Selecting Tires

welcome!

1) prius mpg are very sensitive to tire selection and likely a problem with excellent snow and ice performance.
for this reason, some will have a second set of steel wheels with snows.

2) i have read occasional reviews here about good winter performance, if you can find the threads through search or google.

3) all the best!

 

If you have to frequently drive in the snow, get a dedicated set of snow tires.

Tires designed for low rolling resistance for high mileage do not perform well in the snow.

 

Make sure to get LRR tires. When I first got new tires on my 2011, my mpg dropped but after the tires got broken in, the mpg returned to 50 mpg.


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I think if you took a poll concerning llr tires most would agree, they have stiffer sidewalls so they ride harsher, they are loud and they have a short life, I'd suggest Michelin Defenders, an all season 90,000 mile tire, or of course Nokian snow tires, but then you switch tires on rims twice a year or you buy another set of rims and tpms.

 

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Best to buy steel rims for the snows.

I have driven my Prius for 100K miles since I've owned it. Never had LRR tires on it. With the 15s, ( dealer installed) averaged low 50s for over 60K miles. They are still good. With the 17s that are now on the car, about 50. Both are a lot quieter.