The funniest part of the Michelin Energy Saver presentation (part II)

I already said that the second part of the test was the best; almost at the top of Navacerrada I exchanged the car with Hunadieres. He was driving a Volvo C30 D5, so the change I made was very good 

Hunaudieres poses smiling with the test C30

Our C30 had a 2.4-liter turbocharged five-cylinder and 180 hp allowed me to fully squeeze the Energy Saver in 205/55/R15 size.

I was so excited about what I had in hand that I literally forgot about the intersection I had to take, right at the top of the port. after a while I came across a Mazda 2 with Michelin stickers; “This guy liked the port and he's going to upload it again…” I thought. But not, it was someone else who had made a mistake just like me, only he had noticed it before; a few km later I began to suspect that he had deviated from the route, and when I saw a sign that said “Segovia 9 Km away” I no longer had any doubts :-). Turn around!!

What had gone down before now had to go up, and...what if it went up! The car was going like a real missile and the feeling of security was total. In addition, the ESP was there to help me if I took a turn in an “unorthodox” way. Half way back it started to rain. Better, so we could check the grip of the new tire in that very critical moment that occurs with the first drops, when the dirt from the road mixes with the water and forms a very slippery “paste”.
During the mountain route there was not the slightest incident nor did the car do anything strange, despite the fact that we pushed it quite a bit. A picture is worth a thousand words; The following video speaks for itself.
As a curiosity, the Volvo C30 has a device that disconnects the traction control when the temperature of the brakes is very high, I don't know if it's to protect the system or because the brand doesn't guarantee that the traction control will work properly under these circumstances. This meant that during the ascent to the port, the Volvo will burn tires at the exit of the tightest turns making the climb even more fun.

Therefore, good mark for this tire when required. Finally we make a few tens of km by motorway at normal pace. As I've said before, It's hard to give a verdict without having tested the cars on other tires (I'm not an expert tester either), but overall the result seemed very, very good.

Arriving at the Quinta del Jarama I went down to check how the tires had suffered those 200 km of mountain torture and there was only slight uniform wear. The good set-up of the car surely also has a lot to do with it, but I have seen sports tires almost “volatilize” after such use. Of course, we are comparing sports tires with an Energy Saver, which has a different performance commitment, focused on duration and savings rather than sportsmanship.