Tires Toyo or Firestone

Toyo AT3 - 3 peak rated as well. Amazing in the snow

Yeah, I have 20k with these on my Mazda6 and I wouldn't say they're unresponsive. In fact I would say they're quite responsive in that they like to track in the direction you're turning, so the car gets encouraged to dive into turns. One thing I have noticed is that they feel much more dead if you let them get low. Keep them at 36psi.

I’m glad the series asked Firestone for a bigger differential in pace between the reds and blacks. A lot of the time last year it seemed largely negligible.

I managed to get her setup with some Firestone all seasons, with hazard warranty for 600 out the door at a Firestone auto center.

My stock tires are wearing the same. I looked at the Toyo tires a while back, and iirc they were pricey. Yours is the first pic of it that I’ve seen mounted and I agree they do look good.

I did buy those as replacements on my 2015.5 V60 and they were great A/S tires in Massachusetts.

Firestone is a budget “decent” tire. Crossclimate 2 is made to be VERY good in snow and rain (it also lasts the 60,000 miles it claims).

Currently running toyo proxes on my G37 they grip super nice with the upgraded suspension on the car but not so much as advertised for the rain it still slips a tiny bit in the rain but either way I never floor it during rainy days

However I think the biggest factor is these Toyo tires simply are not good tires. They are noisey. I am getting WAY to much noise on highway. Over 36 they are to stiff and noisey, they actually "howl" and even at 35 these Toyo just seem iffy.

Firestone sucked for the majority of the season. Not only have their hard/soft offerings missed the mark, but they are now completely willing to show up with indestructible tires which are totally unsuitable for modern competition.