The vehicle I drive is a 2009 Dongfeng Honda Spirior, which is the equivalent of the Acura TSX in the US. Initially, it came with Bridgestone Turanza tires, which were hard and noisy. Since then, I've been using Pirelli P7 tires, and the handling is far superior to the Bridgestones. Even at 120 km/h on wet roads, the grip is excellent, with no signs of slipping. Dry handling is also exceptional for this price range, and it has helped me avoid several rear-end collisions. The tire noise does increase slightly after prolonged use, but that might be because it's currently winter and the tires are harder.
Best Tires for the Acura TL TYPE S
Acura TL TYPE S drivers have left 6 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 116,316 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 6owner reviews
- 116,316 milescovered on them
- 6different tires rated
- 49%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Acura TL TYPE S
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Acura TL TYPE S driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 275/30 R19 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire.
Summer tires
No Acura TL TYPE S driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental SportContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Acura TL TYPE S reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Acura TL TYPE S driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS is our highest rated, at 9.1 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Acura TL TYPE S reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Winter tires
No Acura TL TYPE S driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 is our highest rated, at 8.3 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Acura TL TYPE S reviews |
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| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
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8.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Fitment comes from each tire's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Tire sizes Acura TL TYPE S drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.
What Acura TL TYPE S drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
This is hands down the worst tire I've ever used. After getting the car newly aligned I had a set of these installed. They lasted only 18k miles and were the most noisy tire ive ever used. They were down right dangerous driving in any wet conditions, no group at all!. Terrible.. never again.
I bought these last year for my 2002 Acura 3.2 TL-S, they are O'K on dry pavement but thet are very loud on the highway, they are trrible in the rain and they are horrible in the snow! Thank God that we didn't have much this year as I slid off of my girlfriend's driveway on two separate occasions on less than 2 inches of snow! I only got about 16,000 miles and they are almost bald, the wear bars are showing on the fronts and they are almost there on the rears. Don't buy these they totally suck!
Good one... but not good enough in aquaplaning... and also just medium grip when wet. But still on 275/30/19 on ukrainian roads I felt myself very comfortable...
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