The "prius tires" misconception - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

MannyO · 02-01-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Argent6978

Anyone have any suggestions on a good set of winter weather tires that I might put on my FR-S? Right after I get the car, that's what I'm going to be saving up for so that I'm prepared for next winter.

I've always used Blizzak's on all my cars and never had an issue so I'll be continuing that trend with the FR-S.

FRSpdDmn · 02-02-2012, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Argent6978

Anyone have any suggestions on a good set of winter weather tires that I might put on my FR-S? Right after I get the car, that's what I'm going to be saving up for so that I'm prepared for next winter.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta. They're not as easy to find as your major brands, but they are specialty snows. I've used them on an E36 325is in Rochester, NY winters with great success, including SCCA Winter Rallys. Those who know about Nokians swear by them. I ran Dunlop snows on my next car and regretted it.

Eandori · 04-23-2015, 02:15 PM

I fully love my stock tires and wheels on my Subaru BRZ. I really don't feel any desire to change them at all and yes I absolutely do want to modify my car. I think the stock wheels look great and I like the grip balance of the stock tires because sliding around is nearly why I bought this car.

My next upgrades will be the nameless axelback exhaust and some form of supercharger. I'm planning on keeping the stock tires/wheels just because it seems like I can use the power when I want to and not worry as much about destroying my drivetrain from the increased power.

I'm not trying to disagree with others here who feel differently, I'm just saying there's some appreciation out there for stock!

About the discussion for "why have this thread" here's my 2 cents on that...
1st Penny: This thread was the first thing that came up when I googled "does the BRZ really have Prius tires?". I was glad to see a quick and straightforward answer to that question.
2nd Penny: I think there's a lot of value in creating summarized and stickied info threads that collect wisdom/experience from lots of other posts. Not everybody has hundreds of hours to read forums online for simple questions.

Cheers,

Tcoat · 04-23-2015, 02:22 PM

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&...YyTWNkAfZlKsrw

53Driver · 04-23-2015, 02:24 PM

Holy thread necro!

mav1178 · 04-23-2015, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eandori

About the discussion for "why have this thread" here's my 2 cents on that...

Considering this thread was created before the first car was delivered... yeah.

-alex

billwot · 04-23-2015, 03:29 PM

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"We asked Tada about the tires, and he told us, 'They are Prius tires.' You might think he’s joking, but he’s not. The Michelin Primacy HP tires are identical to those in the Prius’s optional Plus Performance package"

LOL! To me, "Prius's...Plus Performance package" is an oxymoron!

mav1178 · 04-23-2015, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by billwot

LOL! To me, "Prius's...Plus Performance package" is an oxymoron!

OK how about this:

The FR-S tires are the same as the Lexus CT200h, a "Prius... Plus Performance package rebadged as a Lexus"

-alex

gramicci101 · 04-23-2015, 04:06 PM

The CT200h does look a lot better than the Prius. I think I'm ok with that comparison.

billwot · 04-23-2015, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mav1178

OK how about this:

The FR-S tires are the same as the Lexus CT200h, a "Prius... Plus Performance package rebadged as a Lexus"

-alex

Well, it's still a "Prius...rebadged as a Lexus"! A hybrid fuel miser, NOT a sport/performance car.

From Edmunds:

"But it's also one of the slowest cars in its class.
Very pokey acceleration"

From C&D:

"Not surprisingly, with a total of 134 hp on hand, the CT200h is painfully slow,...
Heavy on image, light on power."

The Prius a actually a pretty great car...but "Prius" and "performance" is still an oxymoron.

Who8myrice · 04-23-2015, 07:26 PM

frs tire size is only available to Prius 5, they get upgraded tire size as part of package.
99% of Prius on the road is prius 2 or 3.
People with Prius run up to me and say "we have same tire lol" all the time, but not true

chaoskaze · 04-23-2015, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mav1178

OK how about this:

The FR-S tires are the same as the Lexus CT200h, a "Prius... Plus Performance package rebadged as a Lexus"

-alex

Wait really?

Damn How is my friend's 200ch so darn quiet........lol

I mean I know why but still. since I always thought stock tire to be rather noisy lol.

mav1178 · 04-23-2015, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chaoskaze

Wait really?

Source: I own a CT200h.

-alex

gravitylover · 04-23-2015, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mav1178

Source: I own a CT200h.

-alex

I'm sorry

04-23-2015, 02:15 PM	#31
Eandori Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: Subaru BRZ, Porsche Cayman Location: Hillsboro OR, USA Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Stock is actually pretty awesome! I fully love my stock tires and wheels on my Subaru BRZ. I really don't feel any desire to change them at all and yes I absolutely do want to modify my car. I think the stock wheels look great and I like the grip balance of the stock tires because sliding around is nearly why I bought this car. My next upgrades will be the nameless axelback exhaust and some form of supercharger. I'm planning on keeping the stock tires/wheels just because it seems like I can use the power when I want to and not worry as much about destroying my drivetrain from the increased power. I'm not trying to disagree with others here who feel differently, I'm just saying there's some appreciation out there for stock! About the discussion for "why have this thread" here's my 2 cents on that... 1st Penny: This thread was the first thing that came up when I googled "does the BRZ really have Prius tires?". I was glad to see a quick and straightforward answer to that question. 2nd Penny: I think there's a lot of value in creating summarized and stickied info threads that collect wisdom/experience from lots of other posts. Not everybody has hundreds of hours to read forums online for simple questions. Cheers,

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