235/50 R20 Tires

Main problem with above tires on my CX 60 is that all four tires are splitting on the walls and treads at junction corners both externally and internally facing the floor panel, this problem has existed within a few months of purchase when the vehicle was new, Mazda say there is nothing wrong with them and are safe to drive on, the car has done less than 10k miles in 3years but driven regularly. Mazda local dealer has offered to change the tires at my expense and send them to Bridgestone for inspection and testing and depending on results may partly compensate me !! So I have to spend nearly £800 to go through this process while the vehicle is under the Mazda warranty. Mazda UK have not been helpful at all in recognising the problem.

Dry grip is quite good, and so is the wet grip - similar to the two Continental PremiumContact 7:s that I've had in the past (I wanted to try something new, and the PremiumContact 7 isn't available in the 235/50R20 size I needed).

They're objectively somewhat noisy (recorded 72 db at 125 km/h in a Lexus NX 450h+ at an o-k road surface - that's not good for such an insulated car), but the "subjective noise" is quite good (as in, they're not grating to listen to for hours). The tire sound has a high-but-not-that-high frequency (the continentals I'm used to have a bit more of a low-frequency "rumble" sound).

But they clearly got there by having a really soft sidewall (despite having the variant rated for the highest speeds). Turn-in is slow, and at the limit they feel extremely wobbly (even if they still manage to hold on well and lose grip somewhat progressively). In a panic scenario in the rain I could see someone overdriving the tires and then overreacting in the other direction and then crashing due to the late response and wobbly nature.

It's the quintessential Michelin tire - it grips well, doesn't sound too loud, is fairly progressive at the limit, so on paper it's all good, but... it feels really bad to drive on. I would pick Continentals every day of the week.

Not a patch on the cross climate

Had these tires fitted to a Skoda Enyaq for 6 months now. 100% delighted with them. I've found them perfect in the wet and same in dry conditions. Much smoother ride than the factory bridgestones that the car came with. No obvious wear on the tires yet so I think the compound of these tires is much more suited to a heavy EV.

These Pirelli car tires are poor compared to their motorcycle tires. They don’t handle in the wet as well as Goodyear Wranglers. Often feel a little remote with little feedback even on a dry road. Although there is plenty of tread depth left the tires are cracking in the tread gaps on all 4 wheels which at 3.5 years old isn’t good and the reason for the change.

I own a Mazda CX-60 PHEV. Standard it is delivered with Bridgestone Alenza 001 235 50 100W tires. I think they are very hard and noisy and make the condition of the road very noticeable in the whole car. During a repair of my car the dealer gave me the same (demo) car with Toyo Proxes tires. A big big difference!! Later a read a review on the cx60 forum with the same subject, I agree to the conclusion; the Bridgestone is a good but not comfortable tire with a high noise level. Mayby it is the combination with the specific suspension of the car which is also “sporty” but the choice for the tire makes a big difference in this car.

Nice on most conditions, even snow, but poor on ice..

These tires are exceptionally noisy on the motorway on a Lexus NX 450h+ Plug in hybrid F-Sport model. At 2.8 bar pressure you can't hold a conversation and at 2,3 bar it is bad, but manageable. They are runflat tires and it is clear that the car is not engineered to deal with this kind vibration which would normally be absorbed by the tires. The balancing is good, both wheels and tires at higher speeds, it is just that the tires themselves transmit all surface unevenness through the car's mechanics to the floor, seats and steering wheel, and the head up display vibrates as well, distorting the picture. On many motorways there are sections with quite rough surfaces to aid drainage and make them "non-slip". These tires transmit all the surface structure up into the car. I plan to change them at the earliest opportunity.