Saab Automobile 9 3 Turbo X 280bhp XWD Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Primacy HP (199) 85% 75% 77% 74% 77% 76%
Pirelli PZero Nero (140) 83% 66% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (35) 73% 59% 67% 61% 77% 73%
Accelera PHI R (28) 77% 50% 68% 69% 65% 73%

Saab Automobile 9 3 Turbo X 280bhp XWD Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Accelera PHI R given 65% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 22500 easy going miles
These tires covered roughly 22,500 miles.

The car is a South Western United States car, so driving in the wet is rather uncommon and therefore not going to be covered very thoroughly in this review.

Dry grip, however, is solid. I do not currently have another tire to compare to, so this will stand as my baseline.
The tire has a very stiff sidewall, which does not offer much in terms of body roll. This does, however, add to road noise and ride stiffness by a fair amount.
Daily driving on this tire is rather unremarkable. It does all that is necessary and nothing more. It's gotten me through the thick of standing water on a freeway in Arizona during monsoon season, so wet grip within limits is good.
The Turbo X is a manual sedan, and by default a rather front heavy car, so the shoulders of this tire wore very quickly during spirited driving. It grips all the way to the limit, and then begins to step out right outside of my comfortable driving pace. I usually lose the rear prior to the front when pushing it to my limits. Understeer is horrendous, but that is more likely due to my driving style.

All in all, a well rounded tire and can't complain about the price.

(Note: this review does not cover snow or ice grip)
tire reviewed on 2024-01-17 00:43:40
Writing about the Michelin Primacy HP given 84% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 56000 average miles
Having to change my rear set of tires, grip left 3.5mm but rubber is crazing badly. They are original and have done 56000, changed my front set at about 40000. Good tire in all aspects.
tire reviewed on 2014-12-23 12:58:06
Writing about the Nankang Noble Sport NS20 given 73% (245-40-19-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
First, let me clarify i bought the NS20 II; the second attempt by Nankang on this tire line.

I am surprised and happy with mine for the price. They are not as bad as the reviews i read. Maybe this is related to different versions?

My stock tire size is 235 45 18. I wanted to try out some cheap 19s. For z rated, i couldn't find much cheaper without going to brands i had never heard of. The ride quality is better than i imagined it would be. The same can be said for both dry and wet traction. It's too early to report on tread wear. The tires look better than many cheap brands and have much better sidewalls.

For the money, this is not that bad of a tire.

tire reviewed on 2014-03-25 21:16:49
Writing about the Pirelli PZero Nero given 62% (235-40-19-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Too noisy for me and hard compound is sensitive to bumps especially on 19'' rims. Good wear rate and good grip but despite that I wouldn't buy again.
tire reviewed on 2011-09-08 00:40:36
Writing about the Pirelli PZero Nero given 89% (235-40-19-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 18000 spirited miles
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tire reviewed on 2010-09-15 13:26:59
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