written by on 21/02/2010
My Fusion came with Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 tyres on. I do a lot of motorway driving and don't push it in handling terms so perhaps I'm not typical. However, the front set lasted 47,000 miles and the rear set have now run through 62,000 miles and still have 3 mm of tread left. The Continental Contipremium Contacts that replaced the front set are down to 2 mm after only 15,000 miles so I know which ones I will choose in the future if I were paying!
Grip in snow, slush or ice is poor but a light weight car on 195 wide tyres is never going to be good on any normal tyres. As I live in the Pennines, I carry snow chains and don't rely on the tyre for grip under such conditions.