I have been running these tyres for just over a year. I chose them because of their B rated rolling resistance. I have been surprised by the improvement in fuel efficiency over previous tyres:
The gain on similar driving has been over 10%, which was about double what I was expecting.
Overall I am pleased with them, noise levels appear less than the previous 2 tyre types, grip is generally about the same, although they feel a little softer, less sure footed than the Michelin's when pushed in the dry, and the back tyres seem to move a little more when switching directions on a roundabout in the wet. The Michelin's came second hand when I downsized from 17" alloys to 16" alloys. The MPG figures are as measured at the fuel pump, recorded on the spritmonitor.de app. This is for a 54reg 90 TDI. I optimise my driving for fuel economy.
Tyres | Rolling resistance rating | Miles | Litres | MPG | Improvement |
Falken 205/40/17 | E | 21,805 | 1,525 | 65.02 | 0.0% |
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 215/45/16 | E | 9,467 | 664 | 64.83 | -0.3% |
Bridgestone Turanza T005 205/45/16 | B | 5,931 | 376 | 71.65 | 10.2% |
The gain on similar driving has been over 10%, which was about double what I was expecting.
Overall I am pleased with them, noise levels appear less than the previous 2 tyre types, grip is generally about the same, although they feel a little softer, less sure footed than the Michelin's when pushed in the dry, and the back tyres seem to move a little more when switching directions on a roundabout in the wet. The Michelin's came second hand when I downsized from 17" alloys to 16" alloys. The MPG figures are as measured at the fuel pump, recorded on the spritmonitor.de app. This is for a 54reg 90 TDI. I optimise my driving for fuel economy.