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07WYarisRS · 05-26-2009, 05:46 PM

Most have taken their time with the Fuel economy tire designs.
its easy to have a tire with a compound so hard it lasts a wicked long time and less resistance to help fuel mileage, but they come at a huge cost of performance and traction.
An all season tire designed for MAX fuel mileage will suck as an all season tire. Compounds ant tire designs won't work well in wet or snowy/icy conditions.

then there is the ride factor, noise levels etc
it will take a lot of testing to come up with a decent tire that works well.

The little red pill · 05-26-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

Most have taken their time with the Fuel economy tire designs.
its easy to have a tire with a compound so hard it lasts a wicked long time and less resistance to help fuel mileage, but they come at a huge cost of performance and traction.
An all season tire designed for MAX fuel mileage will suck as an all season tire. Compounds ant tire designs won't work well in wet or snowy/icy conditions.

then there is the ride factor, noise levels etc
it will take a lot of testing to come up with a decent tire that works well.

Good point. I didn't take that into account.

05-26-2009, 05:46 PM	#1
07WYarisRS HardlyDangerous Drives: 09 Yaris LE, H/B, auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ridgeway Ontario Posts: 573	Most have taken their time with the Fuel economy tire designs. its easy to have a tire with a compound so hard it lasts a wicked long time and less resistance to help fuel mileage, but they come at a huge cost of performance and traction. An all season tire designed for MAX fuel mileage will suck as an all season tire. Compounds ant tire designs won't work well in wet or snowy/icy conditions. then there is the ride factor, noise levels etc it will take a lot of testing to come up with a decent tire that works well. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

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