The Conti's well wear faster. The compound is a summer tire: soft, grippy. You'll get 25-30k miles max out of them. If you race your car, or go hard on it all the time, you'll love them.
Pros: soft, grippy
Cons: wears faster
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I definitely noticed a smoother ride so far and I would argue a bit more traction. I’ve only had them on for a day so I’ll have to see how much range loss I’ll experience and if they perform better or worse when pushed. Plus I believe I have a quality replacement from the OEM that my MYP came with.
Pros: smoother ride, more traction, quality replacement
Cons: potential range loss, unknown long-term wear
I have a set of Michelins Cross Climates, which are all season tires highly rated for the snow, and I've never had any issues in the snow. I've bought about 5 or 6 sets on various vehicles ranging from Toyota, Subaru and most recently on my 2018 M3LR (2 different sets), 2023 MYLR and most recently my 2025 M3P (switch to 18s with cross climates).
Great for everyday driving and i have gotten 55k plus miles with mostly highway driving and tire rotation every 6k to 8k miles.
Pros: highly rated for snow, no issues in snow, great for everyday driving, long mileage
Mileage: 55000 km
Personally I run Goodyear Assurance Weather ready and I've been really happy with them.
Pros: really happy with them
My RWD IS300 did great in the snow with Michelin X-Ice’s.
Pros: great in snow
Vehicle:
Lexus
Nokian hakkapeliittas are great - my #1 pick. Blizzaks good to great and much cheaper. No complaints with the Blizzaks, but I just had the impression with the Hakkas that they were another level - really surprisingly good in the worst conditions.
Pros: surprisingly good in conditions
Cons: Blizzaks much cheaper
For instance on my pickup I run a Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 and it is way more then enough and can run all year (and get 85k miles on a set), but I do run a winter on my wife's car because her summer tire is just crap.
Pros: can run all year
Mileage: 85000 km
I'm on my second set. I drive a 2011 Outback and live i. The Chicagoland area. I've noticed that wet and dry driving is great. No noise. But in the snow, while turning, the car likes to plow. I'm not a fan of them in the wintertime.
Pros: wet and dry driving great
Cons: car likes to plow
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
BF Goodrich KO2 was the worst for me on my Tacoma. Handled horribly in the snow, even with three 60 lb sandbags in the back, and never felt planted on wet roads.
Cons: horribly in snow, wet roads
Vehicle:
Toyota
Anything Pirelli, nothing but hot ass garbage, I’ll run $40 Douglas tires before Pirellis.
Cons: hot ass garbage
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