Toyota Prius III Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Tigar Wintera (4) 85% 80% 80% 78% 95% 83%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 (45) 83% 91% 79% 80% 88% 85%
Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) 89% 93% 88% 88% 88% 92%
Nokian WRG2 (72) 85% 87% 83% 80% 83% 85%
Nokian WR D4 (71) 81% 82% 79% 79% 67% 83%
Continental UltraContact (18) 85% 83% 78% 75% 77% 83%
Pirelli Cinturato Winter (7) 74% 87% 74% 74% 72% 81%
Michelin Energy Saver (136) 83% 71% 74% 71% 85% 80%
Michelin Primacy HP (199) 85% 75% 77% 74% 77% 76%
Continental ComfortContact CC6 (51) 79% 67% 71% 71% 78% 89%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) 83% 73% 73% 75% 70% 74%
Landsail LS388 AS (49) 77% 69% 72% 68% 71% 77%
Yokohama BluEarth S34 (3) 70% 40% 47% 43% 65% 47%

Toyota Prius III Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Continental UltraContact given 97% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 500 easy going miles
First of all thank you guys for the fantastic job you do throughout all these years! Very helpful site, including detailed reviews.
Subject tires (Continental Ultra Contact) have been fitted on a Toyota Prius 1.8, first registration 2010. Dimension: 225/45R17 91V.
Previous tires: Michelin Primacy 4, 215/45R17 87W (lasted for 70.000 km).
I was asking for Comfort and low noise. My driving style is fast, but smooth and without any risks. I rarely puss my car to the limits.
Initial review after 500 km:
Very comfort tire! Great difference to Michelein.
Quite silent. At the majority of the circunstances, tire is completely silent. In some cases (depending on the road surface and the vehicle speed) it may produce a light hum.
Great dry grip! (Up to now.) Better than the Michelein. I feel very confident and safe when I puss it in the corners. I wish it will keep this performance for its lifetime.
Very good wet grip (up to now). I do not feel any remarkable difference compared to the dry.
No difference to the fuel consumption, despite the increased tire width.
In general, very happy with my chioce! It is exactly what I was asking for! (For my driving style, for this specific car.)
Remarks. My feeling is that this tire is not suitable for sport driving style. It feels so soft that I suppose that if you puss it continuously for some time at successive corners it will be overheated. It may be just my feeling. I do not know. I do not want to try it!
Comment. The increased dimension on this specific car works without any problems. It still has plenty of clearance. Better grip, more comfort, same fuel consumption, less cost (to buy them)!
tire reviewed on 2024-10-08 04:02:48
Writing about the Michelin Energy Saver given 76% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 90000 easy going miles
Good tires. The rear tires on my Prius 3 plug-in (2012) are still the original ones. They are not yet worn down to the wear indicator mark but are showing superficial cracking. So i just decided to replace them after 145k (90k UK miles) kilometres and 11 years. Ridiculous mileage for a set of tires. The front tires have been replaced after 7 years and unknown (for me) km's. The front tires were replaced with energy saver again in 2019. Now they are nearing the wear indicator mark so i am replacing them together with the back tires for a full new set.

I will not be buying them again as they are no longer for sale. I am buying all season tires instead since the performance of this type of tire has improved by a lot over the years.

It's important to know that i drive with a large focus on fuel efficiency. I try to avoid braking hard since i use regenerative braking as much as possible, just as long as i am not annoying other traffic. I don't have the adequate knowledge (or experience with other tires) to fill in most of the scores in step 2, other than that they behaved very well. There is nothing noteworthy exept for the -in my opinion- extreme wear resistance and low rolling resistance.
tire reviewed on 2023-11-01 07:41:13
Writing about the Pirelli CINTURATO P7 given 64% (215-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 easy going miles
The lateral structure of the tire is very weak in the last 2 years i have changed 6 tires.
tire reviewed on 2022-09-27 01:10:13
Writing about the Landsail LS388 AS given 64% (220-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 easy going miles
Had this on Prius, was 2 years old when I got them. Always loosing pressure, went to several service, could not figure out why. Other than that it was not that bad
tire reviewed on 2022-06-13 01:30:23
Writing about the Tigar Wintera given 82% (195-55-16-)
Driving on mostly town for 60000 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2021-03-20 16:08:09
Writing about the Continental ComfortContact CC6 given 77% (225-45-17-)
Driving on track for 9000 average miles
had these tires in China on my Honda, its definitely the best tires you can ever had. Love the quiet driving experiences and great grip. Now i'm in UK and wondering where can I buy these tires?
tire reviewed on 2018-03-06 15:33:41
Writing about the Nokian WR D4 given 90% (215-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 75000 average miles
Here in Italy it is the law to have winter tires from 1st Nov to 31st March, so this was my first purchase of winher tires, as previously I always carried chains.
First purchased in November 16, as strongly recommended by my fitting station.
The boss was so confident that I would like them, he said he would change them to whatever, within 500km if I wasn't satisfied.
For work I travel extensively in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France and cover on average about 100.000km a year of which half are on winter tires.
The first most noticeable difference to the Conti summer tires, was that they were significantly quieter at speeds under 80KPH (50mph) and also the odd pot-hole incident tended to be a softer collision.
First snow was in Italy/Austria in Jan 17, and the grip and control at 60/70kph was faultless.
Later when this same snow turned to slush and froze, the ride was a bit like holding on as the car jumped about between the corregations.
To date, I have covered about 120.000km on these tires and as they are now between 3 & 4 mm of depth left, I intend to change them for another set in the coming days.
tire reviewed on 2018-03-05 05:15:45
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth S34 given 46% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
These tires came as OEM on my 2016 Toyota Prius Three Touring. Dry grip seems adequate. Wet grip is not as good, as the car seems to slide in wet surfaces when turning even with traction control and vehicle stability control. I guess because they are an ultra low rolling resistance tire they are harder and this causes the slippage. In my 2010 Prius, I used Yokohama Avid Ascend and had excellent all around driving with outstanding wear and ride. I have only 15,000 miles on these tires and will probably switch to the Michelin MXM4 for the next set.
tire reviewed on 2017-02-28 08:31:58
Writing about the Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D given 97% (205-50-17-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
It's hard to imagine a winter tire more capable than this in central European winters. Meaning rainy, cold, freeezing and snowy. Variable conditions require a tire to be good in all winter domains. This Dunlop 4D is the best winter tire I have ever used. It's even rather comfortable even against an all season or summer tire. That is no easy task. I'm sure thee are better tires in the rain, or ones that are better pure snow tires. But this is the best all rounder I have experienced. It's even transformed a understeering machine Prius, into dare I say something confidence inspiring.
tire reviewed on 2017-02-04 11:40:42
Writing about the Pirelli Cinturato Winter given 91% (195-65-15-T)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
About a month ago I fitted these winter tire on my Prius. I was deciding between GoodYear Ultra Grip 9, Michelin Alpine 5 and these and in the end chose these as they came with a good price and the tire dealership told me that they are really good tires. With my mileage I should really be satisfied, plus I was also looking for a very good tire in wet and on ice (most of the time in winter in our country, roads are wet and with possibility of black ice). I had the chance to drive these tire in all possible weather scenarios, dry, wet and snow and they were great.
Maybe only downside is that they got a bit louder after first few hundred miles but luckily are not getting louder anymore. The fuel consumption is so so but then again, in winter car does need a bit more to warm up and to keep the passenger area warm. I will probably write another review after the winter, hopefully I will stay satisfied.
tire reviewed on 2016-11-12 09:48:34
Writing about the Michelin Primacy HP given 89% (215-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
I got these tires when I bought the car, used. At first, I must admit, that I was quite sceptic. The thread and profile of the tire looked thin, with not enough profile. The first braking on the wet was terrifying but after a week or so I checked the tires with my tire-dealer and we also checked the pressure and was too low. He explained, that these are very good tires, made in 2014 and that they should do good, he even said, that these are one of the best tires. After the pressure was set to the right one, the drive was just perfect. Excellent grip in dry and wet, also quite nice to the fuel consumption as well. Maybe a bit on the loud side, but nothing extra. Did almost 10000 miles with them over the summer and when I changed them with winter tires, tires dealership told me that I have nothing to worry for next season, as they look really good, with enough profile.
They are quite pricey but if the finances will allow it I will surely buy another set of these tires.
tire reviewed on 2016-11-12 09:41:30
Writing about the Pirelli Cinturato Winter given 62% (195-65-15-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
These are my first Pirelli winter tires ever tried on my car, although I evaluated very good on other cars the Sottozero II series for its outstanding performance. In previous year I always adopted Dunlop Winter Response and I was fine with it, quite, very good handling and steering, only defect was the wear, quite short, therefore after purchased two times of them I wanted to try something different. Cinturato Winter was just out this year, and all the specs like noise and grip were even nicer than Dunlop tires, that's why I chosen them. Unfortunately they are everything than I expected, very noisy, with my car such aspect is amplified so much that sometime I think I'm driving a Wrangler with tarmac tires, with also an unexpected high fuel consumption, almost 20% more than the Dunlop. The handling is likewise annoying, I can't realize if such tires got a very soft side wall or it just has too much tread, if you steer energically you can clearly feel the tires need a telegram to start lay the necessary area to the asphalt, with a vacuum between your input and the action. I cannot say anything about wear as I just got them two weeks ago, and the only positive aspect so far is the grip which is nicer than Dunlop, also the lose of the grip is smooth and progressive. In conclusion? If nothing changes in other thousand miles I'll change them with my old friend Dunlop.
tire reviewed on 2016-11-09 06:47:52
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