Another tire question (nitto Invo?)

[ashock]

Another tire question.

I have always been a jeep guy, but 3 years in Houston has made me decided I needed a car as a daily driver. I recently bought a 2013 genesis 5.0 rspec as my first non-wrangler. It only has 15k miles on it, but the previous owner must have never rotated the tires and been a rather spirited driver as the rears are in extremely rough shape and they do not stick what so ever. My question is if I am going for a balance of comfort and performance, do I need to stick with a tire like the Continental Extreamcontact DW (max summer performance) or is it okay to go up to something like the Bridgestone Potenza RE11 (extreme summer performance)? How much comfort would I be sacrificing? I have never looked at car tires before.

Also, I am a huge fan of Nitto’s terra grabbers for off-road (best bang for the buck), how are Nitto’s summer tires like the Invo, I haven’t found much on here about them. Other than the reference to http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/nitto-invo-page-4 but, that article really only focuses on the performance aspect.

 

[JBoogie]

I've had the 555, Neogens and the Motivo's. The Motivo's are prolly the best sub $200 tires i have ever had. I would say they are on par with the Conti extreme contact DWS' that i had before. The fact that they cost less was a plus also.
I went in initially wanting the Invo's but the sales guy told me about the Motivos. After going home and doing the research, i ordered a set. Haven't looked back since.

 

[ashock]

Awesome glad to hear. Yeah I wasn't expecting to buy new tires so I am looking for info like that. Since Nitto's arn't on tire rack, it is a bit hard to compare them to others.

 

[homeofstone]

The Michelin Pilot Sport A S 3 is very good and has a mileage warranty which is rare for a UHP tire. I try to look at performance, ride, and cost per mile, not cost per tire.

 

[JBoogie]

I run a 245/35/20. I paid 175 per tire. My Conti's were $227 each and the Micheline's are about $300 each...

The Michelin's are only V speed rated to 149 mph while the Motivo's are W rated to 168 mph.

The A/S 3 cost an extra $125 - $150 over the Nitto's.

The Motivo's treadwear warranty is 15,000 miles higher (60,000 vs 45,000) than the A/S 3's,

I would think that the handling difference would be minimal since they are both UHP All season tires.

Since i live in Texas, snow performance is not a issue for me.

As my daughter says when i ask her a question "Google dat ish yo! Computers are our friends."

 

[homeofstone]

The Michelin A S 3 comes in w and y rating. check tire rack.com.

 

[ashock]

Thanks all! Yeah with this rain, the "bald" back end doesn't stick in a rather scary way. I will try to find a place with the Motivo's in stock. No place seems to have the conti DW in so I think being in stock and price will guide my description more than anything else.

 

[ashock]

Just a quick update. I ended up getting Hankook Ventus S1 noble2. So far they are night and day different than the stock Continentals. It is raining here in Houston, but they are sticking better then the Continentals did on dry roads. Feels more stable in cornering as well as noticeably more comfortable. Went with 245/45/19R which might have helped with the comfort level.