Tires

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  • 2.7L carb'd cars shipped with 195/70 tires
  • IE and 3.0L cars shipped with 205/70 tires
    • An owner's opinion: a bit over-geared.
  • 205/65 fits (and clears wheel spats), and improve acceleration and driving experience.
  • 215/65 is the best choice as it adds a little grip and has a VERY close rolling diameter to the original thus retaining the oroginal gearing.

ALL 65 section tyres reduce the ride comfort slightly.

  • Candidate Tires
    • Michelin X
      • Original equipment, no longer available
    • Michelin XWX
      • Very nice -- Brucem (and others)
    • Continental Barum (205/65, at least)
    • Pirelli P4000, no longer available as of 1/09 (if not earlier)
    • Michelin Energy 205/65 the original for the XM works fine for me.


See also: Wheels

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