Marklouis

Yes it does. I had mine ordered from tirerack and installed by NTB. I would only recommend for the average take it easy driver. Now my GS460 will only always have ultra-high performance tires, period

Great deal and give an update when you can!

johnnyg66

I have had the hankook than went to primacy. Today I went to serenity plus. Spent a year with Hankook 2 with Michelin both are good tires think the Michelin was better. After one day the Bridgestone tires are nicer yet. Will have to see after many more miles.

zapola6

And another follow up...

Well the Michelin Primacy’s MXV4 hit 40,000, 80% highway driving, average speed for the past year 50MPH with average 23.8 MPG… I took it in the other day for balance and rotate and for giggles I had the tech check remaining tread depth… I love asking questions I already know the answers to especially young kids, he confirmed my 5/32 to 6/32 remaining. OK, I asked will Michelin warranty out at that depth, they did.

I certainly could have gotten another 5K to 10K. They were not going to make it to 60K as advertised. I just had no interest in driving older tires through a Colorado winter. These tires did and very good job in winter driving, I did get stuck once, my own fault (another forum perhaps called dumb $*$% I did).

The ride was still good; however the old tires had started to get a little noisy for my taste, but still reasonably quite. I was given a 30% credit per tire and a $70 mail in rebate and put Michelin Primacy’s MXV4’s back on.

There was a difference going from tires with 40K to new tires, noise was less, felt like a little more grip and somewhat noticeable difference in ride, will my wife notice…..??? Doubt it!

I went through Consumer Reports and a few other review sites, Michelin Defender was Consumer Reports top rated along with the Michelin Primacy MXV4(H). I thought about the Defender, decided to stay with tried and tested.

So my question, has anyone out there tried the Michelin Defender / 90K tread life warranty? Just sounded like a long time to be stuck with something that I might not be happy with, nor did I have a desire to risk less MPG’s.

Pennies for thoughts……

warminwisc

Defenders T Rated

Jabberwock

This is a simplification because other factors are involved, and tire compounding technology has significantly advanced, but the basic rule on tire construction is that longer wearing tires must be built with a harder rubber compound on them. So as always when you peel back the layers past the marketing hype, there is no such thing as a free lunch. The softer the rubber on the tire, the faster the tire tread will wear out. But a softer rubber tire tends to stay pliable in cold temps and will ride softer with better grip. If I lived up North I'd personally avoid tires with the 60k+ warranties. I'd rather have a little softer rubber tire for ride and handling particularly at lower temps, even if I have to sacrifice some tire wear and less miles. Manufacturers could easily build a tire that would last 100k+ miles using super hard rubber compounds, but it would not be a pleasant experience driving those miles particularly in freezing temps.

warminwisc

Siping technology has made even the harder compounds good choices though as it seems the better rated tires in all season category last a long time and handle weather and heat nicely. The Michelin Hydroedge with 80k rating on my van was an awesome tire up here in the Frozen Tundra. Don't buy high mileage cheap tires though.

warminwisc

Like the Sumitomo H/X is 225/55/17 for 102$ on TR and a 50 dollar rebate. Siping is minimal. I think well done siping is a real improvement with new manufacturing processes. It has a 70-90k rating tread is prolly like superball density watch the bumps yu'll get airborne..

BigBruiser

Whenever the tires that came with the car are due to be replaced I use Michelin Primacy MXV4 tires. Quiet tire with 30 psi and good mileage, both gas and tires.

cyclehead

I listened to a friend and bought a set of Kumho Ecsta Platinum. Absolute garbage! Twisted belts in one of the tires created a pull to the right, that disappeared when I rotated the tires front to rear. They flat-spot horribly each and every time I park the car. The first 15 minutes of every drive has my hand jiggling and dancing on the steering wheel as these horrible tires flap and bounce around. They smooth out after 15 minutes of driving. I hate them. Now I have to figure how to return, sell or scrap a brand new set of tires and buy something reasonable. Very frustrated!

KING

iTrader: (1)

Tires last a long time if cared for correctly.

Get the Michelin Primacy V4 and you won't regret it. The tire will give you it's life before it's bald. Very great in rain too

AlexusAnja

Just got a set of 16" MXV4 at Costco installed for $560. Can't beat that and I just had them and went 51k and had probably a good 5k left, but deal was good now so just changed them now. They were not down to wear bar yet. I drove about 60%/40% city/high on them.

Jayson

I'm having Pirelli Cinturato P7 all seasons installed as I type this. Picked them up on close out from Tire Rack at $118 including shipping. Anyone have experience with these?

AlexusAnja

There's another thread going on for this tire. Seems to be good for the price.

Tom57

Here's the P7 thread ... https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-my-ls430.html

forthewin

Very happy with Yokohama AVID Ascend Tires 235/50R18 97V