Best Tires for the Toyota Sienta

The tires exhibit great levels of plushness, superior ride quality.
The tires also gave the steering greater heft. Made the car more stable and surefooted on highway speeds, but also less direct and agile around tight corners.

Drove these LM800s on my Toyota Sienta Hybrid (gen2 1.5L) after my three sets of Ecopia 150 & 300, Yoko V552 for fuel economy (averaged 750km before fuel indicator lights up - on City/Highway : 30/70); fuel economy dropped to about 700km but the dry and especially wet traction is exceptional. Carpark turn slippage and squeal was very much minimized. Excellent as an overall compared to previous Bridgestone Ecopia and Yokohama BlueEarth. Couldn’t find anything else better for the price. Rotated when noisy (+20k) and back to a quiet ride. Thumbs up

buy this tire unplanned & without survey. noisy tire and very soft wall.
been around malaysia with this tire from KL to Kedah & KL to Johor with noisy level that cant be handle. not recommended for other to buy this tire.

I stand corrected: my previous review states that my new Ultracontacts started out at 6.5mm tread depth.
Using a vernier caliper, I've established it is around 7.5-7.8mm, so not too far from the nominally desired 8mm tread depth.

Tires still function fine and yes, the lack of the 'Squeek!' and 'Eeeek!' sounds from slipping/skidding is still very much noticeable, vs my past Blue Earth GT AE-51 and Ecocontact 6 tires.

Finally, I went full circle and went back to having Continental tires.
Was on 3 sets of Conti PremiumContact 5 for a few years till they discontinued it afterwards tried its lacklustre cousin EcoContact 6 because CPC6 isn't for my wheel size.
Went on to having Yokohama Blue Earth GT AE51 and just after 2.5 years from manufacture, those tires seem to be slipping/skidding frequently for some unknown reason even with 5-6 mm of tread left for the last few months. Changed to Ultracontacts a few days ago and suddenly the slippages are mostly gone - most noticeably those on indoor parking flooring and ramps, gradients of humps. Tire squeal noise is very soft vs past EcoContact6 and AE51, when doing tight turns. If feel I can trust Continental tires for the grip they provide. These ultracontacts behave very similarly to my old PremiumContact 5. Unfortunately, this also extends negatively to the ride comfort and noise. They are noticeably much noisier and less plush (I can feel every rough bit and road marking I go over) than the Blue Earth AE51 I replaced them with. Anyhow, rainy season is coming and I don't have many choices where I am for my wheel size. Only time will tell if they wear well - my CPC5 worn down terribly just after 25000km (3-4mm left) but they say these made-for-EU Ultracontacts have some new formulation to reduct wear from abrasion. Note that these Ultracontacts start off with about 6.5mm of tread when new so I am also not happy about this short-changing (normally I expect new tires to start off with 8mm tread height).

Front tire threads were worn out within a year (~17.5k km)! After the threads were worn, all performance aspects, particularly dry grip, seemed worse. Do not think this has anything to do with my vehicle (Toyota Sienta ‘16) or my driving style (pretty normal, not aggressive).

Got the Turanza ER33 factory fitted on my 2019 Toyota Sienta, size 195/50R16. Pros: They're very durable. I'm nearing 50,000 km on the same set, and there's still ample tread on them. Great grip in the dry, with very responsive feel up to ~140 km/h. Performance in the wet is also pretty decent, gives plenty of confidence up to a reasonable highway speed (~100 km/h). Cons: Loud. So loud. And I can feel every bump in the road. I guess that's because it's a harder compound to make it more durable, so the tradeoff is in the ride comfort and noise. They also don't give much confidence when cornering at speed despite the sidewalls being so stiff. tl;dr: It's a decent tire if your main concern is durability, but sacrifices some performance and a lot of comfort. As I'm due to replace my tires, I'll be looking at other options like the Turanza T005A or Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51.

I have just replaced my half-worn EcoContact 6 with these AE-51 and I must say I am very impressed for the value vs price paid. In particular, the comfort level was amazing. I progressed from Michelin XM1 > Kumho Escta XT KU37 > ContiPremiumContact 5 > EcoContact 6 > AE-51 and these AE-51 gave me the most plush ride I can remember. The EcoContact 6 was already markedly comfortable vs the CPC5, but now it's even better with the AE-51 - I can hardly feel things like the painted road marking and grooves on parking lot ramps. Going over manhole cover depressions and potholes are also less alarming now. I had to wet-brake suddenly due to a traffic light change and I did feel my ABS kick in very briefly. The ABS is something I've not experienced with my 4 sets of continental tires ever. Maybe this set of AE-51 hasn't been worn in enough yet since it's just a few days old. Also, the AE-51 doesn't squeal as much when turning on smooth indoor parking lot flooring vs the EC6 whose loud squealing frightens passers-by. The only negative I can think of is that the noise level is quite average - about the same as my CPC5 in the past. Not loud, but not at the soft levels of a comfort tire. Rolling resistance is also a bit higher vs my EcoContact 6, judging by the distance I can 'coast' my car before needing to tap the accelerator again.

Just fitted a brand new set made in Slovakia, replacing almost 2 year old CPC5 of the same size that were worn down to 4mm.
Immediately I am already disappointed that the new EcoContact 6's brand new tread depth is only around 6mm!
All new tires I've bought in the past start at 8mm. Other owners of this tire seem to have noticed this as well and unless Continental explains this properly, it can be seen as an attempt to shortchange customers.

Performance wise, I noticed a marked reduction in rolling resistance, noise, and bumpiness vs the old CPC5. At downhill stretches in my daily work commute, my car actually now builds up speed rather than lose speed. I also noticed less need to tap on the petrol pedal to during coasting at low speeds. Tires feel a bit 'floaty' than the CPC5.

They are very prone to squealing/screeching when turning at low speeds over car park painted flooring and it is very much louder than the previous tires. Not sure if that's a good or bad sign. Dry grip seems to be good but no experience yet at wet emergency braking.

Will report back again once these tires have gone through many more miles.

I've just went through my 3rd set of CPC5. This time, I changed them just after 20000km of usage because I was itching to try out the new EcoContact 6. I reckon it can last at least another 5000km more before the wet grip wear indicators are reached, and then another 7000km more before the legal limit of 1.6mm.,. Over the 3 sets (12 tires) I've owned, I can see the wear rate is very consistently 1mm loss per 5000km of travel. Will miss them because I'm told by my local distributor they aren't bringing them in anymore and they have saved me from near misses by their excellent grip. Never had a slip going up wet slopes. Was quiet in the beginning but nearing half-life is rather noisy. Comfort (absorption of shocks) is noticeably good vs some OEM tire that came with my car from factory.