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Will fitting Michelin Cross Climate+ tyres affect my fuel consumption?
My 2017 Fiesta 1.0 litre Ecoboost (previous model) has 195/55/15 tyres which are due for replacement. I'm considering changing to an All Season tyre.
ATS have Michelin Crossclimate+ at £108 fitted, Cross Climate2 at £145 fitted or Continental All Season at £141 fitted. Only the Cross Climate 2 are B rated for economy. The others are C rated. The car at present has Conti Eco Contact which are B rated - the MPG averages around 45 MPG. Any idea how different this might be with C rated all season tyres? My annual mileage is around 6000 to 8000. Any other makes you would suggest?
ATS have Michelin Crossclimate+ at £108 fitted, Cross Climate2 at £145 fitted or Continental All Season at £141 fitted. Only the Cross Climate 2 are B rated for economy. The others are C rated. The car at present has Conti Eco Contact which are B rated - the MPG averages around 45 MPG. Any idea how different this might be with C rated all season tyres? My annual mileage is around 6000 to 8000. Any other makes you would suggest?
Asked on 5 January 2024 by Halliborange
Answered by
David Ross
The economy rating on tyres actually refers to rolling resistance, which is a key factor in fuel consumption, but it is worth noting that the difference in rolling resistance between an A-rated tyre and a G-rated tyre is only 7.5%. Given that your annual mileage is relatively low, we would not expect to see a massive change in fuel consumption, although we would expect it to drop a little.
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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