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Installed 19” TSV satin gray, conti extreme contact DWS06+ today.
Initial impressions:
1. I highly doubt the uber lug nuts were torqued properly. Was way too easy to loosen.
2. Appearance: While clearly not as aggressive as the ubers, the looks of which I really like, these are pretty nice too. The 19” TSVs do not appear swallowed up by the wheel well or too small for the MY, as I had feared. I believe most would not even notice if I didn’t mention it.
3. The aftermarket Tesla logo center caps (mentioned above) match and fit well. Although, right out of the box, they needed some touch up paint along outer edges. Tsportline TSV touchup paint matched perfectly.
4. Comfort: On a relatively short test run (which I ran yesterday on ubers) of a mix of local roads and highway, my initial impressions are these are at least marginally more comfortable, especially over potholes or similar sized road imperfections, including entering a slightly raised driveway apron from road. Highway comfort felt similar; possibly a bit more rebound over uneven surfaces and marginally softer. Could easily just be in my head. My guess is that a more-spirited drive may reveal some degradation in handling/steering capabilities.
5. Noise: Hard to tell if there was any change here. On an iPhone app I downloaded, the 2 runs matched an average sound level of 66dB. These aren’t T0 tires so I was concerned these would be louder. Any increase in tire noise if any isn’t obvious — at least not on the first run. This said, tire noise dampening technology is likely not a matter of reducing maximum or avg sound levels in the car as it is improving the quality of sound. Nothing obvious yet to note here. Although I may have heard a little more thumping /drone on the highway stretch. Again, could be in my head.
6. Efficiency. This was not a controlled study and the drive was only 23 miles. But I did register a 10% loss in efficiency: 252 vs 272 Wh/mi. I intend to keep an eye on this. I would have been surprised by this result but for what I have read from others on this forum.