Tires FEDERAL or GENERAL TIRE

I've had no issues with all season 17's on mine, but when I put the General Altimax Arctics on the car, it was FANTASTIC.

Try, Federal RS-R. It should be equal to XS in performance but cheaper. I have the 195/50/15 on Miata and I think it is better than my previous Falken Azenis.

The wheels look absolutely great and they drive great, the driving feel with such a light wheel is amazing. One of the wheels wasn’t perfectly round and had a small hop to it... I put 1500 miles on them and the vibration never bugged me, even on a road trip to Chicago.

Got my tires yesterday and went and got them mounted this morning. Liking them so far, hardly any stretch. I'll have my coilovers in a couple weeks then to see how they are on the car. 165/55/14 Federals on 14x6 wheels

I also have Altimax Arctics on my A3 and it performed really well during last week when we got 6-10 inches of snow in Denver area. I have to tell you though, handling and confidence in dry is non existent compared to summer tires, but no winter tire will do that well. One negative about this tire is that it is louder than the Dunlop Wintersport 3D (the performance winter tires)

I have the altimax on my GTI, drove them all of last winter and put them on for Snowtober this past week. Great in snow/ice and pretty good in the dry as well. Not that noisy at all...

Haven't had the WS70 but had the WS60 last year, and I loved them. Got the Altimax this year and although I haven't had them in snow yet, I like them better already. Definitely quieter and they look better/meatier at the same time. Really excited to get them in some snow I think the new generation Blizzak may be marginally better than the last, but I scoured the internet for months reading up on the Altimax's and couldn't find anything but stellar reviews.

BMW has the studded generals and both Hondas have the Blizzaks. Both are capable and good rubber for colder climates. I live in the interior of AK where owning a set of winter tires is a necessity. Blizzak=more $, general=inexpensive and pretty darn good. I have the generals on my wife's BMW for assurance on icy roads and rwd peace of mind. I had Dunlop m3 which sucked here. I run the bizzaks year round as do many folks for the sake that the weather can change quickly. no significant tire wear to note.

Then two years ago, I went with the Altimax Arctic, and I'm not going back. They're quiet and perform fantastic in ice and snow. They're on all my cars now.

I have the Altimax HP on my jetta right now. They ride smooth, but has some road roar noise- but not overly bad. Handling is decent and wet traction is very good. Only complaint is that it has been balanced 2x now and I still have vibrations (only) at speeds above 70mph.