Tires Nexen or BRIDGESTONE

I’m running 225/45/18 Nexen Winguard Sport 2 Winters with 18x8 NS1502

I have 225/40/19 nexen winguard sport 2 on my stock wheels.

Got new Weatherpeaks installed and drove through fresh snow and slush today. Hit the brakes and the ABS barely engaged. Handling was great but then again they're new.

I just got mine couple of days ago. The tires did well on slushy road.

Bridgestones are top rated. Ive been using them for 20 years in Minnesota (brutal road conditions) so incredibly superior to regular summer/all weather tires.

Bridgestone battlecruise, made the switch after burning through too many scorchers and they’ve been a peach so far

These made in the USA Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus Grand Touring All-Season tires rated for 70,000 miles... The Ecopia EP422 Plus is one of Bridgestone's Grand Touring All-Season tires developed for the drivers of coupes, sedans, minivans and small crossover vehicles looking for more tire life per gallon by delivering longer wear and better handling. Designed to enhance vehicle fuel economy by reducing tire rolling resistance along with the vehicle's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, Ecopia EP422 Plus tires deliver year-round, all-season traction, even in light snow.

Hankook v12 are OK but are very low grip, and Nexen are GREAT for smoke but also start to shred in 10 mins.

I was unfortunate to receive my GTI with a set of the RE97AS's. Rough surfaces are the worst - makes everything in the car rattle or vibrate. Dry grip is quite poor (as others have mentioned), bad breakaway even at low throttle inputs. At cruising speeds on newer highways (rubberized asphalt) everything seems fine.

I just turned 500 miles on the Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS that came on my SE. While they are far from the worst tire, I can't help but feel that it's a terrible match for the GTI. Even with the traction control, it's struggling to get any kind of grip off the line, and I'm talking like quarter throttle. On a brighter note, they don't squeal much around turns and are relatively quiet.