Safe but quiet tyres?

leedebs

Looking to replace front tyres on my 2014 Peugeot 308. Always had Michelin tyres on this car, energy savers originally but the fronts are Primacy 4 now as these were replaced a couple of years ago. The ride & grip is ok and they appear to be quiet and comfortable  but without trying others I am unsure if they are the quietest. The noise rating is 68db so this appears to be pretty good,.lowest I can find is 67db from Dunlop. Stick with what I know or try something else? Any thoughts to help make a decision?

John7

Michelin Cross Climate FTW!

494930

The noise rating for a tyre has little to do with the noise inside the cabin as its an external measurement, although I'm sure it does have some limited bearing if two tyres are poles apart.

Imo stopping distance (esp in the wet) is the most important thing to consider. Imagine hitting a child that ran into the road knowing you would have stopped had you went for the slightly noisier but better gripping tyre. Its for this reason that I like Hankooks (Ventus S1 Evo2 on current car) and would recommend the S1Evo3 as it's even better.

494930

Have a look at this link 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout - Tyre Reviews

A max difference (of the tyres tested) of 10.7m when stopping from just 50mph

mjn

They are excellent tyres. I use them on my 335d but they’re aren’t much good in winter. Winter tyres time now. Or if you don’t fancy swapping twice a year, the Cross Climates mentioned above are a very good compromise.

494930

I've never had any trouble in winter with them. Granted my cars AWD, but last winter I went looking for snowy lanes to play on and never even felt like I was about to get stuck. Even managed to put the first footsteps up here                                                                                

Dedicated winter tyres will always be better in these conditions though.

Aerojon

Winter/Cold weather tyres are better against summer/all season if the temp has dropped below 6-7 degrees as the compound is softer(stays supple(more natural rubber)Tread pattern is more agressive.Where as the All-season/summer tyre compound starts to harden below 6-7 degrees so losing some of it's grips..

leedebs

Ok thanks all,.didnt realise the noise rating related to outside may elect to change over to the Michelin cross climate ones but thanks anyway

IronGiant

Loving my cross climates

AMc

I've had Cross Climates on both our cars for a while - only had call to try them in actual snow once and I did get stuck but that was due to the ground clearance of the car not the grip

In the wet and dry they seem to be good but it's almost impossible to gain a real view on your own car unless you go from great to dreadful or have two sets of wheels with good tyres to try back to back.  New tyres should always feel better than the ones they replace because they're not worn out - which is why the reviews and tests are so valuable.

Cross Climate win this test (linked from the one above)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2019 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test - Tyre Reviews                                                                                                        For the first time in 2020, Tyre Reviews will be performing its own all season tyre test, but until then, the Auto Bild all season tyre test is the best you can get! Testing ten sets of all season ...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                www.tyrereviews.co.uk                                                                                One thing to note is they are apparently pretty awful in "straight aqua" which I can't find detail on but it looks like the speed at which they let go when driving over standing water in a straight line?
Something to keep in mind when out driving in the current conditions.