Owner reviews for tires

Made in South Korea, and original equipment on Hyundai's and Kia's. I have been using them for years, excellent choice.

I changed my tires to the non-OEM Wildpeak AT3W in size 285/75R18. Effectively 34" tall. No modifications/lift, only slight rub. Fuel economy is essentially unchanged with 75k kms in the larger tires. I didn't notice any significant difference in ride or noise. But I was much more pleased with the look of the tire filling out the wheel wells much better.

I’ve had both Blizzaks and X-Ice and I prefer the X-Ice. I think they’re better on ice and Blizzaks are better on snow. So if you’re driving city streets it’s ice you need to worry about, not snow.

The Continental Viking Contact 7 is the best winter tire I've ever driven on and the sneak peak I've had at the Viking Contact 8 looks like they've made it even better.

I like how little noise they make, their performance on both snow and ice, and how the treads don't fold over on one another.

I went by Discount Tire and they had the Cooper-made Arizonians in stock. I actually like them - they ride great and have been good for me.

Nittos no noise no vibration best tire out there

For posterity, I've been running 235/45/18 Conti DWS06+ w/ no issues on the stock 18x7.5 ET45 Canyons lowered on Golf R front & Golf R Variant rear springs w/ Koni SA dampers for a little over a year: I think it's just about the perfect amount of sidewall myself, but would prefer another half inch of wheel width for flushness & sidewall contour.

I did get one used and it seemed to hold up just ok until I ran over a small branch at 35 mph. The thread peeled from the tire body from the inner area outwards, slowly leaking air.

The Hankook Kinergy GT’s are abysmal. I’m partially surprised VW hasn’t issued a safety recall on them.

I bought coopers about 3 years ago for my Silverado 1500. I will be honest this isn't an apples to apples comparison, I bought 4 ply (first mistake) AT3 4s's. They are cracking between the tread blocks on all 4 tires. Cooper won't warranty them saying it's just cosmetic, but they are deep cracks that go all the way around the tires between tread blocks on the inside and outside. I don't use chemicals or tire shine, and they are always kept at the appropriate pressures. They also lose chunks of tread every time i take them on the gravel roads in the mountains. I'm not happy with them at all, so my recommendation is to go with the K03's.