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That is really disappointing to hear. I usually have great luck with their winter tires and was going to try those on my refresh Model S. Not sure what to go with now.My Hakka R5 EV tires cost $355 CAD apiece. I'd say the grip and handling is good so far, but the ride is not smooth. They're quite bumpy and wobbly. I took them back to the tire shop to get them rebalanced and put hub centric rings on and it's a bit better, but I'd say I'm still somewhat disappointed in them.
Thanks - do you think they are as quiet as a dedicated EV tire and will there be much loss of range too? Too bad the Pirellis are out of stock everywhere. Not sure why Pirelli is having such a hard time making those.Vredestein Wintertrac Pro might be worth a look. Relatively inexpensive, good specs including XL load rating, good reviews and comes in most Tesla OE tire sizes.
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Finally installed them this Saturday. Weather is still warm for the weekend but should drop to around 2-3C by Monday.
First drive, no complaints at all: not wobbly or "soft feeling". Haven't given it the full accelerator but at close to highway speed, a slight hum that is not any noisier than the OEM times. I inflated them to 44PSI, might drop them to 38-39, but even at 44 they are not particularly noisy.
Since they are on steel wheels, I will wait a bit before commenting on efficiency but at current weather, they don't seem to be a large penalty over the OEM ones.
Speaking of the OEM tires: put 16,000KM on them since we took delivery, already at 5mm on the front, 4mm at the rear. With the rotation, I'd expect another 16,000KM and that's it, 32,000km lifespan. I am not driving it hard (of course the weight matters and all), but I am not impressed. At least they are wearing evenly inside and out...
We shouldn't drive as much next year overall, but given we swap tires for the winter, getting two years on them really tells me I won't buy those again.
P.S.: Hope you love my wheels! Definitely got a lot of hate in the local Tesla group, but at the end of the day, they perform the same exact job for the 4-5 months of the year they are on!
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Which steelies did you use? Or rather, off what car did the steelies come from.Update!
Finally installed them this Saturday. Weather is still warm for the weekend but should drop to around 2-3C by Monday.
First drive, no complaints at all: not wobbly or "soft feeling". Haven't given it the full accelerator but at close to highway speed, a slight hum that is not any noisier than the OEM times. I inflated them to 44PSI, might drop them to 38-39, but even at 44 they are not particularly noisy.
Since they are on steel wheels, I will wait a bit before commenting on efficiency but at current weather, they don't seem to be a large penalty over the OEM ones.
Speaking of the OEM tires: put 16,000KM on them since we took delivery, already at 5mm on the front, 4mm at the rear. With the rotation, I'd expect another 16,000KM and that's it, 32,000km lifespan. I am not driving it hard (of course the weight matters and all), but I am not impressed. At least they are wearing evenly inside and out...
We shouldn't drive as much next year overall, but given we swap tires for the winter, getting two years on them really tells me I won't buy those again.
P.S.: Hope you love my wheels! Definitely got a lot of hate in the local Tesla group, but at the end of the day, they perform the same exact job for the 4-5 months of the year they are on!
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So that story is a bit unclear. Previous owner says they were on a Honda Accord, but the size of tires (which was 235/45/18 98V) is not offered on it. So either they were running a “really weird” size on their car in the winter, or they also bought them from someone else that used it on another car.Which steelies did you use? Or rather, off what car did the steelies come from.
I did the same thing when I had my STi. Steelies from a Honda CRV were about the only ones that fit over the brembo calipers.
Yeah I was familiar with them also, growing up in Quebec. My dad even has some Hakka on his Chevy Volt!I love it! Kinda cyberpunk to see a shiny new Tesla with crusty old steelies on it!
For what it's worth, Nokian Hakka R is about all anyone uses for winter tyres here in Norway. They are Tesla's standard fit on the winter wheel set we all order with our cars here (winter wheels are even on the build configurator for Norway and we just choose with or without studs). Nobody swaps tyres around here.
They are very good. You can absolutely expect to notice some difference in ride though, depending on how sensitive you are. They are softer and have more tread block movement - that is what makes them winter tyres!
Enjoy!
Just tested them (R5 ev) out during our first snow day in Minnesota. Felt very in control (maybe not as much as with our audi q7 on hakka 10s). Had a bit of slippage on an icy bridge when I let go of the accelerator (with max regen) and quickly regained control with a bit acceleration - was a good 8-10 car lengths behind the car in front and no one to the side or behind so no real panic. Also did some intentional hard turns with hard acceleration on an unplowed street, fishtailed as expected but again quickly regained control after easing off the accelerator. I havent really noticed much a of road noise difference, but then again I only put 500 miles on the oem continentals to begin with. Overall pretty happy with them, still a bit bitter about the price, $1850 including the tire insurance (which I absolutely had to get after getting two flats, one not patchable, in the same tire in the two weeks of owning the car)