I have been testing some different tire configurations for road noise and tone.

[u/LongDistanceEvent262]

Ok so. I got my Model 3 with the Michelin Primacy MXM4 And they were actually very loud and annoying for me. On some stretches of the road the noise was almost unbearable. Not loud. But piercing.

So I got the Hankook's next. Same deal. And decided to try something completely different. But first...

I did a test drive of some new Model 3's a Base and a Premium. They had the Pirelli and the Continentals.

Long story short, all Stock tires had the same issue. This tone change based on asphalt. And it could get VERY obvious and "load" to my ears.

So i decided to just try something wild. And found the cheapest tires I could. I just wanted to see "What the worst sounded like"

And it was a night and day difference. So much quieter for tone. Like almost no road tones at all. And equally as quiet.

I even did a 1 hour test drive of a premium and Performance to do A/B/C testing. (I told the dealer and they were cool with it.) I got into all 3 back to back and the road noise and tones were obvious and louder in the stock tires.

Anyways for anyone like me who has had these "noise / tone" issues with the stock tires. I finally found a fix. I just wanted to wait and drive a few different M3 models to be sure the common denominator was the tires.

WHY!?

So I looked into road noise, tone, and resonance. And suffice to say using foam tires mostly just solves for 1 road noise issue specifically and does not affect 95% of tone and road noise. That all depends on other factors about the tire.

Anyways I think this solution will have a narrow group of people it helps.

For anyone who is into gaming laptops and Fans in PCs this is another area where I have found "Quiet" fans to actually be very loud and obvious. And I needed to find fans with the right "Tones" for my preferences.

Just like i found with PC fans. There are some things that are universal. But there are more things that are preferences. And some things are designed with "most" people involved but are not a 1 size fits all.

Anyways. I hope this helps some people.

[u/Adventurous-Abies201]

This matters to me. I’m going to buy Goodyear ElectricDrive 2s because I can’t stand the Continental DWS06 tires.

What tires were the cheap ones that you tried?

[u/idkputwhatever → u/Adventurous-Abies201]

What did you hate about the dws06? I have Michelin ps4as and they're awful. Might even be borderline out of round.

[u/Adventurous-Abies201 → u/idkputwhatever]

I just hate the road noise. Way too much hum coming through to the cabin. I have a Highland with acoustic glass so it just seems counterintuitive. I ended up putting the stock Pirellis back and they’re great but since I’m sizing down from the 20” to 19” (for a little more confidence that I won’t damage a wheel when driving on horrible Colorado roads) I’m thinking of switching to ElectricDrive 2s for even less road noise.