[Stinsy]

Yup - Lots of really great Euro tires aren't available here. Found that out when shopping for stickier tires for my Miata

Back in the day I knew a few people with MX5s. They all raved about Bridgestone RE050A. You can get semi-slick road legal track day tires such as the Toyo R888R but they wear out very quickly and are terrible in the wet. Can you not get those over the pond? Generally tuning bits are more available there than here.

 

[sirozha]

Normally have the opposite problem: too many choices. So, when there are only three alternatives available, this is a blessing.

 

[gtwhitegold]

Discount Tire has the Yokohama
Geolandar CV G058 available for the ID.4 19" rims. Anyone used this model? I have Yokohama tires that I like on my FIAT 500e, but they're a completely different series, so they're not really comparable.

 

[Dan00Hawk]

It's a common misconception among tire gurus like myself to insist that all-seasons are terrible at everything, and good at nothing. Of course, summer tires offer the best grip in warmer conditions, and winter tires are best on snow or ice covered pavement. I've had dedicated winter tires myself on all my vehicles for the past 20+ years.

But for those that won't see snow, and only cold temperatures down to around 32F/0C, an all season tire can do remarkably well. All weather tires have also become more advanced and offer a good solution as well. Braking distances for winter tires actually aren't all that good in the dry or wet even in cold temperatures, and can be quite worse than even the "evil" all season tires in those conditions even at those cold temperatures. Test results speak for themselves:

Testing Winter, Summer, and All-Season Tires at Different Temperatures - TiresVote.com

There is a popular opinion that all-season tires are a cure-all solution for motorists, and can even in certain cases perform better than dedicated winter tires, in spite of the manufacturers’ advice to have your summer tires replaced with winter ones at temperatures below 7 °C.

tiresvote.com

and

Do Winter Tires Really Outperform All-Seasons on Cold Dry Roads? | Saskatchewan Studded Tire Club

www.skstuds.ca

So yes, all seasons certainly have their place for folks in climates that won't see any measurable snowfall or who won't be driving their vehicle much in those conditions.

 

[3032]

I hadn’t realised there were different standards!

Y, unfortunately.

 

[3032]

Discount Tire has the Yokohama
Geolandar CV G058 available for the ID.4 19" rims.

Does the tire's load come in XL?

 

[gtwhitegold]

Does the tire's load come in XL?

I don't exactly understand the question, but it has either a 105V or a 107V weight and speed rating which is 2094 / 2149 lbs or 950 / 975 kg per wheel respectively which is about 1.5 times what I would expect to possibly carry since I don't intend to ever tow anything in the vehicle.

 

[3032]

Sorry, my bad. I was half asleep and thus the error.

Thx for the info.

 

[nan7]

That's it - mainly due to the rare 235/50-20 front tire size. Plenty of rear tires to choose from, not much for the front, so when combined there's only a handful of options.

I can't even find a set of Chinese tires through 4 different national tire distributors that have a matching F/R pair for the 20" ID.4. These really are your only choices, unfortunately, unless you want to mix and match front & rear tires.

On the bright side, these are all extremely premium tires. Anything else would likely have tradeoffs, and be cheaper for a reason. (Until Michelin releases an EV-specific all-season tire, or fitments on the Pilot Sport All-Season 4)

For your use case, the Pilot Sport 4 will be complete overkill as a summer tire, but amazing. Your efficiency will drop a little, though.

I put a set of

Got curious about replacing the Bridgestone Alenza Sport AS that come OEM on the 20 inch ProS wheels (staggered size). Never loved Bridgestone tires. We live in Alabama and get about 1/2 inch of snow per year. I typically run summer tires on my cars down here, as winters are very mild.

Went to check Tire Rack and there are literally only 4 choices for the ID4:

1. OEM Alenza Sport (AS)
2. Pirelli PZero (max performance summer)
3. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV (summer)

Are you kidding me? Only 4 options? Am I only being offered these based on my geography? But then why the winter option?

I know there’s been a lot of discussion about winter tire options, but has anyone had to replace their non-winter tires (summer or AS)?

I have 1st edition RWD and put these on for the winter, Pirelli Scorpion Winter, bought from Tire Rack and sent to a local guy by my house to put them on, he did 'road force balancing' and wow these tires ride nice and perform well. If you live in the Midwest like I do, I would recommend these.

 

[gtwhitegold]

Discount Tire has the Yokohama
Geolandar CV G058 available for the ID.4 19" rims. Anyone used this model? I have Yokohama tires that I like on my FIAT 500e, but they're a completely different series, so they're not really comparable.

If anyone is curious, I had a set of these installed on my Pro S today. First impression is that they don't have quite as much grip when breaking as the stock Bridgestone tires, but they do run a little softer over bumps in the road. After I get some more miles on them, I'll be better able to judge them.

 

[Dan00Hawk]

If anyone is curious, I had a set of these installed on my Pro S today. First impression is that they don't have quite as much grip when breaking as the stock Bridgestone tires, but they do run a little softer over bumps in the road. After I get some more miles on them, I'll be better able to judge them.

All new tires have a mold release lubricant on them. So for the first hundred miles or so, new tires won't have very good grip. These articles recommend 500 miles for them to fully break in, but that seems a bit overkill based on my experience:

How to break in your new tires

How to break in your new tires

www.tirebuyer.com

https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100...d=autolinker&url=https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=5&

 

[gtwhitegold]

All new tires have a mold release lubricant on them. So for the first hundred miles or so, new tires won't have very good grip. These articles recommend 500 miles for them to fully break in, but that seems a bit overkill based on my experience:

How to break in your new tires

How to break in your new tires

www.tirebuyer.com

https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100...d=autolinker&url=https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=5&

Good to know. It seems like there's more traction now.

 

[gtwhitegold]

So far, the Yokohamas seem to be slightly less efficient than the stock 19" tires, but it's really too early to tell. On the OEMs, I got around 3.2-3.3 m/kwh and so far I'm getting around 2.9-3.0 on the Yokohamas.

 

[michael_5982]

So far, the Yokohamas seem to be slightly less efficient than the stock 19" tires, but it's really too early to tell. On the OEMs, I got around 3.2-3.3 m/kwh and so far I'm getting around 2.9-3.0 on the Yokohamas.

It's been a minute since this post. How did the Yokohamas hold up?

 

[Dougie01]

500 gentle miles.

 

[Roamer105]

Got curious about replacing the Bridgestone Alenza Sport AS that come OEM on the 20 inch ProS wheels (staggered size). Never loved Bridgestone tires. We live in Alabama and get about 1/2 inch of snow per year. I typically run summer tires on my cars down here, as winters are very mild.

Went to check Tire Rack and there are literally only 4 choices for the ID4:

1. OEM Alenza Sport (AS)
2. Pirelli PZero (max performance summer)
3. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV (summer)

Are you kidding me? Only 4 options? Am I only being offered these based on my geography? But then why the winter option?

I know there’s been a lot of discussion about winter tire options, but has anyone had to replace their non-winter tires (summer or AS)?

Tire Rack - Discount Tire... same thing I think. About 4K miles ago I had Hankook ION EVO AS (SUV) installed on my 2023 PRO S AWD (staggered). I chose to install a different rear size (265/45R20) because of the rotations per mile ending up closer to the front as well as the calibrated RPM by VW. I had no issues with Discount Tire after approving the non-OEM size. These tires are absolutely fantastic. Significant increase in range and major reduction in noise (as compared to the OEM Pirellis that I replaced). Diving 70MPH over good pavement I read 59dB in the cabin!! Overall handling is very comparable.