Given
66%
while driving a
Honda Accord
(235/40 R19)
on
mostly motorways
for 1
spirited miles
I've driven around 1,000 miles in the Continental TrueContact Tour 54, and close to a month. But my Honda Accord don't like them at all. Please take note that I one purchased two and put them in the back.
For context, my car came with Goodyear Eagle Touring (GET), and I was never a fan. The GETs, in my opinion, had good dry grip: straight and lateral; and a good feedback. But had poor wet grip, and not good hydroplaning resistant; which is critical in Florida summer. The GTE had 62k miles, which is more of what I thought they would last. The GTE wore out eventually due to schedule rotations, although the sidewalks look broken and dry rotted even though they only have 3 years since manufactured.
The Continental TrueContact Tour 54 feel very soft, and make the Honda feel like tracking. When driving over 50 mph it feels like trying to find it middle, given that the tire has 4 rows and 3 grooves instead of the typical 5 and 4 in other tires. Most tires have a center contact row, this one has a groove right in the middle, which seems like it makes the blocks on sides to alternate contact responsibilities, since the Honda has a more non-adjustable negative camber. It's pretty bad, to the point of fighting under steer to keep it in lane, which seems to be more pronounced when driving the middle lane. Far right or far left lane are not as bad, my guess is because it engaged one of the halves of the tire. That said, the TrueContact Tour 54 have very good lateral grip when cornering and great comfort.
