Tires Hankook or SUMITOMO

Just got new tires! Hankook Ventus V2's. Highly recommend!

I’m using the non EV ones as Michelin replacements and they’re great. Just a slight range hit and a bit noisier than OEM.

It's a very quiet all-season with a 70,000 mile estimated life expectancy according to Discount Tire.

The Hankook tyres also came on my car. Didn’t know much about them so did some research. They invariably get great reviews.

Order directly from hankook Motorsports. They last a hella long time. I run them as my normal tire on two cars. On the dedicated track car I get about 25 hours / 80-100 heat cycles before they brick.

They last a long ass time, you can overheat them but they don't get really greasy. They just kind of fall off a little and stay there until you treat them nicer.

Tried Blizzaks but went back to iPike Xs. Just can't beat studs.

Just reporting first snow, 6", with Sumimoto 205.60.16 Ice Edge snow tires on 16"Austin wheels, GREAT. Soft tire, slows cornering cheap really grips, comfortable.

I had the Hankook Ventus V12s are a different car. Here are my thoughts:

Decent grip, soft sidewall, narrower tire for its size.

Riding on Pirellis Cinturatos P7 now. IMO best tire for the Passat. The hankooks had no grip even in very light snow. Rain driving was scary, loud on highway. I couldn't risk driving my family with them.