Hi all, I've been searching around trying to compare other tires versus the Ecopia 422 plus (2013 Toyota Prius, so 195/65R15), and I'd like to hear others' experiences with other tires in terms of MPG and traction (any metrics like the EU tire rating equivalents would be awesome to know about too). Moved to Minneapolis last year and my low tread Ecopias were a bit slippery on the ice, to be expected. My highway MPG stays close to 48, so ideally I either find a tire with similar MPG and better traction, or get another set of Ecopias. Thank you!
Like I said elsewhere I run the cheap tires right now I'm running ecosa Forza . Amazon $49 tires and the size range mentioned above 45K . These cars have no use for 129 tyres . I've bought the cars with them can't tell any difference from what I regularly run . So I don't 40 PSI all round rarely checked TPMS light off on all mine etc . We wanna drive almost no cost if possible
In Wisconsin here, we got an extra set of cheap wheels and run Blizzaks in the winter, Ecopias in the spring/summer/fall. Any tire that gives great mpg will not do well on ice. With the Blizzaks these Prius's are actually pretty unstoppable surprisingly
IMHO; If you want to stick to only one set of tires year around; any good M+S rated tire will do. You just need to take it easy on the ice. Slow down and air down a bit. As stated earlier, better traction tire equals lower mpg - it's a give and take. Back in the day; I use to shoot through steep mountain passes, going 15-20 mph over the speed limit on curves. Had a set of nice Pirellis on the car. I went through that set in about 25K miles; but the grip on them was fantastic. i couldn't afford tires every 25K miles, so I went back to my old BF Goodrich tires. OK grip but I get 65K miles out of those. Hope this helps....
