Kumho Ecsta Supra 712... I love these tires. I can turn as quick and sharp as a want and they havnt lost grip yet. So i say two thumbs up.
Speaking of the RE950, my wife's Jetta has about 10,k miles on them and she's still extremely pleased with wet and dry performance. Also, the noise level is still low but, the tread sounds like it's wearing unevenly.
I would recommend the Bridgestone Turanza LS. I recently replaced my worn Falken FZ451s with these tires, and am very pleased. I have had the tires for a week and a half now, and the first immediate improvement is the complete elimination of impact harshness and bump-steer. Also, the noise is GONE; these tires are basically silent. The wet traction seems to be basically identical to the high-performance summer Falkens. High speed still feels completely stable and responsive. Handling overall is probably 92% of what it was...still excellent, very catchable, and the tires do not protest when pushed.
Id just stick with the S03. We had a survey printed out off of tirerack.com at work that compared all max parformance tires, or most of them. Number 1 was the S03, number 2 was the Michelin Pilot Sport and i dont even remember seeing the Firestone on the list...
After driving these tires, I noticed that the ride was much firmer and settled. The wheels now feem much heavier than before. You can feel the difference. They are very grippy. I floored it a couple of time to try and peel out, and it was very hard. In all honestly, theyre good tires, but my only gripe is that they are a little too heavy IMHO.
I have a 5 speed GLX and use Blizzaks. Everyone will chime in on how they don't handle well in dry conditions but they're not as bad as they're made out to be. To me the whole point of a "snow" tire is to sacrifice some dry road handling for ice & snow performance. I make that comprimise for a few months per year to have great ice & snow traction and I'd think up in your area that would be more of a priority.
I have a GLS v6 tip with Kumho 7400series snow tires. I'm very happy with them. No problems what so ever
I had about 15K miles on the RE950’s on my previous car before I sold it. Absolutely pleased with the tire. No complaints. It handled what ever I asked of it, had great wet and dry traction, and seemed to be wearing well.
I have had both, and can honestly say that I will not buy the Kumho's again. There is nothing wrong with them, but they are definately not what I would classifiy as a "performance" tire. They have a very nice, and have a quiet and comfortable ride. They just don't stick like a good performance tire should .
the pilots suck the largest balls this side of the circus in winter cond. I'm up in hamilton NY in winters and i got the blizzak LM-22s on millle miglia HP3 17\"s in january. they're the ****. i was slidin all over the place under any kind of acceleration with the pilots.
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