Tires Toyo or Cooper
Really happy with the Cooper Evolution winter tires-- we're on dirt at elevation and wanted a tire that could handle serious snow.
I run my Toyo RT E at 38psi cold-
I've been running 35 since I got the new tires (25K miles ago) and they're wearing fantastically and I get 21mpg, so take it with a grain of salt. I don't like high pressure as it makes the ride jarring.
I've had really good times with my Toyo Observe snow tires on my Audi. I don't really notice the noise from them and they are great in everything but straight ice.
I put the same size on my wife's 2014 except Toyo Open Country AT3. Absolutely love them.
My coopers have always worked amazingly well in the snow, and are quite affordable if timed right with rebates.
I have been buying Cooper tires for years on some of my cars so I would recommend at least looking at Cooper CS5, a good tire at a fare price
I just put Cooper Discoverer AT3 on mine and i love them. Plenty of meat on them and quiet
i had toyo proxy 4's on my wheels. were barely stretched though but they arent too bad from what I've seen.
I bought the RS3-G1s in 205/55R16 for my 2016 Sportwagen (stock was 225/40R18, have also had 195/65R15 snow tires and 195/65R15 LRR all seasons on it) - and they are EXTREMELY rough riding tires compared to any of the other tires, including the 18" P-Zero Neros. I almost pulled the wheels and tires off and listed them for sale within the first 500 miles. I had specifically gone 16" as a reasonable compromise of tire selection, price, looks, comfort, and gas mileage as the 18's had been a ~4MPG hit compared to the 15s, but any dreams of comfort went out the window with the Coopers. YMMV, but I wouldn't buy these again and regret doing so.
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