Better mileage with winter tires!

XB101 · 05-21-2012, 11:56 AM

I have the 19" package with Eagle LS2 all seasons. My winter set up is the Nokian Hakka for SUV. 18" and narrower and the speedometer is correct. With snow tires I have been getting ~ 23.5 to 26 mpg. The past month or so using my all seasons I at most got up to ~ 23.9 mpg, measured between fill ups.
Probably because of the wider tires. I don't think I drive too much harder.

RSchneider · 05-21-2012, 03:52 PM

Why don't you use dedicated summer tires when you use dedicated winter tires? But re milage: My experience is that what you might gain with lower roll-resistance summer tires over winter tires you loose with the air conditioning. So overall you stay level.

Rodion · 05-22-2012, 08:23 AM

I have slightly poorer mileage here as well with summer tires, even though summer tyres are 10mm narrower than my winter ones!

It is very small difference and I think I drive more aggressive now with winter tyres and also we have higher speed limits during summer:

rural roads 80->100 km/h

highways 100 -> 120 km/h

Nokian hakkapeliitta 7 as winter tyre (non runflat) and Pirelli Cinturato P7 as summer tyre (runflat).

The difference is about 5%.

05-21-2012, 11:56 AM	#1
XB101 Second Lieutenant 31 Rep 225 Posts Drives: 2011 TiAg X3 35i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Western Canada iTrader: (0)	Better mileage with winter tires! I have the 19" package with Eagle LS2 all seasons. My winter set up is the Nokian Hakka for SUV. 18" and narrower and the speedometer is correct. With snow tires I have been getting ~ 23.5 to 26 mpg. The past month or so using my all seasons I at most got up to ~ 23.9 mpg, measured between fill ups. Probably because of the wider tires. I don't think I drive too much harder.
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RSchneider Private First Class 5 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 xDrive30d Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vienna, AUT iTrader: (0)	Why don't you use dedicated summer tires when you use dedicated winter tires? But re milage: My experience is that what you might gain with lower roll-resistance summer tires over winter tires you loose with the air conditioning. So overall you stay level.
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05-22-2012, 08:23 AM	#3
Rodion First Lieutenant 27 Rep 350 Posts Drives: X3 (F25) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Helsinki, Finland iTrader: (0)	I have slightly poorer mileage here as well with summer tires, even though summer tyres are 10mm narrower than my winter ones! It is very small difference and I think I drive more aggressive now with winter tyres and also we have higher speed limits during summer: rural roads 80->100 km/h highways 100 -> 120 km/h Nokian hakkapeliitta 7 as winter tyre (non runflat) and Pirelli Cinturato P7 as summer tyre (runflat). The difference is about 5%.
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