So far, the new WR2's are a totally different beast than the original WR's - FAR better traction, braking, and the one thing that really disappointed me with the original WR's was lateral stability in slippery conditions (the old WR's always would slide out in corners without much speed). The new WR2's are a MASSIVE improvement.
The new Goodyear WeatherReady 2 is one of the best rated all-weather tires this year.
I basically encounter the same conditions in winter as you do. After having driven many years on winter tyres (Dunlop Winter Sport 5), I switched over to an all-season (Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6).
The benefits in my opinion are better responsiveness while turning in (less block movement of the thread) and the better longevity of the tyre, considering it has to somewhat withstand 30°C+ temperatures by design.
I just got the weather active for my Tesla and they’re great. First tire that could make it up my driveway when it’s snowy. Plus they had the highest mileage warranty of all the low profiles at 60k
My Goodyears seem grippier than a buddy\u2019s GTI on PS4s, but I do think their wear is much higher, so probably not worth it over the Michelins. The Goodyears do have excellent rain and cool weather grip though, much more confidence inspiring than Hankook RS4
Mine came with the potenza s005. The performance was great but the tire wore out with just 8k miles. To give some prospective, I replaced them with Michelin PS4S and at 6k miles they still measure 7/32 from the factory 9/32. The PS4S provided similar grip levels too.
I chose the weatherready 2 over cross climates because they are similar with newer tech behind them and tire rack had a $300 rebate on them. So far they are doing great in the snow and ice. Much quieter than the oem tires it came with and comfortable.
I had a Goodyear Endurance tire start reading about 20F higher than the other tires and found it had a big bulge. Even good tires go bad.
Back in the early 2000's I had a set of these on my old K5 blazer (94 model)... They didn't drive like they were made of rubber so much as a hard plastic. I felt the traction was very poor with them. After that I've been running KO2's since. Won't purchase goodyear again.
When they were new, they were great. As soon as they started losing tread my traction in the rain was terrible. Certainly won't be buying these again. Be warned.
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