Hi guys, I live/drive in Guatemala City, Central America. We have TERRIBLE roads here, all varieties of roads, concrete (very few), asphalt/tarmac, "cratery" roads (lots of harsh hits on contact patch, sidewalls when trying to avoid holes, etc.), muddy roads,
flooded roads, hydroplaning roads, stony paths, etc., etc., etc... and the "fun" part is that you find them anywhere in the cities or rural. Having said that and being fair to ANY tyre brand, after 33,000 kms (20k miles) of spirited roads and spirited driving style on my 2009 Honda Accord V6 sedan I have to congratulate my 225/50 R17 Michelin Energy XM2 tyres, very good wear (lots of harsh hits on contact patch, sidewalls when trying to avoid holes, etc.), very good grip, good handling, BUT noisy and too much feedback. Yesterday I had my first tyre flat due to a very sharp pothole, it flattened after driving 20 miles, while parked, I took it for repair (very normal AND CHEAP to repair a tyre here in my country) but I got bad news... the sidewall was punctured like knife so I replaced it with a Dunlop SP Sport LM704 which I put it in the front along with the spare tyre (brand new 225/50 R17 Michelin Energy XM2 with brand new original rim from factory), took the "old" front tyre for spare tyre now... "problem solved". Just for you to know, a new 225/50 R17 Michelin Energy XM2 tyre cost here US$130 versus a new Dunlop SP Sport LM704 cost US$90... by the way a tyre repair here is US$6 aprox.

Drive safely.

Fitted a pair to replace the stock Energy Saver when the front right sidewall was gashed by a kerb. I can be a bit of a lil' hoonigan sometimes, especially when turning right at junctions (we drive on the left here) and pulling out from side roads or at roundabouts. These are better under heavy acceleration, much more difficult to induce wheelspin on them than with the Savers (given the 270Nm of torque the engine can muster) and importantly the kerb protection is quite good compared to other tyres I have tried. Cornering does not seem to be a strong point, press on and you will feel significant understeer and it seems quite hard to tell when the tyres are approaching their limit. However noise and wear are my priorities and these tyres seem to deliver on both fronts, especially when you can enjoy blissful silence at expressway speeds. I would fit them again to my next car, but they're kind of expensive here.

My first Michelins after many years. Great tyre. Best tradewear I ever had. I bought them in 2013 and now in 2016 they still look like new. Quite noisy and the stones of the road get in the patterns on the tyre, making it more noisy. Really good for dry and wet driving on normal conditions. Perfect grip. For this type of car (VW Golf GTI MK3 2.0) it is the perfect tyre, quite expensive, but still a good choice.

Tires were good regarding to road conditions in Pakistan, on motorway marked speed of 238km/h no sound of tires smooth driving braking is average, on wet condition braking is bad but the grip average. The design on tires lets in the mud and dirt alot, very soft and comfortable. On tarmac it handles good and still the car is soft, gives good mileage.

Outstanding tread wear. Unfortunally, the good characteristcs will not least so far. This tire will lost the good grip after 20.000 km. So, will you change your Michelins that seem to be brand new ones, except, of course, for those who drive? I would not buy it again. You can even keep these tires up to 75.000 km, but no pleasure at all. It will drive like an horrible 145/80r13 Fiat 147 tire after the first 20 or 25k, totally understeering and enormous breaking distance, a bit dangerous.
However, I have to say that road feedback and the good confort will least till the end. The rolling noise is quiet low. Its also a fuel economy tire, better grip under acceleration.
If you only drive slowly and have a such a car as a minivan or so (with an outstanding ABS system, of course, since these tires wont allow you to break fast!), I think these tires can be a good choice for you.
But if you dont want to drive like a grandma from the 20k to the 60k, i think it will be a very disappointing product.

Still the thread pattern is in good shape .
Very soft compound which means it is best suited for hatchbacks.
This tyre is not meant for sportive drive.
Dry grip is good enough for handling at moderate speeds.
Wet grip is ok.
Confort level is very high as the tyre is soft and there is no noise.
Fuel efficiency increased by 20%.
Previous tyre was MRF and compared to that, this is way better.

Would recommend XM2 for small cars....

I changed the originals Hankook K415 with the Energy XM2, and I found they have the same behavior than the K415, and have the same noise.

Now that use Michelin, I realize how excellent are the Hankook tyres, and they costs 30% less than the Michelins.

I mean the Michelin tyres are a mith.

-Good dry and wrt grip for normal usage for a family car
-Low noise level due to the simple tread pattern but noisier than Primacy ST
-Excellence tread life, will last 60000 miles if driven on good roads.
-Soft sidewall causes a bit of body roll, but nothing to worry about.
-Bland looks
-More expensive than competition especially in my country (India)

these tyres are quite worth the price for the qualities it has. economy wise abit of improvement hardly noticable. comfort is very good at first when new nearly no noise but now after awhile starting to get noisier. grip levels are good but its fitted on an suv so yea.. tread wear still very good even though this car has been known to eat tyres because of its small width and heavy weight.

Replaced a set of Bob Jane All Rounders with the XM2's. The performance improvement is significant, making the extra $20 or so per tyre money well spent. Comfortable, responsive and confident in the wet, particularly braking. Hardly any wear at 7000KM. A good step-up from the budget family car tyres. By comparison the All Rounders (half worn) were outright dangerous in the wet, diabolical under-steer and ABS pulsing on anything slightly north of light braking. The XM2's feel safe and secure with strong braking support.

I bought a Mercedes E-class coupe two years ago with these tyres fitted. They are still on the car and I cannot get them to wear out. I find grip levels with these tyres compared to Pirelli P7 tyres on my other car to be very poor. I am likely going to change them before they wear out. There are very few "performance" tyres in 15" so it appears it will be Conintental Premium Contact next. These tyres do appear to last a long time however. But I drive mountain roads in Queensland and these tyres are frightening even in the dry. I will avoid "long-life" tyres in future.

Too noisy,starts at speed after 45kpm, as its goes faster, noise is louder Bend right at 35kpm.. very loud rambling.. Bend left at same speed,much better. Why?