Michelin Energy

Initial Review, 900 Miles on Tires
January 12, 2013

In 30+ years of driving. I have had Dunlop, Michelins.Goodyear and just about every other Brand out there.I purchased these to replace my Michelin energy tires that came on my 2008 lexus 350rx.In all that time of driving. I have never had tires that had such great traction, wet and dry braking , comfortable ride. I purchased these based on Consumer Reports rating them as the best All season tires and they were right on the money. Absolutely incredible tires.I am now spoiled to ever purchase another brand. As good as the Micelins were, these are 10x better. I never know that tires could make such a difference in enjoying the driving experience, but I guess your never too old to learn.buy these, and you will thank me later. No other tire even comes close

Initial Review, 39,000 Miles on Tires
December 27, 2012

These were the O.E.M tires on our Lucrene when we purchased it at 23k miles. My wife has driven it for seven months and has put about 16k additional miles on it, so these tires have 39k miles on them. The car developed a tremor when driving and we took it to the dealer and one of the tires had gone bad, and we were told that all the tires were almost down to the wear indicators and would need replaced soon. The tires drove really well, and the ride was very quiet. Because of the drought it never was driven in heavy rain or snow, so no opinions were given on those types of driving. Gave a below average on tread wear since they wore out before the 45K mile rating. We replaced them with the Michelin Primacy MXV4 because of the ratings they received on the TireRack Consumer Survey Results and their longer tread life warranty.

Initial Review, 14,000 Miles on Tires
December 26, 2012

Well balanced all around tire which I was so glad to pick. As soon as the vehicle has worn this tire, the ride became softer and smoother, and best of all; the vehicle turned out very quiet regardless of any road surface. I must confess that I did not realize how much road noise was pronounced until I replaced old Yoko to this Michelin. Now, I neither raise my voice up to communicate with the person who sits next to me nor crank the volume up to listen to my favorite music. Both dry and wet traction are just adequate to put my foot down comfortably – even under the torrential downpour in TX, or 2-4 inches of fresh snow in OK, whereas the vehicle feels lighter for acceleration and gets easier to maintain its speed.

Sure, some people might feel scary due to the coasting nature of low road resistance tire; but, hey, this is definitely not one of the Ultra High Performance All-Season tires. So, let’s face it. We cannot have a great mileage and highest grip at the same time. There should be a tradeoff and we must understand the name of the game in the first place. Thus, if you are looking for a tire which allows you to do maximum attack on each and every corner, there are bunch of great tire out there. Instead, if you are looking for a moderate, well balanced tire with the great mileage as a bonus, please try one of these and I believe you will not be disappointed.

FYI, here are some additional numbers from our recent cross-country trip.
35.2mpg (from Albuquerque to Amarillo; 325.5miles/9.25gal)
35.5mpg (from Amarillo to Oklahoma City; 258.6miles/7.28gal)
The vehicle having 5MT carried two adults with full load of cargo. All we did was topped off Shell regular gasoline, set the cruise control at 60mph (in another word, the engine rev was kept at 2,500rpm), and enjoyed the view during the road trip. As I am not a Mileage expert, in a similar condition, my previous tire Yokohama Avid H4S gave me barely up to 31mpg. Not a bad choice to improve fuel efficiency about 13%!

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
July 24, 2009

I purchased this tire after having previously used the Goodyear GT+4 and Michelin Energy MX4's. I have few miles on these but I have to say that the ride, noise, and handling on these tires is superb. I was looking at the Kumho Ecsta Platinum but at the factory sizing they only had them in the Z rating and that seemed to soft. I have a 100,000 on my Galant and I am really appreciating the difference between these and my Michelin's. That being said I am for the first time inflating the tires at the Mitsubishi specs which is 29psi front and 32 psi back. I think I had been riding 35 psi on all four for years and likely this is what all of the oil change places fill them. I am very impressed with the tire installation places tire rack recommends as their star performers.

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
May 09, 2010

We replaced the Michelin S8 Energy tires that came on my wife's Lexus RX350. Although we were happy with the Michelins, the Alenza's give the car a much better ride. Based on the tread wear rating, the Alenza's should last about 30% longer and are less expensive as well. I would highly recommend them for this car.

Initial Review, 66,000 Miles on Tires
November 30, 2012

Just about to reup on a new set! 66k and I drive like a madman !
Happy camper :)

Initial Review, 84,000 Miles on Tires
December 12, 2012

Just replacing the original factory installed Michelan Ennergy lx4 tires at 84,000 miles and still treadwear left. Regular tire rotation does extend life of tires but these are the best performance tires we have ever purchased. Will buy again.

Initial Review, 5,656 Miles on Tires
December 16, 2012

So surprised that the C-Max came standard with such a great tire. Handles loaded down vehicle as well as it does with just me in the car. Tire is very quiet which is a plus when driving in E/V mode. Love the tires, love the car.

Initial Review, 86,785 Miles on Tires
May 29, 2007

All Michelins I have owned have achieved 90,000 miles, only reason to replace is some minor sidewall cracking, tread wear is still above replacemnt requirements (penny test).

Only tire that comes even marginally close is Brigestone. You get what you pay for...

Initial Review, 51,000 Miles on Tires
December 06, 2012

These are the OE tires and I'm getting ready to replace them. The OE Michelin on my Mazda 6 were good on dry and wet roads when the car was band new, but the first time I drove the car with the original tires in the snow it was not what I expected from Michelin. I know it isn't that hard to spin the wheel on a manual transmission, but It was like having a set of racing tires that you would find on a Corvette, very poor traction. I'm not saying Michelin puts out bad products, they do make other tires that are much better than the Energy MXV 4. I would consider purchasing a different Michelin tire.

Initial Review, 51,500 Miles on Tires
December 02, 2012

Tire has plenty of tread left after 51,500 miles. At this rate I expect them to last to 75000 miles

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
November 20, 2012

These tires came on my BMW 550i and now I am looking to purchase new tires despite these tires being fairly new.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
November 11, 2012

First, these tire are terrible and unsafe on wet roads. I have to drive like I do in light snow with my Primacy MXV4 on my other car, no exaggeration. Probably the best of the LRR tires; but, that's not saying much. I wish I had gone with the Primacy MXV4 for this car too. I would gladly give up a few mpg for better handling and ride, lower noise, and safety.

Initial Review, 9,000 Miles on Tires
November 05, 2012

These tires came as original equipment on my 2012 Buick Lacrosse with E-assist. This is the most fuel efficient car/tire combination I have been around. With about half highway and in town driving my overall mpg is 30.8. On a summer round trip between Davenport, Ia and Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park: my overall mpg average was 37.17mpg from the odometer reading and the gas pump metered gals. The car was loaded and used to give 5 adults the stop and go tour of the senic mountains of RMNP as well as the car empty weight of 4000 lb plus luggage.

Initial Review, 43,500 Miles on Tires
October 09, 2012

Could not ask for a better tire. Improved MPG's by 2 mpg over the original optima tires. Smooth, quiet, and predictable.

Initial Review, 55,000 Miles on Tires
November 05, 2012

No major complaints for a tire that tries to do it all, and mostly succeeds. Some hydroplaning issues, snow grip could be better, but then would probably be noisier. Will get 60-65k miles. A little over-priced, but overall, a good tire.

Initial Review, 19,800 Miles on Tires
November 01, 2012

As hard as is the tire composition, I'd think they'd get more ultimate miles than what I've seen. Traction is moderate to poor on low quality asphalt, and when wet, even less.

Initial Review, 9,000 Miles on Tires
October 23, 2012

at first the tires would not grip on dry or wet pavement.now that I got almost 10,000 miles on tires they are not bad.if I am strapped for cash I would buy them again.

Initial Review, 26,000 Miles on Tires
October 28, 2012

I drive CA, highways where it's all 80+ mph. Getting 32 mpg's at these speeds. Tires are great. Spend the money, you get what you pay for.

Initial Review, 32,000 Miles on Tires
October 25, 2012

32,000 and already down to the wear bars. My wife drives this car and she does not drive like Mario Andretti. Very disappointed. Stunned anyone gets 80,000+ miles on these. Maybe if you drove in a straight line and never braked.