Tire Reviews - Top 5

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Tire Reviews     Updated February 2012                  
         It is not possible to overstate the importance of having good tires on your car. Those four contact patches are the only parts of your car that are always in touch with the road surface, and as such, they have wide-ranging effects on performance, from handling to fuel economy, in all weather conditions. This report focuses on the best all-season and summer tires for passenger cars, based on an analysis of expert and user reviews. We have a separate report on snow tires.

5 Best Tires

          Goodyear Assurance TripleTred All-Season      
                *Est. $150      Compare Prices   
          Best all-season tires      Reviewers recommend the Goodyear Assurance TripleTred All-Season more highly than any other all-season tire. It performs well in tests on every road surface, although in prior years, it didn't handle snow and ice quite as…



          Hankook Optimo H727      
                *Est. $90      Compare Prices   
          Budget all-season tires      For substantially less cash, the Hankook Optimo H727 performs nearly as well as the more expensive Goodyear Assurance TripleTred All-Season (*Est. $150). The Hankook tire has a better track record in snow and ice than the…



          Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS Pole Position      
                *Est. $185      Compare Prices   
          All-season tires for performance cars      Wet-road prowess and rich driver feedback make this all-season performance tire the new favorite of experts and owners at retailer TireRack.com. Most owners say the new Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS Pole Position handled…

          Yokohama Avid Envigor      
                *Est. $140      Compare Prices   
          Budget high-performance all-season tires      This inexpensive tire is the best budget bet for your performance car, experts say. Although it can't match the pricier Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS Pole Position (*Est. $185) on any road condition, the Yokohama Avid…

          Michelin Pilot Super Sport      
                *Est. $195      Compare Prices   
          Max-performance summer tires      For pure performance on wet and dry (never snowy) roads, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport beats all other max-performance summer tires in head-to-head tests and owner reviews. The Pilot Super Sport is suitable for sports…


Best Tire Reviews: Runners Up                                Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S *Est. $1752 picks including: 1010Tires.com…

Continental ProContact EcoPlus *Est. $952 picks  by top review sites.


Michelin Primacy HP *Est. $2452 picks including: Rogue Racer - pr…


Continental ExtremeContact DWS *Est. $1602 picks including: About.com…

Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 *Est. $2202 picks including: 1010Tires.com…



Source: ConsumerSearch.com.