The current tire 205/55-16 of the 2006 Volvo V70 is made in China when I bought the car used 2-3 years ago. The tread has 5/32" remaining, but the rubber is harden and performance/handling seems not very good, also ride /noise is deteriorating.
I'm searching for replacement on Tirerack and there are 3 budget tires(they don't have Cooper) I like: Kumho Solus TA31 H-rated, Kumho Solus TA71 V-rated and General RT43 H-rated.
Treadlife warranty is 60k miles for both Kumho and 65k miles for General. Price are the same for all 3.
As of now I think Kumho Solus TA71 V-rated is a better tire, for reason that it is V-rated and it weight 23 lbs vs 20 lbs for TA31 and 19 lbs for RT43. The extra 3 lbs over TA31 indicates that the sidewall is stiffer and V-rated is usually has better(stickier) tread compound.
What do you think ? I'll do some research and compare Cooper CS-5(Ultra and Grand Touring) with these tires. I have CS-5 Ultra Touring on my E320 for 10 days, and I like the ride/quiet. Since it is still break-in the performance/handling isn't as good as Kumho 4X. Especially Kumho 4X was very good when tread is down to 2-3/32" on dry surface.
PS currently Kumho has $100 rebate for TA71, but I plan to buy around Black Friday or Cyber Monday from AT/DT for possible rebate(s). Hopefully either Kumho or General or Cooper has some rebate by that time.
I'm searching for replacement on Tirerack and there are 3 budget tires(they don't have Cooper) I like: Kumho Solus TA31 H-rated, Kumho Solus TA71 V-rated and General RT43 H-rated.
Treadlife warranty is 60k miles for both Kumho and 65k miles for General. Price are the same for all 3.
As of now I think Kumho Solus TA71 V-rated is a better tire, for reason that it is V-rated and it weight 23 lbs vs 20 lbs for TA31 and 19 lbs for RT43. The extra 3 lbs over TA31 indicates that the sidewall is stiffer and V-rated is usually has better(stickier) tread compound.
What do you think ? I'll do some research and compare Cooper CS-5(Ultra and Grand Touring) with these tires. I have CS-5 Ultra Touring on my E320 for 10 days, and I like the ride/quiet. Since it is still break-in the performance/handling isn't as good as Kumho 4X. Especially Kumho 4X was very good when tread is down to 2-3/32" on dry surface.
PS currently Kumho has $100 rebate for TA71, but I plan to buy around Black Friday or Cyber Monday from AT/DT for possible rebate(s). Hopefully either Kumho or General or Cooper has some rebate by that time.
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