Honda Cr Z Tires
Introduced in 2010, the CR-Z was a 2+2 sports coupe from Honda with a hybrid drivetrain. With a low curb weight and 111 horsepower 4-cylinder engine, the CR-Z offered decent performance and great fuel economy. CR-Z models were designed to be inexpensive, efficient, and sporty, with all the earmarks of a sports car and a hybrid engine. And efficient they were – the CR-Z with CVT transmission was rated at 35 mpg city-39 mpg highway, with some drivers reporting 39 mpg combined. Honda’s racing division, HPD, offered an aftermarket performance package for the CR-Z, including a supercharger, performance suspension, upgraded brake calipers, cat-back exhaust, and more. The CR-Z was discontinued in 2016 and was available in Base, EX, EX-L, and LX trim levels.
Here at FORTLUFT, our team has reviewed the catalog and picked some great tire options for your Honda CR-Z, including performance, UHP all-season, all-season, and summer-UHP tires. We then ranked them in Best-Great-Good order and used our SimpleScore system to tally up numerical values for each tire’s traction, longevity, and handling categories. Ready? Let’s go in for a closer look:
1. Yokohama Avid Ascend LX: Best All-Season Tire
Let’s get this list going with an excellent value in an all-season tire, the Avid Ascend LX from Yokohama. Here at FORTLUFT, our team has been pretty impressed with just every tire that the Yokohama line has to offer, and the Avid Ascend LX does a great job of keeping that reputation going. The Avid Ascend LX is designed to deliver excellent grip year-round and gets a SimpleScore of 8.6 for traction, with a comprehensive system of circumferential, lateral, and angled grooves. Treadwear properties are excellent with the Avid Ascend LX; it features a wider and flatter footprint to encourage long, even treadwear with improved vehicle weight distribution and Yokohama’s L-2 polymer blend tread compound for improved wear properties. No matter what kind of tire you’re talking about, it’s really