Tires MICHELIN or GT Radial

When I switched to Michelins the tire blowouts mostly stopped.

For myself and my family, I highly recommend GT Radial having used them in Indonesia when we lived there (it's originally an Indonesian brand).

I'm in the Boston area and downsized to 18" Pretorias and Michelin Pilot Sport AS tires. Far less jarring when hitting potholes, no wheel damage yet, and the ride is smoother as well.

For tires, I'm running Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4's year-round and they have been exceptional.

I run 18" wheels both summer and winter, and use Michelin Pilot Alpins in the cold, Michelin PS4s in the summer and they serve me very well.

I have the Adventuro ATX's on my Frontier and have 0 complaints. 17,000 miles on them and still showing tons of tread left, no vibes and no noise. They were beasts in the snow and still ride perfectly smoothly. I would 100% buy them again.

Did 18” dedicated rims with Michelin X-ICE (as I’ve loved how competent they are on dry cold roads as well as snowy ones.

All season Michelin CC2 pe o Octavia AWD DSG 190 cai.

Iarna: in 2023 am facut drumul Bucuresti - Iasi in ziua in care a nins atat de mult incat au fost inchise portiuni de zeci de km de E85 (DN2). Coloana mergea pe acostament cu 20-30 km/h de frica TIR-urilor (probabil cu slickuri) ce tot ajungeau in santuri la fiecare 15 km sau de frica sa nu ajunga ei in sant. ISU peste tot. Pe mijlocul soselei, zapada groasa pentru ca nu mergea nimeni sa o spulbere. Cativa dintre noi cu incredere in masini nu am vrut sa fim blocati peste noapte la sute de km de casa, asadar i-am dat cu 70-80 km/h pe zapada, pe mijloc. Taiau Michelinurile astea zapada de pe linia centrala fara nici o grija. Zero momente nesigure.

Vara: nici o problema in 99% dintre cazuri. Ploaia nu e o problema, dimpotriva. Pe uscat, poti atinge limita cauciucului: drifteaza in sensuri giratorii stranse in care trag binișor de volan.

Cauciucurile au 4 ani si vreo 90.000 km. Inca nu au ajuns la markerii de uzura. Sunt fenomenale!

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).

Can’t stand them. Michelin Defender LTX would be my choice on the XC90