I went a bit cheaper and bought Cooper endeavor plus tires for my 19” wheels. I’m pleasantly surprised with how good they’ve been. They are very quiet, I haven’t noticed any change in range, and they performed well in the snow this past week in upstate NY while on a trip.
If you just want the best real-world pick for a Golf in 205/55R16, skip the test charts and go straight for the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 it consistently lands top-3 across every test because it nails wet grip, winter traction, and tread life without the noise/harshness of CrossClimate.
Continental tires by chance?
I love the continentals, no matter the weather these things stay planted. Great grip and durability. I have bought 3 sets over the years and for my GTI it’s all I’ll buy.
I’m running Continental WinterContact TS 860S SSR snow tires in Maine. Made it 50-something miles to work Christmas Eve in at least 6” of unplowed snow out to the highway (including at least a 12” deep and wide bank at the end of the driveway with no momentum). Packed snow on the highway, and a fluffy snowbank as tall as the hood at the end of an off-ramp. That was just one of many adventures these tires have gotten me through between this winter and last.
Got myself Continental Viking Contact and they are the best overall (dry, wet, snow, ice, sound level and rolling resistance) while not much more than the prices you listed. Iv had my Viking Contact for 2 winters now and I love them!
I run mine with 35mm Continental Cyclocross speed tires but I bet a 38 would fit.
I got the continental this year and I really like those tires. I had put 11k on them and maybe they don’t last all warranty. But they said if they don’t last all, they give me credit for the remaining mileage to replace them with new ones. Which is great as I will pay less for a new set
My buddy got 28k on these same coops I regularly get 55k on falkens.. before that I had the Ko1s I guess you could call the from BFG
it’s impeded by the OEM Cooper tires
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