Tires YOKOHAMA or BRIDGESTONE

Bridgestone Potenza RE950 - lotsa grip in wet or dry - had them for a year and not disappointed at all, and I do drive my car very hard.

I had Bridgestone Potenza RE930's on my Audi Coupe GT (185-60-14). They were great. They cruised quietly and worked great in dry cornering. Also, at least the first winter I was driving circles around 4 wheel drive vehicles in snow. SUPER.

The 378's are great, very quiet and great in rain/snow (were my snows until I changed cars). The RE930's are really nice - quiet, but not as quiet as the 378's, perhaps a bit more responsive - but are a little more worn.

I have Yokahama AVS dB's on my Q45. They are quite possibly the best tire I've owned on any car.

In the 185 size I'm currently running Bridgestone Potenza RE92's - a little bit more money, but great grip (especially in the rain) and good tread life so far.

Love the 730's. Excellent wear so far. Grip hard in dry, good sense of road, good directional stability, very responsive, very good in wet. I have yet to find them hydroplaning

I have ridden on Bridgestone 730's for the past 35,000 miles, and the tires still have decent tread left on them. They still handle surprisingly well for a tire with such mileage on them.

The Bridgestones, on the other hand, handle as well if not better than many tires costing nearly $100 more per tire, and they have excellent tread life. Bridgestone Potenza RE730 In the dry, these tires afforded so much grip it was spooky, even during the break-in period. It was very difficult to get the car to slide, and when it did slide, breakaway was always slow and predictable. The sidewalls are extremely stiff, and do not roll perceptibly. In most cases, my cornering speed was determined more by my own fear-factor than the true performance limits of the tire. The tires are very confidence inspiring, and grip well enough to discipline the rather nose-heavy understeer characteristics of the Mk IV GTI. In the wet, even on recently damp surfaces the tire grips very well. It does hydroplane a bit in very heavy rain, especially when 3/4 through the tread depth. However, until that point, there is quite a lot of usable grip. I have never driven a match for these tires in the wet. They will communicate with a bit of scrubbing noise prior to breaking away, so as long as you listen, you can stay out of trouble.

I use Blizzak Mz-01's. Sure they're soft but that's what they're made for:snow & ice.

Have you ever driven a car with Yokohama A032R tires? They're extremely noisy (like an old Toyota 4x4 with big off-road tires) The only thing they're good for is roadracing in the rain, not much else. I've driven a few cars on em and i could actually feel the tread vibration in the body of the car on top of the loud roaring road noise.