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Old 11-11-23, 03:34 PM
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Just put Cross Climate 2s on my wife’s 2015 RX350 and they are noticeably noisier than the Michelins that were on before. I can also feel more vibration throughout the cabin. Looking forward to the snow/rain performance.

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I really like the set of TOYO Celsius SUVs on my 2015 RX350. Have around 6,000 miles on them. Feels and rides great also really quiet. 60,000-mile warranty.

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Contact Michelin's Customer care they're pretty good with their customer complaints even with Uniroyals.
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Just an FYI to anyone that's curious- I just replaced my Yokohama's('15 RX350) with some Pirelli "Scorpion A/S+3"s. I went up to a size 235/65-18 (107H) for a bit better ride- gained a 1/2" of each sidewall for cushion and am very happy with these. (PS- TireRack confirmed prior to purchase, this size would cause no interference issues and they were correct) They also scored at the top for noise & comfort BTW...
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I did something very similar and fitted Pirelli Scorpion ATR with a slightly higher profile. This much more aggressive pattern will obviously increase road noise levels, but I finally feel that the RX450h can actually travel over moderate dirt roads, and fields with confidence which I do not hold with the factory road slicker tyres.

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Ran the Pirelli Scorpion AS2 for 40k miles on my 2011 and they are noisy as hell and howl now. Ready to get rid of them since they detract from the quiet cabin experience. Disappointed in them and their traction in light rain during highway speeds is dismal with perhaps 4/32 of tread remaining. Definitely not going to install the AS3.

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Check out the Continental CrossContact LX25. After doing significant research a couple of years ago, I installed a set on my wife's 2015 RX350 in August 2022 and they have been fantastic. Reasonably priced, comfortable ride, great wet traction, no tramlining, even treadwear, and still quiet even at highway speeds. And a 70,000-mile treadwear warranty from Discount Tire.
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Originally Posted by doji
Ran the Pirelli Scorpion AS2 for 40k miles on my 2011 and they are noisy as hell and howl now. Ready to get rid of them since they detract from the quiet cabin experience. Disappointed in them and their traction in light rain during highway speeds is dismal with perhaps 4/32 of tread remaining. Definitely not going to install the AS3.
That's interesting- I guess you can try to equate a previous version of a tire with it's "new & improved" successor to some degree, but that's usually why a tire maker updates their offerings- to improve upon an offering... Also, as a tire aficionado also who worked at a performance wheel/tire dealer in years gone by, we saw what 40,000 miles of heat-cycles did to all tires eventually, especially those in warm/hot and/or dry climates. So the debate rages on. Your results may vary...
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