I'm looking for fuel efficient tyres. I would like to ask you all on your experience or opinion with any eco tyres you've tried. I stress again ECO LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE FUEL EFFICIENT tyres. So no i'm not looking for pilot sport or things like that.. Also, not Primacy since those are more towards silent & comfort, only then fuel efficient (am i right?)

Already found my tyre. keeping this list as ECO tyre available in Malaysia.

Candidates in mind:
1. Michelin XM2
2. Hankook Kinergy EX (replacing Kinergy Eco)
3. Silverstone M3 or M5 Synergy
4. Goodyear Assurance TripleMax (replacing Fuelmax update: 3-Oct-2013)
5. Kumho EcoWing ES01 KH27 (available in malaysia?)
6. Nexen nBlue Eco
7. Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 & EP200 (EP150: Nissan Leaf & Mitsu Mirage's OE tyre )
8. Toyo NanoEnergy 3 (launched in malaysia Jun-14)
9. Yokohama Bluearth AE01
10. Pirelli Cinturato P7
11. Continental EcoContact 3 (available in malaysia?)
12. GT Radial Champiro ECO

EU Tyre Label Check : http://www.mytyres.co.uk/

List of OE Tyres of Energy efficient Car:
1. Toyota Prius
2. Toyota Prius C (Bridgestone Potenza RE080)
3. Honda CR-Z (Bridgestone Potenza RE050A)
4. Honda Jazz Hybrid (Goodyear GT3, i don't understand why as this is not GY's LRR tyre)
5. Honda Civic Hybrid (Dunlop SP Sport 300, CBU Thailand 2013)
6. Honda Insight
7. Mitsubishi Mirage (Bridgestone Ecopia EP150)
8. Mitsubishi Attrage (should be same as mirage??)
9. Nissan Leaf (Bridgestone Ecopia EP150)
10. Nissan Serena S-Hybrid (Bridgestone Ecopia EP200)
11. BMW i3 Electric (Bridgestone Ecopia EP500 Ologic)
12. Volkswagen Hybrid (i not familiar with VW cars tongue.gif )
13. any other hybrids, or non-hybrid car but MAIN advertised on FC as their MAIN SELLING POINT like the Mirage
14. Perodua Axia (Hankook Kinergy EX)

List of known AA rated EU tyre label, meaning tyre scored both A in Rolling Resistance & Wet Grip. None of these available in Malaysia (yet):
1. Bridgestone Ecopia EP001S
2. Michelin E-V
3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
4. Nokian eLine
5. Goodyear EfficientGrip AA
6. Dunlop Sport BluResponse AA

This post has been edited by efaceninja: Nov 24 2014, 10:21 AM

look for yokohama bluearth series tires

Yokohama Bluearth got which model? The Avid Ascend is supposed to be Bluearth series also. but not sure if it is available in malaysia.

pirelli cinturato series all eco tyres, so far p1 cinturato and p7 cinturato is available in malaysia

how is cinturato compare to XM2? using XM2 as reference because i think most ppl more familiar with XM2

i m using p1 cinturato, much silent compared to xm2, however, cant tell the wet and dry grip, coz havent really tried xm2.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/detail/avid_ascend
no they aren't in the bluearth series, among the first tire to utilize yokohama's orange oil compound.

bluearth uses orange oil too:
http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/searchbytirebrand.html

http://www.yokohama.com.au/en/Tyres/BluEarth-AE01.aspx
http://www.yokohama.com.au/~/media/BluEart...20Brochure.ashx

the best least rolling resistance tire are the bluearth ef20 that was just released last month, expect few months/next year arrival in malaysia. In the meantime there's bluearth ae01 (to note, they just released a newer compound/version bluearth A [seems like it may be replacing c drive 2?] last month same as ef20) that's already in malaysian market which is an indirect replacement for the a drive (it is still being produced, not discontinued yet)

http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/tire/...arth1_ef20.html

http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/tire/...earth_ae01.html

How's AE01 compare to XM2?

can't comment since i dont have cars equipped with either tire

I've been using XM2 for half a year & you can notice it saves fuel. I am able to get an additional 1km out of every litre of fuel now. (Monitored using the car's digital fuel consumption gauge).

Do note that you need to change all 4 tyres to feel the effect.

This post has been edited by Thrust: Sep 1 2013, 09:04 AM

More reasons to search for fuel efficient tyre with the rising Ron95 price, lols.

I'm getting the Bridgestone Ecopia EP150

Which Eco Tyre recommended for Preve Turbo? Currently on the stock tyres.

Looking for quieter but save petrol as well. I am not the speeding type unless on highway and that also mostly within speed limit. Maybe up to 130 if no mata mata lah.

What's the tyre size? Normally just choose XM2. because i really see quite a lot on the road. I choose Ecopia EP150 mainly because it has the closest size to my tyre (stock 165/60R14, my new Ecopia 165/65R14). my previous set is GY NCT5.

Other than that you can look for Bridgestone EP200 or Yoko's Bluearth, maybe's cheaper than XM2, but still Eco tyre from reputable manufacturer.

Preve is 205/55/R16

bro @lkyoong, I think ANYTHING would be quieter than the stock BAX2. They are horrendous!

I'm thinking of MC5's for my next set. They wear fast but they are quiet & roll better IINM. Couple that with lighter rims & I think that make a good 'investment'

Did you mean Conti Maxcontact 5? why don't you try Conti EcoContact? i mean, i'm not sure if they're available in malaysia. So maybe you can help us find out

Anyway using 'Eco' tires here?, got really fuel savings?

I opened this thread because i want to hear other ppl's experience using Eco tyres. But so far not much reviews yet

Myself is using Ecopia EP150, but i just started using so i can't comment yet as currently still have not enough fuel-ups data. but i do 'feel' the car easier to roll, ie, at some usual traffic lights stops at my area, now i find that i need to tekan brake or else my car will slowly roll forward or backward . whereas previously, my car will stay stationery without apply brake. hopefully its not my placebo effect though

This post has been edited by efaceninja: Sep 15 2013, 09:21 PM

Some reading material for all:
EU Tyre Labelling
Ultimate Eco tyre by 3 tyre manufacturer - not sure if malaysia already has it.. but i think for sure don't have my tyre size..

And lastly, this UK tyre online store has stored the EU Tyre Labelling infos. You can select the tyre size you want and you can click to sort by EU tyre labelling. But mind you that this infos are most suitable to UK only as the tyre model available in malaysia and UK are slightly different, even within the same manufacturer.

Currently using Yokohama AE01, 175/70r13 for my Iswara. First of all is handling in wet and dry condition is good, water cutting very good i can say compare to last tyre i used -> falken sn828 and gy duraplus. I feel less resistance when going through wet and "watery" road. Second about the FC, I didnt feel much different compare to last tyre i used. Got a bit difference, but not so huge la. Driving in highway, I think will give more mileage, but according to the website stated, urban driving give more mileage compare to highway driving. A bit confusing here. haha. BUT ONE THING IS YOKOHAMA BLU-EARTH IS MUCH MORE QUIETER than last tyre brand i used. Conclusion is :

Handling [both wet and dry] : 8.5/10
Quietness : 7/10 (u know right? iswara mah.. xD)
FC : 6/10. Can't feel the difference(maybe my car using carb, will consume a lil bit more fuel)

after some calculation, my car can go up to 14km/litre average. 1.3 engine.