iRock

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V12 my friend I never heard any noise from then maybe it's the exhaust and the bass...

heyarms

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Nitto INVO's!

aviator409

I went from 225 to 235 in order to get the Comfortreads from Goodyear. By far the quietest/softest tire on earth. Sidewall holds up well too

NCLexi250

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Just put on a pair of Kumho Ecsta LX Platinums in 17" for my car to replace the worn out Bridgestone Potenza RE 92's after several recommendations (tirerack, friends, etc.). Omg.. major difference in quietness to the ride!! I'm now a happy camper.

The ride is somewhat softer, though still sporty overall, than the Potenzas yet cheaper, but that is a compromise I am pretty happy to live with.

I definitely recommend the Kumho's for their quietness, treadlife, ride comfort, and price.

I'm keeping my Kumho's...

2slixx

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Continental DWS had the highest satisfaction rating on discount tires/ tire rack. So one could say it has been tried and proven.

Kurtz

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Unfortunately those are all seasons... which I don't really recommend to anybody.

Mind you, among all seasons they're the best tire available... but that's a little bit like pointing out Moe was the smartest stooge.

TheSenator

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Personal preference? Or why is that?

baypistol

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I agree the Kuhmo's tires are pretty quiet if you are not looking for high performances racing tires and want a smooth ride.

Kurtz

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They call them all seasons because they suck... in all seasons.

They're significantly inferior (braking, handling, etc) to real winter tires in snow/ice/freezing conditions... and they are significantly inferior (braking, handling, etc) to real summer performance tires in all other conditions wet or dry.

They're mediocre at everything they do, finishing 2nd or 3rd behind summer or snow tires in every test you can think of in every weather condition that exists.

TheSenator

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Interesting. So do they suck, are they mediocre, or finish in a decent 2nd/3rd behind dedicated seasonal tires?

I understand what you're saying though. While you would never put them on YOUR car because of your expectations, there is absolutely a market for this type of tire. You also never mentioned tread life, which is probably more important to the average driver than if it beat 4 other tires by 1.3 seconds in the slalom.

Phresh2010

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if your camber is negative that can also contribute to some road noise, i think...

MBTC

I think that's a trade off with almost any sort of multi-purpose technology or gear.

A question I have though, is that if you wanted to run one tire year round in a climate with four seasons, are all-seasons a bad idea then? If so, why?

I'm assuming you run a different set of summer / winter tires.

royal5fan

I installed the Nitto Invos as my first set with my new wheels and they were terribly noisy right from the start. They had a constant drone that started at about 35 mph and got worse with speed. Also much worse with age. I am now running Michelin Pilot Sport AS and they are much quieter. And even though they are an AS, they are also much better handling than the Invos ever were. They arent cheap but I highly recommend the Michelins.

MBTC

Just to clarify this wasn't meant to sound like a challenge, just a legitimate question. I have never run a different set of tires for summer vs. winter, so it would be interesting to hear the argument against all season tires with that in mind. I'm not yet to the point of replacing tires but want to prepare for that time.

calvin2376

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I would highly recommend, for everyone's sake, that we keep this thread on-topic (quietest tires) as opposed to tumbling down the slippery slope of opening up this debate. It's already been discussed to death on CL:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...es-on-ice.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...350-tires.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...wd-vs-awd.html