I have the Xi3 on my '09 Outback. I am very impressed with them. I live in northern Minnesota, so I've already had the opportunity to use them in lots of ice, snow, and slush, and I have to say I'm very pleased.
Dry performance is quite good as well. To be fair, these are the first snow tires I've ever purchased, so I can't compare to other dedicated snow tires, but I honestly didn't feel a huge decrease in dry performance vs the stock Potenzas.
I also haven't noticed any hum that TireRack talks about. If anything, they are quieter than the stock tires I had.
Efficiency is very good, in my opinion. I've experienced very little, if any, drop in mileage vs. the all-seasons. If there has been any drop, it's been on the order of 1 to 2 mpg, but it's very difficult to tell if that is a result of the tires or the colder weather we've been having, which always seems to come with a corresponding drop in mileage regardless. During Thanksgiving, I drove it about 400 miles round-trip in a day on all dry roads, and I calculated a mileage of 26.6, which is very good for that generation Outback with the automatic.
Dry performance is quite good as well. To be fair, these are the first snow tires I've ever purchased, so I can't compare to other dedicated snow tires, but I honestly didn't feel a huge decrease in dry performance vs the stock Potenzas.
I also haven't noticed any hum that TireRack talks about. If anything, they are quieter than the stock tires I had.
Efficiency is very good, in my opinion. I've experienced very little, if any, drop in mileage vs. the all-seasons. If there has been any drop, it's been on the order of 1 to 2 mpg, but it's very difficult to tell if that is a result of the tires or the colder weather we've been having, which always seems to come with a corresponding drop in mileage regardless. During Thanksgiving, I drove it about 400 miles round-trip in a day on all dry roads, and I calculated a mileage of 26.6, which is very good for that generation Outback with the automatic.
