Tires YOKOHAMA or Continental

That 3.5L V6 is buttery smooth and powerful — proper sleeper sedan feel.

Cabin’s still super comfy, feels premium even today.

Reliable engine if maintained right, and new Yokohamas are a good sign someone cared.

You’ll definitely stand out — not many V6s left running around.

It drinks fuel like crazy. Expect 5–6 km/l in city, maybe 9 on highways if you drive easy.

Honda never sold too many V6s, so some parts can be pricey or take time to source.

The timing belt change is expensive (₹50–70k job with labour and water pump).

Regular service at a good garage will be around ₹15–20k; authorised service centers will charge more.

VCM (cylinder deactivation) can act up — oil burning or misfires if not maintained properly.

Suspension and mounts wear faster due to weight; replacements are expensive.

Low resale — not many buyers for a thirsty V6, so you’ll have to love it enough to keep it.

Big car in tight cities — parking and ground clearance can be annoying.

Insurance and taxes higher due to engine size (>3L category).

Heat management — some owners complain about heat soak in slow traffic; check radiator and fan condition.

auf contis Premium contact 6 hatte ich immer gute Haftung, egal wie viel Gas ich in kurven gegeben habe, selbst mit Kupplung treten ging die Karre nicht quer.

After about 30k miles I changed the OEM tires to Continental Cross Contact LX25. I recalled the day I drove my Venza off the dealership. Everything feels so smooth and stable again!

Ich fahr immer Conti, weil ich selbst bei starkem Regen in meinem Ibiza immer noch super stabil unterwegs bin und als Eco Contact soll der Verbrauch auch nochmal besser sein, besonders weil ich auch immer ca. 0.3-0.5 bar mehr reinhaue. Meine jährliche Fahrleistung liegt bei 25k und da lohnt sich das dann eben schon, da Conti auch den Ruf hat, besonders lang zu halten. Die letzten, wobei das noch die normalen irgendwas contact waren, haben mir bei den Kilometern 5 Jahre klasse durchgehalten.

In Virginia, use a 245/40 continental dws. Did great in our last snow

The continent Viking contact 7 is what I run in Colorado mountains. IMO best bang for buck winter tire. It’s my ski car so if there is powder I am there and hasn’t failed me yet.

I replaced the run flats on my ‘24 X7 last week. I have 22” staggered wheels and replaced them with the Continental DWS06. Couldn’t be happier. This is my second X7 and I love the car, but I wanted more than 10k out of a set of tires.

I’ve been running conti DWS 06s on my X5/7s for years. Really like them. Good all weather traction, even in the snow. If you’re in lots of snow often then a true winter/summer setup is best as nothing beats snow tires, but for the usual storms we get in the Denver area they’re solid.

I wish mine had had all seasons, they'd have suited me better. I got ecoContact6's.

I had particularly bad luck with Continentals on a couple of cars. Buddy (who had a similar experience) and I came up with a comparison: take one of those nice Staedler erasers and draaaag it on pavement, you won't go 50' before your knuckles get road rash. I'm a big Michelin fan, never had any trouble with those on any of my cars.