Michelin X-Ice. Haven't found anything better. No amount of Canadian snow or ice has been able to stop my SUV and when those are on, and I live in a hilly area.\n\nI have General Artimaax on my other car, they are ok, but road noise is insane. Won't buy those again.
I do have good experience with true winter tires (General Tire ArctiMax) and I will say that they will still slide even at slower speeds if it's ice and hard packed snow and you're aggressive enough with the controls.
Been using General Altimax Arctics and love them vs non-studded tires.
I have General Altimax Artics. Because they are seasonal they last a long time.
The original tires were getting slippery so put in new General all season the fall of 2024. Now handles top notch.
I’ve got the generals and they are absolute shit in the snow up here in the north. Swapping them out this week. For the 6 months I had them without snow they felt great for a highway tire
I've been happy with General G Max on a few cars and going to continental extreme contact dws 06 plus next set of shoes on whatever car needs them first.
I've had good luck with a set of General tires on my A4. The General tires cost less and perform better in every way so far.
My go to budget tire are the General Altimax RT45s. I’ve had them and Michelin cross climate 2s and Nokian tires. The generals are a great value and wear nicely. They aren’t CC2s but do the job fine as an all around tire and the reviews and tests back that up and they handle snow pretty well.
I've had General GMAX AS 05's, Continental ECS AS and currently running Michelin PS4 AS. I live in NY, in a small apartment no garage, ND is my daily so I run one set of tires.
The General tires is a sub brand of Continental, they were cheaper than the ECS but honestly were great, I had these after the Continentals and I'd get the Generals over the ECS if on a budget.
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The brand is registered in USA.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a positive opinion of GENERAL TIRE tires.
PR Score — 90 out of 100, based on 373 reviews and 1147 votes. 326 positive reviews, 28 neutral reviews, 19 negative reviews. Average rating — 4.2 (out of 5). Vote balance: 1034 up, 113 down.
In the ranking of the best tires this part is at position 10, behind Goodyear and Hankook , but ahead of Toyo and Cooper.
Users also evaluated the qualities of GENERAL TIRE tires:
- Grip - starts, stops, and cornering feel confident on dry and wet roads - rated positively. 4.3 points out of 5.
- Noise - hum or roar in the cabin varies with road surface and speed - rated positively. 3.6 points out of 5.
- Ride comfort - bumps and vibrations are absorbed more or less smoothly - rated positively. 3.5 points out of 5.
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- GENERAL TIRE ranked #1 in tires ratings for: Hyundai Sonata, Acura TL .
- GENERAL TIRE ranked #2 for: Chevrolet Volt, Kia Optima, Ford Escape .
- GENERAL TIRE ranked #3 for: Volkswagen Passat, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Focus, Toyota Celica, Volkswagen Beetle .
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