# New Tires **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** fusion, ford\ **Created:** [September 17, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002 "2011-09-17T20:00:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sitinin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sitinin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sitinin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002/1 "2011-09-17T20:00:56Z")
I hear a lot of talk among friends that certain tires are better for different passenger cars & now not sure what to believe! I have a 2008 Ford Fusion with 2. Litre engine & do a lot of Highway/ Interstate driving so I want a long lasting tire that will also tolerate the weather in the Northeast. ( Pennsylvania) Would appreciate any recommendations. ---
**Author:** ![Sitinin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sitinin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sitinin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002/2 "2011-09-17T20:03:41Z")
4 Door SE ---
**Author:** ![Sitinin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sitinin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sitinin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002/3 "2011-09-17T20:04:29Z")
Sedan ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002/4 "2011-09-17T20:05:37Z")
[TireRack.com](http://TireRack.com) ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002/5 "2011-09-17T21:44:38Z")
Tire type depends more upon the use you 'll give the car than the make you drive. That you drive in the northeast and do a lot of highway driving and want a high mileage tire is more important then driving a Fusion as opposed to a Malibu for example. Your friends are disillusioned. I second Tire Rack for info. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002/6 "2011-09-17T23:24:41Z")
“Touring” or “Touring/All-season”…Tire stores have run out of shelf-space trying to keep up with all the types and sizes of tires available… Ideally, you would have 8 mounted tires so you can switch between summer and winter driving conditions. No single tire can cover all conditions well…You must sacrifice at one end or the other… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/68002/7 "2011-09-17T23:46:08Z")
Look at the tire tests on Tire Rack. They will point you to some of the better choices.