Originally Posted by Skippy722
Originally Posted by Ws6
Originally Posted by Skippy722
Originally Posted by Ws6
CrossContact Lx25 from continental has my attention.
Lighter than almost anything else in its sizes
Improves upon the excellent Lx20
Has a damping insulation layer between the treads as I understand
The TrueContact Tour does amazingly in wet and snow tests, and the Lx25 is newer and rated even better on continental's site.
I was eyeballing the Purecontact LS myself. I saw tire rack had the Turanza Quiettrack available in my size for a whopping $329.99 each!!!!
I'd really recommend the LX25 based on my experience with the LX20 and the fact that the LX25, like the LX20, and unlike the PC LS, has symmetrical tread, offering more rotation options and theoretically better/longer treadlife, presuming your vehicle does not have staggered rims, which I believe neither in your signature do. The LX25 may well also be V-speed rated, although I'd think H would be plenty for either vehicle you have listed. While the 300S is a car, it has weight and performance identical to a compact SUV, so I wouldn't hesitate to run the LX25 on it. My experience with the LX20's I had on my last CX5 really biased me toward these tires, I will admit. Just excellent in every way unless your goal is max summer performance.
I just looked them up, not available in my size sadly... You are correct about the 300's weight. Right around 4,000-4,300lbs, within about 200lbs of the van! But no, the older I get the less I care about being fast/absolute sheer performance and the more I care about being in a quiet comfortable area... or maybe it's my children driving me to that point... they're lucky they're cute!
That sucks that it's not on your size. They come in a bazillion sizes.
Yeah, the LX25 is a good all-around tire, and based on the isolation layer in it, should be rather quiet, even the LX20 was pretty quiet without said layer.
You may consider Altimax RT43
The only downside I noticed on mine was a bit of low-speed as well as hard cornering noise. It was in the form of low tread growl, and only on those occasions (parking lots and hard corners). Otherwise, very well mannered, and excellent in all conditions I put it through, including a few tiny patches of snow, although the season had ended by the time I put them on.