Tires Pirelli or OEM Volkswagen

I replaced mine with Pirelli scorpion weatheractive. So far a little under 10k on them and no issues.

Got these yesterday can confirm they are way better then the pirellis so far

Smoother and quieter

Got mine from discount tire @ 10k miles. Didn’t get any snow with the oem Pirellis but can confirm the defenders are AMAZING in light snow (ATL). No regrets

Just installed these on my 22’s and way too early to speak to range but the grip is way better than the default pirellis (particularly on the snow we have had) though there is slightly more road noise

I have the 119 version of these same tires on my R1T and haven’t noticed a range difference vs the original pirellis

Have these in 22 and they're infinitely better than the default scorpions. Range is comparable if not slightly better by maybe 5%

Pirelli Angel GT or GT2. Works in a broad range of temperatures, predictable. And plenty grippy to drag pegs.

I've had these for four summer seasons on my GSW (17" version) and about 15k miles total. Very grippy. They were great until this past summer, and generally quiet, but one developed a defect whereby it's making a loud rhythmic thumping noise at low speed.

Had Pirelli P Zeros on my RS3, all 4 began cracking (3/4 years old). Purchased 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres today, haven’t tested them in anger yet. Had them on my Mustang, managed to avoid putting it up a tree or into a crowd with the shitty UK weather.

Mine got Hard and Loud (title of my sex tape). Annnnyway... I replaced them with the Pirelli Scorpions and now I can actually hear the radio at low volumes. :)