SUV and 4x4 All Season Premium Touring Tyres

My pickup (2017 Toyota Tacoma) is my daily driver and I need snow performance to enjoy winter sports. Winter here is mostly rainy and snow cover barely lasts a week or 2 so full winter tires aren't a good deal. I still need the all seasons to handle snow on my way to the ski resort. The LTX MS replaced the OE tire that came with the truck out of the showroom, all the way back in 2018 and around 35k miles. The pickup has been driven 55k additional miles since. Everything about the tire was great when new, didn't have to worry too much about traction on fresh snow days on my way to the ski resort. At 7+ years now, its age is starting to show, still within tread life warranty and tread depth left, but the traction in the wet is not so confidence inspiring anymore. Overall a great do-it-all tire.<br />
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I will swap out the old tires this year, but the price of LTX MS 2 isn't making the decision a no-brainer. There are better value (with performance) options out there as seen in the latest HT tire review on this website. But reviews only test tires when new, and not at a year or 2 old, so maybe I will come back to the Defender LTX MS, as I was content with the performance of the LTX MS 1 tires for a long time.

TLDR: Awesome value, on par with any All-season SUV Touring tire from "major" brands.<br />
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Got a set of four fitted for $630USD, anything comparable from Kumho, Hankook, Pirelli, Michelin, Dunlop, etc. was around or over $1000. Replaced the factory Bridgestone H/L33A at 72.500KM before the winter starts, we don't get snow but quite a lot of rain in central Chile. I was very surprised to see they were actually made in Korea, many tires from big brands sold around here come from Brazil, Thailand or even China.<br />
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I heavily disagree with the site saying this is a Summer UHP, even on the Nexen website they are labeled "Luxury Comfort SUV" and they are M+S rated. If that's not a Premium Touring All Season I don't know what else it could be. Compared to the factory tires they are an upgrade in pretty much any measurable way. I find them to be very quiet, with a comfortable and composed ride. Not too soft, so it's not bouncy, and not too hard so bumps on the road don't feel harsh at all. Grip is very confidence inspiring, and they behave great on the wet at highway speeds. We'll have to see how they wear, but I will give Nexen the benefit of the doubt, they offer very comprehensive tread wear warranties on other markets, also they are not directional, so tire rotations should be easy and help a lot with wear. At their price, they are unbeatable value IMO.

I'm on my second set of Yokohama G015 fitted to a 2019 Suzuki Jimny. First set were sized 215/75R15 with a 100 load rating. I replaced these after 7 years and 49000 miles, they still had loads of tread left and were only swapped out due to age.<br />
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After 3000 miles I find that I prefer the smaller (stock size) 195/80R15 with a 96 load rating. The higher load rating and LT (light truck) construction of the bigger tyres made for a slightly harsher ride. The 195s seem to be less skittish in the rain as well.<br />
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Overall I'm really pleased with their performance. They start off with so much tread depth that you're likely to be replacing them due to age rather than wear, like me. Would definitely buy again.

Overall happy with there performance. These spent about 10% of the tread life off road. They never let me down there, wet road performance is some what lacking. Tread wear is not great, 26k miles across 2 years and I need to replace them. About 80% used, but no longer enough tread to use off road. I expected more life from these. I do have an aggressive on road driving style, but nothing crazy and almost never spin my tires on or off road. Looking for a more aggressive off road tire now.

When purchased initially, they were great.<br />
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My problem with the Michelin Crossclimate SUV has been the treadwear and how the tire has deteriorated. Please see photos.<br />
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Upon noticing the tires being bald on the inside and rubber pulling away from the tread of the tires, Michelin was contacted directly. We did as ask, took it to an approved shop to be inspected by a certified mechanic. The condition of the tires was confirmed. However, here is the bad part. Although they have a 50,000 mile warranty or 6 years from dated of purchase, we fell outside of the 6 years by 3 months and 4 days. Please understand, while the tires lasted 28,404 miles, it's the way the tires deteriorated. <br />
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They were rotated every 5,000- 7,000 miles. We don't drive much.<br />
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Michelin offered to reimburse 25% of a new set of tires. Before this, I equated the Michelin brand with a company which stood behind their products. After this, my confidence in Michelin has crumbled.

Absolutely atrocious quality. The tires are vibrating despite being balanced ,including the Road Force balance, three times. The tires are only a year and a half old and Pirelli is refusing to let the dealer honor its warranty. The traction even in dry weather is terrible. My underpowered Suv somehow manages to spend the tires even on dry days. The quiet ride had disappeared past approximately 6,000 miles. Pirelli want the tires taken off the car and sent to Pirelli for inspection for 2 or 3 months. Absolutely disgusted with Pirelli, but what do you expect from the company that's partially owned by the Chinese? Wish I had purchased something else.

Just installed these tires. After installation, I noticed a significant imbalance above 110 km/h. I went to a service center, and they rebalanced them more carefully - the vibrations decreased but didn’t disappear completely. They are still noticeable.<br />
The tires feel stiff compared to my winter Michelin and are also noisier. They transmit road imperfections more.<br />
Based on my experience, I would classify these tires as economy class rather than premium, despite how the manufacturer positions them.

I really trust Yokohama as a brand. Honestly, I trust them more than some American ones that charge up to 3 times more. My 1964 C10 means a lot to me, and since I live in a rainy area

Quiet tyre, good dry and very good wet handling even in deep water. <br />
Road impacts are transmitted harshly, maybe because it's XL rated, it was the only option available in 235/55R18 size.<br />
My mistake, I won't buy XL again for my Subaru Forester.

40% highway, 40% city, 20% ranch road driving, these tires are the best. They give 95% the performance of the premium Conti Terrain Contact AT but last, literally, twice as long. I'm at 40k miles and the tread depth says these are going to go 80k, which is crazy. I've never had a tire last that long, because I have a huge entitlement attitude when it comes to corners - I just don't think I should necessarily have to slow down for them, if I don't feel like it. I hit 70mph on a gravel road yesterday, four wheel slide into my driveway. Usually the inner edge of the side lugs on my tires gets rounded off in the first 20k miles, but these LTX MS2 are still looking pretty good. If they're $300/tire, but they last twice as long, then they're actually a $100 tire in my book because I don't have to rotate or balance them as often. So these tires are some of the cheapest you can run. Good job Michelin.

Only been on a hundred miles or so but impressed so far, handled wet roads and a steep gravel track well enough. Seem really quiet and absorb bumps in the road well.

Performance has been good. Either I have had a string of bad luck or the design is faulty. 3 nails/screws of which none were able to be repaired. One screw actually flattened the tire in 6 minutes. Seems like the tread design picks up everything. Would NOT recommend these .