Excellent tyres. About to put some on the wife's car too.
I've had Michelin XM2's on my VZ Commodore for around 15,000km and nearly a year. My driving is a combination of city, highway, and spirited driving. The grip is great! It rivals the Bridgestone Potenza's that came as OEM fitment on the two VE SV6 co ...
I've had Michelin XM2's on my VZ Commodore for around 15,000km and nearly a year. My driving is a combination of city, highway, and spirited driving. The grip is great! It rivals the Bridgestone Potenza's that came as OEM fitment on the two VE SV6 comany cars I had a few years ago, despite the VZ's suspension being somewhat old, and nowehere near as good as the VE's, and the XM2's being 40mm less in width! The XM2's are better than the Bridgestone Turanza's that came on the VE Calais company car I had after the SV6's. The XM2's replaced a set of Bridgestone Supercats that were 20mm wider (largest size recommended for the wheels on my VZ), and even still, the XM2's beat them hands down in every way!For wear, the Potenza's didn't come close to the XM2's! I'm not 100% sure about how they compare for noise, because the VE's were all quieter cars than the VZ, so it's hard to compare for anything other than hard cornering squeal: pulling hard around corners, the XM2's squeal enough to let me know that I'm pushing them, but they still have plenty of grip! In the same type of situation, the Potenza's didn't make any noise, but they would also start sliding without warning. I would rather have a slight squeal telling me to back off a bit (ie: the noise is actually a positive in this respect - another win for the XM2's).In the wet the XM2's are great! Certainly better than the Potenza's. Just recently, I got a very very slight slide in the front in the wet (most tyres would slide a lot more in the conditions), but it was very easily controllable, and the feedback was brilliant! The only tyres I've had that have better grip than these are the ones on my motorcycle, but that's a whole different game altogether!With all of that said, I'm going to buy a set for my wife's car because I want her to have a set of tyres that I can trust with her life and our daughter's life!
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