2023+ Tire Size Recommendations

Hi all,

Once the never ending stop sale ends, I'm picking up a 2024 Prius Prime. It's sitting in a lot now, just waiting for the part I already have 17" OEM (Toyota) rims to put on them, since I don't like the 19". No, it's not a logical financial thing. But being 'stuck' on the weird 19" rim size, with weird tire options, just bothers me long term, and I used the 'multiple month delay' to just burn money. Sizzling dollar bills; I know it's not a logical, financial choice, but hey, you only live once

The 17" option is the 195/60/17; however, as you're all aware, there's basically two options in this size too: there's Bridgestone's EP422, and then Toyo Extensa.

Using tiresize's calculator, I can see 205/55/17 and 215/55/17 are super close in size to the original, in terms of variance.

Selection wise, I can see the 205/55/17 and the 215/55/17 have a ton more options, for obvious reasons. Especially the 215/55/17. Literally 'everything' is available.

Does anyone have any experience running either of these sizes on the stock, 2023/2024 Prius rims? I've seen commentary from Prius owners all over the web in a variety of forms and fashions on 'tire size', but I never really saw anything specific to this rim, the "stock" 17" OEM rim, with an alternative size. I am also looking for commentary like "Yeah, the 215 work, but they look stupid..." which is 100% what I'm trying to avoid, too. I do not want a 'fat' tire to stick out/look goofy, and am well aware that can happen...

Also, any commentary/'here is what happened to me' in 195->205->215, in terms of fuel mileage. Again, tons of 'comments' online, but hard to really nail down this specific question.

My thought process is, for the 205/215 options, 100% choose an "economy minded tire" (Ecopia, PureContact, etc); I am not going to be buying 'summer, performance tires'; I am doing this more for 19->17 ride quality, and then "making it so I can get tires easily in the future", and not have to do a song and dance of a single tire available. This will be my wife's car, and if she ever gets a flat somewhere, I do not want to struggle to find tires; that defeats the purpose of a reliable, sturdy car.

 

Well, there's a lot of posts about tire sizes in general, but I couldn't find a whole lot about specific rubbing/look of the tire, and/or MPG drop.

225/55; would that fit on the stock, OEM 17" rim? That's a good 30mm wider; does it look wide/wonky at that size? Did you have a discernable MPG hit?

And, yeah, I know there's a bunch of threads on tire size, but 'less' specifically on moving from the 19->17 inch option, and 'differences' in MPG/look from 205->225 sort of thing.