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Tire Recommendation (Defender or Truecontact Tour?)

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by Junepak, Nov 14, 2022.

  1. Junepak

    Junepak Junior Member

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    After scouring the forum and reviews from CR and tirerack.com, I'm leaning towards replacing my 15" tires with either Michelin Defender ($100/tire at Costco plus fees) or Continental Truecontact Tour ($130/tire not Costco). I'm in suburban Chicago so would like decent snow performance with all-season tires. Was hoping to get some feedback on which one you would recommend.

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    #1 Junepak, Nov 14, 2022
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    If you want decent snow performance do not buy "All Season Tires" buy a set of "All Weather Tires". There are several models available from a few manufacturers. My favorite is the WR series by Nokian (Finland, not offered or reviewed by tire rack).

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    If you opt for the Defender (T+H, whatever that stands for...), Michelin X-Tour, also sold by Costco, are supposedly the same tire, and a little cheaper.
     
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    Thats correct. The X Tour is a Costco exclusive supposed to be the Costco Exclusive "Defender". But if you want snow traction get the Michelin CrossClimate , three mountain peak rating.
     
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    Do you have any idea how much of an impact, CrossClimates will have on gas mileage (mpg) during non-winter driving?
     
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