Tires Toyo or Goodyear
Goodyear Duratracs are great in snow and are reasonably priced.
I just put the Walmart special (Goodyear Reliant 185/65/R15 for $88/ea) on my 2009 and I like them! It makes the road noise seem more quiet too!
I’m sticking with the Goodyear ones at Walmart for $88 each. I get 50+ mpg and the grip/control has been great in all weather conditions.
Goodyear weatherreadys - specifically for the adverse weather conditions when you actually care about the tires you’re using.
I got the Goodyear assurance fuel max tires on my 2017 after the OEM tires wore out. 4 years and 60k miles later and so far and they still have good tread. I live in the Chicago area, no issues, even in snow.
I've had good luck with the Goodyear WeatherReady tires on my Rav4.
I'm a big fan of the GY SC3R for HPDE. The grip is so impressive once you get some heat into them.
Been through a few mild winter weather snow storms on the factory Toyos. They're ok but far from confidence inspiring on any kind of hill. Even getting up my driveway was a challenge.
Whatever you do, don't buy Toyo tires. They do not go well with the Sonic....worst traction of any tire I've ever had on a car in my 45 years of driving.
I am not exactly sure what comes on these but the Good Year Wrangler AT with Kevlar that came on my Tacoma Off Road were the worst tires I have ever owned in 30 or so years. At 20k miles they were done. Every one had a patch. Every one had slow leaks and the wear was crazy at 20k 2 years.
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