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Kia Sorrento

Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Review

Well, overall, the Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season tire demonstrates a mixed performance across various parameters. Its dry straight-line and lateral traction are great, owing to its unique tread design and densely packed shoulder lugs. However, its steering response is less impressive. Wet performance is a notable weakness too, with limited (or I should say, less effective) wet gripping elements. Though you do get good enough aquaplaning resistance. Similarly, the winter performance is also not so impressive, which can be guessed, given the tire is missing with tri-peak rating. Though the tire offers pretty great results when it comes to tread life and noise reduction performance. And it's fuel economy, and impact comfort areas are also doing okay.

Ford Edge

Bridgestone Alenza AS Ultra Review

In summary, the Bridgestone Alenza AS Ultra presents a complex profile across various performance metrics. But you should know that in all areas, the tire lacks in terms of effective braking. Though other than that, it offers great handling overall. Though on dry the handling is prone to oversteer. While on wet roads, the need for earlier braking leads to some understeer. And just like dry and wet, its winter performance has similar results, where the tire leads in lateral traction and steering feedback but falls short in braking, affecting its overall handling and lap times. Other than that, it's noise reduction performance is one of it's best features, where it offers QUIETTRACK technology. And regarding fuel economy, the tire's heavier construction is a potential drawback, requiring more energy for rotation. However, its stable lug design and stiffer rubber composition mitigate excessive lug bending, meaning it's overall performance is average here.

Mazda 3

Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS+ vs BFG g-Force Comp-2 AS Plus

So ultimately, it boils down to the following key points. The Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS+ excels in the following: Lateral grip and cornering, owing to its compact shoulder area, and enhanced lateral g-force capabilities. Wet traction, thanks to its numerous and flexible sipes along with a softer rubber compound. Winter performance, with it's full depth siping, and innovative rubber composition. While the BF Goodrich G-Force COMP-2 A/S Plus takes the lead in: Hydroplaning resistance, due to its directional tread pattern that channels water out efficiently and a rounded contact patch. Steering response, and handling dynamics, benefiting from a stiffer rubber composition, that reduces sidewall flexing and improves steering directness. Snow acceleration, thanks to its swooping lugs.

Audi S5

Nokian WRG4 Detailed Review

The Nokian WRG4 comes out as a decent budget friendly pick, in its ultra high performance all season category. On dry roads, although the tire offers great braking performance, it lacks slightly due to its sluggish steering. Though that's not the issue on wet, where both lateral and directional grip are doing great, along with the tire's steering feedback. Winter performance is its strongest of all suits, where the tire offers you with a lot of biters, and 3 peak rating. And although the tire does not offer ample fuel economy, it does give you very long lasting tread, with a treadwear warranty of 50k miles.

Tour HP on Infiniti G-35

Michelin Latitude Tour HP vs Defender 2

Each tire offers unique benefits, thus your choice hinges on personal taste and the specific driving conditions you face. The Michelin Latitude Tour HP excels in the following: Superior overall dry performance. Better handling and steering accuracy, in both dry and wet conditions. Outstanding winter performance with advanced traction on icy and snowy surfaces. While the Michelin Defender 2 takes the lead in: Quieter ridem with excellent noise dampening abilities. Significantly longer tread lifem with it's more streamlined ribs. Enhanced fuel economym due to lower rolling resistance.

Honda Pilot

Hankook Dynapro HT RH12 Review

Overall, the Hankook Dynapro HT RH12 strikes a nice balance between performance and comfort. It provides great capabilities in dry conditions, with superb braking and cornering, I mean comparing other tires in its highway all season category. Moreover, its wet performance is also appreciable, though the tire lacks in providing adequate hydroplaning resistance. In snowy settings, the tire although lacks a little on ice, its overall winter scores are above average. Other than this the tire comes with very mixed results in terms of comfort, tread longevity and fuel economy, where its P metric sizes are doing better, compared to LT.

Testing on Mazda CX-9

General G-MAX AS-05 vs BF Goodrich G Force Comp 2 AS Plus

Both tires here shine in different areas, so selecting one depends on what you value most and the roads you'll travel. The General G-MAX AS-05 excels in the following: Directional Grip: It has superior braking performance due to its three longitudinally aligned ribs and multi-directional in-groove slanted notches, alongside its lighter weight. Wet Traction: The innovative siping pattern offers enhanced grip on wet surfaces, maximizing traction from every angle. Tread Wear: It offers a greater tread depth and stiffer rubber compound that contributes to longer tread life, making it a value pick in its category. While the BF Goodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S+ takes the lead in: Lateral Grip and Steering Responsiveness: It provides better handling due to superior lateral grip and on-center steering feedback, which translates to consistently better lap times. Winter Performance: The design features are more effective in snow, with directional patterns and thicker in-groove notches that optimize snow-to-snow contact. Impact Comfort: It has a construction that better absorbs road irregularities and provides a smoother ride, due to its robust nylon cap ply and rounded contact patch.

Jaguar

Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate Review

In conclusion, the Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate showcases a remarkable balance of performance and efficiency, characterized by its asymmetric tread pattern and various design features. It excels in dry traction due to its stable central footprint, and provides adequate grip in winter conditions. As for wet, well, its the tire's strongest suit, where it offers superb water clearance (from the tread), with advanced groove and sipe designs ensuring impressive traction and hydroplaning resistance. Other than this, the tire's ride comfort is another highlight, where it offers innovative noise reduction techniques and a balanced approach to road smoothness. And thanks to its reinforced foundations (underneath all lugs), it also does okay in terms of fuel economy and tread longevity.

Audi A8

Atlas Force UHP Detailed Review

Starting with dry performance, the Atlas Force UHP provides pretty decent braking and handling capabilities. Though the tire could use some enhancements in terms of its steering responsiveness. Moreover, it also provides you with decent winter performance, especially considering other budget options in its category. Though in wet conditions, its performance is less impressive, where the tire really struggles with traction, particularly in corners. And speaking of other drawbacks, the tire doesn't excel in overall ride comfort too. Though it does offer good enough durability and with it an okay tread longevity and fuel economy.

For Ranger

New Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac RT vs DuraTrac

So overall, it all comes down to this. While P metric sizes perform similar on roads, in terms of LT sizes the new Duratrac offers superior dry performance and older version is slightly better on wet. Other than that... The older variant also excels in terms of road comfort and fuel economy, though lacks when it comes to dampening on-road noise. And, yes, off-road, the Duratrac RT excels, which is not a surprise, given its more powerful sidewalls and internal construction. Though there's still room for improvement on rocky terrains.

DuraTrac RT's sidewalls

Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac RT Review

Overall, this Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac RT strikes a fine balance between durability, traction, and handling, making it an excellent choice for a wide range of driving conditions. Its enhanced tread structure with larger central lugs, aggressive siping design, and streamlined shoulder lugs provide superior grip and handling in both dry and wet conditions. Moreover, its winter traction is also much more appreciable, where it performs pretty great on soft snowy terrains, and average on ice. Furthermore, owing to its durability, the tire provides good enough tread longevity, and provides decent off-road traction, where it excels in mud, gravel, and rocky terrains, thanks to its effective stone ejectors and sturdy sidewalls, while also performing well on sandy dunes.

Mazda CX-5

Firestone Destination LE3 vs Michelin Defender 2

When all is said and done, the essence comes to this. Out of both boys, the Michelin Defender 2 excels in the following: Enhanced directional grip, due to its streamlined central ribs, providing better contact with the road. Superior dry handling and steering feedback, aiding in more precise cornering. Greater fuel efficiency, attributed to its lighter construction. Longevity in tread life, thanks to its MaxTouch Construction technology and EverTread compound. Quieter ride due to advanced pitch sequencing. While the Firestone Destination LE3 takes the lead in: Winter traction, with design elements like wave-like siping and chamfered edges that grip icy and snowy surfaces more effectively. Wet performance, with interconnected grooves and a softer rubber compound that excel in displacing water and preventing hydroplaning.

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