A few weeks ago, I decided to change back to my alloys and summer tyres (replacing my winter tyres and steel wheels).
As I put the fronts back on, I noticed the tyres had worn a lot in the middle - not as much at the edges - and were very nearly due for replacement. So I did a little reading around and ended up plumping for some Goodyear EfficientGrip, replacing the Pirelli PZero Rossos (both 225/45 R17).
I've been pleasantly surprised with the performance of the EfficientGrips so far. They're quiet and seem just as grippy as the Pirrellis so far. I'm no boy racer but I still have the occasional tyre scrabble when jumping onto a busy roundabout or whatever... and the Goodyear EGs seem to slip less in these circumstances than the Pirrellis did.
Haven't done much driving in the wet with them yet, but they've behaved very well in the few days of driving in rain that I've had with them so far.
Driving on 205/55 R16 winter tyres taught me that I didn't really miss the extra performance of wider, lower profile summer tyres... so I thought switching to a low rolling resistance tyre would help me get better fuel economy. So far, that's proved correct - I'm getting pretty much the same MPG as with my winter tyres (i.e. about 3-4 mpg better than the Rossos), despite them being the same wider, lower profile fitment.
I know that the Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics often get recommended here, but if you're never going to use the F1s to their full potential, I reckon the EfficientGrip model offers a good compromise between improved fuel consumption and grip in dry/wet.
As for the uneven wear, the tyre place recommended I drop the pressure in the fronts by 1 or 2 psi as wear in the middle of the tread often indicates too high a pressure, apparently.
I was following the recommended value inside the fuel flap - 35psi for low load - but their computer had 33psi recommended for my car... interesting.
As I put the fronts back on, I noticed the tyres had worn a lot in the middle - not as much at the edges - and were very nearly due for replacement. So I did a little reading around and ended up plumping for some Goodyear EfficientGrip, replacing the Pirelli PZero Rossos (both 225/45 R17).
I've been pleasantly surprised with the performance of the EfficientGrips so far. They're quiet and seem just as grippy as the Pirrellis so far. I'm no boy racer but I still have the occasional tyre scrabble when jumping onto a busy roundabout or whatever... and the Goodyear EGs seem to slip less in these circumstances than the Pirrellis did.
Haven't done much driving in the wet with them yet, but they've behaved very well in the few days of driving in rain that I've had with them so far.
Driving on 205/55 R16 winter tyres taught me that I didn't really miss the extra performance of wider, lower profile summer tyres... so I thought switching to a low rolling resistance tyre would help me get better fuel economy. So far, that's proved correct - I'm getting pretty much the same MPG as with my winter tyres (i.e. about 3-4 mpg better than the Rossos), despite them being the same wider, lower profile fitment.
I know that the Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics often get recommended here, but if you're never going to use the F1s to their full potential, I reckon the EfficientGrip model offers a good compromise between improved fuel consumption and grip in dry/wet.
As for the uneven wear, the tyre place recommended I drop the pressure in the fronts by 1 or 2 psi as wear in the middle of the tread often indicates too high a pressure, apparently.
I was following the recommended value inside the fuel flap - 35psi for low load - but their computer had 33psi recommended for my car... interesting.
