I need recommendations for what brand tire to put on my Insight. I presently have the original tires and they are quite noisy..how about Michelin tires

 

The car does have a lot of road noise, for many reasons including the tires. Also, a minimum of sound dampening material was used, to save weight. Also, the thin Al body does transmit noise and vibration into the cabin very well.

What tire pressure do you run? You can drop yours as low as the value recommend on the placard in the door jamb.

You should be aware that changing to any tire other than the RE92 will raise rolling resistance and the FE impact is large enough to notice.

I find there are competently engineered tires available from all the major manufacturers. You might check out reviews at the Tire Rack dot com if you want to find a quiet tire.

Tires wider than 165mm will fit, but they'll reduce your hydroplaning resistance and grip on snow. Good luck!

 

I would take Michelin Energy Savers over any tire out there. Check them out. A bit expensive ,but great tires for wear and FE. H