacy HP's. Like the Michelin's, they are quite expensive ($164 each vs. $182) compared with other higher performance tires. Any opinion or comparisons of the Turanza's vs. Primacy? By the way, I purchased my car in October and the OEM tires and wheels came off at 300 miles for my Blizzak WS70's snows.
The EL400's came on my 2015 Camry V6. Tirerack shows them to be standard all-season tires while the Primacy HP's are grand touring summer.

The Bridgestones are a surprisingly capable tire in the wet, well suited to the F/F Camry, but it's been so long since I've driven on Primacys that I'd hesitate to compare them. Seems like the all-season rated Bridgestones would do better in your climate though.

That said, I'm replacing the Bridgestones with a higher performance tire during the next sale at my local tire dealer. IMO, a tire upgrade is the single most cost effective improvement available for any car, truck or SUV.
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