widgetboy wrote:I purchased Michelin Defenders to replace my Ecopias (25,000 miles... moderately worn sidewalls, but took a roofing nail in the sidewall of one tire).
All I can say about the Defender is that I'm so glad Michelin has a 30-day satisfaction guarantee! I took a huge hit to range. It felt like I was driving through mud. Slowing on a decline = not good.
I swapped them out for the Primacy MXV4 and now it's much better!
I used them, they killed my range big time compared to my Ecopias. I could also fee a big drop in my acceleration performance.kensiko wrote:widgetboy wrote:I purchased Michelin Defenders to replace my Ecopias (25,000 miles... moderately worn sidewalls, but took a roofing nail in the sidewall of one tire).
All I can say about the Defender is that I'm so glad Michelin has a 30-day satisfaction guarantee! I took a huge hit to range. It felt like I was driving through mud. Slowing on a decline = not good.
I swapped them out for the Primacy MXV4 and now it's much better!
The Defenders are definitely not as good LRR as the others. It was also discussed in the PriusChat Forum.
Just got a Leaf 2014SV and I'm impress with the torque (coming from a Prius!). The car as already 12000 miles, I guess I'll need to keep an eye on the tires. The MXV4 seems a good choice, but TomT is the only one telling he didn't see much decrease in range. Why ?
EVDRIVER wrote:I used them, they killed my range big time compared to my Ecopias. I could also fee a big drop in my acceleration performance.
My wife's Lexus IS250 just got Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. Awesome tire. Handling is great. Noise is only noticeable on bigger road bumps but strangely enough, quieter on the smaller bumps and on the concrete grooves on the highway here in California. Haven't had a chance to try in rain but is highly rated on Tire Rack. The ride on IS250 is fairly stiff already but these tires softens the ride a little. The review on Tire Rack have this Michelin behaves more like a summer tire instead of ultra high performance (UHP) all season tire.Edelman wrote:After two sets of the OEM tires that lasted around 12,000 miles each I've just about worn out my Michelin Primacy MXV4s after 25,000 miles. I enjoy tossing the Leaf around in the corners and am wondering if anyone has run the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 and if so what they thought of them.
how come you don't rotate? you are throwing away moneykipduff wrote:My original Bridgestone EP422 tires on the front of my 2015 Leaf are about 4/32" after 32k miles- rear tires have plenty of tread left. Thinking of getting the Michelin Primacy MXV4. But I saw the Primacy MXM4 (newer model tire I believe), and wondered if any one had some feedback, opinion, or info on these. Thanks, Kip.........