i follow the layout for the tire reviews, i wanted to put some miles on them before reviewing though .
1: michelin pilot hx mxm4 grand touring , 215/45/17v , $512.00 for 5 tires mounted & balanced , just over 10k on them
2: north of philly / south of allentown , pa
3: mostly daily driven i a very sane manner w/ occasional very spirited driving
4: 60% city or should i say backroads & in town w/ 40% highway
5: replaced yokohama avid or avis a4s 215/45/17
6: the subjective part w/ some background first . the old tires were starting too dry rot w/ 25% tread still showing . i called a friend that is a tire wholesaler & got a great price on these 5 , full spare baby .
these are all season gt tires so i knew not to expect stellar performance from them . they are round , black , hold air , did not break the bank & should last quite some time .
i will say that they do everything good but nothing very good . i am pleased at the "friendliness" of these tires , they are very stable , track straight & true , do not follow rain grooves or pavemant irregularities , have a positive feel , communicate w/ the driver VERY well at the limit , very predictable & forgiving at limit but i would not call them precise , they absorb expansion strips & such ok are very quiet . does not feel like a 45 series tire as far as harshness . gas mileage went up 1-1/2 to 2 mpg
after 10k including overdriving them on many occasions , sometime for more than 45min at a time & as well as few "hotlaps" around a full length roadcourse or 3 they are wearing great & show no damage from the occasional pothole . they have substantial rim protectors but the tread width does seem "small" or "narrow" on the rim . 225/45 would be perfect
i have rotated the 5 tires 4 times in that 10k
you will never set lap records w/ this tire but they are perfect for the politicly correct, daily driven, point a to b, grocery getter .
would i buy them again ? at that price it is hard not to , they wear good , act fine , do thier job fine in all seasonal conditions , the quietness is nice too .
i would not feel bad about them again , but i would get 225/45
rated #21 in gt class on tirerack , that surprised me , as far as i'm concerned gt tires are not "performers" & should be very civilized , some of the others that bested this tire are not gt's in my opinion being noisy & harsh .
weight is 22lbs
side note : very wife approved for dd duties