Best Tires for the Mazda 3 SkyactiV

I had OE Bridgestone Potenza Summer UHP before on my Mazda 3, and they were very stiff and very harsh on bumps and not comfortable at all.. after replacing to asymmetric 3 i feel like i have gained on comfort without sacrificing the handling at all, it feels sharp on dry and confident on wet

Only 2k miles on the tires so far. Initial impressions is its a good bang for your buck. I was almost assuming because these were fairly inexpensive that the feedback and performance of the tire were not fantastic. Then I read how Laufenn is a subsidiary of Hankook tires. Basically there mid to entry level tires. I decided since they were designed by hankook and said to be good for fuel efficiency and quiet ride. So initial impression.... yes, they are quiet...surprisingly quiet. I drive a 2016 mazda 3. These cars are noisy...lots of road noise usually resonates. These made it surprisingly quiet. Fuel efficiency, i do see slightly better gas mileage...ill need to put more miles on it before I can say it increases mpg for sure..... cornering.... thats where the first mediocre performing aspect of the tire. On dry road, it seems to grip very well ( but what tire in its first 2k miles break in isnt usually sticky ans grippy...) but the sidewalk seems a bit weak..i am definitely getting a little bit of squishyness and feeling the outward roll of the car a bit more. Not significantly more than my previous continentals but a little. Now, ill again say this is for sure untill more miles are put on but I think its all possible my previous tires were at the end of their treadlife.... meaning the tires were smaller giving my car a lower ride height and ultimately giving it a lower center of gravity. Which is why when switching to brand new , fresh tread tires. Its raised my height. Possibly making the roll more noticeable. I have not had an oppurtunity to drive these on what i would consider , proper wet road conditions to give an opinion or review of there performance in that dept. But overall.. the quietness is fantastic. I drive 33 miles each way to work everyday . 30 of those miles is interstate . These tires are everything I need them to be. Great value if your not wanting to break the bank I think i paid something like $600 for them through les schwabs

I have replaced Bridgestone Turanza T005A with a set of these for this season. So far, I've driven them for about 3 months...

From my initial impressions, these tires have an amazing amount of grip in the dry. I was not unhappy with dry grip of the Turanzas, but these are signficantly better. In the wet, considering they are new and the tread is pretty fresh, they also grip well. Went through 2 situations with a heavy rain and I didn't really have to alter my driving much...

Regarding efficiency, these are not great compared to the Turanzas... I was able to occasionally get below 5.5 l/100 km with those, which is not happening with these new Hankooks. I'd consider that a tradeoff for the grip (can't have everything). The efficiency is not terrible though, I think my fuel consumption went up by a bit less than 10% (something like 0.4 l / 100km).

Comfort is fine. They're slightly stiffer than the Bridgestones, but not still acceptable... They seem to also be a bit noisier than the Bridgestones, but that might also be the car getting older...

Most of my driving happens on motorways and some backroads...