Best Tires for the Lexus ES300H

Grip is strong on dry and wet just as road feedback! Comfort and Noise are just ok.

Currently one year old factory tires on Lexus ES 300h are terrible since beginning. Car drives better on winter set on wet in 10deg C than on those summers. I was experiencing understeer driving on runabouts behind van. Mediocre on dry: some understeer, terrible on wet, but quiet, comfortable, probabbly coumpound aging well, but bad from beginning.

Now almost 1K km after first installation replacing my Pilot Sports 5. I am sharing my experience in direct comparison to the PS5. Impressed with how tires maintain grip on exceptionally wet road conditions (am from the tropical world). Going over a puddle of water made me realised that the car does not experience as much drag as my previous PS5. Great water dispersion / evacuation. Aqua planning resisting is good, and that is of paramount importance.
Handling and feel are not as good as PS5, at least to me, a small sacrifice as i am not exactly an aggressive driver. I put emphasis on safety, comfort and durability.
Rolling resistance is obvious, something you can feel, not just a number or a factor given by the manufacturer. It glided smoothly on the road, and as a bonus, tires are so quiet and feels so supple, my car is now super comfy.
I have been driving over 40 years, and have used numerous tires made by major brands (i will spare you the details) and i can attest that the Primacy P5 is the best set of tires i have used todate, PROVIDED, that they last as long as what Michelin claimed.
But until then, I am fully loving those new tires whole heartedly.

My Lexus came with these tires as original equipment. I live in a rainy area, and I can only say that they are terrible in wet conditions—slippery, prone to aquaplaning, etc. I would not recommend them to anyone.

These must be the worst tires I have ever had for road / tire noise in the cabin. Came standard on the car but had to remove them and put Michelin Primacy 4+ on the car to get any decent peace in the cabin. Cannot understand why Lexus would use such tires.

These tires were factory fit, Lexus uses this on the F Sport variant of the ES300h as a more aggressive alternative to the rest of the range. In practice that is fine, it isn't a car that wants to be thrown around by nature. However, I was absolutely delighted to see the back of them last week when switching to Cross Climate 2s. The dry performance is ok, nothing to write home about and they give up very quickly when they find their limit. It was a little bit of a shock having used Pilot Sport 4S for a few years on my previous cars. However, in the wet it is like driving on ice. I had very little confidence through the corners, would struggle to get out of junctions without wheel spin and they were utterly hopeless when it came to aquaplaning. The only thing that stopped me having a big one a few weeks ago after hitting a flood in the dark caused by a burst pipe was the fact I have Cross Climate 2s already fitted to the back due to a puncture the day before I travelled. It was an interesting experience having the front of the car feeling like a lost cause and the rears holding steady. Would not go near these again. The car genuinely feels more confident and direct even in the dry on the CC2 over the SportMaxx, the ride is a little harder as expected but, I'm glad I now have a full set ahead of the wet Scottish winter.