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My personal favorite, so far, for all weather conditions were Continental ContiExtreme. Out of the 4 sets of tires I went through on my Volvo S70 T5, those provided the best traction in snow/wet/dry, and they were pretty quiet. I will be buying them again the next time I need tires.

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Continentals are OE on alot of european cars because they are soft and therefore have great traction, low noise.. but poor wear characteristics.

All tires are designed around compromise, so it's impossible to say what tires are better or worse without knowing what the needs of the driver are. Someone who wanted long wearing tires would be better off with some Michelins, which often have UTG of 650-700 and might last twice as long. And clearly within brands there are differences, and some tires are better with some cars.

Compiling a list of anecdotal evidence from shade tree mechanics won't give you any knowlege about what tires are "good" but you may get some horror stories about tires to avoid (in my case, Bridgestone Deuller 687's, the worst I have ever owned).

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Well, obviously I expect people to quality and substantiate their answers as to which tires were their favorites. Of course someone might like long wear and forever lasting tread if they are just looking for bang for the buck. Then again, some of us might be looking for maximum traction in order to have maximum safety (highest cornering, accelerating, and braking ability).

For example, I did a bad job in recommending the Dunlop SportMaxx's previously. Let me provide the reasons for my positive review of these tires.

1. They were the highest traction tires I've ever driven on (and were Y speed rated). Their wet performance seemed to equal their dry performance; meaning rain or shine, you would be fine. :)

2. They were good looking tires and tread patterns.

Now the negatives:

They only lasted 20K miles, but that is quite acceptable for a Summer performance tire.

They needed "flat repair" from puncturing screws/nails twice! In my entire life, I've driven more miles on tires "other than Dunlop" but I haven't had a set of Dunlop's yet (3 sets total) that didn't need flat repair (or replacement in one case!) I've never had a flat or need for repair on any other brand tire EVER! Coincidence? hard to believe that! I would say Dunlops are puncture unfriendly, and they didn't warranty the tire in need of replacement because it looked like it had been stabbed/or slashed while I was driving on the road (they said road hazard), but I said where's the proof, there's no metal imbedded in the tire??? I would say I'm not buying Dunlops again because of that decision, but it was actually the tire shop's decision, and they said no way in hell Dunlop would cover it (and I didn't take the time and energy to elevate the argument straight to Dunlop to verify).

The Dunlops caused significant road noise, and it seemingly got worse as the tire aged.

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I think it depends on where you live. ie:if you live in florida as i do you will need a good wet weather tire. If you live in the north maybe an all season tire. The favorite tire i've had were the set of cooper lifeliners I bought for my hyundai tiburon. The michelines that came on the car in 04 were noisy and wore out quickly. the Cooper Lifeliners were very quiet and lasted until I sold the vehicle. It also depends on your application. for example vehicle type and size, also what you want from a tire, quiet comfort? maybe you want good cornering capability, maybe you want a tire that will increase your gas mileage(however small the increase may be).

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I really like Brigestone Turanza It is a T rated tire,nice tread design,great handling and performance. Brigestone has one of the best warranties around. I am completly happy with mine.

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