Honda Fit (Jazz) Tyres

The stock tyre Yokohama A045 on the 185/55R15 alloy wheels is incredibly noisy and that couplied with the rather hard suspension led to a very poor drive experience. The CVT transmission in the Jazz makes for very quiet cruising so tyre noise is very noticable. The awkward wheel sizing limits choices of tyres models with manufacturer ranges so the C.Drive was the quietest comfort segment tyre I could find. I have driven 60000 miles using C.Drive and they last 40000 rears and 30000 fronts. Very quiet compared with A045 or Firestone Potenza (the latter I have had driven with in a Jazz courtesy car). For my laid back driving style the dry and wet behaviour is the same and I have never had any feeling of loss of grip at any time.

One very small critism is that they lose some comfort and refinement below -5 deg C but above that temperature are excellent in all British weather conditions I have driven through.

Brilliant, these tyres have allowed us to get in and out of the steep untreated country lane where we live in the recent snowy conditions on fresh, hard pack snow, ice and slush with no drama at all (by comparison, my Vaushall Insignia would barely get off the drive in the same conditions). They are unphased by standing water and grip well in the wet and are a definate bonus when it is necessary to pull off the road when passing other cars on the local single track roads. Marginally noiser than the standard tyres and a little imprecise if pushed hard in the dry, but thats not what you fit these for.

A lot better than the previous Michelin Energy Saver. Quieter, the ride is not as firm and has better grip in all conditions.

switched to these babys from my previous yokohama db set. have to say was at first skeptical as salesman was trying hard to push for sales of these.... did some research online and asking around and decided to give them a shot due to mainly positive feedback from both channels. paid 96usd (125sgd) per piece. have to say im VERY impressed with them.

Dry road, handling was excellent with me taking in corners and overtaking like a madman, breaking distance was noticeably reduced as compared to my former tyres.

Wet road, was nothing outstanding but considerably better than most tyres ive tried (yokohama/fit, brigestone/fit, bridgestone/picnic, hankook/lancer etc) normal wet highway driving could handle 110km/h easily, deep puddles have to be abit more careful.

Noise, well maybe only one notch above the yokohama db

Comfort, pretty darned comfortable =)

Car previously ran on Bridgestone RE040 (standard fit on car) but changed to Avon ZV5 6 months ago. Wear ok. Handling in both wet & dry superior to the Bridgestone no doubt down to the softer rubber compound. Ride is still hardish but that has always been a critism of the Jazz. No difference in steering feedback over the standard fitment tyres. Probably won't last as long as RE040's but then again much cheaper tyre.

I bought these Michelin Energy Saver tyres when I had 21000 miles in the clock 4 years ago and now at 46000 miles I`ve to change them. I used these mostly in London, sometimes on the motorway.
I can`t really compare with other tyres because these are the first what I have, but I`ve checked the other`s reviews and some tyres are running 30-40 000 miles, so mine run just 25000. :(
The grip in dry and wet conditions are very good, sometimes I had to break in the last moments and I stopped!
I can hear the tyre nose about up to 40 mph, over that the engine and the wind noise louder.
On the motorway at 60mph I can do 60mpg (unloaded, no passenger, summer time).

kind of noisy.

Impressed with everything, bar the road noise. These are the noisiest tyres I have ever purchased. As they are for the wifes car, do you think I cop a nagging for them! I am going to have to change them well before they wear out....