Tires MICHELIN or Shinko

Michelin tyres. They’re one of the most reassuring in wet road conditions. The car behaves predictably in heavy rain conditions with those tyres fitted.

I have cross climates on my truck and I can't believe how good they are. It's the first time I've ever been impressed with a tire

Given that you live in Toronto I would say Michelin Defender. All season tires, but absolutely amazing in snow.

Michelin pilot sport 3+. Great grip and good in Vancouver rain.

I have been riding on them for about 11,000 miles. 2018 GSW SE. Excellent tires so far. Properly inflated, not loud at all but do have a low grumble that is not bad. Fantastic wet tire. They remain planted in the rain and give good secure ride. Ride more like summer tires on dry pavement, cold or warm weather. Great ride I am in Wisconsin and they are superior to all seasons in snow, although nothing compares to true "snow" tires. I've driven in some pretty good storms and they are definitely sufficient for most conditions. Will slip in snow a bit here and there, but give plenty of traction for acceleration and braking. Ice... be careful, regardless, and these are not studded tires. I highly recommend them for all season driving, including right through the snow.

Picked up a screw in my rear tire yesterday on the stock tires. Figure I'll just replace the set. I've been getting a bunch of recommendations on Michelin Road 5 Tires.

I put a set of Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires on my previous Outback and they were great

I've had the GTI nearly 5 years now, and the mod list has been fairly simple: Different OEM wheels with Michelin AS/3+ tires + spacers to make them fit the way they should have stock JB1 piggyback module to give the car the in-gear passing power it should have had stock OEM Clubsport S rear exhaust to make it sound a bit more like a GTI, not an anonymous econobox Driver Gear springs to reduce the +10mm ride height from stock that the DCC equipped cars have All LED exterior light conversion so it doesn't look like it's from 2007 A bunch of VCDS tweaks to enable features the car should have had from the factory (comfort open/close on the windows, for instance) None of this dramatically changes the character of the car, and nothing I've done was terribly expensive; but it has made it more the car I wanted it to be stock.

I went with 205/50R-17 Michelin X-Ice Xi3 SL (from original 225 on 18\") for winter driving on my GTI. Motivation was keeping circumference the same. Have been happy with Michlins in North East.

I also went with the Michelin Xice3. They are fairly decent. No noticible difference to road noise compared to my all seasons. Similar fuel efficiency doing similar driving.