Tires NITTO or OEM Volkswagen

Haven't done a super long road trip in my MK8.5 - but have done a few 200mi trips. The car absolutely eats up the miles. Seats are super comfortable, cabin noise is tolerable, and I averaged 34MPG both ways cruising between 72 and 80. I personally despise adaptative cruise control, so I immediately turned it off (aggressive Boston traffic makes it unbearable). I did keep the lane assist on which is fine, not as good as the lane keep in my Raptor, but works very well. I'm more than happy with the ride, and once I get on to some smooth pavement, the 200 treadwear tires really quiet down.

I have 35k miles on the Nitto Nomad Grapplers and they’ve done great. They’ve handled everything I’ve thrown at them. I would buy another set in a heartbeat.

I got Nittos recently and they’re great! Comparable to falkens and slightly cheaper as well. I havent done any off-roading yet, but they drive well on pavement, and gravel roads such as ones we have here are no issue. More grip than the OEM ones, at least it feels like it.

You want the BEST look it's called Nitto mud Grappler

I put some NITTO RECON grapplers on and i’m loving them, 2+ (almost 3) years… doesn’t kill the range as bad as others but still has a semi aggressive look, I do mix street and highway driving, not too loud either

I’ve had the Recon Grapplers on mine for about 6 months now. Great tire!

I'm running Nitto Ridge Grapplers. Look cool, great off road capability, tow well. Heavy as all hell, lost two mpg!

Reason I'm asking is I'm running Nitto NeoGens 280tw (205/50/15) on a fairly light, low horsepower car (D15B7 Del Sol). I've had alignments done, check my air pressure every other time I get gas (35psi) and I'm at the wear bars in 12k miles.

I’ve put 200k plus on ridge grapplers in Wisconsin winters. They are terrible in the snow. Awesome off-road in mud, but not good winter tires.

Nitto Terra Grappler. Bigest pos tire I've ever owned. Only thing good about it was decent mpgs. It would hydroplain just by looking at it.