Michelin Defenders the quietest tire option for a 2019 CRV?

[slacktide_bitog]

C'mon? Quiter than Michelin Defenders?

Possibly

Grand touring summer tires are likely the quietest tires. They have smoother tread since they don't have sipes (not needed since summer tires aren't for snow anyway)

 

[CarbonToast]

If you are after strictly the quietest tire you might consider time based replacement. It seems to me that every tire gets louder with age. If you want to always have quiet tires a new tire is probably best. Consider more frequent replacement using a lower cost tire.

 

[UG_Passat]

My mistake, I didn't realize the multiple versions of the defender series. Defender, Defender LT, etc. As pointed out by someone else in this thread.

I'm looking at it that the Defender design must be some derivative of the LT design. A Defender in the same size as a RT45 weighs 2lbs more.

For passenger cars... there's the original Defender (also sold as X-tour A/S)

Then the "new" Defender 2 (also sold as X-Tour A/S 2)

The Defender LTX (2) isn't really an off-roading tire. It's a durable highway tire for trucks and SUV's.

 

[2019CRVlx]

Possibly

Grand touring summer tires are likely the quietest tires. They have smoother tread since they don't have sipes (not needed since summer tires aren't for snow anyway)

Thanks

Let me see if I can sort by Grand Touring at tirerack.com