Just found this forum. Got a 2008 Prius. 67k miles. Bought it 24 months ago with 22K miles on it ($14k). Bought Goodyear Assurance "fuel saver" tires immediately. Average 49 MPG on freeway (if I drive around 65 MPH) and 44 MPG around town (live in La Costa with big hills and drive to San Diego every day). I "overclock/inflate" the tires to 46 PSI. With the recent rain the past few days I notice I really need new tires. So, what is the best one out there to help my MPG?? Read some posts about Michelin Energy Saver A/S. Is that the best, in terms of MPG?? All I care about is MPG. Thanks for anticipated help and comments. Oh yeah, I rotate and balance every 5k miles so I like the idea of buying from Big O or Discount Tires or Express Tires who do it for free. Still got 2 years of free alignments left on my alignment plan purchase at Big O. Cheers, 76bearsfly
Have you seen the links to the two threads listed here? Tire Information for the Prius: LRR and Tire Tests | PriusChat Maybe they can help a bit
Yes, Energy Saver A/S is the best for MPG in North America. In Europe the Ecopia EP 001s may be the best but it is only available in GenIII size of 195/65/15. Refer to the above link for more info.
Thank you-- bought the Michelin Energy Saver A/S at Costco. Immediate improvement in MPG, ride characteristics and road noise. Thanks again for the information.
The new tyre should be ok as a replacement for the US gen2 Prius as it's increase in diameter over the 185 section tyre is only 2% and this should make the MFD fuel consumption readout more accurate. Your thoughts would be appreciated. John (Britprius)
