Price, traction.

You can only get the symmetrical tread pattern if the profile is 60, 65.

Great tires. Switched from the Michelin to these. Good traction when dry and wet and cost so much less.

Wet traction is extraordinary, like having dry pavement. Snow is good, surefooted in bad weather. I've been driving them very hard and they're responsive when they get warm.

Had to buy rims to suit them, so they're expensive. I'm a little overconfident with them on there and may damage them if they're fragile (I'm not sure yet).

I bought these to be the best all-weather ride I could spend decent money on. I feel I got my money's worth entirely. They ride smoothly and give you a responsive feel with a finely tuned suspension. I think enthusiasts of middle range cars should run right out and buy them today; they will make you love the car you drive all over again.

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Firestone Firehawk GTAs, which are the scariest tire I've ever driven on. I was afraid I was going to lose both fronts at one point. I was ecstatic to get them off the car.

Excellent dry and wet traction. Smooth and quiet ride. NO squealing around curves.

Less steering feedback (feels LIGHTER as if the power steering is overboosted).

OUTSTANDING daily commuter tire at a great price! Performed flawlessly during the recent heavy rainstorms.

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These Dunlop SP5000s @205/65VR15s replaced OEM Bridgestone RE88s(thread life:45k)and later Dunlop D60A2 JLBs(thread life:51k). The SP500's Dry and Wet grip are superior to both. NVH has also improved dramatically. I bought these because the previous tires provided a rough ride and marginal cornering. For a daily commuter, these SP5000s are MORE than adequate. I pity those foolish SUVs that always TRY to follow me through a high speed curve. Sports sedans will ALWAYS outperform ANY SUV in Speed, Acceleration, and Cornering as dictated by the laws of physics! Just make sure the tire shop balances them carefully (I had to go back for rebalance 2 days later).

Wet weather traction, wear, comfort, price, looks

Sidewall could use some more meat

Great tire for the price, used them through the past winter in NE PA worked well except in the most extreme ice conditions. Dry and wet weather performance better than expected from an all season tire. Coming off a set of Yokahama intermediate's which provide superior dry traction but all comparisons end there. Have approximately 14000 hard miles on them so far, expecting to double that number before retiring them. Would buy another set.

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Dunlop SP4000 - not even close Stock Goodyear GA - worn out in 12000 miles Yokahama Intermediate - great dry traction

Great ride -nice and quiet. Takes bumps and irregularities with applomb. Sticky enough for as spirited as street driving should get. Pumps water off the road like mad. Nice sidewall bulge for rim protection. Looks beefy too and my wife even noticed the improvements which is astounding in itself.

Treadwear -Not the best but really good. Tops in this catagory of tire. Expect about 35,000 out of a set. Perhaps more depending on how you drive. A great tradeoff when considering how well these tires can stop your car and hold the road. Always go for a little performance/safety then consider treadwear.

For an all season tire these are amoung the best if not the best offering out there. I have them in 235/45 -17 and 225/50-16 and they stick wonderfully, ride plush like, nice and quiet, but offer great road feedback when it gets twisty. Wet performace it great. No hydroplaning. Feels like they could part the Red Sea. Don't know about snow....yet. Probably on par with other all season tires.
I have pushed these tires and I typically back down before they do. The lower 17" profile corners on rails and I can't break them loose. The 16" are close to the same and offer great feedback as to where the breakaway limit is. You really have to be going fast to test that limit and I rarely go there. You would have to be downright reckless or have a deathwish to go the speed needed to make these tires give. Asides -I don't want to wreck my nice car. And I doubt you do.
Note of caution: I believe these tires work best in the slightly lower profile range (asymetrical) and I don't know much about the symetrical design for higher profiles. I have read some reviews of how they are "squirrley" -this is most likely because they are putting big tires with high sidewalls on a smaller rim. This is speculation of course since I don't have a small roadster but... Unless the rubber is super hard because the Manf offers "high mileage" you could expect to experience this with any high performance tire because the rubber is so soft. In addition each car is different. For sport sedans these are a great choice. Realworld handling for everyday driving and then some.

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Nitto Extreme's- Terrible tire- hard rubber like a tonka truck tire. Bridgestone Potenza 730 - Nice but wore to fast and not as quiet.
Yokohama's AVS db- a close tie and may be every so slightly quieter but are more $expensive.
Goodyear RS-A -this is an OEM tire -throw it away -they hydro plane easily and squeal like a pack of poodles. Harsh ride and the cost some $.

Reasonably priced (for a "name" tire) within the category.

Pretty weird in snow on my particular car. Neither the best of dry or wet performance, but great for everyday commuting.

First off, I'd buy these again given the choice. I can throw my car into major turns and they stick just fine. I need to add, however, that my car is very short and lightweight, without traction control. They behave okay in rain, but snow is a different matter. It's as much my car's fault as the tire (and I plus-sized up to a 225/50 16"), but my car feels downright dangerous in the snow since going to a this tire. Then again, if had wanted a Subaru Outback, I would've bought one...

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Michelin MXV4, Goodyear HP

great traction on wet, good on dry and even snow

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I did spend 2 weeks reading survey likt CAr Reviews etc. These reviews are great but one has to be careful about what some people write. I had summer tires (RE71) - these are great dry and wet tires but are not so good on snow. I am no race car driver but just want a good set of all-season tires with a "reasonable" performance of snow. Yes, we should be using snow tires but some of us are lazy! My verdict? These tires give me great confidence in driving in 2-4 inches of snow in Southern Ontario. The only tires that can beat these on more dangerous situations are studded tires (which are banned unfortunately in Ontario). I think these tires come close to that of the snow tires. However, we are talking about essentially new tires here and the performance will change as threads wear down. I'll report back next winter.

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Some people just do not know what they are talking about. This is not a $250 tire so do not expect a miracle. It is a good tire for a money. If someone paid $150 for it and not happy with it, well, he is just a sucker who's been fooled. Then again what scariness some people are talking about.
Many people do not know how to drive yet they blame it on everything. I've been using $200+ Michelins for years and every one is so happy about them?
Why? On wet Michelin sucks big time, let alone snow. Dunlop is better on wet and snow and cost much less.

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Good compromise between all-weather and high-performance. Tread pattern is unique without being outrageous.

Wish it had rim protection.

I just installed them on alloys from a 2001 Z3, plus-sized to 225/50/16. Super-wide for this car, but so far so good. The car feels almost too nimble. I paid way too much, but the dealer put them on the rims like they were glass slippers, not to mention they cleaned up my brake calipers to showroom new. I'll update my review in a few months, but so far so good.

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Michelin MXV4. Goodyear Eagle HP. The Michelins handled great but wore out too fast. Replace with Goodyears and DEFINITELY noticed a handling downgrade. Replaced them after 25,000 with minimal wear, though.

Tires provide superior dry, wet, and snow traction. The tires do not slip out from under neath the vehicle on turns, as they did with other tires. If you know anything about driving in the snow, you should find these tires very acceptable for snow traction. I have 40K miles on these tires, and have another 40k to go. Best Tires ever purchased.

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I don't know what some of these people could possibly talking about giving these tires a bad review. I am running P205 55 R16's, and I have seen no sign of weekness in the sidewall or any of the weeknesses previously spoken about in other reviews. I race this car in autocrosses, as well as use it as a daily driver, so I have gone through a lot of performance tires. You really can't expect to purchase performance tires and hold a turn at 60mph that you could only previously take at 35 and say that it has a week sidewall. A lot of other factors come into play (Suspension, Tire size, etc...) The car has been driven in snow in upstate New York cutting through fresh snow with a depth of at least 1.5feet, and the car sits 2" lower than stock. If you know how to drive worth anything in the snow, you should notice more traction than other tires. The wet traction is a lot better than any of the other tires I have used, and the dry traction is phenomenal. I would recommend this tire to anyone that is looking for tires that won't slip out from under them on turns, give them increased wet traction, without sacrificing traction in the snow.

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