275/45 20
I have a long history of testing tires on my Volvo XC90 2018, which spans almost 5 years. The car came with Continental tires from the factory (I won't specify the exact model, and I ask you not to generalize - if you're interested, you can find out what tires were originally on this car and what fits). When I first drove it out of the salon, I was far from thrilled - the car reacted very sharply to road unevenness, and driving on the first lane of the MKAD was scary due to its stiffness (I didn't feel any difference between comfort and performance modes on the pneumatic suspension). There was also a slight vibration in the steering wheel from small stones on the asphalt. As a result, I replaced the tires almost immediately, without waiting for them to wear out, because a car should bring pleasure to driving. (By the way, the XC60 comes with Michelin tires from the factory, and all reviews said that the suspension was comfortable). In short, in the summer of 2020, I don't remember why I didn't choose Michelin, but I selected Davanti tires based on their characteristics as the quietest option. And I didn't regret it - the car was unrecognizable, the road unevenness disappeared, comfort increased many times, it became significantly quieter, and I felt the difference in different modes on the pneumatic suspension. On the highway, when overtaking trucks, I started using the low suspension setting, BUT, without realizing it, the problem was not with the tires - I balanced them 3-4 times per season, thinking that the problem was with the wheels, and considering replacing them. Then I read that this was a common problem with these tires (by summer 2022, I only needed to balance them once, and they seemed to have broken in). The slight increased vibration in the steering wheel didn't go away - I had already resigned myself to the fact that this was how the Swedes had set up the suspension.
By the summer of 2023, the Davanti tires had reached the end of their lifespan, and I had already decided that I needed Michelin tires, but the price was astronomical, and it was unclear whether they would solve my problems. I didn't want to experiment at such a high cost. I studied and read reviews for a long time, and somehow stumbled upon this model - at the time, there were no negative reviews, plus I communicated with the author of a YouTube video about these tires, and I decided to take the plunge, especially since the price of the experiment suited me perfectly). And, oh my, the Volvo drives like a completely different car! I drove all summer and still haven't replaced the tires. They balanced perfectly with 5-30 grams, and I know a lot about balancing Davanti tires - there's no road unevenness, I spent a long time testing driving on wet roads, and it's a success, even at higher speeds up to 90 km/h, whereas the Continental tires were only good up to 70 km/h. On water-filled potholes on the M2 and M4 highways, it's extremely comfortable - if the Davanti tires were scary at 180 km/h, this tire is confident even at 200 km/h, just like the Continental tires. And the most important thing - the vibration in the steering wheel is gone! Hurrah, comrades! As for the noise, I'm not sure, since I immediately installed noise-reducing inserts in these tires, and now I have a personal record for quietness from tires). In general, these tires have opened my eyes to a lot of new things about my car, and now I wonder what the Swedes were thinking when they put the wrong Continental tires on this car.
It's clear that the tires aren't 5-star on snow and ice, but I don't want to underestimate the rating.
