Michelin: “Energy Tyres Best for Wear and Running Costs”

Michelin Energy tyres last longer and therefore cost less per mile, according to the French manufacturer. However independent French magazine Auto-Plus has now published comparison test results which Michelin says prove its assertions.

The test results show that the Michelin Energy E3A tyres offered 20 per cent more life than the next best brand and 60 per cent more life than the most expensive tyre.

The Energy tyres were shown to last nearly twice as long as the worst performing tyre in the test of 10 different brands carried out for the magazine by the experienced and respected independent test laboratory, CERM (Centre d’Essais Routiers et Mecaniques).

With substantially greater tyre life and a competitive purchase price, the Michelin Energy E3A gave the lowest cost per mile figure of the 10 brands – 40 per cent lower than the most expensive tyre.

Auto-Plus identified the 205/55 R16 91V as being the most common tyre size for the everyday saloon – it is OE fitment on VW Golf, Ford Mondeo/Focus, Renault Laguna, Peugeot 307 etc. In the UK this tyre size is the third biggest selling car size accounting for 4.3 per cent of the total replacement market.

The test carried out by CERM used a fleet of identical front wheel drive Renault Laguna 2 models over more than 6,000 miles of fairly severe French public roads. Precise records of distance and wear were documented and tyres and drivers switched between vehicles to normalise results.