Who doesn’t want their Prius tires?

[track_warrior]

Man i thought the stockers were cheaper close to 900 for the set is a rip off!!

[NYC BRZ]

I already have a set of 225/45/17 Dunlop Z1 Star Specs waiting I mounted them on my girlfriends MK6 GTI just to autox with until the BRZ comes in.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by bimmerboy

@OP-

Look at the price/ratings of the OEM tires before discounting them... IMO the "prius-tire" label does not do them justice...

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...&filterType=oe

not saying they are the highest performing tires, but they sure do cost a lot. Based on user ratings, they are certainly solid all-around tires. I will be using them until they are completely worn out before replacing... Part of this cars charm is not needing high-grip tires anyways.

The price of Michis is why I never run them That an most of the ones I've driven suck (super sports is the only exception).

For less money, you can buy MUCH better tires (for performance, maybe not for fuel economy/noise) once the stock tires wear out.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by SpeedR

Sut up the tires suck
I am going to buy them all and build a lot of tire swings.

For those used to all seasons these tires will be amazing.

For those used to Star Specs, RS3s, AD08s, etc they will suck

[firebug451]

I would love to put RE11's on mine day one but I'll try the HP's for a while. If it is as much fun to drive as they say, maybe I'll stick with them.

[stevo_12v]

Originally Posted by Bristecom

I'm glad this car comes with Michelins. I swear by them. They tend to be so well balanced, light weight, and can handle some serious abuse. I'll keep these until they wear out and almost certainly go to the Michelin Pilot Super Sport thereafter.

That's what I'm considering doing myself. (was intially going to get a new set of Michelin PSS also) BUT.. I'd like to experience the car how it was 'intended' to be from the factory, albeit.. with much lighter rims

I'll be getting a set of 17x8 Weds coming in tomorrow, so once I get the car, I'll ask the dealer to transfer the Primacy HP's to the Weds wheels and also transfer the TPMS sensors to the Weds too. Hopefully they can do this service 'gratis'

[rock]

I'm really curious as to how much of the stock mpg rating is attributed to these tires as they are lrr greenx. I know the energy savers gave my prius 5 mpg over non-lrr tires. I would think that the true mpg for this car is probably 27mpg for mt on performance tires.

What do you think?

Anyways planning on getting a set of winter tires first, then maybe there will be some sort of lrr orange oil tires that provide lrr and excellent cornering traction (yokos?).

[carbonBLUE]

im moving to these
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

or these


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....PPXL&tab=Sizes

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by carbonBLUE

or these


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....PPXL&tab=Sizes

I like the looks of these. This will be my DD and I have no plans to race it, so all-weathers are probably in my future. The stock tires just won't do when the temp drops, but I don't need snow tires in the ATL.

[YukiHachiRoku]

Originally Posted by 86'd

I'm going to take them off and put them on my wife's Prius.

...If I get RPF1s...which I probably won't.

Wife gets JDM prius sport tires, you will probably get sex that night!

[Sasquachulator]

I dont get it.
You get aftermarket wheels, you get new tires with those wheels.

problem solved.....

[TRD-X]

The factory wheels and tires will be replaced within 2 weeks.
I don't like the wheels or the size tire really a 215 wide....

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by rock

I'm really curious as to how much of the stock mpg rating is attributed to these tires as they are lrr greenx. I know the energy savers gave my prius 5 mpg over non-lrr tires. I would think that the true mpg for this car is probably 27mpg for mt on performance tires.

What do you think?

Anyways planning on getting a set of winter tires first, then maybe there will be some sort of lrr orange oil tires that provide lrr and excellent cornering traction (yokos?).

I have a similar question. Compared to the super sports, how much more mpg would the stock tires have on the highway? Mpg doesn't matter too much to me but it would still be nice to know

[Miniata]

I'll be swapping a set of lightweight 17x7 Kosei K1-TS wheels I have on our Subaru Forester now onto the new BRZ soon after I get it. Those will get some sticky Dunlop Star Spec tires mounted on them, I may keep the stock tires for a little while, especially if I'm taking it on any trips, no sense on burning up good sticky tires on several thousand miles of freeway driving.

In the past on other cars I've seen mpg drops of up to 2-3 mpg by switching from a high treadwear LRR tire to a sticky higher performance tire. Eventually I plan on mounting up some Continental DW tires in the stock size on the stock wheels to replace the "Prius" tires.