Tires MICHELIN or FEDERAL

I bought crossclimate 2 and received over 3 feet of snow a week later.

Literally no issues at all in the snow and ice. Fantastic tire.

We have michelin defenders and are happy. Live in southern california so not a lot of rain but they seem to perform fine when it does.

I've been able to survive these the last decade with a RWD car on Michelin X-Ice Snow tires, so I bought a set for the GRC also. And they don't completely suck when the ground isn't snowy or icy.

I now have the Michelin Energy xm2+ on a corolla. It's a good economy tyre, focusing on low rolling resistance and longevity. The Michelin is a bit quieter, but fuel consumption went up a little (0.2-0.3l/100km) on my Hybrid Corolla.

My brother has the xm2 on a 400hp toy, and the xm2 tyres still work quite well.

I put Michelin Cross Climate 2s on my mine and they seem to be doing well.

I’m running the Michelin X ice no problems in the Montana winters does great and haven’t been stuck yet. Plows through 2 feet of snow

The cross climates are great but weren’t cheap!

I am not disputing that RWD is better than FWD during acceleration or climbing a hill on a car with 50:50 weight distribution and I did say that I had a hard time putting the power down with only 120hp in my e-Golf. This being said, on the move, I am not sure that RWD would be better for changing direction without immediate oversteer (fun at low speed, no so much on the highway).

Go spend the money buy 4 new Michelin Cross climate sell the old tires on Facebook you will enjoy your new car so much more those OE tires are garbage and dangerous in the rain/snow