Sorry to awaken an old thread (but I'm new so I will )

I was wondering if anyone has empirical stats on specific tires (Brand, Model, Size) for the HCH (or any other model for that matter).

On my other car, I got aftermarket wheels which shed 10 pounds AT EACH CORNER. This was for performance reasons, not fuel economy, but by shedding mass (especially rotational mass) you reap a lot of benefits (better performance, economy, handling, etc.). I was thinking of going with some aftermarket package for the HCH as well (perhaps the SSR Competitions - which are VERY light), but I would definitely want to pair them up with some highly efficient tires. Inevitably, I'd get some crazy looks from the ricers, but I could deal with that. (I'll tell them the hybrid badge means I shoehorned a blown ITR motor under the hood)

I'm not quite ready to try swapping all the wheels out for 4 doughnut spares (I have 3 lying around!), but that could be fun experiment too.