I faced this decision on my 97 F150. I got five Continentals and it rides, handles, and stop way better than it did. Worth the extra money
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I replaced the stock garbage dunlops with some Nokian “nordman” solstice 4 all weathers(Colorado). These are a hair louder than the stock tires since they don’t have EV foam but efficiency has been the exact same if not maybe slightly better. Ride is maybe a little harder but overall they’ve been great in the summer and during heavy rain.
Bridgestone does everything really well (except snow) and have been the tires that Ive bought repeatedly to cut out the guesswork.
I just purchased new Yokohama @ $230 each. I didn't notice a difference in sound and still getting the same 3.2 kwh as OEM Dunlops. With 11/32 depth, my Ariya handles better with the Yokohamas.
I had a set of all weather general tire Altimax and omg. Abit pricy but it’s basically two sets of tires in one.. I’ve had all seasons before and it doesn’t compare to the confidence I had with my all weather.
I did Uniroyal and they outlived the van. Had something like a 70k tread life. After 55k miles still worked excellent in the snow. They don’t break the bank either
Got the Vredestein Ultrac Pros. They have been great tires. When I did some research before purchasing I found that they have been in Europe for years now and just started selling here a year or so ago. They are grippy, quiet, have been great in the Florida weather, and they look nice. People said they are trying to move into the higher end tire market with prices a bit cheaper than the other makers. I recommend them to every WRX owner that asks about tires.
I've used them on track when I was starting out. 3350 lb awd 350 hp car. Chunking on sides. Not a track tire obviously but a great do-it-all.
I drive a 05 wrx and have had both Blizzak WS80 and GT Radial Ice Pro 3 on it. I only got the GT Radials because I was in grad school and they were cheap. They get the job done, but are definitely not as good as blizzies. Obviously haven't done any scientific tests, but the steering feel is noticeably worse on the radials, stopping distance is much longer, acceleration worse. Frequently notice them understeering significantly on both wet and snowy roads.
Had a terrible experience with those exact tires, but a great expedite Costco Tire. Those tires are not great and they wore out way faster than the stated mileage.
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