Tires Hankook or BFGoodrich
I really like Hankooks EV tire. Ion evo AS.
Both sizes are available in Hankook RS4. I've driven mine into the 40s and they're fine.
my mum has these Hankooks on her Peugeot 308 and they also seem to be okay for the price ... haven't driven much with it personally in the winter but i didn't hear her complain either
I’m a KO2 guy though. Off-road performance is unreal. The 10-ply are nearly indestructible. They drive great and mine have always stayed quiet(I know other people haven’t had that experience).
Downside of a KO2 10 ply is they are heavy and sap fuel economy.
KO2s for me have been excellent. They are quieter than the stock Goodyears for me, ride a little better and a ton more capable. Plus after 20k miles they aren’t showing any wear and only down 1/32nd so by that math they’re going to last a very long time.
I took a 1mpg hit going to them but that’s expected.
Bfg KO2s did well for the 4 years I've had them and we had the freezes with iced roads the last 2 years.
EDIT: I bought Hankook Winter i\*cept RS3s, they are silent comparing to Kinergy Eco 2. I am happy that I did not buy allseason for winter, this year seems to be more almost ice roads then previous years, these feels good even on wet road.
But, it is MUCH smoother, still probably best off road of these on/road biased A/T tires. But, compared to Continental, lacks on road performance.
I’ve never been able to bring myself to buy Goodrich tires again. Had a bubble on the sidewall they should have warrantied, but refused. I’ve had two sets of Wildpeaks and loved them. Excellent performance in Midwest weather and off-road. When the stock tires on my Frontier wear out, I plan to replace them with Wildpeaks.
I had both on my 2017 3rd gen Tacoma. I kept the truck stock as far as suspension, no lift, etc. I started with KO2s and put about 20k miles on them. Then I switched to WPs because the KO2s were garbage in the snow. Although I mostly switched due to the poor performance on ice and snow, the plus was finding out that the road noise and vibration was night and day. I didn’t know how bad the KO2s were until put on the WPs. WPs drastically improved snow and ice performance as well as road noise and just overall smoothness of the drive.
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