Tire recommendations for the CX-90 PHEV?

[Trip CX90]

I suppose this can apply to all CX-90s, but I think only the PHEV models come with the craptastic Falkens.

What your experience been with the tire so far? Has anyone replaced them? Experience with new tires of any brand?

I’m closing in on 10,000 miles and getting pretty close to the wear bars already. Performance in the rain is a bit skittish now.

I had a set of Pirelli Scorpions on my CX9 which were AWESOME! They performed well on dry roads, had great steering feel, were extremely capable on wet highways, were quiet, and comfortable. A really, really good all-around tire.

The closest thing I can find for the CX 90 is the Pirelli Scorpion Weatheractive. Tire Rack reviews rate them very high (9 and 8+ in the various categories). They’re reasonably priced at less than $400 each. Good tire wear rating at 700, also.

 

[Trip CX90]

Has anyone replaced the tires on their CX90 yet? At 14,000 my tires are pretty much at the wear bars. I researched tires again and came back to the Pirelli Weatheractive again. Hopefully these will last until my lease is up.

I was debating another set of the Falkens just to get thru my lease since they’re so much cheaper, but I’d probably have to get another set in 15,000 miles. (Their wear rating is a dismal 300.). I suspect the weight of the car accelerating the wear, too.

 

[Chas]

Has anyone replaced the tires on their CX90 yet? At 14,000 my tires are pretty much at the wear bars. I researched tires again and came back to the Pirelli Weatheractive again. Hopefully these will last until my lease is up.

I was debating another set of the Falkens just to get thru my lease since they’re so much cheaper, but I’d probably have to get another set in 15,000 miles. (Their wear rating is a dismal 300.). I suspect the weight of the car accelerating the wear, too.

No experience with the CX90. Own a CX5 Signature and could not be happier with Michelin Cross Climate2 from Costco. Ride and handling and noise have improved so much. Take a look at them for your car.

 

[Boland01]

My 2025 CX70 Premium Plus S only has 5500 miles on it. However, when it comes time, I'm leaning towards the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus tires. Good wear rating handling and all- season performance.

I had those on another vehicle and they performed well. I'm hopefully a couple years out from needing tires though.

 

[youri]

Has anyone replaced the tires on their CX90 yet? At 14,000 my tires are pretty much at the wear bars. I researched tires again and came back to the Pirelli Weatheractive again. Hopefully these will last until my lease is up.

I was debating another set of the Falkens just to get thru my lease since they’re so much cheaper, but I’d probably have to get another set in 15,000 miles. (Their wear rating is a dismal 300.). I suspect the weight of the car accelerating the wear, too.

Check the wear rating on the Falken you have already and from the same falken model online. A lot of times the OEM installed from the factory are different than the ones sold to consumers.

The reason being that OEM get a tire designed specifically for how they want the car to handle and they get the same model (same thread pattern) but with a different rubber.

You can see this post where the original yokohama geolander had a treadwear of 250 and the normal geolander that you would buy as a replacement had a treadwear of 720.
Post in thread '2019 CX9 AWD Fast Tire Wear'
2019 CX9 AWD Fast Tire Wear