Tires MICHELIN or BFGoodrich

I’ve been really happy with the KO3’s, but they’ve seen very little snow. The BFG’s are quieter than my previous tires (Mastercraft CXT & Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek).

Get studless Michelin or Continental.

I’ve got the Michelin X-Ice without studs. Good grip and quiet - can happily recommend them as an alternative to Nokians.

You will get your monies worth with the defender 2 tires over the course of driving 100,000+ km with them versus any other none Michelin tire.

Michelin had a slight edge on wet and dry asphalt. Michelin wasn't far off from the Nokia on the ice and snow performance either and also wasn't making as much noise.

I've got michelin x ice, pretty happy about them

I put a set on my Dodge 2500 Cummins and towed 13000 across Texas and over Raton pass. No visible wear. The truck drowns out any tire noise so cant comment on that.

Dirt roads and light snow no issues.

I wore them in my old Honda Civic Type R EP3 going in mountain pass spirited drive and the behaviour and grip was good. Never a bad reaction or scary. Obviously in wet you have to be prudent because these arent a Michelin Pilot.

My current tire is a Michelin Commander III....200/55R17 and is exactly as I described, bald from side to side with a little tread left on the outside.

I had ps4s on my nd2 miata(molded aero, brakes, suspension, stock power)with a few track days and the last day they overheated on a 60f slight damp overcast track day after about 3 laps each session.