Ok, I'm sorry if this isn't in the right area... but I want maximum exposure and... honestly this is mostly intended to be a sort of generic request for opinions or help on choosing a tire.
Now.. I have a Cruze LTZ , two of them actually... one a 2012, the other a 2013. As some of you, or most of you may know these came with 225/45-18 Michelin Pilot tires.. (I'm pretty sure that's the size). I personally am very happy with the performance of those original tires... both my cars are still on the factory tires... one has over 100,000 miles on it, the other pushing 70,000. ( I do run snow tires in the winter, so not exactly that many miles on the original tires, but pretty close to that ).
So... I need a new set of tires for one of my cars... My wife drives the car that will receive the new shoes, and she could care less about performance in dry weather, rain... well sure they should do OK in the rain. Snow... i'll be running the Blizzaks for a few more years in the winter so that's not really a issue. What I want... is a decent performing tire that will fit on the stock rims and not be as LOUD as the Michelin Pilot tires are. By LOUD, I mean like when you drive over a cracks in the highway and the sound is darn near too loud to be able to talk over. For my own personal car, I can live with the sound... but I know my wife , would LOVE some tires that aren't so noisy driving over highway roads that have a lot of little cracks.
So what is the best low profile 'performance' ( almost by definition of the size of the tire ) tire with reasonably good performance, and as quiet as possible?
Is there such a thing? I really don't want to have to buy a different set of wheels... I know a narrower tire would be quieter , but I really just want to run the stock size if at all possible... and have reasonably quiet ride.
Now.. I have a Cruze LTZ , two of them actually... one a 2012, the other a 2013. As some of you, or most of you may know these came with 225/45-18 Michelin Pilot tires.. (I'm pretty sure that's the size). I personally am very happy with the performance of those original tires... both my cars are still on the factory tires... one has over 100,000 miles on it, the other pushing 70,000. ( I do run snow tires in the winter, so not exactly that many miles on the original tires, but pretty close to that ).
So... I need a new set of tires for one of my cars... My wife drives the car that will receive the new shoes, and she could care less about performance in dry weather, rain... well sure they should do OK in the rain. Snow... i'll be running the Blizzaks for a few more years in the winter so that's not really a issue. What I want... is a decent performing tire that will fit on the stock rims and not be as LOUD as the Michelin Pilot tires are. By LOUD, I mean like when you drive over a cracks in the highway and the sound is darn near too loud to be able to talk over. For my own personal car, I can live with the sound... but I know my wife , would LOVE some tires that aren't so noisy driving over highway roads that have a lot of little cracks.
So what is the best low profile 'performance' ( almost by definition of the size of the tire ) tire with reasonably good performance, and as quiet as possible?
Is there such a thing? I really don't want to have to buy a different set of wheels... I know a narrower tire would be quieter , but I really just want to run the stock size if at all possible... and have reasonably quiet ride.