They just won the best new product at SEMA:
http://www.continentaltire.com/node/3922
Wife's 2014 Mazda6 has had the "new" DWS06 for 5 months or so, and they're excellent so far, esp. in very hard rain and even going through patches where water stands a lot, with zero hydroplaning. The OEM Bridgestones hydroplaned all over the place even when totally new, and had poor road manners in pretty much all areas. Wife has a 2 hour round trip to work, and she knows all the 'bad' spots on the road when raining, and she has given me a very positive review, that even at the normal speeds the tires never hydroplane. I have only driven her car in dry weather, but I am confident her wet/rainy weather (we had a LOT of rain recently) is accurate. She doesn't normally enter the house while uttering a tire-praising sentence. That shows something.
Handling is also very crisp, and noise is well controlled.
Mazda6 has a comparatively stiffer suspnesion than most mid-size sedans of same price range) and the tires (225 size on 19" Factory wheels) ride well-balanced and steady.
I was so impressed by them so far, and got a set for the Bimmer too. Had them installed today. Ride is smooth and balanced.(18" staggered 225 and 255 on Factory BMW wheels)
(I've had the "old" DWS on the Bimmer and liked them already, but the new DWS06 DEFINITELY has a stiffer side-wall; i could notice it within a few miles of driving the Bimmer today)
Will update this report soon after more miles.
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This place can NEVER set correct tire pressure after mounting. Last time, on wife's car, the over-inflated ALL 4 tires by 5-6 PSI.
Today, they did the same on the BMW. All 4 over-inflated by 6-7 PSI !!! WTH ???
(Guy says "yeah our machine is not very accurate". My digital tire gauge cost me $10 perhaps on amazon. Can't they have a few in the shop? it's a TIRE place! )
Also my wheels on the BMW were ridiculously dirty afterwards. It was so extreme, I had to show the manager and he had a tech wipe them off quickly. After I got home I noticed the same type of smudges (some of them big) all over the side of the car. I know this is a "1st world problem" but I find it unacceptable.
And they never re-set TPMS afterwards (which is a blessing in a way, because they'd have reset it with vastly wrong tire pressures).
However, their mounting / balancing has always been ok/good. (after correcting tire pressures i have had no issues.)
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http://www.continentaltire.com/node/3922
Wife's 2014 Mazda6 has had the "new" DWS06 for 5 months or so, and they're excellent so far, esp. in very hard rain and even going through patches where water stands a lot, with zero hydroplaning. The OEM Bridgestones hydroplaned all over the place even when totally new, and had poor road manners in pretty much all areas. Wife has a 2 hour round trip to work, and she knows all the 'bad' spots on the road when raining, and she has given me a very positive review, that even at the normal speeds the tires never hydroplane. I have only driven her car in dry weather, but I am confident her wet/rainy weather (we had a LOT of rain recently) is accurate. She doesn't normally enter the house while uttering a tire-praising sentence. That shows something.
Handling is also very crisp, and noise is well controlled.
Mazda6 has a comparatively stiffer suspnesion than most mid-size sedans of same price range) and the tires (225 size on 19" Factory wheels) ride well-balanced and steady.
I was so impressed by them so far, and got a set for the Bimmer too. Had them installed today. Ride is smooth and balanced.(18" staggered 225 and 255 on Factory BMW wheels)
(I've had the "old" DWS on the Bimmer and liked them already, but the new DWS06 DEFINITELY has a stiffer side-wall; i could notice it within a few miles of driving the Bimmer today)
Will update this report soon after more miles.
-------- Now Firestone Rant----------
This place can NEVER set correct tire pressure after mounting. Last time, on wife's car, the over-inflated ALL 4 tires by 5-6 PSI.
Today, they did the same on the BMW. All 4 over-inflated by 6-7 PSI !!! WTH ???
(Guy says "yeah our machine is not very accurate". My digital tire gauge cost me $10 perhaps on amazon. Can't they have a few in the shop? it's a TIRE place! )
Also my wheels on the BMW were ridiculously dirty afterwards. It was so extreme, I had to show the manager and he had a tech wipe them off quickly. After I got home I noticed the same type of smudges (some of them big) all over the side of the car. I know this is a "1st world problem" but I find it unacceptable.
And they never re-set TPMS afterwards (which is a blessing in a way, because they'd have reset it with vastly wrong tire pressures).
However, their mounting / balancing has always been ok/good. (after correcting tire pressures i have had no issues.)
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