Given
81%
while driving a
Subaru XV 2.0 D
(225/45 R17)
on
a combination of roads
for 1,000
average miles
OE tires G95A by Yokohama, M+S designed with not that good performance on wet. Tires are somewhat designed for "all terrain" use, Geolandar series, so it was not a surprise. Then I switched to G055 M+S tires over again, good tread wear, good in the wet and in the dry, sufficient in the snow as the G95A was -the AWD proved axcellent and overtaking winter tires equipped cars-. Last I put on weather control A005 from Bridgestone, very good in dry and et, but too winter oriented and soft compound, tread wear not an asset at all -blistering noted on the edges after 30,000 km, trew them away.
I drove 80,000 miles with the liste tires, then I put on the 4S AW21, giving credit to Yokohama first real all season tire. They are developed from a summer tire as far as I know, I hope this is true as the tread depth is not excessive.
So far so good, wet and dry performance is very good, cornering in the wet is excellent wiht my car. Only lihgt snow tested, but I do not pretend that much as I rely on the AWD and even a fair performance becomes a good performance thanks to the symmetrical AWD with the viscous centre diff and limited slip, so the snow and ice ratings are not a reason of choice for me.
First impression was they are a bit better than the Bridgestone A005, but performance may dramatically change according to tire size and vehicle, on my car this tire by far outperforms the bridgestone A005, althouhg my expectation was not to that direction.
