New tyres

[Tomv]

My winter tyres that came with Corolla started to slip on wet surfaces even at low speed and although they are not worn out at all  and became dangerous. Friendly warning here - Nokia  WR snowproof eko, the worst tyres I have ever had. They are hard as a rock, uncomfortable, noisy… The only positive thing about them is that they still have 6mm tread even though the last 2 years I drove them in summer too. That is probably the eko think - they last forever but are unusable.

I switched to all season tyres and it’s huge improvement. Much less noise, they hold the grip very well and the biggest difference is in comfort.

I thought that my Corolla had hard suspension but it was caused by the tyres. Now with the new tyres it feel like different car.

[Red_Corolla]

Here in the UK they supply the cars with summer tyres, but from another cheap brand, Falken. Disappointing to see an OEM skimping on such important parts.

[Tomv]

I got two OEM sets of tyres for my Corolla  , summer Falkens and winter Nokian. The Falkens were the same quality like Nokian. I didn’t use them for last two years because I didn’t see any difference between the two of them. When there was 28C and more the winter Nokian became a bit softer and less noisy so I prefer them for summer and also for winter. If I knew how bad they where I would sell them and buy the all season right away. The Falken are Sincera SN832B eko, if you would like to know what you should avoid.

[excelsam]

I replaced mine with Bridgestone Turanza 6 Enlighten which are excellent. Great dry and wet grip where the Hankooks it had on previously would slip whilst pulling away from a stop at 1/2 throttle I'm the damp. I'm considering winter tyres for a road trip around France over Xmas but haven't settled on anything yet. 

[TonyHSD]

Tyres are ultra important for any car. 
The problem you and many might have experience with tyres does not comes from the tyre brands but the models. Two words needs to be avoided when looking for tyres in general and particularly hybrids - “eco” and “sport”. Usually a good tyres choice no matter sizes are summer  touring types like Goodyear efficient grip performance 2, or all season tyres like Goodyear vectors 4 seasons gen3. And anything similar. I gave Goodyear examples as these are currently my favourite ones., I believe best quality price and longevity ratio. Other brands  in similar categories will do similarly so pick the right type and performance tyres and choose the brand you like. 👌

[Tomv]

I agree that it is the “eco” that makes these tyres so bad. I think that the compound that they are made of is extra hard , so they should have lower friction, which should lead to lower gas consumption. But so far I don’t see any consumption change with the new tyres.
 

I was considering to buy Michelin crossclimate 2 or Goodyear vector 4. Acording to reviews the first one is more like summer tyre and the second one is more like winter tyre, but in the end I bought Continental all season contact 2, which sits somewhere in the middle of these two.

[Heidfirst]

it looks like Pirelli may have come up with a good all seasons https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product-group-tests/92863/best-all-season-tyres-tyre-brands-reviewed-and-uk-prices-compared/verdict-results-category

[Tomv]

According to this test I have chosen the ones with lowest cabin noise, that’s nice 🙂 

[TonyHSD]

I understand  all of these v shaped all seasons are very very similar. 
Neither of these are more summer or more winter, they are all All season all weather tyres. They provide better grip in colder weather conditions, reduced road noise. The price to pay is slightly reduced mpg 2-3 on average, and some slightly harsh ride, all of these has stronger carcass structure and slightly bumpier. You may not even notice that unless you have had really soft summer tyres before hand. 👌

[Cyker]

2 hours ago, Heidfirst said:

it looks like Pirelli may have come up with a good all seasons https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product-group-tests/92863/best-all-season-tyres-tyre-brands-reviewed-and-uk-prices-compared/verdict-results-category

I can't help noticing they omitted Michelin from that test...  

[twintopp]

i always go for Michelin. 

[Heidfirst]

2 hours ago, Cyker said:

I can't help noticing they omitted Michelin from that test...  

It could be that due to logistical issues Michelin were unable to supply in time.

Anyway, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons G3 beat the Michelin CC2 last year & it is represented in this test.

[AisinW]

UK winter is not that snowy and all seasons tires fit better because it is better in wet and rainy weather winter. All seasons also last 2x longer easily than winter tires. 

I prefer Vector4 seasons 3 (long life tread) or michelin cc2 too. 

[Wooster]

Might be of interest:  https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyres_For/Toyota/Auris.htm

 

[fred88]

There's no mention of noise.