Best Tires for the Audi Q5

The overall proposition is to offer a good tire at a price discount to market leaders Michelin or Continental. That also comes with a discount in road abilities. It represents a different optimum than premium offers: less for less in proportion.
I live on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. I drive every week in the winter to a ski resort in the Alps. Roads are mostly cold, dry or wet. Approx. 10-12 days of snow on roads, add 10 days for snowy/icy access to the chalet.
The tire is very good in snow traction and breaking. However road feel is numb when cornering and the tire starts to slide relatively quickly.
In comparison to previous Michelin Lattitude Alpin 2 and Continental WinterContact 850P SUV, it is noticeably worse in cornering. I have less confidence in the tire and deliberately slow down to corner.
It feels better than the Conti on traction and breaking, at par with the Michelin.
On cold dry roads, the tire feels good. Traction and breaking feel satisfactory and road handling is good up to speed limits. It loses traction when cornered hard and understeers. When the weather warms up, the tire feels less confident and seems more floaty, less precise.
Comfort is OK in W speed rating, always on the firm sides on pot holes or speed bumps.
Road noise feels OK/average at all speeds. Not quiet though. But not the failure identified in many tests.
Overall less convinced on wet roads. Traction seems to breaks faster, breaking feels less grippy/planted and seems to lead to some wavering. Road handling is moderately reassuring. Quite numb overall but feels prone to understeer early.
Straight aquaplanning isnt a problem: the car ploughs through higher water without taking off or wavering.
If you can afford a premium tire, skip the Hankook. Else you can consider it as a safe alternative, if not spirited/inspiring.

I have a lot of confidence in these tires, so much so that we have fitted them in the other 3 cars in the family. They are excellent all rounders and while not sporty they provide good feedback and most importantly for me, are excellent in the wet - a major consideration here in Scotland. They feel predictable in all conditions. The Audi approved car was supplied with new tires by the dealer, from one of the budget Chinese brands. I hated driving the car, plus it was poor in the wet (despite Quattro) and had poor wet braking performance. The car was transformed when after about a month of ownership when I fitted the Goodyears.

Loved the tires at first. At 15,000 miles the tread cupped and were very loud. I replaced the tires under warranty with a different tire.