I hope you are happy with the sportrac3s, they are a superb tyre. They have won awards for a few years for being the best in a particular size - 195/65/15 actually, the same size the Xm uses, hence why we went for those.
Michelins do grip well, i cant say ive had any issues there, but the sidewalls are a little soft. Spirited cornerning often results in the tyre rolling onto the sidewall. Ive not had that problem with the sportracs on the xm though.
You can get tyres with too stiffer sidewall, which make for a horrible ride and harshness through the steering wheel. Sportracs seems a very good choice.
Goodyear Excellence is another tyre i would possibly consider.
addo wrote:I have recently changed over to Yoki C-Drives. Compared to the Toyo Transas, they seem slightly less grippy - although it may be partly due to extra tread block height on a newer tyre. They do grip better than previous Uniroyals on the same car, however.
What really stands out, is how differently tyre brands behave at similar pressures. People who doggedly follow the manufacturer's inflation guide are doing themselves a disservice if they don't experiment.
Interesting to hear thoughts on Yokohamas. I had those on my last car, A539s, which were super in the dry, really sticky tyres. They didnt get along well with wet weather though, more of a summer use tyre maybe.
