New tires for different driving conditions

[MountainZoom]

I recently purchased a 2015 AWD Touring model and found the Geolander's totally inadequate for winter and mountain driving in Colorado. I'm a big fan of Hankook Dynapro ATM's and exchanged the Yokahama's for new tires in 235/65R17. Absolutely a drastic improvement in ride quality and traction. I just drove through 8" of new snow and the CX-5 did great.

I've had these tires on a Nissan Pathfinder (60,000+ miles), Jeep XJ and Grand Cherokee and have always been impressed with them. The price is reasonable and are available through Discount Tire.

FWIW. YMMV. (hi)

Edit: These may be a little aggressive for some, but I am also commuting 112 miles a day on the interstate and found them to be quieter than the OEM tire, which had a terrible ride and slid too much on snow and dirt roads. Just depends on what kind of driving you do. This was also not a plug for Discount Tire; they just seem to have a good inventory of them.

 

[MikeM.]

Have you tried them on glare ice yet?

 

[MountainZoom]

Have you tried them on glare ice yet?

I've driven them on snow packed twisty roads with patches of ice underneath and thought they were very stable. I could feel the rear end start to drift just a little before the AWD would compensate. As far as "black ice", I don't see much of that where I live and I think only studded tires would offer true "traction" when driving.

 

[MikeM.]

As far as "black ice", I don't see much of that where I live and I think only studded tires would offer true "traction" when driving.

Most real snow tires do surprisingly well on ice. Yes, studs are the ultimate on hard ice but they are impractical for those of us who spend the majority of the time on bare pavement.

You may think all-terrain tires do well in the snow/ice until you make the leap and try actual winter tires. Night and day difference.

 

[MountainZoom]

Most real snow tires do surprisingly well on ice. Yes, studs are the ultimate on hard ice but they are impractical for those of us who spend the majority of the time on bare pavement.

You may think all-terrain tires do well in the snow/ice until you make the leap and try actual winter tires. Night and day difference.

Agreed. I've run pure winter tires driving in Europe. I just found these to be a good all-around tire for the environment I drive in.