Kia Motors Niro Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Hankook iON FlexClimate (2) 95% 95% 90% 95% 100% 95%
Nokian Nordman SX2 (2) 95% 95% 90% 95% 70% 90%
Michelin CrossClimate Plus (113) 87% 85% 82% 73% 87% 86%
Michelin CrossClimate 2 (122) 87% 83% 75% 74% 83% 84%
Nokian WR G4 (8) 81% 85% 73% 78% 76% 74%
Kumho Ecowing ES31 (19) 80% 67% 74% 61% 76% 78%
Barum Bravuris 5HM (26) 77% 72% 65% 74% 64% 69%
Continental EcoContact 6 (115) 74% 57% 59% 61% 54% 69%

Kia Motors Niro Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Continental EcoContact 6 given 56% (205-60-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
Fitted on Kia Niro in Aprl 2023, the tires are comfortable, a bit noisy and they wear fast. I don't know about wet grip but the dry grip is avg.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-24 06:48:42
Writing about the Hankook iON FlexClimate given 97% (215-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4500 easy going miles
Replaces my Vredestein Quatrac Pro tires on my electric car.
Pro:
> The Hankooks have significantly more grip. Since installing them, I have never seen the traction control light on my dash pop up. Gives a lot of confidence driving in the worst of weathers, including snow.
>Significantly quiter. I tested with my iphone a drop of about 3-4db in the cabin on the same stretch of road compared to the vredestein.
Con:
>Range is 5-6%lower than what I was getting on the Vredestein.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-16 07:22:53
Writing about the Kumho Ecowing ES31 given 47% (205-60-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 35 spirited miles
Bad precision in dry, worst ever in wet. Never buy again. Im planning quit them
tire reviewed on 2024-12-04 00:19:00
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate 2 given 92% (205-60-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 59 easy going miles
It was because watching these testing videos I am on my second set of 205/60R16 NA CC2 tires and also on a 21+ old mini van with different sizes. Frist set of H-Speed I drove them for 59,000 miles/95,000 KM with 50% tire wear & sold them used before the warranty was up for 50% of the purchased price. Second set is V-Speed due to H-Speed not available at Costco, 28,000miles/45,000Km so far (one rear tire were punctured @ 25,500 miles/41,000 KM & replaced with a new tire based on 5-year Pro-rated replacement warranty and paid $19.29 USD Tax-in since only ~1mm of 10mm was worn out) . The Micheline X-Ice Xi3 I had on the same vehicle before which required paying twice a year to swap our for storage is no longer needed.

As a mild FWD HEV driver that usually drives/coast/avoid full red light stops when possible within 60 miles/100 KM speed limit genteelly around hilly country roads & some highways, the rolling resistance & excellent aquaplaning resistance (great with water & slushy snow) provides great return millage:

Summer average H-Speed: 61.16 US-MPG / 73.46 UK-MPG / 26.00 KM/L / 3.85 L/100 KM
Summer average V-Speed: 58.81 US-MPG / 70.63 UK-MPG / 25.00 KM/L / 4.00 L/100 KM - average may improve as the tires treads wears down & gets lighter

Winter Average H-Speed: 55.28 US-MPG / 66.40 UK-MPG / 23.5 KM/L / 4.26 L/100 KM
Winter Average V-Speed: 52.93 US-MPG / 63.57 UK-MPG / 22.5 KM/L / 4.44 L/100 KM - average may improve as the tire treads wears down & gets lighter / 1300W Heater activates ICE effects MPG

5%-10% better handling in server wet & dry driving speed is a second importance to me based on my driving styles so CC2 does more than just fine. Based on my location risk assessments, the worst condition to have any accident and getting help even just for once would be in the wintery condition for me as I have driven through combinations of ice, freezing rain, wet snow storm and 1~1.5 ft of unplowed packed snow & plowed snowbanks all on the same day a few times so CC2 meets my need the most. I had drove through a few ~6" flooded roads and CC2 did amazingly as long as I drive slowly with common sense. The factory Micheline Energy Saver A/S equipped on many HEV are only great in millage in warm weather, only good on straight dry roads, needs to SLOW WAY DOWN in wet and a FULL DEATH TRAP in snow & ice.

The best benefit I did not expect when switching to a set of All-Weather 3PMSF (snow flak symbol) insurance discount approved tires is during temperature swings, sometimes over 68F/20C within the day, day to day or back & forth between weeks especially during the beginning & the end of the winter months. I used to regrade often changing the tires too early or too late when temperature changes dramatically like from 14F/ -10C to 59F/ 15C in one day especially when ice forming on the road overnight and warm up in the afternoon and back to freezing in the night. Now I just make sure the tires are rotated every 6,000 miles/10,000 KM (front/back for directional tires), tire pressure meets the temperature range throughout the day/week with a portable battery/12V tire pressure pump, get in the car and drive without any worries of ice, snow, rain or sun!

Thank you again for these excellent tire test videos and the dedication you have put yourself into helping us to avoid accidents and save lives on the road. If possible, if you could also make the same tests on all theses tires ware down to 2mm... It would be first of it's kind &... EPIC (not sure some of the tire manufactures would be very pleased thought but... we will!)!
tire reviewed on 2024-09-23 12:53:07
Writing about the Nokian WR G4 given 81% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 47000 easy going miles
Great tires in the winter. Confidently overtaking on the highway in slush, great grip in the rain and good performance in summer. At about 47000 miles tires are at about 4/32”. Expecting to last 60-65k miles overall. One issue is some dry rot on the sidewall (small cracks) as well as harsh vibrations at about 15-20 mph traffic creeping. Regardless, for 165$ I highly recommend!
tire reviewed on 2023-10-16 19:47:13
Writing about the Barum Bravuris 5HM given 100% (-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 300 miles
I just had these Barum Bravuris 5HM tires put on my vehicle, and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised with my initial impression of them. I haven't yet driven them in the rain, but the dry grip is great, the ride is smooth even on bumpy roads, and they are quiet at hwy speeds. They are responsive in city and hwy traffic both, and they have a nice smooth ride quality.
tire reviewed on 2022-03-03 02:52:15
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate 2 given 89% (205-60-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 easy going miles
Live at the beginning of a snow belt in Canada and has always swapped tires between seasons. These are truly ALL-WEATHER tires with the design pattern reminds me of the excellent Michelin HydroEdge All Season tires I purchased in 2007 and drove for 7 years on my current 2004 Sienna before it was discontinued (too good!?). On my 2019 KIA Niro (Michelin currently does not produce the size for my van), I replaced the factory Michelin Energy Saver A/S in March 2021 just enough time to catch the last snow fall and to avoid future twice a year tire swapping hassles and unnecessary cost of time and money (Directional tires do require frequent from & back rotation for even ware but I can do that myself) . These tires makes this compact Cross Over hatchback hybrid (I am man enough to call it a small wagon! LOL) feels like driving on my old 98 Accord EX V6 luxury sedan (back than) with MXV 4 tires even in snowy condition. Very grounded/sure footed feel even when turning sharp turns/corners at higher speed in warm/cold/dry/raining/snowing/icy conditions. These tires absorbs a lot of bumps and noise and no longer feel wobbly when cornering. The fuel economy has also increased a bit from average 24km/L on both Energy Saver A/S & X-Ice XI3 to average of 25km/L while I always apply 4psi above the factory recommended pressure level based on 20C ambient temperature. These tires are rated #1 in Consumer Report performance All-Season tires and there a YouTube video on the CrossClimate+ (older model) driving 1,054km in heavy snow through Canadian BC mountains with ease in 2 days. With factory warranty of 100,000km rating I think I will be fine until the next version of CrossClimate becomes available.
tire reviewed on 2021-08-23 09:36:49
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate Plus given 20% (205-60-16-H)
Driving on mostly country roads for 75 easy going miles
Disappointed, also expensive compared with Goodyear, far noisier than I had hoped. OEM much quieter, I made a mistake in buying these
tire reviewed on 2020-08-08 09:26:37
Writing about the Nokian Nordman SX2 given 100% (205-60-16-H)
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 average miles
This is a very good tire. Handling is perfect and ride comfort i absolutely premium higest class. The invention och silent groove seems to work fine. Nokian is by far one of the best tire i ever driven here i Scandinavian. Amazing.
tire reviewed on 2019-08-24 15:52:03
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