The only *truly* green tire I know of is the Goodyear Electric Drive 2, which is built to complement electric cars and is made of renewable organic materials -- yet has excellent handling, noise, rolling resistance, tread life etc. characteristics.
I did get a new set of Michelin tires last year. I couldn’t stand the stock Pirelli.
On our 07 wagon we did SPT wagon pink springs on KYBs, 16” Sparco Terra’s with Continental DWS tires. Full set of Group N bushings, Cobb intake/acessport/cat back.
IME/FWIW front to back & side to side is fine w/ the DWS06+ although never really had too much of a difference in wear side to side over many sets of them on several vehicles. Front to back has been the biggest difference in wear on my Mk 6, 8.5V S3, Alltrack, & Mk 7.5.
I have always been a fan of Continental. I put control contact SRS+ tires on mine via Discount Tire. About 900 for 4 new ones with install and lifetime rotation/balance and replacement certs
I've put Yokohama Advan Sport A/S on an E39, a 996, a Z4, and my current 986; I've been very happy with them every time. They're usually a little cheaper than other big name brand tires, they're quiet, and they have plenty of grip for our cars.
I took the 996 and E39 to autox and I had to really push the Yokohamas to get them to start slipping.
I can say with all honesty that Nokian ( Hakka-something or other in Finnish ) is a stand out winter tire.
I have them on my VW Atlas R line so they are the 21 in tire. I like them but it's a hard ride. When you hit bump you can feel it in you bones..in the rain they are great. Blows right through deep puddles
The first set survived 18k miles. I thought it was alignment issue so replaced with another set of OEM tires.
The second one lasts only 16k miles…
Can’t stand them. Michelin Defender LTX would be my choice on the XC90
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