Has anyone tried a 60 series tire to reduce revs and improve
the ride? There's also many more choices, like the
Dunlop SP Sport A2.

 

I've got 195/60R15 Goodyear Eagle Venturas in my -99 Protege and I must say it's quite comfortabe to drive and not too loud.

some pics are here
http://www20.brinkster.com/bougha/ and select Mazda 323F

 

My friend has that size on his wife's EGT. Bridgestone RE950s. If you go with that size, those are about the best thing available. Quiet, smooth-riding, good handling, great wet weather performance.

Another friend has 195/60-14 RE950's on his '92 Protege LX. He is equally happy with them. And since he lives in Seattle, he has plenty of rain experience.

Assuming you are replacing 195/55 RE92s, the 195/60-15 RE950s will even handle better.

 

Hey, this is my third set of tires. I have a 99 es with alloys and I now have 195-60-15 Bridgestone Potenzas. They are a comfortable and quiet ride, the only thing that I didn't like about them was that they look too big, the lasted on my far now for 21,000 miles and still have probably another 4,000 miles and once those are done I will try to get 205-50-15 or just 195-50-15. They Bridgestone still handle the road pretty good