It was time to get new tires to replace the stock Goodyear ComfortTred. The traits I personally value in a tire are #1) Long Life - I dont want to be going back any time soon shopping for tires. I like my tires to last as long as possible...#2) Comfort/noise - Im at a point in life where I no longer want to feel the road. #3) True all season - if there is 6 inches of snow or a downpour I dont want to be out of luck.
I did my research guided by Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports said the Yokohama Avid Ascend has a 100k mile tread life...the highest tread life out of all its tested tires, was very good in levels of comfort/noise and wet/snow traction. I also read a few very positive reviews about this tire. The problem was Yokohama no longer makes the Avid Ascend, but now they have the "Ascend LX" so I got those and noted that Yokohama places a 85000 mile warranty on them. Also noted they gave this tire an astounding wear rating of 800.
After driving about 100 miles on these tires I am very impressed. Very quiet comfortable refined ride. The so called Goodyear "ComfortTred" was never that comfortable. It was ok to very good, but did not live up to its name. Towards the end I was going over bumps like I was riding on the springs and the road noise made it seem like I was riding in an econobox.
Its important to note these are not sport or racing tires. These are a very comfortable refined all season tire. If you are looking for sport and feeling the road these are not those tires. However, if you are looking for a quiet comfortable refined true all season tire which lasts this is it.
https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/avid-ascend-lx
I did my research guided by Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports said the Yokohama Avid Ascend has a 100k mile tread life...the highest tread life out of all its tested tires, was very good in levels of comfort/noise and wet/snow traction. I also read a few very positive reviews about this tire. The problem was Yokohama no longer makes the Avid Ascend, but now they have the "Ascend LX" so I got those and noted that Yokohama places a 85000 mile warranty on them. Also noted they gave this tire an astounding wear rating of 800.
After driving about 100 miles on these tires I am very impressed. Very quiet comfortable refined ride. The so called Goodyear "ComfortTred" was never that comfortable. It was ok to very good, but did not live up to its name. Towards the end I was going over bumps like I was riding on the springs and the road noise made it seem like I was riding in an econobox.
Its important to note these are not sport or racing tires. These are a very comfortable refined all season tire. If you are looking for sport and feeling the road these are not those tires. However, if you are looking for a quiet comfortable refined true all season tire which lasts this is it.
https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/avid-ascend-lx