Can you suggest quieter tyres?

I need to replace the Continental tyres on my Audi Q5. What would you recommend? I find the road noise is quite high with my current tyres, although that might be just the car.

Asked on 22 September 2020 by David Martin

Answered by Georgia Petrie
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2, Michelin Primacy 4, Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 and Dunlop Sport BluResponse would be the ones I'd look at. I recommend you look at all four on a tyre retail site, like Kwik-Fit, to compare prices and stats like noise levels. Noise can often be due to the tyre tread or the actual car, but a smaller set of wheels with bigger tyres can work to reduce noise levels in the cabin too.
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